Animal Science
4-H Horseless Horse Project
The Colorado 4‑H Horseless Horse Project helps youth learn about horse care, behavior, and management even if they don’t own a horse.
Beginning units introduce coat colors, breeds, basic anatomy, grooming practices, and safety around horses. Intermediate units expand into conformation, health and wellness, tack and equipment, feeding, and foundational riding knowledge while building leadership and horsemanship skills. Advanced levels cover nutrition, reproduction, advanced maneuvers, showmanship, housing and pasture care, and ethical issues within the horse industry—giving members a comprehensive understanding of responsible horse care.
Youth may also compete in Horse Judging, Horse Bowl, Horse Demonstration/Public Speaking, and Hippology.
Learn more about the 4-H Horseless Horse project on Colorado 4-H.
Official Project Materials
Materials & Curriculum
SLV Area Clubs
The San Luis Valley Area has several 4-H clubs that coordinate events and help mentor youth members through a variety of 4-H projects. Most clubs meet once a month.
San Luis Valley Horseless Horse Project Details
This project educates on the basic knowledge of horses. This project allows anyone with or without horses to get basic education on horses.
You complete a board and record book on a topic that involves equine.
Requirements:
- Attend 2 projects meetings.
- Record book in a 3-ring folder will need to accompany your display board.
- See Project Manuals above in Materials & Curriculum for details.
Cost:
- Required manual for each unit are $5.00 if purchased from SLV Extension
- Otherwise each unit manual can be printed from links above
- Boards are $8-10 from Walmart/Amazon
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