The Woodville Trailbusters 4H Horse Club was founded
in 1986 by Leader Susan Lukey and Assistant Leader Brenda Kennedy.
Their daughters Melissa, Colleen, and Lauren were horse crazy girls
that wanted to learn more about horses and own their very own horse.
The original horses that started the club were Sassy, Shadow, and Star.
The
club originally had 10-12 members, and every year since it gains more
horse crazy members. The membership now averages fifty members. The
club meets twice a month, and the members learn about various horse
related topics during meetings.
The
members compete in many Middlesex County events from Horse Bowl &
Hippology, Visual Presentations, and 4-H Records to exhibiting in the
4-H County Fair. At the County Fair, members show their horses,
rabbits, ducks, chickens, and cows. they also exhibit entries in the
Static building ranging from crafts, writing, and photography to baked
goods and displays. The club has brought home many club and individual
awards every year.
At
the club level, the members participate in many community service
projects including local food pantry donations, Lake Whitehall clean
up, and other projects that are changed every year. Each member of the
club donates two food items a month, these items are then donated to a
food pantry from one of the towns the members come from.
The club holds Family Fun Days in the fall and spring. The Fun Day for spring 2010 will be the 25th annual. Each Fun Day has a theme, and includes a trail ride, games, and a cooking contest.
4-H Youth Development Pledge:
I pledge
My head to clearer thinking,
My heart to greater loyalty,
My hands to larger service, and
My health to better living
For my club, my community, my country, and my world!
The 4-H Pledge originated in the US and was written by Otis Hall of the Kansas State College of Agriculture. It was officially adopted by the American 4-H program at the first National 4-H Camp in June 1927. At the request of several states and on the recommendation of 4-H members attending National 4-H Conference, the pledge was changed in 1973 to include "my world." Their addition is the only change ever made to the 4-H Pledge.