HORSELESS HORSE
Did you know that you can be involved in Utah 4-H Horse Projects without owning and riding horses? Although most horse enthusiasts would prefer to spend time with living and breathing horses 24/7, participating in horseless activities provides opportunities to learn more about horses, network with horsey peers, develop mastery, and enjoy various activities and fun competitions. The horseless activities do not just promote horse education, but youth also develop valuable life skills and become more productive. The horseless horse events, or horse classics, are some of the most popular horse related activities across the nation.
Horseless Horse Club
Utah 4-H offers a statewide, virtual, horseless horse club for all horse crazy youth ages 8 to 18. The club is free and includes twice monthly meetings, at least one in-person horse related experience, and the opportunity to develop leadership and learn more about horses. We will be learning from the Utah 4-H Horse Program Study Material and will be going over Volume 2 for our intermediate and senior aged youth! Meetings run from January 5th – April 27th 2021. Sign up for Utah 4-H through https://4h.zsuite.org/ and then fill out this form by January 1st to be added to the club! https://usu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b4nK9mJLXPAp6mN
Horseless Horse Resources
Coming Soon!
- Horse Program Study Material
- Club Agendas
- Contact Information
Triple Crown Horse Classics
Have you heard of the Kentucky Derby? The King of all Thoroughbred Races? The Triple Crown is a prestigious award given to a three-year-old Thoroughbred who not only wins the Kentucky Derby, but goes on to win a triplet of prestigious races. The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness, and finally the Belmont Stakes. This is so difficult that only 13 horses have ever achieved such an honor, including the spectacular colt, Justify, in 2018!
The purpose of the Triple Crown Series is to increase opportunities for youth to participate in horseless horse events and develop a sense of belonging and mastery.
The horse classics series are open to all 4-H youth grades 3-12.
The Utah 4-H Horse Classic Series, or Triple Crown, is an opportunity for youth to demonstrate mastery in several horse related events. Youth can try to earn the "Triple Crown" or simply the "High Point" award. More details below!
Join us for a Triplet of Horse Classic Contests!
- June 24-26, 2024 — Horse Classics
- March 21-24, 2024 — AYHC Symposium
4-H Horse Classic Event Information
- The Horse Classic events are an opportunity for all youth enrolled in a 4-H horse project to come together and compet in a friendly atmosphere with other horse-loving youth.
- State Contests, held at the Horse and Livestock Symposium, serve as the qualifying contest for senior youth hoping to represent Utah 4-H at Western National Roundup in January.
Contests
- All contests follow the National Contest Rules. Find the National rules here! Utah 4-H Horse Classic specific rules are listed below.
- Juniors and Intermediates will use the new Utah 4-H Horse Program Study Guide Volume I as their resource. Intermediates will also have select questions from the Illustrated Dictionary. Senior aged youth and open divisions should study from National Curriculum (mainly Horse Smarts).
- Team Contests
- Horse Bowl RULES
- Team OR Individual Contests
- Individual Contests
- Horse Public Speaking RULES
Triple Crown and High Point Individual Information
Youth participants can compete for two separate events. The Triple Crown is available to senior aged youth only, and is a prestigious award given to a youth that wins their event at all three Horse Classic events! The High Point Award is given to the participant with the highest culminated points over the three events, and is awarded to the junior, intermediate, and senior with the most points. Details on scoring and rules are below.
These events are scored individually. Even if youth participate as a team, only their individual scores will be counted towards these awards.
Rules and Regulations for the Triple Crown and High Point Awards