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She Won!!!

9/11/2016

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Do you see that smile? Its almost contagious.  She was jumping up and down and just plain thrilled.  She worked hard, she memorized A LOT (way more than mom could retain) and she won 1st place in her age and 1st place in her division for Showmanship.  That means she beat out about 50 other excellent showman to attain this award.  She was asked questions such as:

-What type of fur does a Dwarf Hotot rabbit have?
-How many recognized breeds are there for ARBA? (American Rabbit Breeders Assoc)
-What is a dewlap?
-What are the long hairs on a rabbit's coat called?

She knew all the answers thanks to loads of studying and even some helpful worksheets given to her by another adviser in our 4H group.


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To say I am a proud mama is a bit of an understatement.  The best part was her sheer surprise at the whole thing, she is a great sport and was helping and congratulating her competitors as well.

My 10 year old son wound up with a 2nd place ribbon for his showmanship of chickens, he also did an amazing job and was also asked some pretty difficult questions but the one that knocked him out of first place was concerning a breed of bird (turkey) that he was not showing and did not know much about.  He still did excellent and learned so much.
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The experiences they had for this, their first year in 4H, were amazing.  They are both eager to compete and show again next year and their quest for knowledge makes me proud, this is how learning should occur, with a zeal, a zest and a desire to learn more.  

​If you haven't looked into 4H for your child, you are really missing out.  Not all of the projects are livestock ones and I am very impressed with the amount of detail and information that these kids learn whether they are doing a project on healthy snacks, sewing, cooking, lizards, robotics, gardening or even CPR.  Read my post here on why you should get involved.
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