{"id":69600,"date":"2016-06-08T06:43:59","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T10:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=69600"},"modified":"2016-06-07T21:00:27","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T01:00:27","slug":"local-youth-get-a-glimpse-of-equine-and-dairy-careers-during-4-h-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=69600","title":{"rendered":"Local youth get a glimpse of equine and dairy careers during 4-H camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Amanda<\/a>Morrisville State College recently hosted its annual two-day 4-H Equine and Dairy Camp. As expected, the event attracted many of the local youth ranging from ages 13-19.<\/p>\n

The camp featured a slew of choices for equine and dairy participants. Dairy topics included calf, heifer and cow management along with reproduction. The equine topics included Western, English, Racing and Draft\/Driving. Morrisville faculty and other industry professionals facilitated the hands-on experience.<\/p>\n

Roisin Alexis, 14, from Hopewell Junction, wants to be an equine veterinarian and develop prosthetic legs for horses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis experience is great because if this is what you want to do when you go to college, this camp gives you a feel of how it\u2019s going to be,\u201d Alexis said.<\/p>\n

Alexis indicated that she learned the importance of being careful when dealing with horses, especially when in the round pen. \u201cThe round pen is a circle and if the horse is uncomfortable for any reason, its only option is to come right at you,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy conducting the 4-H events because it\u2019s a very good opportunity to get a lot of youth, who will eventually be applying for college, into our wonderful facility,\u201d said Serafina Gagliardi, MSC\u2019s instructional support assistant at the western barn. \u201cThis camp showcases our phenomenal horse herd and allows the kids to decide what aspect of the industry they want to go into.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sessions, which were fairly low stress and relatable, reviewed basic horsemanship and pattern work. Instructors wanted the participants to grasp the scoring system.<\/p>\n

\u201cLines need to be straight, circles need to be round, and transitions need to be executed at a certain point,\u201d\u00a0 Gagliardi said.<\/p>\n

Amanda Thrasher, 13, a Tamarac Middle School student from Rensselaer County, wants to major in equine economics. Thrasher, who received a horse of her own when she was 10, stated that the camp taught her the importance of safety. She now knows how to approach a green horse to jumping.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s incredible that Morrisville gives kids the opportunity to enjoy equine and meet other kids who enjoy it as well,\u201d Thrasher said. \u201cMorrisville will definitely be one of my options when it\u2019s time for me to attend college.\u201d<\/p>\n

Julie Corey, a breaking and training instructor at MSC, specified that one of her goals was to educate the participants on the fundamentals of showing patterns and horsemanship. She also hoped to help the participants gain more confidence at whatever level they are at.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnytime you have a university that interacts with the community, it enhances a bond,\u201d Corey said. \u201cI like to get the community involved and let them know what the college has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Morrisville State College recently hosted its annual two-day 4-H Equine and Dairy Camp. As expected, the event attracted many of the local youth ranging from ages 13-19. The camp featured a slew of choices for equine and dairy participants. Dairy topics included calf, heifer and cow management along with reproduction. The equine topics included Western, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23813,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/69601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}