2015 WASHINGTON STATE 4-H HORSE BOWL
MAY 2, 9:00 AM
TO:
County 4-H Horse Bowl Coaches
County 4-H Educators/Program Assistants
FROM:
Pat Pehling
State 4-H Horse Bowl Volunteer Coordinator
Pat BoyEs
Director, Washington State 4-H
Jennifer Leach
Interim State Horse Specialist
SUBJECT: Registration Packet for State 4-H Horse Bowl Contest
DATE:
February 15, 2015
Registration forms and contest information for the 2015 State 4-H Horse Bowl Contest on
Saturday, May 2, are enclosed. The contest will be held at:
Student Union Building, Central Washington University, Ellensburg
The Central Washington University Equestrian Team will be assisting with the facilities and
many official positions! Their support is greatly appreciated!
Check-in is at 9-9:30 am; orientation is at 9:30 am, and matches start at 10:00 am.
 The registration fee is $60 per team.
 Registration forms and fees are due April 15.
 Checks for team registration for the Horse Bowl Contest are to be made payable to the
Washington State 4-H Council and sent to:
Pat Pehling, 7310 83 AVE SE, Snohomish WA 98290
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State 4-H Horse Bowl Memo - 2015
Teams are responsible for their own refreshments and lunches,
There are several grocery stores close by the contest location and several fast food restaurants
within close driving distance.
It is recommended that all participants be familiar with the Washington State 4-H Horse Bowl
Rules, which are available online from WSU Extension Publications & Printing, at
https://pubs.wsu.edu/ItemDetail.aspx?ProductID=14165
All question sources will be available in each contest room. Included is a list of current
references, which are the only sources of questions.
Volunteers are needed to assist with scorekeeping and timing. If you know of someone who
would be willing to help, please contact Pat Pehling at Pehling@frontier.com.
Awards will include
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First and second place teams will receive 4-H Horse Bowl patches, provided by Washington State 4-H.
Team Rosettes to teams placing up to 5th place*
Individual Top Ten Rosettes*
Participation Rosettes to all unplaced teams*
Individual Medals for the top 3 individuals in each Division (Intermediate and Senior) sponsored by
Snohomish County 4-H Horse Program.
*Rosettes supported through team entry fees
We hope you and your teams are looking forward to this year’s event in Ellensburg
If you have questions or need additional information please contact Pat at 360-568-4047 or
email pehling@frontier.com or Jennifer Leach at jleach@wsu.edu or Pat BoyEs at
boyesp@wsu.edu .
2015 REFERENCE SOURCES FOR
WASHINGTON STATE 4-H HORSE BOWL CONTEST
1. Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, New Horizons Education Center, Inc.
Alpine Publications, PO Box 7027, Loveland CO 80537
Phone – 1-800-777-7257
FAX – 970-667-9157
2. THE HORSE: (2nd edition), By Evans, Borton, Hintz, Van Vleck.
W. H. Freeman and Company -660 Market St., San Francisco, California, 94104.
A Special price may be available if ordered from publisher. Phone: 415/391-5870
3. HORSE INDUSTRY HANDBOOK - By the American Youth Horse Council
The Equine Collection – Dept. AYHC
P.O. Box 1539 Fort Lee, NJ 07024-1539
hone – 800-952-5813
FAX – 201-840-7242
4. FEEDING AND CARE OF THE HORSE (2nd edition), by Lon D. Lewis
Williams and Wilkins, P.O. Box 1496, Baltimore, MD 21298-9724
Phone Number-(800)-638-0672
5. EQUINE SCIENCE: BASIC KNOWLEDGE FOR HORSE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES
Jean T. Griffiths www.HorseBooksEtc.com or 1-800-952-5813
or ISBN # 978-1-929164-42-4 to order from your local bookstore
6. THE COLORING ATLAS OF HORSE ANATOMY
By Robert A. Kainer & Thomas O. McCracken.
Alpine Publications Inc. P.O. Box 7027
Loveland, Colorado 80537
(970) 667-2017 or 800-777-7257
7. AMERICAN YOUTH HORSE COUNCIL YOUTH LEADERS MANUAL. By the American Youth
Horse Council
The Equine Collection – Dept. AYHC
P.O. Box 1539 Fort Lee, NJ 07024-1539
Phone – 800-952-5813
FAX – 201-840-7242
8. All 4-H Horse Project Publications listed in the 2014 EM 2778 – 4-H Projects and Publications
https://pubs.wsu.edu/ListItems.aspx?CategoryID=282
NOTE – Sources of questions are revised each year to correspond to the previous year’s National Contest
sources. In an instance where there is a conflict of information between sources, the most recent source
(publication date) will prevail. For example, if there is a conflict between The Horse and Equine Science, Equine
Science would be considered correct as it is a newer publication.
WASHINGTON STATE 4-H HORSE BOWL CONTEST
MAY 2, 2015 9 AM,
REGISTRATION FORM
Due April 10, 2015
Note: Any requests for special accommodations must be included on this entry form
County: _________________________________________________________________________________
County 4-H Extension Agent or Staff Signature: ________________________________________________
Senior Team: (please note: Team Member Numbers must be consistent throughout contest)
#1 Team Captain___________________________________________________________________
#2 _______________________________________________________________________________
#3________________________________________________________________________________
#4________________________________________________________________________________
#5 Alternate________________________________________________________________________
Coach_____________________________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________________
Street
City
Zip
Phone Number_____________________________________________________________________
Email _____________________________________________________________________________
Intermediate Team: (please note: Team Member Numbers must be consistent throughout contest)
#1 Team Captain___________________________________________________________________
#2 _______________________________________________________________________________
#3________________________________________________________________________________
#4________________________________________________________________________________
#5 Alternate________________________________________________________________________
Coach_____________________________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________________
Street
City
Zip
Phone Number_____________________________________________________________________
Email _____________________________________________________________________________
Registration Fee per Team is:
Enclosed is registration fee for each team, totaling
$ 60
$_____
*It is recommended that there be a coach for each team. Matches will not be held to wait for a coach working with both teams.
Make checks payable to Washington State 4-H Advisory Board
and mail with this form by April 15 to:
4-H Horse Bowl, Pat Pehling, 7310 83 AVE SE, Snohomish WA 98290
Directions to Central Washington University, Ellensburg
FROM SEATTLE:
Take I-90 East to Ellensburg, exit #106. Follow the arterial to CWU, which will be on your left (parking lots are starred
below). Horse Bowl Registration will be in the Student Union and Recreation Center (see circled building on the map) .
To get to parking lot J8 take a left on “D” Street. To get to all other parking lots take a left on Chestnut Street.
FROM SPOKANE:
Take I-90 West to Ellensburg, exit #109. Make a right off the exit ramp and follow Canyon Road/Main Street to
University Way. Turn right on University Way and drive four blocks. CWU is on the left (parking lots are starred
below). Horse Bowl Registration will be in the Student Union and Recreation Center (see circled building on the map)
To get to parking lot J8 take a left on “D” Street. To get to all other parking lots take a left on Chestnut Street.
FROM YAKIMA/TRI-CITIES:
Take I-82 North to I-90 West. Take the first exit #109. Make a right off the exit ramp and follow Canyon Road/Main
Street to University Way. Turn right on University Way and drive four blocks. CWU is on the left (parking lots are
starred below). Horse Bowl Registration will be in the Student Union and Recreation Center (see circled building on
the map) To get to parking lot J8 take a left on “D” Street. To get to all other parking lots take a left on Chestnut Street.
FROM WENATCHEE:
Take U.S. 97 South over Blewett pass and follow signs to Ellensburg. Continue straight along Highway 10, make a right
on Reecer Creek Rd, then a left at the next stop sign which will put you on University Way. Follow arterial to CWU,
which will be on the left (parking lots are starred below). Horse Bowl Registration will be in the Student Union and
Recreation Center (see circled building on the map). To get to parking lot J8 take a left on “D” Street. To get to all other
parking lots take a left on Chestnut Street