(Madison County, NY – April 2013
) On March 16 Madison County 4-Her’s competed in the 4-H District Dairy Bowl Event with 4-H participants also from Oneida, Herkimer, Lewis, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence counties.
This event is designed to encourage 4-H youth to expand their dairy knowledge through the study and preparation for the contest. The Dairy Bowl program helps develop critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, and communication skills.
The results of the Madison County participants and teams are as follows:
Team Placings: Dairy Bowl – Novice: St. Lawrence /Madison 4th place; Juniors: Madison third place; Seniors: Madison sixth place; Seniors: St. Lawrence /Madison first place.
Individual Placings – Novice Dairy Bowl: Cameron Brown 10th place; Junior Dairy Bowl: Dylan Anderson fourth place, Kayla McCaulley eighth place; Senior Dairy Bowl: Tylor McCaulley sixth place, Hannah Downs ninth place.
2013 4-H District Dairy Bowl was a great success! Thank you to all the 4-H leaders, parents, coaches and volunteers that help to make this program such huge success each year.
On March 9 Madison County 4-H’ers competed in Region 3B Horse Bonanza including 4-H participants from Oneida, Herkimer and Onondaga counties. This event consists of two possible contests, Horse Bowl and Hippology.
4-H Horse Bowl is an educational contest, in which 4-H’ers learn many aspects of the horse and how to work as a team member. This accumulated knowledge is tested in the form of a contest, similar to a “College Quiz Bowl” competition. Participants enhance their study skills by using selected reference materials on a variety of topics in the equine field.
4-H Hippology is a unique and challenging contest in the 4-H Horse Program that allows 4-H’ers to demonstrate the skills and knowledge they have acquired in their 4-H Horse Program projects as well as their competency in practical horse management. The Regional event uses five different phases in which the 4-Hers express their equine learning through written test, team problem, judging, tack & equipment ID and hands-on stations.
The results of the Madison County participants and teams are as follows:
Team Placings: Horse Bowl – Novice: Onondaga/Madison first place; Novice: Oneida B/Madison third place; Junior: Madison A third place; Junior: Madison B fourth place; Senior: Madison fourth place.
Individual Placings: Novice Horse Bowl – Julianna Rudd fourth place, Gianna Quoce 10th place. Junior Horse Bowl – Haley Demenezes second place, Alyssa Russell fifth place, Megan Cranwell, eighth place, Hanna Keppler 10th place. Senior Horse Bowl – Sasha Demenezes sixth place.
Team Placings: Hippology – Novice: Oneida B/Madison third place; Junior: Madison A second place; Junior: Madison B fourth place; Senior: Madison fourth place.
Individual Placings: Novice Hippology: Julianna Rudd third place, Gianna Quonce 10th place; Junior Hippology: Megan Cranwell third place, Haley Demenezes fifth place; Senior Hippology: Sasha Demenezes fourth place.
Thank you to all the leaders, parents, coaches and volunteers that help to make this annual program such a huge success. Congratulations and Good Luck to those going on to the 4-H State Horse Bowl Contest!
NYS 4-H Horse Bowl is Saturday, April 20 at Cornell University and NYS 4-H Hippology takes place this summer at the NY State Fair.