Rose McDonald, Treasurer - email: horsemomrose@yahoo.com

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Purpose
The Northern District 4-H Horse Council is comprised of volunteer leaders from 28 counties. Together, these volunteers provide youth involved in horse projects many educational and competitive events throughout the year, including district qualifying shows and clinics, and district level Horse Bowl, Hippology and Horse Judging Contests. The Council also provides money for county-level project book scholarships and plays an active role in shaping state policies and procedures within the 4-H Horse Program.  The Northern District 4H Horse Project Scholarship requests must be submitted by your extension agent to the Treasurer, Rose McDonald by Dec. 31.

NDHC encourages and welcomes participation and attendance at all of our council meetings. Any registered 4-H volunteer, parent, extension agent, or senior 4-H member is welcome to attend the Council meetings. Each county has two voting members, which are designated by the county agent. Officers are elected every two years. To be considered for an officer position, members must have at least one year of active membership in the Council. Please read through the by-laws for further information. The next officer election will be held in February 2021.

Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the even months (Feb, April, June, August, Oct & Dec) at 7 p.m.  Starting in April 2020, all meetings are held virtually until a decision is made to return to unperson meetings at alternating county extension offices (usually Orange Co. and Fauquier Co.). County extension office information and directions.
Bylaws of the Northern District 4-H Horse Council

ND Representative on the State Horse Show Committee:
Bertha Durbin berthadurbin@earthlink.net
Eleszabeth McNeel e7aquila@aol.com
Carrie Swanson horse@vt.edu
Julie Williamson stepatatimefarm@gmail.com

Rose McDonald  horsemomrose@yahoo.com

Project Book Scholarship Program:
To be eligible for this scholarship, 4-Hers must have submitted a complete horse project (listed in the Horse and Pony section of the Enrollment Form), or horse project record or portfolio. This is turned in at the end of the 4-H year to be judged by the County Extension Office, and winners are selected by the Extension Agent or the County Horse Project Committee as organized by the Extension Agent. All 4-H members who are awarded project book scholarships by the Northern District 4-H Horse Council may request the funds for any 4-H event (county, district, state or national).  Checks for these funds are sent directly to the event of choice, not to the recipient.  Qualifying events are 4-H camps, Congress, clinics, 4-H District, State, or Regional Horse Shows, or county, district, state or national 4-H competitions. Extension Agents are to send a list of 4-H youth to receive the awards, totaling $100 per unit, to Rose McDonald, Treasurer of the Northern District Horse Council, by Dec. 31. Scholarship funds must be requested by the 4-Her by e-mailing Rose McDonald.  All scholarship funds must be requested and used during the calendar year (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) following the award.  Those monies not used before the end of the year go back to the ND Horse Council general funds. 

Virginia Cooperative Extension Office Contacts for 2015 (as of Nov. 2014):
County extension office information and directions.
Advising Agent presiding over NDHC - Carrie Swanson - email: cswanson@vt.edu
Albemarle County Extension Office Contact is Karrin Temple - email: karrin@vt.edu
Alexandria County Extension Office Contact is Reggie Morris - email: rbmorris@vt.edu
Arlington County Extension Office Contact is Emily Reiersgaard  - email: emilyr@vt.edu
Augusta County Extension Office Contact is Marie Rothwell - email: mariepr5@vt.edu
Bath County Extension Office Contact is Kari Sponaugle - email: karis@vt.edu
Caroline County Extension Office - Position empty
Clarke County Extension Office Contact is Kaila Anglin - email: kailamh@vt.edu
Culpeper County Extension Office Contact is Cristy Mosley - email: nibblins@vt.edu
Fairfax County Extension Office Contact is Samantha Nagurny - email: snagurny@vt.edu
Fauquier County Extension Office Contact is Lenah Nguyen - email:lgeer@vt.edu
Fluvanna County Extension Office Contact is Kim Buomomo - email:kbuon@vt.edu
Frederick County Extension Office Contact is Amanda Simons - email: aarthur@vt.edu
Greene County Extension Office Contact is Kathy Alstat  - email: kalstat@vt.edu
Highland County Extension Office Contact is Kari Sponaugle - email: karis@vt.edu
King George County Extension Office Contact is Terry Misch - email: tmisch@vt.edu
Loudoun County Extension Office Contact is Kathryn Thomas - email: keide@vt.edu
Louisa County Extension Office Contact is Jennifer Thompson - email: jthomp05@vt.edu
Madison County Extension Office Contact is Kelly Mallory - email: kemallo1@vt.edu
Orange County Extension Office Contact is Kaci Daniel - email: kaci@vt.edu
Page County Extension Office Contact is Nicole Clem - email: nlross@vt.edu
Prince William County Extension Office Contact is Linda King - email: llicht@vt.edu
Rappahannock County Extension Office Contact is Jenny Kapsa - email: jkapsa@vt.edu
Rockbridge County Extension Office Contact is Amanda Rose - email: amandarn@vt.edu
Rockingham County Extension Office Contact is Dara Booher - email: dbooher@vt.edu
Shenandoah County Extension Office Contact is Carol Nansel - email: cnansel@vt.edu
Spotsylvania County Extension Office Contact is Cindy Puryear - email: cpuryear@vt.edu
Stafford County Extension Office Contact is Alyssa Walden - email: waldenaw@vt.edu
Warren County Extension Office Contact is Stacy Swain - email: hstacy@vt.edu