This August at our general assembly, Norges bygdeungdomslag NBU (Norwegian Rural Youth) will apply for membership at Rural Youth Europe. Some facts about NBU: established in 19467100 members in 14 regionsaims to unite all youth who wish to maintain and support rural communities with the purpose to secure and promote these communities and young people living there, bearing in mind …
Update from the Rally prep team
"Hand in Hand – Creat our land!" – This is this years slogan for the European Rally! At this very moment I am sitting at the lakeside somewhere in Austria enjoying the outstanding weather and I was suddenly wondering. In exactly one month from now we will hopefully enjoy the nice weather and the unique landscape with our lakes together …
Feed, feed, feed
Many think horses live only only on hay/grass, but that is not the case. There are many factors to take into consideration when choosing feed for your horse. How much is the horse exercised? How old is it? Has the horse had any kinds of illnesses before? These are a few questions that need answers when choosing the right feed …
From a 400 People Town into a City of 40 Millions
I am walking across a pedestrian. Around 1000 asian looking people are walking next to me, light flashes everywhere and loud advertising music sounds from the speakers of the big advertisment screens which are located in front of the windows of first few floors of the skyskrapers. Around 500.000-800.000 people pass this crossing every day. The place where I am right …
In the competition world for the first time
A couple of months ago it happened – my first dressage competition, the second competition ever in my 21 year old life. I was super nervous for weeks before the competition would take place. On the D-day my alarm woke me up at 5.30, I fed the horses, did the last preparations and loaded the horse into the trailer. At …
The advantages of being in a Rural Youth club
A few days ago I had a talk with one of our board members discussing the question of advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside. This really got me thinking about my life in a rural area and I caught myself almost finding just advantages. Certainly there are some negative points like a bus only once an hour or …
Hold side by side / form the countryside
This is this year’s main topic of the Landjugend in Austria. Hello guys, my name is Rosina and I’m from Austria, specifically from Salzburg. I’m in the board of the Landjugend county “Flachgau” since five years and since two of them I’m leader of this county. For me “hold side by side/form the countryside” in county Flachgau means the yearly …
Adapting to your surroundings – change is everywhere!
For the last 6 years, I have had the pleasure of attending several Rural Youth Europe events. During those years I have met many amazing people, and gotten to know several organisations similar to my own. Even though Young Farmers and 4H have different organisational structures, different activities and competitions we embrace the rural life. My organisation, 4H in Norway …
Easter with a European family
Being part of the prep team for Set Up Your Future was a very nice experience. At this first Junior Event the participants were aged between 13–17 years old and the main theme was employment. Twelve participants, three leaders and a great cook spent the Easter on the beautiful countryside in the southwest of Sweden. The prep team wanted the …
The competition with yourself
Life with horses as hobby probably brings success at some point, but before that more challenges than you could imagine. Meanwhile you learn a lot by living trough frustration, hard work and much joy. I practice dressage and jumping on my half blood mare Eleonora, but I have never expected to reach further in competitions than possibly some placements at local level. I get very easily nervous when someone is watching when I ride so already riding in front of a large …