Club members began our new year with our meeting, pizza party and costume contest on October 22, 2023.

Virginia State 4-H Championship Horse & Pony Show in Lexington from September 7-10, 2023

January 21, 2023 club members had our meeting and service project at Diamonds in the Rough Equine Rescue.  Everyone had so much fun grooming the horses and giving them treats!

Club members worked on our club scrapbook, display and booth setup in June and July as we prepared for the fair.  Club members prepared their individual entries, too.

January 27, 2024 Model Horse Clinic & Show - Courtland Library

December 3, 2022 Christmas Party & Service

Project for Cooperative Ministries - 264 Peanut butter & jelly items donated to Cooperative Ministries on December 5 by club officers!

Franklin-Southampton County Fair -- August 9-12, 2023

Britches & Boots ​4- H Horse Club

Upcoming dates: 

*Saturday, March 9 9:30-11:30am Model Horse Clinic & Show -Franklin Library Meeting Room

*Saturday, March 16 1:30-4pm Meeting & Clinic "Everything But the Horse" at Ballyshannon Equestrian Center

*Saturday, March 30 9:30-11:30am Model Horse Clinic & Show - Courtland Library

Costume Class at the Model Horse Show with "Taylor" the horse in a Taylor Swift outfit!  The model horse decorated with the Taylor Swift outfit won a First Place ribbon for the Costume Class.

Club members had 2 model horse clinics 10am and 1pm at Tractor Supply and our November meeting.

February 10, 2024 Model Horse Clinic & Show - Franklin Library Meeting Room

November 19, 2022 - Miniature Horse Clinic - Learning how to work with the minis was so much fun!

4-H is so much fun! In April we had our meeting and Horse Measurement clinic, followed by our Showmanship Clinic in May as the club prepared for the District Horse show.

New 4-H year October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

Everyone had a wonderful lunch at El Ranchero restaurant in Franklin.  We had our December meeting, exchanged Secret Santa gifts and collected items 279 for Cooperative Ministries.

June 3, 2023 SE District Horse Show at Airfield 4-H Center in Wakefield, VA

November 18, 2023 - Model Horse Clinic at Tractor Supply in Franklin

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Ballyshannon Equestrian Center

​​​Register at https://v2.4honline.com -- Create your family profile and select the Britches & Boots

4-H Horse Club.​​ Registration questions? Call 757-653-2572 - Southampton County Extension Office. 

December 17, 2023 -- Meeting / Party/ Secret Santa & Service Project for Cooperative Ministries collecting items for hygiene and household bags

March 25, 2023 Meeting & Photography Clinic with Brittany Vandiford, professional photographer from SoCo Studio

February 25, 2023 Club members had our meeting, and learned about horse protective leg equipment, leg injuries and how to do a standing wrap.

February 18, 2024 Meeting & Temperature, Pulse & Respiration (TPR) Clinic at Graz'n Acres Therapeutic Riding Center