2025 Missouri 4-H Equine Tour
Dates: May 19-25, 2025
Registration: January 1 to March 31, 2025 in 4-H Online
Open to Missouri 4-H members ages 14-18
4-H teens, ages 14-18, dreaming of an equine-related career will want to participate in the Missouri 4-H Equine Tour. The 2025 tour will travel to the upper Midwest (IL, MI, and OH) and Canada to explore the equine industry present in that area and along the way. Cost is $950 per youth and youth must have a valid US passport. A minimum of 40 youth are needed to make the trip ‘a go’ – limited to a maximum of 50 youth. Registration is open January 1 to March 31, 2025.
4-H staff and chaperones with equine backgrounds will head up to the tour providing a safe and informative experience for participants. The itinerary will include collegiate visits to equine and veterinarian schools at Michigan State University and Finley College, Walker Standard Breds, ferry ride at Mackinaw Island, equine dentists and therapies, AQHA Congress Show Facility, Quarter Horse facilities, with additional stops being planned. Previous tour participants arrive back home with great memories, enhanced equine knowledge, strengthened career ideas, and many new lasting friendships. Be a part of the tradition! Questions? Debbie Davis 816-632-0817 davusdd@missouri.edu or Kelsey Fuller 573-882-8835 k.marek@missouri.edu.
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"As a Missouri 4-H alum who spent seven years in the program and is about to graduate college with a degree in equine science, I can't recommend the Equine Tour enough. My experience on the tour confirmed for me that if I followed my interests, there would be a place in the industry for me, because the horse world is as broad and varied as you can imagine. The classes I have taken in college would fit me well for jobs in equine publications or working at a therapeutic riding program - two fields I got to see up close and personal on the Equine Tour. This trip is a worthwhile way to get a glimpse of your future career!"
Kate Wright, Senior, Judson College, Communcations, Spanish, Equine Majors