Pa. 4-H Leaders Recognized At AYHC National Youth Horse Leaders Symposium ST. LOUIS, Mo. Ethel Miller, a Pennsylvania 4-H Horse leader from Montgom ery County received the re ceived the 2002 National Youth Horse Leader of the Year Award at the National Youth Horse Leaders Sympo sium, sponsored by the Ameri can Youth Horse Council (AYHC) conducted recently in St. Louis, Missouri. Miller, a volunteer leader from Green Lane, received the award based on her horse in dustry involvement, contribu tions to the youth horse indus try, innovative approaches to working with youth, and in MOUNTAINSIDE STABLE 120 Todd Rd., Honey Brook, PA 19344 610-273-2554 Leave Message Horse Boarding Facilities Available * 9 Stall Barn * Peaceful & Quiet Area * Mountain Trails Quality Feeders and Equipment For all your farm needs. Model 4832 Model 750 H Hay or Grain Heavy Duty Round bale Feeder Specifically Designed for Horses Brodhecker Farm 2 Branchville -Lawson Rd. Newton, N.J. 07860 973-383-3502 dustry promotion in her local community. This is the second consec utive year that Pennsylvania 4-H horse leaders have re ceived the AYHC National Youth Horse Leader Award. Patty Kelly of Westmoreland County received the inaugural award presented by AYHC for 2001. Miller has been the organi zational leader of the Tim ber Talk Trotters 4-H club in Montgomery County for six teen years. She is responsible for overseeing many club ac tivities as well as planning meetings. * Riding Arena- Coming in the Spring * Paint Percheron- Stud Service FARMCO Feeders Ethel Miller, left, National Youth Horse Leader of the Year, accepts a framed picture presented by Nancy Kadwill, Montgomery County Extension Agent. Lasts Longer: absorbs up to 2X straw or shavings Dust free: Granular particles. Reduce labor: Users report cutting clean up labor 50% Reduce Manure Volume; Less disposal hassle & cost Service; Steady year round supply and dependable delivery. Lower Cost: we think you will agree that the cost of bedding with paper pellets is less! Bags • Bulk • Delivery www.usagypsum.com Remholds, PA (Lancaster County) 717-335-0379 DELTA Harrows Liv^to^k Pasture Renovation and Water Systems Maintenance Spreads and waier Incorporates Manure, ?fZn£9' , s Thatches Dead Growth, |Sgp|r Aerates Soil, Increases % Moisture Penetration, ? Wt&m Great for Riding * Arena Maintenance * I DELTA Quality Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 15, 2003, Boarder & Trainer-El 1 She acts as a liaison be tween the club and the county 4-H office. When she became the organizational leader, there were only five members in the club. Now with her leadership and guidance, the club has grown to 40 youth. Throughout her sixteen years Miller has shown excep tional leadership by emphasiz ing learning over winning. The 4-H motto, “making the best better,” correlates to her idea that learning is best done by actual experience and not by lecturing alone. Within the club, she gives adult leaders responsibilities based on their individual strengths and weaknesses. She teaches her youth about lead ership because she believes that it is an important life skill they should master. With this in mind, Miller encourages the youth to manage the club and conduct club meetings with minimal involvement of adults. Not only has Miller taught her club members about horsemanship skills, but she also believes in using the horse as a tool to teach youth life skills that will be necessary for their adult years. Fully Automatic Waterers Eliminate the Frozen Headaches in the Winter and Provide Fresh Clean Water Year Round. Her most successful idea is one that involves using the horse to teach public speaking skills. She has the younger members take a classic child hood tale and turn it into a humorous script about horse knowledge. Her ideas have in fluenced other clubs and have resulted in more than a tri pling in size of the Regional Communications Competi tion. Besides her work in the Timber Talk Trotters Horse Club, Miller has also been in volved with the Montgomery County Hippology Team. She holds monthly meetings at the beginning of each year in an attempt to recruit new mem bers and educate the older ones. She has encouraged many people to become in volved in this event, which test 4-H members’ knowledge of horses and horsemanship. Miller has also been a part of many people’s accomplish ments. She was the coach and leader of two national 4-H winners in communication contests, and one winner of the PA 4-H Horse Program Outstanding Member Award. (Turn to Page El 2)
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