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Stephanie,

We (SERA) would be happly to help the 4-H'ers. We just need someone to come
forward with an idea and a concept as to how we do it. We do work with the
Boy Scouts and have a ride that is a fund raiser (Boy Scout Pow Wow)  for
a local troop.  It just takes someone to push the idea. You up for it?

Truman

Stephanie E Caldwell wrote:

Lisa,

 

I'm only 20 and just aged out of 4-H here in North Carolina. I wasn't very active in the animal science part, but instead focused on Arts and Community service. If you want to make the 4-H'ers remember you sponser a class at the district show or a presentation prize. I received tons of awards, district, state, and national level and I can tell you all of my donors. I buy products from certain companies because they sponsored a 4-H event, it's not expensive but it makes a *huge* difference to us kids that receive them. My biggest accomplishment was getting into Honor Club, it's elite and it means alot of work in many project areas and in the community. My donor for my ribbon and metal was a family from North Carolina, the son "tapped" me in. That $15 donation for my ribbon means more to me now than the corporation that funded my way to national events.

 

Why doesn't the AERC, SERA, etc... donate to 4-H and other youth organizations? The "show" horse people do.

 

Steph

----- Original Message -----

From: oddfarm

To: ridecamp

Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:18 AM

Subject: [RC] The next generation

I got a call from a high school grad looking for someone to trailer her horse up to Gainesville where she will be going to college. Actually, her teacher Peggy Biram who works at our local high school vo-ag dept called me first. She said this girl rescued this horse and couldn't get anyone to trailer her horse for her.

 

I picked her and the horse up this morning at 7a.m. The horse was a walking, but very shiny and clean, skeleton. The young lady has had her for 3 weeks and has already nursed the 2 year old filly through a colic and is trying to get some ulcers under control. She told me she spent all her savings and graduation money on this horse. The next director for the Human Society?

 

She drives a blue sparkly '66 Chevy pick-up that says "Country Girl". Her belongings that were packed in the truck were a suitcase, horse feed, dog food, cat food, bowls, cages, a very large Shepard mix, a tiny Chihuahua and two cats. I asked her if she had a house and she said no, she was in an apartment. I said "And your taking all your animals?" She looked at me so confused and said "Well, yeah"  Duh, silly me. She is going to college for pre-vet and hopes to become an equine vet. She said she wanted to pay me for the ride and I advised her to study hard, take care of her animals, become a great vet and then call me. We'll talk then! The next President to AAEP? Head vet at a ride?

 

Peggy Biram works very hard at getting some of these young equestrians involved in endurance riding. Thank you Peggy!! She has to fight the system to get permission for these kids to go to the rides. She packs, drives, feeds and sponsors the riders. ( I don't understand why it is sooo easy to get the football team to away games but a teacher has to jump loops to take the kids camping?) This girl I met today did her first ride at Green Swamp with Peggy and is hooked. She loved the trails and camping.  The next Commissioner of Education? Agriculture? Forestry division?

 

If you have a chance to influence the younger crowd, take advantage of it. They are the future for us in more ways than we an imagine. Remember the polls? The future foresters, environmentalists, county commissioners and others who influence our trails, research and economics are the ones we need to talk to now. This young lady has already learned how important it is to get involved in something because it is the right thing to do. She obviously has already been influenced by some wonderful people.

Thanks to people like Peggy, Maryben,(Queen Jr. sponsor) and others who take the time to talk to our young people, there is hope for our world yet.

 

 Ahhh, to be 18 again and know what I know now. Well, I don't know THAT much more than I did at 18. I do know true love. I do know that kids are a blessing and that families are importent. And I know that a   friendship can last a lifetime, as long as you don't kill them trying to keep them involved in your horse world.

 

Lisa Salas, The Odd fArm

What whould you attempt to do, if you knew you could not fail?