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Impact Report

For plan Youth Development (San Juan County)
Date October 20, 2009, 5:11 pm
For Objective Medium-term Show medium-term objectives
Impact Report 4-H Rodeo In San Juan Co, the 4-H rodeo is a popular sport year round. The development and appreciation of rodeo as a healthy and wholesome form of recreation is important to youth participates and their parents. Increasing knowledge of safety precautions to prevent injury to yourself, others, horses, and promote humane handling of animals is a strong component of the rodeo program. There were 5 regualer rodeo's for the spring to late summer with a finals at the end of the season. This rodeo project has increase from last years enrollment. 1202 4-H Horse Project The 4-H club in Ramah began a Youth Equine Project, with some very informative interest leaders in the equestrian world and the therapeutic program which has 9 members, 3 novice and 3 juniors and 3 seniors. The Horse Project began last year with clinics and workshops in areas of safety, first aid, therapeutic and philosophy of traditional and cultural in horse and horsemanship to coincide with 4-H program. One objective is to develop leadership, self awareness, care of equipment, and increase knowledge of safety precautions to prevent injury to you, others, and to promote handling of horses. The target audience is youth participants of the 4-H horse project and to some degree all are physically challenged. A pre and post test of knowledge gained was conducted, but the agent observed only a fraction of knowledge was gained by the members. The development of traditional/cultural project materials will enhance to post evaluation. These students member have come a long way and some still have difficulties going through the horse events in this project. In local horse judging events they encountered all kinds of set back that will have to be overcome. 6011 Braiding Project 6001 Leather Craft Project During the fall of 2008 and spring-summer of 2009 participants in 4-H started their projects for this year. Hands-on braiding parachute cords (three strands and four strands) and two strand continuous three round braid (napkin holder). And with the hands-on leather craft project, the members will start the projects of tools ID, leather types, and what project requirements are. Both projects have objective similair in helping youth develop their skills, principles of good designs and will learn to strive for quality in their craftsmanship, also, will appreciate the natural beauty and usefulness of braids and leather. This past year there were 14- 4-H members, ranging from clover buds to seniors. With parents and two leaders present. Some 4-H members are ready to advance to the next level (advance leather braiding), and two 4-H members are advanced to the advance leather carving. Where as, some 4-Hers have been carving leather and keeping records of their projects. Members showed at various Tribal, County and State Fairs and these project were completed at the end of August ,2009. 4-H Leader and Parent Equine Training: To provide informal education and assistance to the people and conducting of agricultural education on topics or subject matter in their respective chapters or affiliations. In this case the education is on equine safety, philosophy of traditional and cultural teaching, dental work, hoof care, nutrition, and horse and horsemanship and to promote handling of horses. This workshop was condcuted to help parents and leaders learn more about horse and how to assist youth with their projects.