University of Florida

Youth Programs: Events Calendar

Click here for events planned at the County and District levels that are open to youth from multiple counties, as well as National Breed Association contests with no qualifying restrictions.

State and National level events are listed below.
(This page was last updated on 10/29/2009)

2009
July 29-August 2 Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships Little Rock, AR
October 27-28 National 4-H Meat Judging Contest Manhattan, KS
November 6-8 Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup Louisville, KY
November 17 National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest Louisville, KY
November 21 Swine Showmanship Clinic Tampa, FL
December 12 4-H/FFA Horse Judging School Gainesville
2010
January 9 (T) Western National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest Denver, CO
January 11 (T) Western National 4-H Meats Judging Contest Ft. Collins, CO
January 8-9 4-H/FFA Livestock Evaluation & Meats Judging Clinic Gainesville
January 18 Hog & Ham Workshop Gainesville
January 23 South Florida Fair Youth Livestock Judging Contest West Palm Beach
January 29 South Florida Fair Youth Horse Judging Contest West Palm Beach
February 6 Florida State Fair Horse & Livestock Judging
Both contests - FFA Preliminary, 4-H Practice
Tampa
February FFA Livestock Judging, North Florida Preliminary Chipley
March 13 State 4-H Hippology Contest Orlando
March19-21 American Youth Horse Council
Youth Horse Leadership Symposium
Lexington, KY
March 20 State 4-H & FFA Livestock Judging Contest Gainesville
April 10 State 4-H & FFA Horse Judging Contest Gainesville
April 17 State 4-H & FFA Meats Judging Contest Gainesville
TBA State 4-H Poultry Judging Contest Gainesville
June 6-11, 13-18 Horsemanship Schools
Sunday through Friday; new week starting on each date
Welaka
June 19 State 4-H Horse Events
Demonstrations, Public Speaking, Quiz Bowl,
Horseman of the Year Interviews
Gainesville
June 24-26 4-H Hog & Ham Gainesville
July 8-10 State 4-H Horse Show Tampa
July 26-31 (T) Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships Clemson, SC
Future events
2011 Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships Tunica, MS