The Washington County Saddle Horse committee announces a Smitty’s Pizza night on Tuesday May 20, 2025. Smitty’s Night begins at 4pm until close. 10% of sales is donated to the horse committee to help with Educational Sessions, Clinics, and improvements to the Washington County 4-H Horse program. Save the date and let Smitty’s Pizza cook for you on Tuesday May 20th! Please call the Marietta store at 740-374-2280 or the Reno location at 740-374-2599. Order Smitty Flyer 2025
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Horse Immunization Clinic – April 19
The Washington County Saddle Horse Committee is hosting a Horse Immunization Clinic on Saturday, April 19, 2025. The clinic will be held at the Washington County Fair Grounds – Horse barn. Members must contact Dr. John Groah’s office prior to the clinic to schedule the vaccinations needed. Dr. Groah may be reached at 740-962-2665. All 4-H members exhibiting at fair this year are required to have immunizations and a negative Coggins test. Please refer to the 2025 horse packet for details.
Clinic Flier: Immunization Clinic 25
Register here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094EADA72CA1FD0-horse
Horse Clinic Planned for June 8
The Washington County 4-H Saddle Horse Committee is hosting a horse clinic on Saturday, June 8, 2025. 4-H members may bring their horses and work with clinician Mike Schmidt. The event will be held at the Washington County Fairgrounds. The Clinic will begin at 9am and conclude at 2 pm. 4-H members need to wear appropriate attire including helmets.
Register to attend here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094EADA72CA1FD0-55832435-horse
Wood County 4-H Horse Camp
The Wood County West Virginia Horse Camp is being offered this year from June 8-June 13th in Mineral Wells, WV at the 4-H Camp. Washington County 4-H members who have completed a horse project in the last year and are currently enrolled in a horse project may apply for a scholarship for the camp. A typical day at camp may include, wake up, feed the horses, get breakfast, tack up and ride, cool down, then lunch and classes with afternoon activities. Lastly finishup the an evening ride. Classes include Beginner, English, Western, Contest and Gaited classes. Washington County 4-H members may apply for the scholarship through the attached application. Applications are due by April 1, 2025 to be considered for the camp scholarship. members will be notified by April 15th.2025 Horse Camp Application
Horse Committee Announces Wendy’s Fundraiser Night
The Washington County 4-H Saddle Horse Committee will be hosting a Wendy’s Get Together Fundraiser Night on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. The committee will be present from 3:30PM to 7:30PM to help serve the Wendy’s guest. The committee will receive 10% of all sales that night as well as any donations or tips offered during the event. Youth will enjoy free coloring pages and 4-H prizes throughout the event. This event will be held at the 105 Pike Street location in Marietta. Please join us on October 1st and let Wendy’s do the cooking! All proceeds will benefit the Washington County 4-H Horse program and it’s members.
Washington County Fair Junior Horse Show
The Washington County Fair along with the Saddle Horse Committee have announced a one day horse show for junior fair competitors. This is a change in the schedule from what was previously announced.
The show bill classes will not change, and all previously offered classes will still be offered. The show will be held on Saturday of the Washington County Fair.
The Saddle Horse Committee is planning a fun show for Sunday with more details to follow. Horse project members must complete skillathon and register their classes in Fair Entry by August 5, 2024
PAS Horse Show Cancelled
The Washington County PAS Horse show has been cancelled. The PAS show was scheduled for June 1, 2024 at the Washington County Fair Grounds. The arena conditions are not adequate for show after spring flooding back in April and continued rain throughout the last few weeks. We appreciate every ones understanding in this matter and look forward to our remaining equine sessions and County Fair. Best of luck to the exhibitors qualifying across the state.
Horse Paperwork Due May 30th
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ttention all horse project members. Horse Packets are available online and should have been received in the mail for all horse project members. Horse Declarations, immunization forms are due on May 30 to the extension office by 4pm. No faxed or emailed copies will be accepted, members need to complete original forms and hand them in to the Extension Office. For more details call Kathryn at OSU Extension at 740-376-7431
Smitty’s Night Announced
The Washington County 4-H Saddle Horse Committee is partnering with Smitty’s Pizza on Tuesday, May 14 2024. The Saddle Horse committee will receive a portion of the orders placed that evening from 4pm to close. All funds raised will go to support the 4-H horse program in Washington County and all funds stay local. Let Smitty’s cook you dinner on Tuesday!
Horse Committee is hosting a Horse Clinic
The Washington County 4-H Saddle Horse Committee is hosting a horse clinic on Saturday April 20, 2024. 4-H members may bring their horses and work with clinician Mike Schmidt. The event will be held at Stonegate Equine Facility located at 26236 Smith Road, Coolville Ohio. No preregistration is required, and a light lunch will be served by the Saddle Horse Committee. The Clinic will begin at 9am and conclude at 12noon. Out of County 4-H members are invited and will be asked to pay a $5 fee per horse upon arrival at the clinic. No dogs are permitted and it is suggested you bring your own chair. 4-H members need to wear appropriate
attire including helmets. Please see the attached flyer for information, and contact us at hartline.24@osu.edu for more details.