For Immediate Release: April 5, 2013 Contact: Brenda Carpenter 607-272-2292 or [email protected]
"Animal Crackers: Walk, Trot, and Hop to It" The Cornell University Department of Animal Science is pleased to announce Animal Crackers 2013 "Animal Crackers: Walk, Trot, Hop to It" on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Cornell University. The up-coming program will incorporate both horse and rabbit topics for youth ages 9-12 or those with beginner/intermediate knowledge of the species. All youth, 4-H and non-4-H, are invited to participate. Adult chaperones are also expected to attend with their children to make "Walk, Trot, and Hop to It" a family event! Interesting, educational, hands-on activities are planned to make Animal Crackers a memorable teaching event. Participants will have the opportunity to learn horse or rabbit care, biology, or management while having fun with other students from all over NYS. There will also be sessions on exploring animal science careers, animal demonstrations, and much, much more! Beginner and Intermediate 4-H members in the Horse project will learn: Beginners: * Horse Guts & Hoses * Know How to Open & Close Your "Gaits" * What is that Judge Thinking? * Riding Horses: Cloverbuds & Beginners Intermediate: * What Bugs 'Em? * Travel Time * Trail Tips * Learn the Look Those interested in Rabbit projects will learn: * "Looking the Part" * "Home Sweet Home" * "Healthy and Hoppy" * "It's in the Genes" * "Splitting Hares" * "Handling How-To's" Cost of the program will be $7 for youth and adult chaperones and everyone is asked to bring their own lunch. To register, contact Sarah Richards-Desai at [email protected], no later than April 15th. All groups must have at least one chaperone per species tract. More information can be found on the Animal Crackers website: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/4H/crackers/index.html. Mark your calendars for one the most exciting animal science programs of 2013! Brenda T. Carpenter CCE Tompkins County 4-H Club and Volunteer Coordinator 607-272-2292 [email protected] Visit http://ccetompkins.org Find CCE-Tompkins on Facebook Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at [email protected].
