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Louisville, KY - Members
of the Wisconsin State FFA Horse Evaluation team were
recently awarded a Bronze, emblem in the national event. Winners
were announced this evening
at the annual awards dinner, sponsored by DaimlerChrysler
Corporation Fund Dodge
Trucks of Auburn Hills, MI, and Manna Pro Corporation @ "The
Calf Manna Company" of Chesterfield, MO, as a special project
of the National FFA Foundation. The National FFA Horse Evaluation
Career Development Event is held in conjunction with the 73rd
National FF A Convention in Louisville, KY
Team members were: Andrea
Karcher , Alison Luessenhop
, Katie Luessenhop and Amber Hoekstra. The team was
accompanied by their advisors Martin Speth, and Scott Imire of
Delavan, Wisconsin.
The National Horse
Evaluation Career Development Event tests the students' ability to
select and evaluate horses and their performance. Components include
eight evaluation classes of performance and conformation, and oral
placement reasons on four classes. Participants also complete twenty
problem solving questions on production, nutrition and management of
horses. Each of the 46 teams participating in the event competed
against chapters in their state for the privilege of participating
in the national
event.
The event is one of many educational activities at the National FF A
Convention in which FF A members practice the lessons taught in
agriculture classes. The event was held at Broadbent Arena in
Louisville, KY
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