Came across this essay contest whilst popping about the web. I know there's a bunch of intrepid equestrian whippersnappers about, and thought y'all might be interested.
Chat with your parents first... looks like the main competition website at voiceforthehorse.com has a wavier and some additional resources, and encourages parental involvement. Good Luck!
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwo...the-horse-childrens-writing-competition-66025
http://www.voiceforthehorse.com/viewcategory/403
Youth under the age of 18 have the unique opportunity to participate in the first Voice For The Horse Childrens Writing Competition. Participants must write essays that answer this question: What do you think the horses would be telling you if they could speak?
The reason we ask you to do this is because horses do not have a voice, at least one that is audible and that we understand, explains Yvonne Allen, a certified equine practitioner and Voice For the Horse (VFTH) founder, on the competition website.
The organizations mandate is that through education about the sentience of horses and their true needs, VFTH aspires to promote our heritage with horses from our past, present and for our future years ahead through the voices of our children and other horse lovers of the world.
This years grand prize winner will win a trip for two to the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros (ISPMB) ranch located on 680 acres of the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation.
The Lakota people once relied on and lived with the wild horse, says Monica Terkildsen, member of the Lakota Tribe and ISPMBs tribal relations coordinator. The horse was used in ceremonies, games, hunting, war and in every day life. The horse was a symbol of freedom, strength, pride and courage.
The competition is broken up into two age groups, 12 and under and 13 to 18 years old. It is open to children in the United States and Canada. Entries are due January 31, 2012. For more information and for horse resources, visit VoiceFortheHorse.com.
Chat with your parents first... looks like the main competition website at voiceforthehorse.com has a wavier and some additional resources, and encourages parental involvement. Good Luck!
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwo...the-horse-childrens-writing-competition-66025
http://www.voiceforthehorse.com/viewcategory/403
Youth under the age of 18 have the unique opportunity to participate in the first Voice For The Horse Childrens Writing Competition. Participants must write essays that answer this question: What do you think the horses would be telling you if they could speak?
The reason we ask you to do this is because horses do not have a voice, at least one that is audible and that we understand, explains Yvonne Allen, a certified equine practitioner and Voice For the Horse (VFTH) founder, on the competition website.
The organizations mandate is that through education about the sentience of horses and their true needs, VFTH aspires to promote our heritage with horses from our past, present and for our future years ahead through the voices of our children and other horse lovers of the world.
This years grand prize winner will win a trip for two to the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros (ISPMB) ranch located on 680 acres of the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation.
The Lakota people once relied on and lived with the wild horse, says Monica Terkildsen, member of the Lakota Tribe and ISPMBs tribal relations coordinator. The horse was used in ceremonies, games, hunting, war and in every day life. The horse was a symbol of freedom, strength, pride and courage.
The competition is broken up into two age groups, 12 and under and 13 to 18 years old. It is open to children in the United States and Canada. Entries are due January 31, 2012. For more information and for horse resources, visit VoiceFortheHorse.com.
