West Wateree Ropes and Reins 4H Horse Club

03/13/2020

Information from Clemson about the status of the 4-H program.

03/07/2020

We had a great 4-H meeting today! Sydney, Ella, and Giuliana gave us their demonstrations and we are looking forward to next month’s demonstrations! Our meetings have been moved to the first Saturday of each month at noon. We are welcoming new members ages 5-18 at our new farm on Red Fox Road. Horse ownership is not required to be a member. Please contact Melinda at 803-549-1239 for more information and to be a part of this great program.

01/08/2020

Tonight we held our January 4-H meeting at the farm in Rembert. Thank you to Dr. Amelia Lee of South Carolina Equine Associates for coming to teach the girls about basic emergency first aid. The girls learned about colic, applying pressure bandages, taking vital signs and much more. Thank you Dr. Lee for supporting our 4-H club and always being willing to share your expertise! The West Wateree Ropes & Reins 4-H club meets the first Tuesday of every month at 6pm. We welcome new members age 5-18, horse ownership is not required.

04/13/2016

Sidney is at National Conference in Washington. Her roundtable group presented on climate change to NOAA yesterday and today 4H members will be meeting with congress members and aides to explain how 4H has impacted thier lives. check them out!

01/13/2016

Good tip!

Tip of the Week Wednesday (a day early)! Cold temperatures will increase a horse's energy requirement as the need to maintain core body temperature increases. Energy needs for a horse at maintenance increase about 1% for each degree below 18°F. For example, if the temperature is 0°F, a 1,000 pound idle, adult horse would need approximately 2 additional pounds of forage daily (for a total of about 27 pounds of forage daily). It is best to provide the extra energy as forage since more heat is produced from the microbial fermentation of forage (compared to digestion of grain).

01/06/2016

Next meeting ... Tuesday, January 12, 2016 ... 6:30 PM ... The Farm ...One Under Lane in Lugoff

12/18/2015

"True leaders aren't born; they're grown." The new 4-H Brand Essence video is currently available for viewing and promotional use. Downloadable versions are ...

12/18/2015

Reminder: we will be at parade for a while so bring snacks and drinks since we are not near anything. Looking forward to it ;)

12/18/2015

Your line up # for the Boykin Christmas Parade is 64. Please have your parade entry and ALL riders in position at noon on Sunday. All roads coming in to Boykin will close at 1:00. Traffic gets very congested. You will need to come down Swift Creek Rd. I plan on getting there at 10 to start decorating. This is a CHANGE from 11. We have to have our cars out of there. I know it starts late but this is closers to front than before.

12/17/2015

Please invite friends. The more the merrier.

12/17/2015

Directions: go hey 521 toward Boykin, where the road splits at 621 stay to left. Follow signs that will say floats. I will let everyone know what slot we are in when I get notice.

12/17/2015

We will meet Sunday in Boykin at 11 to decorate the float.