projects... " Son-of-a-gun! That’ s 600 horses! We had better start raising some colts fast because soon the demand will exceed the supply. For those of you who do not know how the 4-H Club functions, we will offer a brief explanation. Each year, thousands of youngsters in the 4-H Club start a project. Each youngster selects an animal for which they are totally responsible. During the year they feed and
care for this animal and during the spring, summer and fall they show it in competition with others who have the same animal.
Where do they get these animals? Some buy them with help from their parents. Others receive them as gifts from breed enthusiasts who are interested in promoting their particular stock. Others get them on a lease basis or a half-interest basis and they share the profits when the animal is sold at the end of the season.
In the case of horses, there are several other breeds that have been pursuing the 4-H Club market for years and have national programs worked out in each state to provide youngsters with mares and colts. The youngsters keep complete records on their projects, including feeding, veterinary care, growth and training. The youngster then trains the young colt to be shown at halter in Weanling and Yearling classes. If he wishes to continue this project, as opposed to selling the colt, he( or she) will continue to train the colt under saddle. They show in classes specified for each age group and performance just like any other horse show.
For each 4-H Club group with horse projects, there are well-trained adult advisors who follow a complete horse program as outlined by the national office. It is a great program that, if supported wholeheartedly by all of us in the Walking Horse business, can become a tremendous outlet for our horses.
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INSECT DETERRENT: New ' Top Form’ Insecticidal Repellent( Wipe-On) is applied directly to horse to keep away flies, mosquitos and gnats. Those that do alight are dealt with by a quick-kill ingredient. Insect control is the major concern of the growing ranks of pleasure horse owners, surveys show.
MERCK TOP FORM’ LINE GROWS WITH ADDITION OF WIPE-ON INSECTICIDE
An insecticidal repellent that is applied directly to a horse’ s face and body is the newest entry in the
growing line of Top Form’ horse care products by Merck & Co., Inc.
The new product, Top Form’ Insecticidal Repellent( Wipe-On), is intended primarily to keep annoying
flies, gnats and mosquitos away from horse and rider. However, the addition of a quick-kill ingredient will dispose of the persistent insects that do alight.
The wipe-on is applied with cloth or sponge, preferably dampened for uniform coverage. It is said to be
effective against stable flies, horse flies, mosquitos, face flies and gnats. Surveys of horsemen have shown that insect control
problems outrank all others, according to Merck. Some horses are bothered so much by flies that they lose considerable weight during fly season. Nor are problems always left behind in the stable.
BUDDY BLACK TO JUDGE ROSSVILLE HORSE SHOW; TWO SESSIONS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 8TH SHOW
The Seventh Annual Rossville Kiwanis Club Charity Horse Show will be held June 8 at the Rossville Community Center Football Field in Rossville, Georgia just outside Chattanooga, Tennessee. Buddy Black of Tullahoma, Tennessee will judge the show which features both an afternoon and an evening session, © cnVGr $ ^ > ^00 in prize money is being offered with a § 500 Walking Horse Championship Stake the featured attraction. The field has facilities to seat 9,200 spectators, and the show is growing into one of the best one-day shows in the country.
Bob Jennings will serve as Master of Ceremonies. Bob is well regarded as an announcer and should do
a Fine job. The afternoon session will get under way at 1 30 with 7 o’ clock the starting time for the evening show. good crowd is anticipated by officials of the show.
Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse