Mon, 22 August 2022
OFI 1469: Training & Breeding Driving Horses | FFA SAE Edition | Jadelyn Mecham | Kuna High School FFA Copy
As many of you know I am very lucky in my connection to the FFA. Of course, through this show and by doing interviews for the National FFA, I have the 30,000 foot, nationwide connection to this great organization. However, in my community of Kuna, Idaho I also have the local connection, which for the past three years has included being part of the advisory committee for our FFA chapter of which my daughter is now a member. Part of my duties being on the committee include interviewing students who had applied for scholarships at the end of their senior year of high school. This year one of those interviews was with today's guest, Jadelyn Mecham. Jadelyn's interview was very impressive, and it was the first time that I learned that she had a supervised agricultural experience working with driving horses. I was intrigued by this aspect of horsemanship that I am yet to have profiled on the show. A few weeks later, I was working at the Kuna High School Ag Expo, pulling a hay wagon around filled with elementary school students who had come to learn about agriculture. During a down moment I was able to visit with Jadelyn again and discuss more in depth, her project working with horses. That was plenty for me, and I invited her onto the show. Today, Jadelyn and I will be talking about breeding horses, fixing bad behaviors in horses and how you train a driving horse to get used to the feel of the harness, having a load to pull and having somebody control it from the rear. Jadelyn also introduces me to the horse breed, Gypsy Vanner, which I was unfamiliar with until this interview. I learned a lot in this interview, and I am sure that you will as well! SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: DrivingHorse Training HIGH SCHOOL: Kuna High School, Kuna, Idaho MASCOT: Kavemen FFA ADVISOR: Travis Edwards CONTACT INFORMATION FOR JADELYN MECHAM: Click on the picture below to be taken to the Kuna High School Ag. Department's website: Jadelyn's FFA Advisor's Email Address: Tedwards@kunaschools.org Kuna High School Telephone Number: 208.955.0200 FFA LINKS: Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE's) Donate to FFA - One way that FFA students are able to start small businesses is through an FFA grant of $1,000. In 2014, 141 FFA students received these grants. With your donations, more students can get this head start - pay it forward. REASONS TO DONATE TO FFA:
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