{"id":1487,"date":"2015-12-02T09:57:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T16:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wyoming4h.org\/laramiecounty4h\/?page_id=1487"},"modified":"2025-06-03T08:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:01:19","slug":"youth-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wyoming4h.org\/laramiecounty4h\/youth-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1487\" class=\"elementor elementor-1487\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dc9342 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dc9342\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 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elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">4-H has<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">than projects<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f60749a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f60749a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56d3a94\" data-id=\"56d3a94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b00665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b00665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore other youth opportunities through 4-H:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5497769 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5497769\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d1e16a\" data-id=\"0d1e16a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7984b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7984b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Below are a list of conferences, competitions and events that are available throughout the year for youth in the 4-H Program. Click the toggle button to learn more about each of the following events. If you have any questions call the Laramie County 4-H Office at (<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>307) 633-4383,\u00a0<\/em><\/span> we are happy to help!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afa0286 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afa0286\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb9c043\" data-id=\"eb9c043\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f873350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"f873350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2601\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2601\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Laramie County 4-H Lettering<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2601\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2601\"><p>As youth leaders in our community, youth achieve a broad understanding of the meaning and the qualities it takes to become a good leader. Youth learn to identify problems and develop action plans to solve them; acquire teamwork and group building skills. Youth also participate in project work that creates real-life experiences that help members take responsibility for their own actions. Members develop good work habits, learn to work with others, share ideas, and help each other. Youth must be an active member in their 4-H Club and participate in community service opportunities.\u00a0 Laramie County 4-H is rewarding these youth for their hard work and dedication to the 4-H program.\u00a0<\/p><p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">Youth must fill out the application for lettering in Laramie County 4-H. Please fill out the Application Below:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyoming4h.org\/laramiecounty4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Application-to-Letter.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span style=\"color: #7fab93; text-decoration: underline;\">Click Here!<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>\u00a0DEADLINE October 15th of the current 4-H year<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2602\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2602\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Junior Leaders <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2602\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2602\"><p>Junior Leaders will provide year-round opportunities for members to engage in events and activities focused on leadership and service at the county level. Junior Leaders will help plan county events and take a leadership role in making these events go well<span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">. <strong><em>All 4-H kids 13 &amp; older are welcome to attend. The club is all about fun, community involvement, and leadership.<\/em><\/strong><em><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">Interested or have questions,<em> please contact:<\/em><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">Deb Dolph <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">307-630-7123<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2603\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2603\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Travel Opportunities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2603\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2603\"><p>There are many travel opportunities for 4-H youth. <span style=\"color: #7fab96;\"><em><strong>Stay Tuned for 2026 travel opportunities.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2604\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2604\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Showcase Showdown<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2604\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2604\"><div><p>\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6076a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6076a1\" data-element_type=\"container\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287e12b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"287e12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>Showcase Showdown is a fun-filled 3-day event at the University of Wyoming where youth dive into contests, workshops, tours, and activities- plus dances, games, ice cream socials, and an awards ceremony! This years showcase showdown will be <span style=\"color: #7fab93;\"><em><strong>June 17 &#8211; 19th, 2025 <\/strong>in <strong>Laramie WY.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><em><strong>Registration for the 2025 Showcase Showdown has Closed<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">Click Here to Learn More!<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2605\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2605\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">State Shoot<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2605\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2605\"><p>The Wyoming 4-H State Shoot is host to over 600 youth who showcase their shooting skills in seven different disciplines.\u00a0 The event will take place <span style=\"color: #7fab93;\"><em><strong>July 10th-13th, 2025\u00a0 in Douglas WY<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\"><em><strong>Individual Registration due &#8211; June 16th 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\"><em><strong>Shotgun Squad\u00a0 Sheets due &#8211; June 24th 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\"><em><strong>Team Registration due &#8211; June 24th 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\"><em><strong>County Delegation Payments due &#8211; Before State Shoot<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #7fab93;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7fab93; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/4-h\/opportunities\/state-contests\/state-shoot\/index.html\">Click Here for Information<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2606\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2606\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Advanced Shooting<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2606\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2606\"><p>Advanced Air Shooting is for 4-H shooting sports members who have shot for 3 years or older members who have shot well and moved quickly into challenger or precision rifles, there are exceptions at times.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2607\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2607\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Wyoming 4-H State Leadership Team<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2607\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2607\"><p><span class=\"span-style\">The State 4-H Leadership team provides<span style=\"color: #7fab94;\"> <em>opportunities for youth to represent 4-H through leadership and service at a state level. <\/em><\/span><\/span><span class=\"span-style\">State 4-H Leadership team is a select team of senior aged youth that have demonstrated leadership in their county 4-H programs, and who are interested in developing and refining skills to teach other 4-H youth about leadership, promotion, and service. Team members will also work on events\/projects pertaining to their project area of choice.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #7fab94;\">Individual Application DUE : <em><strong>2025 Date TBD<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #7fab94;\">Extension Educator Application Due:<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #7fab94;\">2025 Date TBD<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #7fab94; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #7fab94; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/4-h\/opportunities\/state-opportunities\/state-leadership-team.html\">Click Here For More Information<\/a> <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #7fab94; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #7fab94; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/uwyo.sjc1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_1CgLBkk7sh8gajA\">Click here for Application<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2608\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2608\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Wyoming 4-H State Horse Camp<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2608\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2608\"><p><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\"><em><strong>2025 Dates TBD<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><p>4-H Horse Camp is open to all Wyoming 4-H Club Members, Parents, 4-H Leaders, and Wyoming Extension Personnel. The educational programs presented at Horse Camp are designed to provide practical, hands-on training.\u00a0 The major emphasis of the camp is to improve safe riding and handling skills.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Special Notes:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>In an effort to promote a safer, more educational environment for our youth, riding will be limited to youth and instructors only.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyoming4h.org\/laramiecounty4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Livestock-Travel-Brochure-2015.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #808080;\">Livestock Travel Brochure (Taking Horses Across County Lines)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\"><strong>Camp Objectives:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">All of the activities and presentations are designed to help accomplish the following:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">For the participants to enjoy themselves and have fun<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">For the participants to learn and understand horse safety<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">For the participants to enhance their horsemanship abilities<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">To improve basic horse knowledge through skill-a-thons<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">To improve the skills of 4-H Members in areas such as saddling, bridling, basic seat, balance, control turn on haunches, forehand, collection, and lateral flexion.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2609\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2609\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">National 4-H Congress<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2609\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2609\"><p><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\"><em><strong>\u00a02025 Dates TBD<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Each year during the Thanksgiving Break in Atlanta, the National 4-H Congress is hosted. If you are a 4-H member between 14 and 19 years old (and have not attended in the past), you can represent NYS 4-H Youth Development at the National 4-H Congress. This is a premiere, global-focused event filled with opportunities to make 4-H friends from around the country, explore Atlanta, give back through community service, attend powerful workshops, tours, and to head home to have deep impacts on your community, country, and world. The NYS 4-H office will assist with registration but does not have any financial assistance to offer for this national experience at this time. If interested, please communicate with your county educator to see if there is county-level funding for you to access.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26010\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26010\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Livestock Judging<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26010\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26010\"><p>The 4-H livestock judging program helps youth build skills around self-confidence, decision making, analytical thinking, communication and team work. <em><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">Youth learn to evaluate beef, sheep, swine and goats based on a set of visual appraisal points, which they learn through the teaching of volunteer leaders.<\/span><\/em> Livestock judging includes a competition factor that provides the ultimate hands on approach to applying what the youth has learned in the classroom to a judging competition. They apply all of the life skills they have learned in one setting, making a decision and defending it through oral reasoning or question recall. The participants\u2019 goals are to align their decisions of evaluating four animals as close to the officials\u2019 placing as possible.\u00a0<em><strong><span style=\"color: #7fab93; font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">This contest is done individually.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26011\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26011\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Livestock Skill-a-Thon<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26011\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26011\"><p>The Livestock Skill-a-thon <em><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">provides youth an opportunity to blend the knowledge they learn in the classroom with the hands-on skills they are learning from the care and exhibition of their animals, into one activity<\/span><\/em>. Youth gain a comprehensive knowledge about animal science topics such as breeds of livestock, external parts, wholesale cuts, equipment identification, feed identification, quality assurance and evaluation. For senior members it includes additional stations on meat science, wool evaluations and reproduction. This fun competition is completed as a team of youth that work together relaying their information they have learned, along with completing an application scenario in a group think process. <em><strong><span style=\"color: #7fab93; font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">Teams consist of 3-5 members of the same age group.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26012\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26012\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Horse Judging\/Hippology<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26012\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26012\"><p><em><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\"><strong>Horse Judging<\/strong> <\/span><\/em>allows youth to learn to evaluate a horse\u2019s form as it relates to function, and compare it to the ideal as well as to other horses, placing classes and doing presentations of reasons. In <em><strong><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">Hippology<\/span><\/strong><\/em> 4-Her\u2019s will acquire knowledge and understanding of equine science and husbandry. Attached are links to the handbook for each age division.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span style=\"color: #7fab93; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7fab93; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyoming4h.org\/laramiecounty4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AQHA-Judging-Manual.pdf\">Click Here for: AQHA Judging Manual<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span style=\"color: #7fab93; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7fab93; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyoming4h.org\/laramiecounty4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Jr-Handbook.pdf\">Click Here for: Jr Handbook<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyoming4h.org\/laramiecounty4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SrInt-Handbook.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span style=\"color: #7fab93; text-decoration: underline;\">Click Here for: Sr. Int. Handbook<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26013\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26013\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Produce Judging<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26013\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26013\"><p>Produce Judging <span style=\"color: #7fab93;\"><em><strong>t<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>eaches participants as consumers how to select good produce, and as produce buyers\/horticulture commodity producers, what sells best to consumers. <\/strong><\/em><\/span>Produce will be either fruits or vegetables that are commonly grown or consumed in Wyoming.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26014\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26014\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Meats and Wool Judging<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26014\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26014\"><p><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\"><em><strong>2026 Dates TBD<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><p>The wool judging contest consists of members<span style=\"color: #7fab93;\"><em> placing classes of wool fleeces; grading 20-30 wool fleeces and and completing either reasons or questions based on their age division<\/em>. <\/span><em><strong><span style=\"color: #7fab93;\">This contest is done individually.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b63cd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b63cd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-daf18a4\" data-id=\"daf18a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3c053d elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"f3c053d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyoming4h.org\/laramiecounty4h\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-home\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click Here to return to the main page 4-H has MORE than projects Explore other youth opportunities through 4-H: Below are a list of conferences, competitions and events that are available throughout the year for youth in the 4-H Program. 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