Apples of the Month
This page is the home page for all of the Monthly Apple Tasks including past months.
Exciting news you can earn 1/2 an apple by completing the task within 14 days of the original deadline and you can still earn 1/4 of an apple until the final deadline of February 29, 2016.
Make sure you feature your randomly selected participant in at least one of the monthly tasks. Each month it will be a different person.
Can all of us as a group of passionate equestrians gather more than 5,000 apples across the country by next years AVA Annual Conference? How awesome would that be? Each of those apples would represent vaulters learning and expanding their good horsemanship. Lets do it :-) The hunt for golden apples is on!
March Apple of the Month: Identification & Markings (Featured Club Member is Your Horse:-)
# of Apples You Can Earn
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Specific Task/Activity
Task 1: For 3 of your club or personal horses provide a picture of the left side, right side, and a close up of the face clearly showing all identifiable markings. Also provide their name, age, breed, and a complete list of all markings for each horse. (see example below)(on Jul 1st each club will be randomly given one of the list of markings as you have described for each of your horses; can they figure out which horse is yours by your list)
Task 2: Find a provide a picture of 5 of the following markings or colors: flaxen main or tail, dorsal stripe, ermine marks, brindle, bend-or spot, medicine hat or shield, whorl, vertical hoof striping, glass or moon eye, or blue roan, strawberry roan, palomino, blanket appaloosa, leopard appaloosa,tobiano or tovero, dapple grey, flea-bitten grey. (Please do not use internet pictures but instead keep your eyes open and find examples in your own horse community :-)
Task 3: Correctly identify your mystery horse by color & markings.
Task/Activity Due By
June 30th, 2015
June 30th, 2015
Dec 31st, 2015
(New Deadline)
Example Name, List and Pictures for March Task 1
My name is Pyro. I am a 7 yr old Thoroughbred gelding.
I am a bay. I have a heart shaped star with an irregularity on one side. I also have a sock on my right hind leg with 2 small ermine markings.
April Apple of the Month: Stall Cleaning (Make Sure to Feature Your Randomly Selected Club Member in a photo or video )
# of Apples You Can Earn
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Specific Task/Activity
Task 1: Provide a short video maximum of 2 minutes or a series of photos demonstrating how to clean and bed a stall including stating the reason for each step.
Task 2: Complete the stall bedding worksheet for your area. (see worksheet included below)
Task 3: Identify what is in the 3 images attached below
Task/Activity Due By
July 31st, 2015
July 31st, 2015
July 31st, 2015
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Stall Bedding Worksheet.xlsx Size : 15.257 Kb Type : xlsx |
May Apple of the Month: TPR (Temperature, Pulse, Respiration) (Make Sure to Feature Your Randomly Selected Club Member in a photo or video )
# of Apples You Can Earn
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1
Specific Task/Activity
Task 1: Provide a short video maximum of 1 minute or photos of taking your horses temperature and stating/showing what the normal range is for your horse.
Task 2: Provide a short video maximum of 1 minute or photos of taking your horses pulse and stating/showing what the normal range is for your horse.
Task 3: Provide a short video maximum of 1 minute or photos of taking your horses respiration and stating/showing what the normal range is for your horse.
Task/Activity Due By
August 31st, 2015
August 31st, 2015
August 31st, 2015
June Apple of the Month: Pasture/Stall Safety Check (Make Sure to Feature Your Randomly Selected Club Member in a photo or video )
# of Apples You Can Earn
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1
Specific Task/Activity
Task 1: Perform a pasture/stall safety check and provide a picture of an unsafe or undesirable condition that was found. (see pasture/stall safety checklist included below)
Task 2: Provide a picture or video showing how you made the condition safer.
Task 3: Provide at least one picture of a toxic plant that can be found in your area. Try to show the whole plant and you can also show close ups of features like the stem or flower etc. that helped you identify it.
Task/Activity Due By
June 30th, 2015
June 30th, 2015
June 30th, 2015
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Pasture-Barn Stall Safety Checklist.pdf Size : 121.272 Kb Type : pdf |
July Apple of the Month: Horse Height & Weight (Make Sure to Feature Your Randomly Selected Club Member in a photo or video )
# of Apples You Can Earn
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Specific Task/Activity
Task 1: Provide a short video maximum of 2 minutes or a series of photos showing how to measure the height of your horse accurately.
Task 2: Provide a short video maximum of 2 minutes or a series of photos showing how to measure the weight of your horse accurately (tape or scale or even better both and compare :-).
Task 3: Provide at least one picture which highlights a reason for which you need to know your horses height and/or weight and a brief written explanation.
Task/Activity Due By
July 31st, 2015
July 31st, 2015
July 31st, 2015
August Apple of the Month: Polo Wraps for the Horse (Make Sure to Feature Your Randomly Selected Club Member in a photo or video )
# of Apples You Can Earn
1
1
Specific Task/Activity
Task 1: Provide a short video maximum of 2 minutes demonstrating putting on a polo wrap safely.
Task 2: Post and share a reason on Facebook why we use polo wraps or boots on a horse. Or share the name a specific part of the horse polo wraps/boots help protect :-).
Task/Activity Due By
August 31st, 2015
August 31st, 2015