The 4-H Equine Skillathon will include a written test, identification stations, showmanship contest and a
conformation judging class Entry deadline August 10, 2000 Entry forms are available on the web at
http./Avww.das.psu.edu/X4-h cfm and from local Penn State Cooperative Extension offices
Activities in the Equine Exhibits Building
Ask the Expert Booth
Come and meet Penn State's new faculty member Dr. Nancy Diehl, Assistant Piofcssor of Equine Science
Dr. Diehl will be present each day from 1:00-3:30 p.m. to answer questions related to equine health and
diseases such as Equine Infectious Anemia and West Nile Virus. Other PSU faculty and staff may be present at
other times. Check for updated schedules on the website and at the equine educational exhibits building
Displays and Educational Exhibits
This year’s displays will feature equine diseases and Penn State’s undergraduate education and extension
programs. Exhibits will also include breed and youth organizations, therapeutic riding, horseshoeing, equine
fencing and other aspects of the commercial horse industry.
Other Related Activities at Ag Progress Days
1905 Stationary Horse Powered Hay Press
At 10 00 a.m. and 2'oo p m. each day there will be a demonstration of a 1905 slationaiy hoise poweied hay
press located next to the Pasto museum below the special exhibits building.
Insect Borne Diseases Workshop
At noon and 3 00 p m each day there will be a talk on insect borne diseases in the thcatic aiea of the college
theme building Hath I bout session will discuss West Nile Enccphalilis, Lyme Disease, and Equine (nice(unis
Anemia
Parking and admission are free
For more information:
Call Brian Egan at (814) 863-3957 or Pat Comcrford at (814) 863-3657 for information about the equine
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(Centre Co.) Whether serving
as a source of industrial power, a
means of transportation or do
mestic pets, horses have a cen
tral position in Pennsylvania
culture and lore. These powerful
and graceful animals also
occupy a prominent role at Penn
State’s Ag Progress Days.
“We’re trying to inform the
public of new information in the
equine industry and highlight
Penn State’s teaching and exten
sion programs,’’ says Pat
Comerford, extension horse pro
gram coordinator and organizer
of Ag Progress Days’ Equine
Educational Program. “Because
horses are involved in so many
varied functions of our society,
visitors will be treated to a pot
pourri of activities. There’s
something here for everyone,
from the most casual passerby to
the professional equestrian.’’
This year’s program features
the return of a popular activity
from past events. Experienced
horse handlers Brian Egan,
horse program assistant for
Penn State Cooperative Exten
sion, and Ward Studebaker,
manager of the university’s
horse herd, will conduct horse
handling demonstrations with
Penn State horses at 1:30 p.m.
on Tuesday, Aug. 15 and at 1:10
p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16.
“We’re reinstating these clin
ics after several years, because*
they were so informative,”
Comerford says. “Our experts
demonstrate basic horse han
dling techniques and skills, and
explain how and why these skills
are used.”
The intricate riding tech
niques of dressage will be pre
sented at 3 p.m. on Tuesday,
Aug. 15. “These are very high
level maneuvers that require
great coordination and training
of horse and rider almost like
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a highly trained horse to do
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A highlight of Wednesday’s
events will be high-speed perfor
mances of barrel racing and po
le-bending, beginning at 6 p.m.
Instructors will explain how
horses are trained for the high
speed racing events, then offer a
demonstration. Earlier in the
day, a trainer will demonstrate
sheep dog herding techniques.
On Thursday, Aug. 17, the Ag
Progress Days/Pennsylvania
Quarter Horse Association
Youth Equine Skillathon will
start at 11 a.m. The skillathon is
a multi-phase competition that
allows young equestrians to
demonstrate their skills with-a
horsemanship competition, a
written test and a series of iden
tification stations.
“This year, we’ve added a di
vision for 4-H members without
horses to compete, so they’ll
show their overall knowledge in
stead of showing an individual
horse,” Comerford says. “We’re
also having a clinic on ‘Prepar
ing the Showmanship Horse,’
which explains how you can
train a horse to do showmanship
maneuvers.”
Penn State veterinarian
Nancy Diehl will answer horse
care and health questions at the
“Ask the Expert” booth each
day from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the
Equine Exhibits Building. She
also will take part in “Insect-
Borne Diseases” workshops at
noon and 3 p.m. each day in the
College of Agricultural Sciences
Exhibits Building Theatre on
Main Street.
Breed clinics throughout the
event will present the history,
uses and unique aspects of quar
ter horses, Freisians, Haflingers,
Paso Finos, Hanoverians and
trottingbreds.
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