Page 28 - October 2022

PARKER CO. 4-H HORSEMANSHIP

PROJECT MEETINGS

Interest Survey

If you attended the September, Equine
Care and Career Exploration meeting, you
had the opportunity to meet Lisa Keefe,
one of our new (to Parker Co. 4-H, but not
new to the 4-H horse project) horse
project volunteers. Lisa has 20+ years
experience working with 4-H horse
programs and has volunteered to offer
Parker Co. 4-H horse project members the
opportunity to participate in weekly
horsemanship meetings to help members
enhance their general horsemanship skills
and prepare for the County, District and
State 4-H Horse Shows.

We are still ironing out the details for the Meet Lisa Keefe!
meeting location but hope to be offering
these weekly project meetings soon. Lisa was the county leader for the horse project
in Liberty Co., TX from 2014-2020 and was a 4-H
If you have a horse, of 4-H age, and are Horsemanship leader in Missouri for 15 years
interested in participating in Tuesday prior to that. She is also a PATH certified
evening horsemanship project meetings,
please complete the online questionnaire. therapeutic instructor, teaching at Stars and
Strides Stables in Weatherford since 2020.
***Note*** 4-H'ers must be 8 and in the
3rd grade (as of Aug. 31, 2022) in order to Lisa has two adult daughters who grew up in the
participate in the 4-H Horsemanship 4-H Horse Project, who also live in Parker Co.
Project Meetings. and have served as 4-H horse project leaders.

To Complete the Interest Survey Jennifer, her oldest, is the assistant coach for
the University of North Texas Equestrian Team
and shares an AQHA show horse with Lisa. Both
Jennifer and her younger sister, Rachel,
competed in college equestrian teams as well -
Jennifer at Kansas State University and Rachel
at Colby Community College.

In addition to putting her daughters in the show
ring in AQHA, PtHa, APHA and USEF A-Rated
horse shows, Lisa has had success with
preparing youth for the show arena for the past
20+ years.

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