Wisconsin Walking Horse Association’s
Youth Group Takes to the
Internet to Learn From
Walking Horse Experts Via Social Media
by Renee Stasiewicz, Vice President and Youth Group Leader,
Wisconsin Walking Horse Association (WWHA)
The Wisconsin Walking Horse Association (WWHA), has taken to the Internet
to meet experts from around the country
to learn more about the Tennessee
Walking Horse. No, they aren’t googling
or surf-in’ the web. Instead they are
participating in live, on-line interactive,
web-meeting sessions. Everyone is able
to connect in-person via a web meeting
system and can hear, see and interact
with each other. This dynamically
changes everything! Now, hundreds of
miles disappear between Wisconsin and
some of the Tennessee Walking Horse
experts who live in Tennessee and other
parts of the country.
In recent years, the WWHA has had an
influx of youth in the club - topping a
dozen this year. That’s 3 to 6 times more
than we typically have. That also means
the WWHA Youth Group has more
youth, with more questions, than ever
before. Most don’t drive, and many are
speckled all over the state of Wisconsin
- making meeting in person a challenge,
and educational opportunities far and
few between. But, in 2015 in walks a
new idea, an association willing to try
something different, and a group youth
who are well versed in apps, computers,
androids and iPads...who are ready to
learn more about our wonderful breed the Tennessee Walking Horse.
6 • Walking On
“We’ve just started this new series of
online, interactive education sessions on
the walking horse,” explains Renee Stasiewicz, the WWHA Youth director for
2015. “Its more of a pilot concept right
now.” However, it was an instant hit with
the youth right from the very first night
when we did a test drive to make sure
everyone had the right software loaded and could hear and see each other
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