The Mane Attraction

01/20/2023

This is close to home.

On Sunday, January 15, a horse stabled in the Hollins University Riding Center began showing neurologic symptoms consistent with equine herpesvirus (EHV-1), a DNA virus that commonly occurs in horse populations worldwide. Riding Center staff immediately summoned an equine veterinarian, who, after th...

12/04/2022

The Mane Attraction had a wonderful evening bringing Christmas cheer to the Abingdon Parade! Many thanks to the parents and kids that helped put this together!

11/16/2022

Here are some abnormalities that Lorie talked to our kids about on Tuesday!

10/28/2022

Some of The Mane Attraction kids participated in the Washington County 4-H Pumpkin Decorating competition! These kids did a fantastic job and were so creative! Vote for your favorite by hitting like under the picture!

09/13/2022

Mattie, member of The Mane Attraction, was honored to receive a $1000 Scholarship in honor of Connie Collier. Connie had a passion for supporting youth involved in the 4-H Horse Program. Among her many works, she served as a 4-H Horse Club leader in Henrico County, and Treasurer of the Virginia State 4-H Championship Horse and Pony Show. Connie was also a Virginia 4-H alumnus and was an exhibitor in the early years of the Virginia State 4-H Championship Horse and Pony Show. There is no doubt that this scholarship will be used wisely and although Mattie is aging out of 4-H, she will continue to be involved in the 4-H Horse Program and give back to the program that gave her so much. It will be an honor for her to pour her passion into the youth just as many of the agents and volunteers have poured into her over the last several years. Mattie is looking forward to continue working with The Mane Attraction Club and Educational Teams. 🍀🐎🍀

08/10/2022

The Mane Attraction had a wonderful evening working on their 4-H Achievement Plans and starting their Progressive Rider Projects. We celebrated with some cookie cake! A wonderful group of youth forming life long friendships!
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08/07/2022

Proud to have Mattie from the The Mane Attraction 4-H Club and Team representing Washington County 4-H while competing with the VA 4-H Judging Team at Southern Regionals this past week. Mattie placed:
3rd overall individual
4th individual in performance
7th individual in halter
3rd individual in oral reasons

The team placed:
5th overall
2nd in halter
3rd in oral reasons

Way to go Team VA! 🍀🐎🍀

06/15/2022

We had an informative meeting this evening on horse nutrition. We extend our gratitude to Performance Feeds LLC Abingdon for hosting our program. Thank you Khala Campbell for organizing our meeting and Brian Irvin for sharing your knowledge. Thank you to the "swag bag" sponsors, Kent Feeds , Merck Animal Health, and Performance Feeds. Thank you to Elanco Animal Health for providing our snacks! The kids really learned a lot and had a wonderful time! I am thrilled that we are getting our youth out and involved in the horse industry!

05/11/2022

We had a blast at our meeting tonight learning the parts of a rope, how to throw a rope, and how to take care of our ropes. This meeting was led by the Robert's family and was phenomenal. Thank you Charlie, Nichole, Clayton, and Colton! There were plenty of ropes around the "steers" and maybe a couple of kids.