Cowgirls for Agriculture Sports Education - CASE

04/11/2026

Youth have so many choices to discover pathways to their futures!

In the Arts Track at 4-H Summer Academy on the UW-Madison Campus, youth in grade 11 can take a deep dive working on art skills 🎨 through experiential learning around:

🍀Developing creative skills
🍀Learning about career options
🍀Creating a project
🍀Building a deeper understanding of art applications

At Summer Academy, June 14-18, young people from across the state will be empowered on their quest to be ready for life and for work. They’ll

🍀Experience life in a residence hall
🍀Explore Campus
🍀Learn from experts and professionals

Registration – for just $150 – is open through April 26! Bus transportation is available too.
Learn more at go.wisc.edu/4HSummerAcademy!

03/16/2026

Registration is now closed. We have reached our limit for this camp. Depending on interest, we may host a 2nd week this summer. If youd like on the wait list, please reach out. Thank you to all the families who signed up! This is always a kid favorite.

02/20/2026

Exciting changes coming from the WI 4-H Horse Association for 4-H Horse Education Days!
Several contests will now be held at Education Days in May instead of at Horse Expo. Contests moving to the Education Days event include: Art, Creative Communications, Photography, Model Horse and Team Problems. Those events join the previous Education Days contests of Horse Quiz Bowl, Hippology, and Speaking and Demonstration.

More descriptions about the events, the two day schedule, contest information, and more about Education Days can be found in the Wisconsin 4-H Horse Association Handbook (look under Chapter 5, Statewide Events, Education Days): https://4h.extension.wisc.edu/opportunities/projects/agriculture-and-animal-science/horse-project/wisconsin-4-h-horse-association/

Contest Snapshot: WI 4-H Horse Education Days, Sponsored by the WI 4-H Horse Association

Dates: May 2 - 3, 2026

Location: STEM Innovation Center - UW Green Bay Campus, 2019 Technology Way, Green Bay, WI 54311

Events: Hippology, Horse Bowl, Speaking and Demonstration, Arts, Creative Communication, Photography, Team Problems, and Model Horse

Registration information about the contests will be coming out soon and be completed through 4-H online.

Questions about the contests? Connect with Sharon, WI Horse Association Education Chairperson, at 920-757-5167

Youth Unable to Join? If youth are unable to attend Education Days, they may still be able to participate in the Art, Creative Communications, and Photography contests. Those items can be brought by other county members, or families can take advantage of two drop off sites. Families can drop off their projects at the Ozaukee County Extension office or the Adams County Extension office and a volunteer will bring them to the contest. After the contest is done, the volunteers will return the projects to the respective Extension office for the youth to retrieve. Please have the projects to the Extension office no later than April 28. Include a contact phone number with your projects. All efforts will be made to transport items with care, and keep in mind, the volunteers transporting the items and Extension offices are not responsible for damaged or lost items.

12/22/2025

Celebrate National Day of the Cowgirls! Let's see a favorite horse! Here's Jax in Wisconsin!

11/20/2025

Riverwind's Saturday Horsemanship Instruction Clinic. Team Jax and Shaughn.on the right.

11/20/2025

***UPDATE***

As of 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19, there are multiple confirmed cases of Equine Herpes Myleoencephalopathy, the neurologic form of EHV-1 and exposure risks in horses that attended the WPRA Finals in Waco, Texas between Nov. 5 and Nov. 9. We have confirmed two cases of EHM in horses that attended the Barrel Futurities of America World Championship at Lazy E Arena this week.

The BAF World Championship has been cancelled and horses who were at either event should be taken home, isolated, and quarantined for the next 14 days.

EHM spreads through horse contact, shared buckets and/or tack, contaminated trailers, airborne droplets from horses coughing or snorting and from people who handle exposed horses. Exposed horses that were at either of the events should be isolated at least 30 feet, but as far as possible, from other horses. Efforts to prevent air movement from exposed horses to unexposed horses should be made. Exposed horses are not allowed to move off the home premises until they have completed 14 days with no symptoms. Unexposed horses may travel to events, although it is recommended, they do not leave the premises unless truly necessary.

Owners should watch for:
Fever over 101.5
Nasal Discharge
Lethargy
Hind end weakness
Any neurological issues

If you notice any of the symptoms, please contact your veterinarian immediately. Cases that show neurological issues are considered a medical emergency.

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ANIMAL HEALTH ALERT

The Oklahoma State Veterinarian has been made aware of a possible Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy exposure at the WPRA event in Waco, Texas Nov. 5 through Nov. 9.

We are working closely with Lazy E Arena, as some of the horses from the WPRA event could be in Guthrie this week for the Barrel Futurities of America World Championship.

If you are from Oklahoma and were at the WPRA event – it is recommended you go home and quarantine your horse. If EHM is confirmed, horses who were in the Waco event will be required to quarantine at home.

Owners should monitor the temperature of their horse for spikes of 101.5 or above and increase biosecurity measures.

For questions about quarantine or EHM exposure, call the Oklahoma State Veterinarian's office at 405.522.6141.

Updates will be provided as they become available.

11/08/2025

Oh Deer! No not now! I have a horse in this trailer!!!

11/01/2025

Deer stealing apples again!

11/01/2025

Good Morning from Black Hawk Hill!

10/25/2025

Did your horse ever work so well you took his temp ? Well it happened to me yesterday??

10/22/2025

What a fabulous project!

The $46.7M Woodman’s Sports & Convention Center is set to make its debut Saturday night in Janesville, Wisc.