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• National FFA Equine CDE Guidelines

• Web Resources
  • Colors
  • Breeds
  • University of Kentucky Equine Initiative
  • Horse Judging
  • Kansas State University Horse Judging Manual
  • University of Missouri Extension - Horse & Mule Publications
  • Equine Indentification - Color & Markings
  • Official Reference for terminology for tack & equipment
  • Oklahoma State University Equine Library
  • Feed Identification
  • Body Condition Scoring
• Details
  • Contest will consist of both individual and team activities. The individual activity will be judging halter and performance classes. There will be 3 halter classes and 3 performance classes that can include:
    • Western Pleasure
    • Arabian Western Pleasure
    • Reining
    • English Pleasure (Saddle Seat)
    • Hunter Under Saddle
    • Conformation classes could include Stock-Type, American Saddlebreds, Arabians, and Hunter-In-Hand. Oral reasons will be given on one halter class and one performance class, for a total of 2 sets of reasons.
    • The team activity will consist of an industry scenario team problem. Your team will have 10 minutes to read the problem statement, solve the problem, and write a response to be judged. This will not be an oral presentation this year. The industry scenario will come from one of the following:
      • Nutrition
      • Management
      • Reproduction
      • Marketing
    • And will consist of indentification of one or more of the following:
      • Breeds
      • Tack/Equipment
      • Feed
      • Horse Anatomy
• Schedule
• Directions :
  
  Kinsey Paints & Quarter Horses
  126 Docheno Road
  Belton, SC
• Near BHP High School.

• Hotel Information
  • There are no hotels nearby. The closest ones would be in Anderson.