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The
University of Florida is hosting the 29th annual National
Youth Horse Leaders Symposium in Gainesville on February
3-5, 2006. The Symposium is a production of the American
Youth Horse Council (AYHC), the umbrella organization for
the youth horse industry. AYHC's mission to provide encouragement,
communication and resources to serve and promote the youth
horse industry provides a foundation for planning the Symposium
each year. The 2006 event will boast more than two-dozen
internationally and nationally respected presenters assembled
to share their keys to successful youth horse programming.
From classroom to the tack-room, attendees will find resources,
referrals, and networking to improve their ability to help
kids connect through horses. A weekend program for teen
leaders is always a favorite bringing youth participating
in many different horse disciplines and breed activities
together to learn leadership skills and effective horsemanship
techniques.
AYHC
and hosts University of Florida expect a capacity crowd
for the event. Symposium Committee Chair Ed Johnson comments,
"We are excited to be able to host the Symposium in
Florida. The diversity of the national-level speakers will
benefit all who attend and strengthen our Florida youth
horse program! Additionally, the exchange of ideas from
the broad spectrum of horse-oriented youth leaders attending
the conference will give everyone great ideas to take back
and implement." The symposium routinely draws a broad
representation of youth horse leaders from breed associations,
equine sport organizations, Cooperative Extension, universities,
and the crucially important hands-on youth leaders from
such groups as 4-H, U.S. Pony Club, National High School
Rodeo, Future Farmers of America, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts,
and more.
The
NYHLS will again include a variety of presentations including
a roundtable session, classroom presentations on a variety
of topics and, of course, an afternoon of live horse demonstrations.
A pre-conference tour of Ocala/Marion County Horse Farms
will provide an excellent kickoff to the Symposium!
Selected
topic areas for the 2006 National Youth Horse Leaders Symposium
include:
-Methods to Discuss Horse Show Ethics and Survey Results
- Blueprint for a Youth Horse Judging Training Program.
- How "soft skills" Influence Your Horse Career
and Business Success
- Publicity for your Nonprofit Horse Club.
- Managing Horse Show Stress: Tips for Riders and Their
Families.
- Using Lunge Line lessons for Teaching all Levels of Riding
Skills.
- The Stone Model Horse Project: The Model Horse as a Teaching
Tool
- Three Contests in One Weekend: Conserving your Volunteer's
Precious Time!
- Horse Advisory Boards the Work Horse of Youth Horse Programs.
- Living with Children and Horses, Combining Horses and
Common Safety
in the Same Backyard.
Additionally,
a full session on Penn State University and AYHC's research
on the impact of youth horse programs, a session on AQHA's
Junior Master Horseman Program and much more!
Make
your plans to join the youth horse industry in sunny Florida
in 2006! The conference facilities of the Park Plaza Hotel
in Gainesville coupled with the wonderful facilities at
the University of Florida promise a great warm weather destination
for the 2006 National Youth Horse Leaders Symposium. For
more information or to register online go to: www.ayhc.com.
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