So, this 4H thing people seem to like?

There are definitely comparisons between the two, but it's a bit different.

4-H is a way to learn, help the community, and get a reward at the end. But it's not just horses (although the horse project-or category-is one of the most popular), it offers a lot projects to do! You can show cattle, goats, llamas, photography, art, dogs, and there are definitely others. It's offered to children from 10-19 and there are other mini clubs for the younger kids. They hold meetings usually about once a month. We help the community in different ways. We're very active in raising food shelf items and we do bell ringing, serve at restaurants, visit nursing homes, etc. Basically, we're giving back to the community in a fun way (they do make it fun).

I think a lot of people refer to it because they learned a lot from it and some of our best memories are from there. Plus it's been in our history for a long time! Just since this is the horse section, I'll use that as an example of what 4-H is about. Some 4-H's hold fundraisers for their horse projects by throwing mini horse shows. They have clinics for certain disciplines that include english pleasure, western pleasure, dressage, jumping, showmanship at halter, and gaming (give or take). You learn a lot from those clinics. At the end, usually in the summer, your reward is to compete at the county fair against other people in other clubs in the county. You meet so many ne people and new riding techniques! I'm getting into the bigger stuff (like AQHA), but there's no way that I'm dropping 4-H. For an example, I met my best friend through 4-H and I would probably never had met her if I hadn't joined 4-H (she lives a couple towns over). We've had so many good times! It's like one big family! You can go onto the state fair if you choose if you get a first or second ribbon which is awesome! It just opens up a lot of opportunities!

So, I hope this helps!

Well, there actually is an American version of Pony Club - www.ponyclub.org

4-H is a different club and educational program. Horses are not the only area of emphasis, you can work with any farm animal as your project - goats, cows, rabbits, pigs, etc. It's function is to prepare young people for future careers in agriculture.

Basically, yes, but there are less horses involved and you can do it even if you don't own a horse. You go to a meeting, maybe once a month. There are shows, activities, seminars, et cetera.

There isn't just horse 4-H, they have it for most other livestock (cows, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits, etc). I was in two other 4-H groups other than horse- I was in a general public service one, and one that trained guide dogs for the blind.

I absolutely hated my horse 4-H group and it made me want to shoot myself in the foot. I didn't have a horse at the time and all of the other girls treated me extremely poorly because of that. They were spoiled rich brats who got a new horse every time there was something "wrong" with the old one, and most of the time the "problem" was caused by their poor riding skills. I know it's not the same everywhere, but 4-H was probably the worst horse experience I've ever had.

Not a fool. I had to work it out myself! Yes, it is an American equivalent of the Pony Club or a riding club.

my 4-h is not like that at all, we do a total of 15 shows than compete in a national event at the end and it gets really competitive. if you win at the end of the national event than you get a saddle and about 300.00. it is a lot of fun towards the beggining and then people start to act crazy when its time for national, because every one wants to win. i go in ther to have fun weather i win or lose.what i do is nothing like the pony club.

There is much more to 4-H than just showing animals. 4-H helps teach you speaking skills, and looks great on your college resume! Go to www.4-h.org for more information. I did 4-H for 12 years (horse, lamb, cooking, crafts, ect) and loved it! I know it just depends on who your leader is, your circumstances, the people in the group, ect... Fortunately I was blessed with a great club!

I LOVE 4-H!!! Yes like julie sad its not all about horses u can show other animals like

Poultry

Sheep

cows

pigs

pet parade

lamas

And u can show general projects like

Arts& crafts

Sewing

Wood things like cabinets u made

Robotics

Foods

Shop.....cars redone...homemade bikes

U go to monthly meeting depending on ur group

I really love the horse project but ii also show other stuff...ITS GREAT!

This is the county fair i ussally goto

http://www.redwoodcountyfair.com/

U SHOULD DEF>TRY IT!

GOOD LUCK!

I don't really like it. You have to complete books which are a pain in the a$$. I just do it for the horse shows at the end of the year, roundup, district, and state. You have to qualify for each one and i like the challenge.

I think you can compare it to the pony club. They also do other things, like raise rabbits and sheep, etc.