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KMSHA 2010 Youth Program
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Calling All
Youth!!! |
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To join and
become a part of the 2010 KMSHA/SMHA Youth Program, simply complete
the rider's card form
and return with
payment to the KMSHA address below. You may also contact any
Youth Committee Members below:
Penny
DeWeese, Youth Advisory Board Member, phone: 270-392-1110
Youth Log Sheet - keep track of
your
points and activities.
KMSHA
P. O. Box 1405
Georgetown, KY 40324
502-863-3545 (office)
502-863-3838 (fax)
office@kmsha.com
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There's
nothing quite so wonderful as getting on your horse for a quiet fall
ride through a trail with fallen leaves... a ride through the fresh
fallen snow... a long ride on a sunny summer afternoon in
wildflowers blooming in the meadows. Or it may be just suiting up
and getting on your horse in the arena to show.
Winter,
spring, summer, or fall ... the best part of it all is owning a
Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse, being a youth member and enjoying
the riding! And with the KMSHA 2010 Youth Program, you'll have the
opportunity to do what you enjoy most and gain recognition and
leadership skills at the same time.
Whether you're a novice rider or someone who's spent long
hours in the saddle, you're sure to find an activity that
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KMSHA
YOUTH---it's where you want to be!
The KMSHA
2010 Youth Program offers many unique and fun contests that you can
get involved in! Whether you own your OWN HORSE or not, the YOUTH
PROGRAM offers a variety of programs where you can compete for
POINTS and other awards and prizes.
Mission
The KMSHA
2010 Youth Program helps young people become responsible adults and
self directed, productive and contributing members of a diverse
society by developing life skills through involvement with horses,
educational programs, and club activities.
 The vision of the
KMSHA 2010 Youth Program is to provide the benefits of the
human/horse experience to youth from diverse backgrounds and
engage youth in meaningful experiences that will have positive,
lifelong impact. As the Youth Program coordinator, I will
strive to help youth develop their potential and acquire skills
and knowledge to become responsible, contributing citizens.
We (the program) seek
to prepare youth to become future leaders and participants in
the equine industry or their chosen profession. We believe that
many of these youth will become active adult volunteers who will
continue to share the benefits of KMSHA and horse activities
with future generations.
We (the
program) strive to develop and educate future equine owners and
professionals who will maintain and grow the equine industry. As
a result, these future leaders will maintain a connection with
agriculture, support the agricultural economy, help preserve
open space, and positively contribute to the quality of life in
Kentucky and beyond.
 The KMSHA Youth
Program promotes life skill development of youth, knowledge
of horsemanship, and responsible, ethical, equine use, care
and management. Educational programs and activities
facilitate development of vital skills such as leadership,
responsibility, decision making, communication, the ability
to set and achieve goals, avoidance of negative or risky
behavior, and personal safety.
All youth, including those
from rural and urban areas, as well as youth at risk, and
youth with special needs are embraced within the program and
encouraged to succeed. Volunteers, extension and industry
professionals cooperate together to meet the common
objectives of youth development and education.
The horse is
an effective tool to help youth meet these objectives and
become responsible adults. The KMSHA Youth Program
objectives:
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Increase the number of members, clubs, and volunteers
applying for the KMSHA Youth Safety Awards.
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Create member and volunteer awards program in accordance
with the KMSHA Youth Program Endowment Guidelines.
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Secure funding to further expand awards.
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Secure funding to further support KMSHA Youth teams
competing at national events.
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Develop a recreational riding program and riding
recognition program.
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Develop additional programs for rural and urban youth
who do not own horses, youth at risk as well as youth
with disabilities.
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Develop a Youth Trails Stewardship Program in
cooperation with the Equine Council.
 Goals
Programming should be focused toward the outcome set forth in
these goals. The objectives and strategies to accomplish each of
the goals are described separately.
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Increase horsemanship and life skills of the KMSHA youth
members through development of safety, horse management,
horse handling and riding skills.
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Increase awareness of KMSHA Youth Program opportunities for
youth, volunteers, industry professionals, and the general
public.
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Increase the number of members and volunteers in the KMSHA
Youth Program.
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Identify and procure additional resources (personnel and/or
funding) to maintain and further develop the KMSHA Youth
Program.
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Increase involvement of volunteers in the planning and
implementation of KMSHA Youth programs and events.
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More actively engage youth leaders in planning and
conducting KMSHA Youth programs.
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Continue to provide high quality educational materials for
youth members, volunteers and industry professionals.
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