(Audio) 4-H Hippology - Conversation with Ruby and Hazie Uerling and Caitlyn Jacobson

Canon Rath talked with Ruby and Hazie Uerling and 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator Caitlyn Jacobsen about hippology.  

  

NORTH PLATTE, NEB - 4-H is America's largest youth development program across the United States that helps learn skills that will last a lifetime. The age requirement for 4-H is the ages of 8-18. The Lincoln County fair is coming up at the end of July and has many different 4-H events for members. For Ruby and Hazie Uerling, they are involved with hippology.  

Hippology focuses on horses and there are many factors that are with hippology. "Hippology is part of the equine horse project and it's really the education portion of it, "said 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator Caitlyn Jacobson. "4-H'rs they take a written exam, do some horse judging, they identify some different equipment that's used with horses, and they identify different feeds and go through different scenarios." 

Knowing horses can help get folks involved with hippology to learn more about the animals. "I just like horses in general cause there like big teddy bears," said Ruby Uerling. "I like to learn about them so I can I know what to do with my horse and take care of him." 

For folks who want to compete in the horse show, they have to take hippology so it can count for the horse show. "Mostly at the beginning, I did hippology because you have to do it for it to count towards all around at the horse show and that's like whoever does the best overall can get a prize," said Hazie Uerling. "I started to do it because lately we have been going to state and I've won twice with my partners." 

The 4-H Horse Show is scheduled for August 5th and 6th at the 1st Interstate Bank Arena in North Platte. If you would like more information about 4-H or how to get your child involved, you can click here or call 308-532-2683.