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The Woodville Trailbusters 4H Horse Club consists of an average of fifty
members ranging from cloverbuds to senior members. We meet every other Wednesday at Checkerberry farms in Woodville,
a part of Hopkinton.
Members pride themselves in volunteering their resources to community
service projects such as Baypath Humane Society; Breakneck Hill Cows; Adopt A Platoon/ sending packages overseas to soldiers;
local food pantrys, Community Harvest project at Elmwood farm, Hopkinton.
We also participate in annual 4H events such as Hippology and Horse Bowl
held in January; Visual Presentations on the club, county & state levels; the Middlesex 4H Fair in Westford held in August;
annual project records and our yearly horse show, trailrides and fun days. But most of all we learn many facts
about the horses we love!
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| Near the shores of Lake Whitehall |
Whitehall State Park
Woodville Trailbusters 4-H Horse Club NEWS
Club Enrollment
If you are returning to the Club in the Fall, you must complete an
enrollment form
with Sue.
County Fair
Any parent staying overnight at the fair must get the auto make, model
and plate number
to Sue ASAP, before Monday. If you are not registered,
the vehicle can not stay overnight at the fair grounds.
Food
Pantry
Before 8/20, each member of the club must bring in four items for the
food pantry -- one each of cleaning supply,
health product, school
supply and food.
*Haunted Trail Ride*
If you're going to work on the Haunted Trail Ride, please tell Mrs.
Pierson.
We need to begin working on this. Attached is information
about the haunted trail rides. Members have been
assigned to groups who
will help put together that section of the trail. The K&J document
shows what
needs to be done and people should step up to the plate.
*Member/Barn Renewal*
If you plan on leaving the barn
by 9/01/08, you need to let Sue know
whether you are also leaving the club. The club year ends on 10/31/08.
All who are leaving are welcome to stay and participate in the haunted
trail ride and the fall fun day. You
may also stay in the club, if
you're leaving the barn.
*Fair Reminders*
For those going to the County Fair with a horse, you will need:
2 cross ties
water
pail
grain pail (not the size of yellow grain pail)
hay net
butt chain/bar
6 eye hooks
6 double ended snaps
clean
brush box and clean brushes
spare bridle
spare halter or safety parts for halter
two white saddle pads (one gets
sweaty and need another)
two or more show shirts
two or more breeches/jodphurs
one show jacket
helmet/hardhat
that is approved astm/fei
hair nets
rags
shiny boots - tall for those over 14 yrs, short or tall for 13 yrs and under
belt
for breeches/jodphurs
stock tie or ratcatcher with pin for ALL english riders - no exceptions
this year.
Grain put
in storage bag and labelled and then put in container that
holds all and is sealable and waterproof, those that share
arrange who
gets what and help bag together on Wednesday or Thursday just before the
fair.
You must trim and
save the horse's face, muzzle and legs and that shoes
are up to date. Manes should be free flowing and neat or pulled.
Fair
horses will be washed at 10am on Thursday. The first load of horses
will go up around noon.
Horses not geared up and ready will not be
shipped. The fitting and showmanship scores were disgraceful at
our
show. Let's have a little pride at the fair in being the best, this is
another sore subject that made me
send email.
Everyone going to the fair should have their sleeping arrangements
made. You may bring
up chairs, snacks and drinks. You must go up with
your horse, stay through closing ceremonies and go home when the
horse
goes home. The cost of trailering each horse is $75. Please pay the
person who trailers your horse
by Sunday when you come home. If you
share a horse, you should split the trailering cost. Also, you may not
be taking the same trailer home that you took up to the fair, so pay
attention. Also, once you get home, you
should help clean out the trailer.
If you're not staying overnight at the fair, please make sure you
volunteer
to work shift and work one Monday night work night. Enjoy
yourself and the fair!
I'll be redoing some photo albums but for now here are some new photos.
Cory developed a great new interactive
website that will take the place of the yahoo website. I will be closing the yahoo site down at the end of the month.
Meanwhile, keep checking our www.woodvilletrailbusters4hclub.org site as this is the place where all the
news, events and photos will be placed for everyone even those not in our club to see. The new site Cory developed is just
for you kids and parents to interact with each other if there is a question or a switch in jobs etc to be made.
Linda
Linda Hubley
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