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The Berkshire
Morgan Youth Club
January 2008 - March 2008
In January our club members had a sleepover at Barbara Irvine's house.
Barbara is our club leader. There, we had our meeting and activities
where we learned about different bits, judging and more. During the
meeting, we discussed what organizations we were going to contribute to
this year. We are considering contributing to Lovelane, a therapeutic
riding center in Lincoln, Massachusetts; Dream Morgan Farm, a Washington
farm destroyed by flooding; and The Equine Rescue League, which is a horse
rescue facility in Virginia. We have decided that we will wait until we've
done some fundraisers to see how much money we will be able donate to the
organizations. We then decided on two fundraisers: selling chocolate bars
and selling dog treats.
In February, we started four different power points for the AMHA Youth of
the Year Contest. Our four topics were: The Three Basic Seats, The
Backyard Morgan, AMHA Youth Contests and Trail and Ring Etiquette. We had
a lot of help from Mrs. Fina, Miller Young Fina (our club president)'s
mom. We decided to submit all four power points for the AMHA Youth of the
Year Contest.
In March, our club members participated in the education day at The Equine
Clinic at Oakencroft. To start out the seminar, we saw a gastroscopy
demonstration. Then we saw what would happen at a physical exam on a horse
and also learned the use for a leg bandage. We practiced listening to a
horse's heartbeat and putting on and taking off a bandage. Following this
demonstration, we learned about restraint and handling. We learned about
the different halters, lounge lines and lead ropes and which are better
for different uses. We saw a mother and a very young foal being led and
learned how to lead a young foal as well as an older one. Later, we saw a
power point on parasites. We learned about many types of parasites that do
many different types of damage, how to prevent parasites, how to get rid
of parasites, the life cycle of parasites and how they are spread. Our
club members saw the use of the Anderson Sling and the Steward Clog. We
also learned about Laminitis, and Founder and how the Anderson Sling and
the Steward Clog help rehabilitate horses that have encountered these
diseases. After lunch, provided graciously by The Equine Clinic at
Oakencroft, we saw an ultrasound of a pregnant mare. Then our club
members saw all the different dentistry tools and uses for those tools. We
also felt a horse's teeth before floating and then felt the major
difference after floating. In “Housing and Fencing”, we learned
safety tips for safe housing, safe fencing, different types of fencing for
different uses and stall safety. After “Housing and Fencing”, we
learned about vaccines. We learned the purpose of vaccines, what they
prevent and when to give these vaccines. Last in the clinic, we learned
about nutrition; including what grains and hays were good to purchase for
different types of horses. Along with this, we learned about what treats
are best for horses.
Submitted by
Emma Kate Flanagan, News Reporter
The Berkshire Morgan Youth Club
A new youth group has
been formed in Region 2
The
AMHAY Morgan Masters had their first meeting on January, as a
organizational meeting. Katie Fraser was named President, Rebecca Hamilton
as VP and Sara Werdien as secretary, co-leaders are Vidler and Mary Ann
Virgo. We were made to start working on learning more about our horses.
Feb, 2008 was set for the next meeting and will be held at Sunny Acres
Farm. We tentatively have decided to hold meetings the first Sat of every
month to do some hands on grooming, parts of the horse and some Morgan
history. These kids have some great ideas and are ready to put them into
action. We would like to invite any and all youth to come and share in our
fun.
Meeting update held from 2-2,2009
We
had 9 young ladies in attendance. Working in pairs they each groomed and
clipped a Morgan, then worked on haltering and leading. These kids did a great job and the horses sure enjoyed
the attention, afterwards everyone got a worksheet from AMHA which they
completed and turned in. Special "Thank you" to Olivia Doutt for donuts
and hot chocolate, and her support. Also Thanks to Teri Countrymen,
Dorothy Atkinson, and Mary Ann Virgo for their help.
Our
next Meeting is March 1st. We would be thrill to have anyone interested in
joining our group either call Nancy at 585-624-2008 or Sara Werdein at
585-624-5905.
Morgan Masters members are: Sara Werdien,
Rebecca Hamilton, Colleen Logan, Katie Fraser, Taylor Countrymen,
Theresa Van Dunson, Katrina Dickson, Destiny Gerrity, Nikki Shannon
Smith, Paige Lunghine, and Nicole Albertelli.
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