Project Ideas Looking for project ideas that don’t involve showing a horse? We have ideas to help you get started! Make up a Horse Board Game What if you bought your own horse, what you would need to care for it (tack, feed, building, vet work etc.) Cut pictures out of magazines and keep track of your expenses. Design your own barn Items marked with ( * ) are good for juniors but they can also be used for anyone. These ideas may be put into a poster, kits, flashcards or whatever you come up with! You can use pictures, visual aids and much more. Good Luck! Great places to get information is your local library and the internet. Don’t forget to keep track of the books and websites you use for information, you will need to give them credit for the information.

The following information was found at http://4h.missouri.edu/events/horse/

• 3 Day Eventing • Dressage Arena Letters • Action Defects * • Dressage Manuevers • Age Determination by Teeth • Class – Descriptions, Attire, Breeds • Aids Used in Riding * • Driving Terms • Ailments & Faults * • Endocrine System • Animal Rights • Equipment * • Attire * • Evolution Stages & Epochs • Attire to Style of Riding * • External Parasite Identification * • Barn Roof Styles • Farrier Tools • Barn Supplies * • Farrier Tools & Uses • Accessories • Faults Corrected by Shoes or Trimming • Blemishes Identification * • Feeding Schedules * • Body Joints • Female Reproductive Tract * • Bone Identification • Fencing--Types & Materials • Bones of Front Leg • First Aid, Bandages • Bones of Head • Flat Racing Terms • Bones of Hind Leg • Foaling & Care • Breed Identification * • Fox Hunting Terms, Descriptions • Breed Origins • Freeze Brand Identification • Breeding Terms • Gait – Beats, Hoof Sequence * • Breeds of Ponies, Origins • Gait Identification * • Breeds to Head Shots (photos) • Gaming Classes, Patterns, Dimensions, Scoring • & Bit Parts * • Genetics • Buying Hay • Genotype to Color • Capacities of Various Organs • Grains Identification * • Circulatory System • Grooming Supplies * • Color Dilutions • Harness – Parts, Types • Color Patterns * • Harness Racing Terms • Colors * • Hays Identification * • Competitive/Endurance Trail Riding • Head Markings * • Conformation Defects * • Headstalls • Coolers, Blankets & Pads * • Heart – Parts, Layers • Corrective Shoes & Problem Correcting • Hoof & Leg Protection * • Cowboy Events * • Hormone & Effects • Descriptive Identification Terms * • Hormone to Gland • Digestive System * • Hormone—Organs Affected • Disease to Part Affected • Horse Collars • Diseases—Causes, Symptoms, Other Names • Horse Terms * • Draft Breed, Id & Origin • Identification of Actual Bones of Horse • Immunizations & Dewormers • Reining Terms, Manuevers, Scoring • Initials & Abbreviations to Descriptions • Repair & Maintenance Items * • Interior Barn Dimensions of Stalls, Aisles, • Restraints Windows, Doors • Riding Lesson Requirements, Terms • Internal Parasite Identification * • Rodeo Equipment • Joints of Body * • Rodeo Events, Times, Disqualifications • Joints of Front Leg • Roping Terms & Equipment • Joints of Hind Leg • Safety * • Judging * • Scientific Names of Diseases • Jumps • Scientific Names of Joints • Knot Identification, Uses • Sizes – Seat, Bits, Horse Collar • Leg Markings * • Skeleton • Male Reproductive Tract * • Structural Faults * • Markings * • Styles of Boots (Horse & Rider) * • Maternal & Fetal Membranes & Fluids • Styles of Riding * • Mouthpieces of Bits • Tack & Equipment to Event * • Nutrient to Specific Nutrient Type (Vitamin, • Tack Identification * Amino Acid) • Tack Room Stuff * • Nutrition * • Teeth Types * • , Parts, Types • Tendons & Inner Structures Of Lower Leg * • Parasite Life Cycles • Terms for Different Events • Parasite Scientific Names • Trailer -- Types, Hitches, Parts • Parasite Treatments • Training Equipment & Uses • Parts of Bit * • Types of Bedding • Parts of Bridle * • Types of Behavior • Parts of Buggies/ • Types of Bits * • Parts of * • Types of * • Parts of Eye • Types of Carriages • Parts of Front Leg * • Types of Doors, Gates • Parts of * • Types of Feed Supplements • Parts of Hind Leg * • Types of Hitches • Parts of Hoof * • Types of Horse Shoes • Parts of Horse * • Types of Legumes or Grasses * • Parts of Large Intestine & Cecum * • Types of • Parts of Nervous System • Types of Shoes • Parts of Shoe, Nail & Nail Head Styles * • Unsoundnesses & Blemishes to Locations * • Parts of Side Saddle • Unsoundnesses Identification * • Parts of Urinary System • Unusual Markings Identification • Parts of Western Saddles * • Uses & Events * • Patterns Used In Reining, Gaming, Shows * • Uses of Equipment * • Permanent & Temporary Teeth Parts * • Vaulting • Points Associated With Different Events • Vertebral Column • Poisonous Plants • Veterinarian Procedures • Protective Equipment, Uses, ID * • Vices & Causes • Ration Balancing • Vision—Types, Field Of Vision, Blind Spot • Registries & Associations • Weight & Measurements