Knox County 4-H Equine Update
Equine Paperwork
The 2020 Equine Packet has been uploaded to a folder in a location called BuckeyeBox. All volunteers have been given access to this folder. As families have inquired, Andrea has also given them permission to access. If you would like access, please email Andrea so she can share the folder with you.
Forms due by May 5 at 7 p.m.
- 2020 Horse Identification paper(s) with picture
- 2020 Permission to Participate
- 2020 PAS Form with 2020 OSF Show Schedule attached with classes highlighted you want to be considered for
- 2020 Horse Lease Agreement (if applicable)
Forms can be turned in by the following methods:
- Scanning and emailing Andrea
- Mailing to Lauren at PO Box 707, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
- Uploading to your 4HOnline profile under the Animal/Livestock tab. A how-to video has been made to help with this process can be found at: https://u.osu.edu/4hknoxcounty/2020/04/09/adding-animal-information-into-your-4honline-profile/
Performance Against Standards (PAS) Show
Dr. Kim Cole and Ohio State Fair have lifted the ruling that youth need to qualify at the county level in order to participate at the Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Horse show for 2020 only. Lauren and Andrea are putting together a county requirement that youth will have to pass for Andrea to sign off on your OSF entry. In order to even be considered for the Ohio State Fair, youth must still turn in their PAS form by the deadline like in years past. More information will be coming soon.
1st Year Equine Clinic
Due to the restrictions that have been put in place, the 1st Year Equine Clinic will not happen for 2020. Youth who are in their first year must attend a Horse Quality Assurance session this year to meet the requirements for attending the Knox County Junior Fair.
Horse Quality Assurance
All members attending the Knox County Junior Fair with their horse and/or other species will need to complete at least one Quality Assurance session for 2020 in order to be eligible to show at the fair this year (plus other criteria).
- 1st Year horse exhibitors with only a horse will need to complete a Horse QA session
- 1st Year horse exhibitors with a horse and a market animal will need to complete a Horse QA session and a Livestock QA session
- Youth will only a horse (2nd year+) will need to a complete a Horse QA session
- Youth will a horse (2nd year+) and a market animal will need to complete a Livestock QA session
Horse Quality Assurance – test out for horse exhibitors 15 years old and older has been postponed until 2021
Horse QA will be offered by Zoom on the following dates:
- Wednesday, April 29 – 1 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 5 – 5 p.m.
- Friday, May 8 – 4 p.m.
- Monday, May 11 – 7 p.m.
- Saturday, May 16 – 10 a.m.
- Thursday, May 21 – 6 p.m.
Youth members will need to access the following survey: https://go.osu.edu/knoxcohorseqareg to sign up for the session they would like. Each session will be limited to 20 members.
Livestock Quality Assurance
Livestock QA will be offered by Zoom on the following dates:
- Thursday, April 30 – 3 p.m.
- Saturday, May 2 – 1 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 6 – 6 p.m.
- Monday, May 11 – 4 p.m.
- Friday, May 15 – 4 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 19 – 5 p.m.
- Saturday, May 23 – 10 a.m.
- Wednesday, May 27 – 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 2 – 6 p.m.
- Thursday, June 11 – 2 p.m.
Youth members will need to access the following survey: https://go.osu.edu/knoxcolivestockqareg to sign up for the session they would like. Each session will be limited to 40 members.
Livestock Quality Assurance Test Out
This option will be available to youth exhibitors (non-equine) 15 years old and older as of January 1. It will be offered during a Zoom session that will be hosted through OSU. The test out dates will be:
- Monday, June 1 – 3 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 3 – 3 p.m.
- Saturday, June 6 – 10 a.m.
- Saturday, June 6 – 2 p.m.
Youth members will need to access the following survey: https://go.osu.edu/knoxcoqatestout to sign up for the session they would like. Each session will be limited to 16 members.
Knox Junior Equine Update
Ride-Outs
Per OSU Extension, 4-H clubs are not allowed to meet face to face until after July 6. Lauren has put together a Google Sheet for families to sign up to go to fairgrounds and get riding time once the Stay at Home order is lifted. The example sheet is posted in BuckeyeBox and was attached in an email all volunteers received on April 14. Lauren will not take names, times or so on until ban is lifted! The sign ups will close the night before and a master will be posted on the Facebook page.
Virtual Horse Shows
The virtual horse shows have started. Lauren will post a pattern on the Equine Committee Facebook page. Please comment your pattern and email. Pointers, judges’ cards so on so forth will be sent to that email. Participants will be in the running for a drawing during fair week for a prize. One entry per submitted pattern.
Fence Contracts
Please work on fence contracts. We are changing it to 4 years for anyone who renews or signs up on a 2020 fence contract. Still $100.00.
Lauren will be utilizing the Facebook page even more to post schedules, class sign ups, patterns, box stall requests, last ride, national anthem sign ups so on and so forth. They can be turned in at anytime to Lauren Smith at 5880 Possum Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050 or by email, phone pictures in text, messenger on mine or equine page. Paper version you want to hand to me will be due by July 14th. If sending over text or email, please make sure to tell me your name so I know who I’m getting it from. Contact information at bottom.
Junior Fair Paperwork
All the following paperwork can be found in an email that Lauren sent out on April 14 or it is uploaded to the Horse BuckeyeBox folder. If you need access, please contact Andrea
- 2020 Fair Week Bunkhouse Duty
- 2020 Box Stall Request – Due by July 7
- 2020 Fair Week National Anthem – Due by June 2
- 2020 Last Ride – Due by July 7
- 2020 Pre-Fair Sign-Up
- 2020 Club Line Up – Due to Tami Vaughn by July 24
- 2020 Family Arena Time