State 4-H Horse Events

Deomonstrations, Public Speaking, Quiz Bowl, and Horseman of the Year Interviews. Gainesville.
June 19, 2010

The information below (and linked) was for the 2009 event and has not been updated for 2010. However, many of the details are similar year to year, so this may be used as a reference. Check back here as the event draws closer for more current information.

- Preregistration Form
- Schedule
- Gainesville Motels
- Map to UF Animal Sciences

- Regional Competitions
- National Competitions
- Demonstration Scoresheet
- Public Speaking Scoresheet

Event Description

The State 4-H Horse Events will be held in Gainesville at the Animal Sciences Building on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. This event will include the Horse Demonstration/Illustrated Talk and Horse Public Speaking contests, Horse Quiz Bowl, and interviews for Horseman of the Year and the Dallas C. Osborne Horsemanship Scholarship. First and second place participants in the Individual Demonstration, Team Demonstration, Public Speaking, and Quiz Bowl Contests will earn the right to compete at the Regional competition in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Regional event is July 29 - August 2, the week following Congress, thus the need to hold this contest earlier than Congress. The first place winners at the State contest are also eligible to compete at Eastern Nationals in Louisville, KY in November.

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"In a nutshell" Entry Review:

Horse Quiz Bowl
--List on Form B: County-State, due by May 15 to Jordan Barney
--Submit registration form by June 1 to Wendy DeVito
--Submit 40 questions by June 10 to Wendy DeVito

Horse Public Speaking
--List on County Form B: County-State, due by May 15 to Jordan Barney
--Submit registration form by June 1 to Wendy DeVito
--Submit 3 copies of speech by June 1 to Wendy DeVito

Horse Individual & Team Demonstrations
--List on District Form A: County-District-State, due by May 15 to Jordan Barney
--Submit registration form by June 1 to Wendy DeVito

Horseman of the Year and Dallas C. Osborne Scholarships
--Send Scholarship Application Portfolio by June 1 to Jordan Barney
--4-H Agents of applicants will be called with interview status
--Interviews at State Horse Events on June 20

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Eligibility

Even though this competition will be held at a different time than Congress, elegibility for the events should still be reported on the County or District to State forms used to submit names for the other State level events. Horse Demonstration/Illustrated Talk entrants qualify from County to District to State (District Form A) - all District blue level demonstrations qualify for State. Horse Public Speaking and Quiz Bowl entrants qualify from the County directly to State (County Form B) - first place County Horse Public Speaking qualifies for State. The forms are on the 4-H Events website and are due by May 15 to Jordan Barney in the 4-H Events office. All of these State events are for Seniors only, just like the other Congress events (14 & over as of September, 1, 2008).

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Registration

Because the Horse Events are at a different time and location from Congress, the above forms tell us just who is eligible to participate at the Horse Events, not necessarily who is planning to participate. Please preregister if your qualified youths plan to participate in these contests. Entries received will be compared to those eligible on the District to State forms. Qualifiers in Horse Public Speaking must also submit three copies of their speech to our office in Animal Sciences by June 1.

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Horse Quiz Bowl

The State 4-H Horse Bowl is open to one Senior team per county without qualifying. Teams should be 4 or 5 members who are 14 or over (as of September 1, 2008). This double elimination quiz bowl contest offers horse club members the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and earn the right to represent Florida at the regional and national competition. A detailed description of this competition can be found in the 4-H publication #4H504 (revised 2001). In order to participate in the state Quiz Bowl contest, a team must submit 40 questions to the Animal Science office by June 10, 2009. Details on references used and question categories may be found on these pages. There are also links to practice questions on the 'questions catergories' page.

Question Categories
References
Quiz Bowl Booklet Publication #4H504 (pdf)
Cunducting a club Quiz Bowl (pdf)
Practice Questions, Eastern Nationals
- 1999 (pdf) - 2000 (pdf)
- 2001 (pdf) - 2002 (pdf)

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Horseman of the Year

Application procedures for the Horseman of the Year Scholarship are in the 4-H Awards and Recognition Handbook, section 4.21-D. The Dallas C. Osborne Horsemanship Scholarship follows the same procedures. You can also find the application form online. Please be sure to look up the Horseman of the Year section in the Awards and Recognition Handbook because there are additional requirements for this portfolio beyond the regular scholarship application. As with the other Awards Portfolios, these application are due in the 4-H Events office by 5 pm on June 1. Horseman of the Year finalists will be selected during the second week of June and then all applicants will be notified if they were selected for an interview or not. The actual starting times for the interviews will depend on the size of the Quiz Bowl contest and the "best estimate" time to arrive will be shared during the interview confirmation call.

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