Category Archives: Youth
Texas A&M Summer Horsemanship School Program Celebrates Its 50th Year
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s Summer Horsemanship School Program just completed its 50th consecutive year of sending collegiate horsemanship instructors throughout Texas to teach horsemanship. This tremendously successful educational program serves to strengthen the foundation of horsemanship and develop advanced riding skills for youth, as well as adults. Throughout the spring semester, four Texas A&M students, Hannah Cain, Grace Freeman, Reagan Hoelscher, and Shelby Snidarich completed rigorous training in horsemanship, teaching, and both western and english disciplines. They engaged in immersive experiences in jumping, showmanship, stock horse, barrel… Read More →
Meat Judging and Lamb & Goat Camps Host Youth in Aggieland
Aggieland Lamb and Goat Camp The 24th Annual Aggieland Lamb and Goat Camps were held in July hosting 185 youth exhibitors and 250 adults. These three-day camps teach the fundamentals feeding, nutrition, health, facilities, selection, and showmanship of lamb and goats. Some of the state’s leading experts also joined to talk about junior meat goat and lamb competitions. Meat Judging Camp The Texas A&M Meat Judging Team hosted 61 youth participants from 3 different states during Meat Judging Camp July 21-23. Camp was hosted at Rosenthal Meat… Read More →
State 4-H Horse Show goes on amidst pandemic
4-H is a youth development program that involves millions of children around the nation in hands-on projects in different areas. BRYAN, Texas — Despite the coronavirus, the show must go on. Over the course of six days, exhibitors from across the state will be participating in the 57th annual State 4-H Horse Show at Brazos County Expo Center. “We have 322 exhibitors this year, and we have a little over 500 horses that are going to be coming and going throughout the week… In order to conduct the show responsibly,… Read More →
Texas 4-H makes additional preparations for safe summer camps
Additional cleaning, mobile check-in, limiting equipment use among enhanced safety measures The Texas 4-H Conference Center in Brownwood is making changes to its various summer camps as a means to protect attendees and camp workers from the coronavirus. Texas 4-H is the youth development component of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, an educational outreach agency of the Texas A&M University System. Each year, the center offers a variety of fun and educational summer camps focused on helping youth develop important life skills. “We are still planning on… Read More →
4-H, FFA Showmanship Clinic Dec. 7 in Lubbock
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the annual District 2 Showmanship Clinic from 10 a.m.-noon on Dec. 7. at the Texas Tech Livestock Arena, 1308 N. Indiana Ave., Lubbock. The event is free for all 4-H and FFA exhibitors. Participants are urged to bring their livestock projects – cattle, lambs, goats and hogs – for a morning of hands-on training, said Robert Scott, AgriLife Extension agent in Lubbock County. Scott said the showmanship clinic is a good opportunity for youth and their families to gain valuable experience from older 4-H members who have… Read More →
Beef 706 a prime experience for young ranchers
By Julie Tomascik Texas cattlemen and women have a legacy to uphold, a brand to be proud of and a product with exceptional quality. But raising the steaks for consumers across the nation requires a desire to build upon success. Nearly 40 Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) young farmer and rancher members were able to do just that by growing their knowledge and understanding of the beef industry through a recent Beef 706 course held last month. “Beef 706 is for producers to help them better understand the food… Read More →
Youth participate in 13th annual Horse Judging Camps
This year marked the 13th consecutive summer for TAMU to offer youth horse judging camps. Two camps were offered at the Thomas G. Hildebrand Equine Complex and over 70 campers from Texas, Arkansas, Georgia and California attended. Campers received instruction from Extension Horse Specialists Jennifer Zoller and Chelsie Huseman; as well as Haley Collins, TAMU Horse Judging Team coach. Sessions were also led by graduate students Elizabeth Ennis, Morgan Moreno and Mattie Leudecker along with current and past members of the TAMU Horse Judging Team, and Horse Extension… Read More →
State 4-H Horse Show wraps up 57th year
The 57th Annual Texas State 4-H Horse Show was hosted in Bryan, Texas, at the Brazos County Expo Complex, July 20th – 27th. Over 325 youth from around the state showcased their horses in 40+ classes across multiple disciplines. The Texas State 4-H Horse Show is the capstone event for the 4-H Horse Project and provides 4-H members with the opportunity to compete, earn scholarships, and explore collegiate opportunities. Horse Specialists, Drs. Jennifer Zoller and Chelsie Huseman, along with numerous county extension agents, volunteers, and supporters, managed the… Read More →
Today’s youth train to become tomorrow’s beef cattle producers
COLLEGE STATION — The youth track for the 2019 Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course, held recently in College Station, gave real-world experience, hours of education and a beef quality assurance certification to 30 youth interested in expanding their beef cattle knowledge. “One goal for our youth track is to allow students to have a hands-on experience with the beef industry,” said Victoria Heller, youth track co-facilitator and Texas Beef Council industry outreach manager, Austin. “This allows them to discover aspects of our industry they may not be familiar… Read More →
Brazos County Expo will host State 4-H Horse Show for next five years
Writer: Paul Schattenberg, 210-859-5752, paschattenberg@ag.tamu.edu Dr. Courtney Dodd, 979-845-1211, cfdodd@ag.tamu.edu Chelsie Huseman, 979-845-5264, chelsie.huseman@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – The annual Texas State 4-H Horse Show, which has been held at the Taylor County Exposition in Abilene for the past 35 years, will now be held at the Brazos County Expo Center in Bryan for the next five years. The Brazos County Expo Center won the bid to host the state show from 2019-2023. The first show at the new venue will be July 21-27, 2019. The move was the result of a… Read More →