2024 Rabbit Breeder List

Awesome opportunity to earn scholarships- ALL YOUTH CAN APPLY!

Deadline: Sunday, April 21st

Submit Electronically via Texas 4HOnline:
Event: State – 2024 Beekeeping Essay Contest

Open to any Texas 4-H Member. Judged as one group, not by age divisions.
See attached rules https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/entomology/

 

 

Texas 4-H Horse Validation for the 2024 season will be open in 4-H Online from March 1 – May 1, 2024.

A few important reminders:

• ALL horses must be validated/re-validated each year. There is no limit to the number of horses that can be validated. You are encouraged to validate all horses that may possibly be shown at district and/or state shows. Only state validated horses can be substituted in the event that a validated horse becomes unusable due to lameness, sickness, etc.
• The family can submit payment of $10.00 per horse ($20.00 after April 15^th, or $250 from May 1^st to May 5^th), in the form of a credit card ONLY.
  • From March 1 – April 15, the validation cost for each horse is $10.00. The $10.00 cost is only guaranteed if the animal validation is approved by the county office by the April 15^th deadline and the payment is processed.
  • From April 16 – May 1, the validation cost for each horse is $20.00. The $20.00 cost is only guaranteed if the animal validation is approved by the county office by the May 1^st deadline and the payment is processed.
• Each validation must include front view, right side view, and left side view images. The entire horse should be included in the photo and markings should be clearly visible.
• If the horse is registered, a copy of the registration papers must be uploaded. These papers must list the 4-Her, sibling, parent, stepparent, grandparent or legal guardian as the current owner. If the ownership is in the process of being transferred, please list “pending” in the registration number area. Once the updated registration papers have been received, please email a copy of the new papers and the State office will add it to the validation online.
• Lease horses are eligible to be validated and shown at District and State 4-H Horse Shows. An official Texas 4-H Horse Lease Agreement must be signed by the exhibitor, horse owner, and the supervising County Extension Agent. The lease period must include, at minimum, May 1^st to August 31^st of the current 4-H year. The lease agreement form can be found at https://texasyouthlivestock.com/horse-validation/ and must be uploaded in 4-H Online at the time of validation.
• Image uploads in 4-H Online must be in the form of a .jpg, .gif or .png file.
• Families should validate each horse only one time. Once the horse is validated, any sibling within that family in 4-H Online is eligible to show the horse at their district show and/or the State 4-H Horse Show.
• Youth validating a futurity horse must be at least 12 years of age (as of Sept. 1, 2023) and at least in the 6^th grade.

 

Validation walk-through guide for families:  https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/4honline_family_guide_horse_validation_2023.pdf

• For additional one-pagers and other resources, please visit https://texasyouthlivestock.com/horse-validation/
• Validation walk-through video: https://youtu.be/OPoOmyC1kTk
• The family will receive an automated message from 4-H Online when the County Extension Agent has approved the horse at the county level. This approval does NOT guarantee eligibility. After it is approved at the county level, the validation will then be reviewed at the state level. The family will be notified by June 1^st if there are any issues with the validation at the state level.
  • We will begin to review validations at the state level on March 1^st and will be working closely with families and agents to fix errors as quickly as possible prior to the validation deadline.

2024 Texas 4-H Horse Validation – Guidelines for Families

Texas 4H Horse Lease Agreement

 

Come join us at Texas A&M Summer Horsemanship School on June 8 &9!

Register for Horsemanship School here

 

 

School Absence Request

 

 

 

Why is it important you keep a record of your 4-H activities? Because, by recording your activities you can remember all the fun you’ve had so far, and set future goals! Keeping records of 4-H projects could help you when you apply for college scholarships too! 4-H Record books are books you make to record your annual projects. The “At a Glance Guide” will help you organize your Record book.

Getting Started…..

All things Texas 4-H Recordbook:  https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/recordbooks/

 

4-H Projects

Some of the most common projects in Wichita County are:

• Beef
• Citizenship
• Clothing & Textiles
• Consumer Education
• Dog Care & Training
• Food & Nutrition
• Goats
• Horse
• Leadership
• Photography
• Poultry
• Public Speaking
• Rabbits
• Sheep
• Shooting Sports
• Swine
• Theater & Performing Arts

Texas 4-H Scholarships

Texas 4-H awards yearly scholarships to deserving graduating students each year. These scholarships are based on the 4-Hers achievements in their 4-H projects as well as their academic success.  Check out this link to apply: Texas 4-H Scholarships