Zoom HAC Committee Meeting Rescheduled Due to Technical Issues

 Hello Pinal County 4-H Horse Members, 

We unfortunately had to cancel our HAC Zoom meeting tonight due to Zoom being down. Please keep an eye out for a new link to the meeting rescheduled to tomorrow night 2/10/26 @6:30pm.

Thank you

-HAC Committee

Feb 16 - Sorting Program

 Hello Sorting Families, 

Here is the program for our sorting show on February 16, 2026! 

This will be the final sorting event of the season. Please take the time to review the teams and make sure that we have not made any errors. If you see an error email us at pinalcounty4hhorse@gmail.com no later than Wednesday, February 11th so that we have time for edits prior to printing the program. 

Check in time is 5pm with a start time of 5:30pm. 

See you then! 

2nd Horse Show- Remndee to register

🐎 Horse Show Reminder! 🐎

 Don’t forget to get signed up for our upcoming Horse Show at Pinal Cowboy Church!

📅 Show Date: February 21
📍 Location: Pinal Cowboy Church
⏰ Registration Deadline: February 8 at 5:00 PM - Register here

This show will offer both English and Western classes, so there’s something for everyone! Gymkhana will be at our March show! 

👉 Once you register, please choose your volunteer spot. Volunteer Here

👉 Be sure to register before the deadline — late entries will not be accepted. Registering at day of show will incur a $15 on site registration fee. 

We can’t wait to see you and your horses in the arena!

⏰ REMINDER: Sorting Show Registration Closing on Sunday at 5pm! ⏰

4-H Horse Families, this is your last call to register for the February 16 Sorting Show—our final sorting show of the season!

📍 Location: Rock’N A Arena, Queen Creek
🕠 Check-In: 5:00pm
🕕 Show Start: 5:30pm

⏳ Registration Deadline: February 8th at 5:00 PM
No late entries will be accepted. Click here to register.

🐎 Important Reminder:
Please be sure you have spoken with your teammate and confirmed they are a “GO” before submitting your entry.

If you’re planning to ride, now’s the time—let’s finish the season strong! 🐴✨

EHV-1 Updates- Upcoming Sorting Show

 EHV-1 Neuropathogenic/EHM Update—The following is directly from the Arizona state veterinarian. As always, we’ll update again if new travel requirements are released.

“The AZDA was notified by the attending veterinarian Wednesday night that two horses from Pinal county displaying neurologic signs tested positive with point of care EHV-1 tests on samples collected that evening. On Thursday, AZDA began reaching out to event organizers requesting information of attendees / registrants or contact info for messaging. On Friday 1/30/2026, one of the two hospitalized horses was humanely euthanized due to progressive neurologic deterioration. Confirmation of EHV-1 (neuropathogenic) by the reference lab was reported Friday afternoon. The events where exposure to the affected horse(s) or dangerous contact (exposed) horses of the affected horses (ie. other horses from the premises of origin of the two clinical horses) are as follows:

January 18, 2026 – Horseshoe Park Extreme Barrel Race

January 20, 2026 – ICE Wittmann Breakaway Roping

January 21, 2026 – Roper Nation Breakaway Roping

January 21, 2026 – John Volken Academy Ranch

January 23, 2026 – TACC Thunderbird Farms Arena

January 24, 2026 - Horseshoe Park Extreme Barrel Race

January 27, 2026 – TACC Thunderbird Farms Arena

As always, many horses even in a normal population may be completely asymptomatic intermittently shedding herpes virus and a smaller subset of those will be shedding neurotrophic herpes (and still may be asymptomatic). Given the extensive show history that has already occurred it's difficult to be on the leading edge of this like the horses returning to Arizona from the Waco, TX and Guthrie, OK events at the end of November where quarantine of returning horses was more feasible. In the current situation the best course of action for your clientele if they have had horses at these historical events would be to encourage rectal temperature monitoring twice daily with logging the results to chart trends, prompt reporting of any signs consistent with EHV-1 (respiratory or neuro) infection to their attending veterinarian and testing (nasal swab and whole blood PCR) if indicated, and voluntary self-quarantine from attending any new shows for the next 14 days.”

The Pinal County Horse Committee is asking that you self quaratine the next 14 days and avoid traveling so that we may still hold our Feb 16th Ranch Sorting Event. We are being hopeful!

What to Know About EHV-1:

• Horses may incubate the virus for 2–14 days, typically showing fever first, followed by neurologic signs.

• Horses infected at an event may appear normal traveling home but can become contagious and sick after returning.

• Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is often the earliest indicator—temp >101.3°F warrants immediate action.

Biosecurity Is Your Best Defense:

• Don’t share equipment (buckets, grooming tools, tack).

• Clean and disinfect trailers and stall areas after returning from events.

• Keep new or traveling horses separate for 7–10 days when possible.

• Monitor temperatures on any horse that has been off-property.

We will keep everyone updated as more details come out.

Year End Awards - Save the Date

 

🐴💚 SAVE THE DATE 💚🐴

Pinal County 4-H Horse

💚🤍 Proudly representing 4-H green & white 🤍💚

🌟 Year-End Awards Celebration 🌟

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📅 Saturday, April 25

🎉 Join us as we celebrate an incredible year of hard work, sportsmanship, and success in the Pinal County 4-H Horse Program!

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📌 Event Details

Who: Pinal County 4-H Horse Members 
What: Year-End Awards Ceremony
When: Saturday, April 25
Where: Circle C Stables, 971 E. Ranch Road, Apache Junction, AZ 85119 (in western town)
Time: TBD

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🏆 Awards & Recognition
🐎 Celebrating Our Riders & Horses

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📣 Mark your calendars now!
More information will be shared soon.

We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

— Pinal County 4-H Horse Program

💚🤍 4-H | Head • Heart • Hands • Health 🤍💚

**If awards are not ready we will update with a new date as soon as possible**

🐎 Horse Show Reminder! 🐎

 Don’t forget to get signed up for our upcoming Horse Show at Pinal Cowboy Church!

📅 Show Date: February 21
📍 Location: Pinal Cowboy Church
⏰ Registration Deadline: February 8 at 5:00 PM - Register here

This show will offer both English and Western classes, so there’s something for everyone! Gymkhana will be at our March show! 

👉 Once you register, please choose your volunteer spot. Volunteer Here

👉 Be sure to register before the deadline — late entries will not be accepted. Registering at day of show will incur a $15 on site registration fee. 

We can’t wait to see you and your horses in the arena!