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Charlton County
UGA Extension Office

Livestock Programs

The Georgia 4-H Livestock Program offers extraordinary educational opportunities for youth ages 9 to 18. 4-Her's involved in the livestock program are challenged with real-life issues as they learn responsibility through raising, showing and judging livestock. Livestock projects give students the opportunity to practice and acquire new knowledge in the fields of animal science, business, time management and leadership.  Other animal science projects explore the care of companion and specialty animal feeding, handling, grooming, training, and veterinary care, and address wildlife and marine science animals. Charlton County 4-H livestock programs include horse, beef, swine and goat projects.


CHARLTON HORSE CLUB

4-H'ers (whether they are a horse owner or not) can come to the Extension Office monthly for a meeting to learn about horses and horse care. The students take the bus from their school and parents pick up at 4:30 pm. Students can use their knowledge to help them with either their DPA Projects and/or participation in local and State Horse Shows.

STATE 4-H HORSE SHOW

There are no qualifying shows, and you can enter the State Show simply by being a member of your local 4-H club, owning or leasing your horse by a specified date, and completing the Novice Horsemen Workbook, which can be obtained through your local county extension office.

Classes are offered in five divisions:

  • Stock Seat (Western)
  • Ranch Horse (Western)
  • Hunt Seat (English)
  • Saddle Seat (English)
  • Contest Events (Running)

All classes are offered in three grade groups:

  • Cloverleaf (4th grade, 5th and 6th grade students with limited experience)
  • Junior (5th and 6th grade students with demonstrated skills, 7th – 8th grade students)
  • Senior (9th – 12th grade students)

A champion and reserve champion are named in each division and age category.


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BEEF CATTLE

4-H'ers in Grades 4-12 are eligible to participate in beef shows. Steers and heifers must be born after September 1st of the year prior to the next show season. Steers show by weight and it is recommended they are born between September 1st and December 31st to ensure they meet the minimum show weight requirement of 900 pounds by show day. Commercial heifers and Purebred heifers are shown by age and it is recommended they be born between September 1st and March 31st. Registration for the show takes place in early September, but the show season runs from July to late February.


GOATS

4-H children in 4th through 12th grades are eligible to participate, as well as pre-club members in grades 1-3. Goats and lambs shown need to be born between January and early April of the current show year and need to be purchased between May and mid-July. The show season runs from August through mid-November.


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Questions?

For more information on showing livestock or joining the Horse Club, contact Rena Potter, Program Assistant, at the Extension office at (912) 496-2040 or email Rena Potter.


SWINE


4-H'ers in 4th grade through 12th grade are eligible to participate. Hogs are purchased from September through early November, with an official weigh-in date the first full week in November.