Michigan 4-H Horse Judges and Show Volunteers Conference 2024
January 13, 2024 - January 14, 2024
Registration Deadline: January 2, 2024 - 11:45PM
MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI
Contact: Carla McLachlan
This annual event hosted by the Department of Animal Science and the MI 4-H Horse Judges Advisory Committee is open to all Judges, Horse Show Mangers, and adult Volunteers. The registration fee is $80 and includes lunch on Saturday as well as program materials.
Please register by January 2, 2024, to avoid the late registration fee (additional $20). Online payment and registration link: https://commerce.cashnet.com/MSU_3645
For counties interested in using University account numbers for payment, please send an email prior to January 2, to the event coordinator, Carla McLachlan at carlam@msu.edu
Agenda Subject to change based on speaker availability.
Michigan 4-H Horse Judges & Show Volunteers Conference Agenda
January 13th-14th, 2024
MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI
Saturday, January 13th
7:30 – 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM Welcome and Overview, Roundtable Icebreaker Session
9:45 – 10:00 AM Introduction of New Conditional Judges, MI 4-H Horse & Pony Project Update, Karen Waite
10:00 – 11:30 AM Evaluating Hunter Under Saddle-Craig Wood
OR
Hiring Judges (Including Social Media) – Tom Rossman & Christy Deal
11:35 – 12:35 PM Draft Horse Conformation-David Lindsay
12:45 – 1:30 PM LUNCH (and Networking Time)
1:30 – 3:00 PM Judging Hunter Over Fences-Craig Wood
OR
Coffee With Horse Judges-A Q & A Panel for Show Managers- Karen Waite,
Jennifer Wahr, Terri Delbridge, TBD
3:00 – 3:15 PM BREAK
3:15 – 4:45 PM Evaluating Equitation Over Fences-Craig Wood
OR
Horse Show Software and Office Organization-Megan McCally and Rebecca Rhett
4:45- 5:30 PM Pattern Class Potpourri-Using the “New” Scoring System-Group Judging
5:30 – 6:00 PM What Horse Judging Has Done for Me-Craig Wood
6:15-6:30 PM Dodge Miner and Schroeder Strefling Award
Dinner on your own, Social Time
Sunday, January 14th
9 AM – 10:30 AM Form to Function-John Shelle
10:40 – 11:45 AM Using Form to Function in a Mixed Breed Class -Karen Waite
11:45 – 12 Noon Conference Wrap Up – Judges Advisory Committee
Lunch on your own for Conditional Judges
1:00 – 3:00 PM Conditional Judges Program (Mandatory for ALL Conditional Judges)
Facilitators: Stacie Rulison, and Karen Waite
Safe Travels and Have a Great Show Season!
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