TO: County Horse Bowl Coaches

2016 WASHINGTON STATE 4-H HORSE BOWL MAY 7, 9:00 AM

TO: County 4-H Horse Bowl Coaches County 4-H Educators/Program Assistants

FROM: Pat Pehling State 4-H Horse Bowl Volunteer Coordinator

Jennifer Leach State Equine Specialist

SUBJECT: Registration Packet for State 4-H Horse Bowl Contest

DATE: February 12, 2016

Registration forms and contest information for the 2016 State 4-H Horse Bowl Contest on Saturday, May 7, are enclosed. The contest will be held at: Student Union Building, Central Washington University, Ellensburg

The Central Washington University Equestrian Team will be assisting with the facilities and many official positions! Their support is greatly appreciated!

Check-in is at 9-9:30 am; orientation is at 9:30 am, and matches start at 10:00 am. Please do NOT arrive prior to 8:30 am.

 The registration fee is $60 per team.  Registration forms and fees are due April 15.  Checks for team registration for the Horse Bowl Contest are to be made payable to the Washington State 4-H Council and sent to:

Pat Pehling, 7310 83 AVE SE, Snohomish WA 98290 Page 2 State 4-H Horse Bowl Memo - 2016

Teams are responsible for their own refreshments and lunches,

There are several grocery stores close by the contest location and several fast food restaurants within close driving distance and some food service in the Student Union Building itself.

It is recommended that all participants be familiar with the Washington State 4-H Horse Bowl Rules, which are available online from WSU Extension Publications & Printing, at https://pubs.wsu.edu/ItemDetail.aspx?ProductID=14165

All question sources will be available in each contest room. Included is a list of current references, which are the only sources of questions. Plans are to use "The Judge" Quiz Bowl Equipment with thumb buzzers in the Senior Room and paddles in the Intermediate Room so that there will be a back up set for each room.

Awards will include  First and second place teams will receive 4-H Horse Bowl patches, provided by Washington State 4-H.  Team Rosettes to teams placing up to 5th place*  Individual Top Ten Rosettes*  Participation Rosettes to all unplaced teams*  Individual Medals for the top 3 individuals in each Division (Intermediate and Senior) sponsored by Snohomish County 4-H Horse Program. *Rosettes supported through team entry fees

The Champion Senior Team will represent our State at the National 4-H Contest in Kentucky in November. Nationals does limit participation to members who are at least 14 years of age, but not have reached his or her 19th birthday as of January 1 of the year in which this event is held. For more information on Nationals Rules: http://www.4hroundup.com/.

If you have questions or need additional information please contact Pat Pehling at 360-568- 4047 or email [email protected] or Jennifer Leach at [email protected] 2016 REFERENCE SOURCES FOR WASHINGTON STATE 4-H HORSE BOWL CONTEST

1. Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, New Horizons Education Center, Inc. Alpine Publications, PO Box 7027, Loveland CO 80537 Phone – 1-800-777-7257 FAX – 970-667-9157 2. THE HORSE: (2nd edition), By Evans, Borton, Hintz, Van Vleck. W. H. Freeman and Company -660 Market St., San Francisco, California, 94104. A Special price may be available if ordered from publisher. Phone: 415/391-5870 3. HORSE INDUSTRY HANDBOOK - By the American Youth Horse Council The Equine Collection – Dept. AYHC P.O. Box 1539 Fort Lee, NJ 07024-1539 hone – 800-952-5813 FAX – 201-840-7242 4. FEEDING AND CARE OF THE HORSE (2nd edition), by Lon D. Lewis Williams and Wilkins, P.O. Box 1496, Baltimore, MD 21298-9724 Phone Number-(800)-638-0672 5. EQUINE SCIENCE: BASIC KNOWLEDGE FOR HORSE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES Jean T. Griffiths www.HorseBooksEtc.com or 1-800-952-5813 or ISBN # 978-1-929164-42-4 to order from your local bookstore 6. THE COLORING ATLAS OF HORSE ANATOMY By Robert A. Kainer & Thomas O. McCracken. Alpine Publications Inc. P.O. Box 7027 Loveland, Colorado 80537 (970) 667-2017 or 800-777-7257 7. AMERICAN YOUTH HORSE COUNCIL YOUTH LEADERS MANUAL. By the American Youth Horse Council The Equine Collection – Dept. AYHC P.O. Box 1539 Fort Lee, NJ 07024-1539 Phone – 800-952-5813 FAX – 201-840-7242

8. All 4-H Horse Project Publications listed in the 2014 EM 2778 – 4-H Projects and Publications https://pubs.wsu.edu/ListItems.aspx?CategoryID=282

NOTE – Sources of questions are revised each year to correspond to the previous year’s National Contest sources. In an instance where there is a conflict of information between sources, the most recent source (publication date) will prevail. For example, if there is a conflict between The Horse and Equine Science, Equine Science would be considered correct as it is a newer publication. WASHINGTON STATE 4-H HORSE BOWL CONTEST MAY 7, 2016 9 AM, REGISTRATION FORM Due by April 15, 2016 Note: Any requests for special accommodations must be included on this entry form County: ______County 4-H Extension Agent or Staff Signature: ______Senior Team : (please note: Team Member Numbers must be consistent throughout contest)

#1 Team Captain______#2 ______#3______#4______#5 Alternate______Coach______Address______Street City Zip Phone Number______Email ______

Intermediate Team : (please note: Team Member Numbers must be consistent throughout contest)

#1 Team Captain______#2 ______#3______#4______#5 Alternate______Coach______Address______Street City Zip Phone Number______Email ______Registration Fee per Team is: $ 60 Enclosed is registration fee for each team, totaling $_____

*It is recommended that there be a coach for each team. Matches will not be held to wait for a coach working with both teams. Payment must accompany Registration. Make checks payable to Washington State 4-H Advisory Board and mail with this form by April 15 to: 4-H Horse Bowl, Pat Pehling, 7310 83 AVE SE, Snohomish WA 98290 Directions to Central Washington University, Ellensburg FROM SEATTLE: Take I-90 East to Ellensburg, exit #106. Follow the arterial to CWU, which will be on your left (parking lots are starred below). Horse Bowl Registration will be in the Student Union and Recreation Center (see circled building on the map) . To get to parking lot J8 take a left on “D” Street. To get to all other parking lots take a left on Chestnut Street.

FROM SPOKANE: Take I-90 West to Ellensburg, exit #109. Make a right off the exit ramp and follow Canyon Road/Main Street to University Way. Turn right on University Way and drive four blocks. CWU is on the left (parking lots are starred below). Horse Bowl Registration will be in the Student Union and Recreation Center (see circled building on the map) To get to parking lot J8 take a left on “D” Street. To get to all other parking lots take a left on Chestnut Street.

FROM YAKIMA/TRI-CITIES: Take I-82 North to I-90 West. Take the first exit #109. Make a right off the exit ramp and follow Canyon Road/Main Street to University Way. Turn right on University Way and drive four blocks. CWU is on the left (parking lots are starred below). Horse Bowl Registration will be in the Student Union and Recreation Center (see circled building on the map) To get to parking lot J8 take a left on “D” Street. To get to all other parking lots take a left on Chestnut Street.

FROM WENATCHEE: Take U.S. 97 South over Blewett pass and follow signs to Ellensburg. Continue straight along Highway 10, make a right on Reecer Creek Rd, then a left at the next stop sign which will put you on University Way. Follow arterial to CWU, which will be on the left (parking lots are starred below). Horse Bowl Registration will be in the Student Union and Recreation Center (see circled building on the map). To get to parking lot J8 take a left on “D” Street. To get to all other parking lots take a left on Chestnut Street