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Mini Other Projects
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Every once in a while, we have special projects, like
taking the horses to a school, parade, library, etc. We
have also had them in plays before, and have an after school
program called Thursday Kids where anyone can come to the
ranch and learn how to groom, care for, and show the horses.
We also sometimes have special events at horse shows, such
as Grand Entries at Greater Houston (GHMHC) shows, etc.
Here are some pictures from our latest mini projects.
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Grand Entries
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At most of the GHMHC club shows, we sometimes have a
ceremony at the beginning of the first day of the show,
which we call the, "Grand Entry" In this, some of the youth
members of the club come out into the arena with a horse.
We have our United States flag, and Texas flag, carried in
a cart, and have one at a time drive around the arena while
the music for that flag plays.
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Thursday Kids
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Other Arena Contests and Therapy Animals
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At the American Miniature Horse Youth Association's World
show each year, aside from the regular classes for the
horses, they also offer other arena competitions for youth
to participate in, that are a lot of fun! They have essay,
art, and photography competitions... photography's my
favorite one to do. Some of my horses have gone to an
organization called
Hearts and Hooves
to be used as therapy animals that can help sick people feel
better. They sometimes like to take the horses to Town Lake
for a walk, like in the picture above!
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Lauren and Dimitri in the musical "Oklahoma!"
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Library and School Visits
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Each year, we take several horses to a local High School
to talk to their Equine Science class, and to Westlake
Library in Austin for their summer children's program. We
talk about the horses history, color, and show classes for a
little over thirty minutes, then answer questions about the
minis, then allow everyone to pet the horses. Everyone
always has a BLAST at these events!
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Little America's Miss Dyna Buckeroo
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