...People seem to find riding horses as a calming activity, which is baffling to me after my last traumatizing experience on this terrifyingly large animal. Galloping on a horse in an open field is what some look forward to, where I scream at the thought. This fear all started one day after basketball camp in the summer heat with a few of my horse-riding friends. The day started with an exhausting few hours in the heat at basketball camp, but I was smiling knowing it was over and I was going to hang out with my friends Macy and Stigall. Little did I know, that smile would soon turn to a frown because of them using the lame excuse that it will be “fun” for all of us to ride horses together. Me being the one that does not ride horses often, I joined Macy on her...
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...Have you ever been horseback riding before? There is someone in my town that lets me ride horses and sometimes we do chores for him. I’m going to tell you how to ride a horse and how to get ready to ride one. I will show you how riding horse is fun and relaxing. First before you ride a horse you get yourself ready. When you ride a horse you should always wear jeans and a T shirt. When you get ready it might help if you braid your hair or put it in a ponytail so your hair is out of your way. When you ride a horse don’t wear flip flops wear shoes or boots. Always look on the news the day before to see what the weather will be like and make sure it a nice day. If it’s going to be cold wear a sweatshirt and if it’s hot don’t. That how...
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...Scared! I remember that feeling when I tried to ride my bike without training wheels. I have been trying to do it for weeks. I did not know if I was ever going to learn it. Was I going to survive this two wheel journey? I walked to the bottom of the driveway and got on my my orange and black bike for what felt like the millionth time. I took a deep breath and hopped on. My mom and dad were behind me watching me the whole time. I stuck one foot on the ground and one on the pedal and pushed off. I pushed off really hard, sweat running down my face hoping I wouldn’t fall off. My legs felt like jelly as I rode up the hill. I could hear the clicking of the chain, making my heart skip a beat. I steered my bike past a house and kept on riding. “I am doing it!” I yelled. Well, at least I thought I was doing it but my handlebars started to swerve ,and the bike started to get wobbly. As a result, the bike tipped over making me have to catch myself with my foot! My heart started to sink. I can’t believe that I just fell off! I thought to myself. I quickly turned the bike around and started to walk back to my house....
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...River horses are a symbol of a dramatic change about to happen. Change happens with the land family multiple times throughout the book and every time that happens a horse comes into the picture either before or after. Mostly, the horses seem to come before a negative change that will determine what the rest of the story will be like. One thing that Rueben dreams about is horses and his dreams usually tell what is going to happen later in the book. One of the dreams that Rueben has is when he dreams about seeing a dead horse in the river and with fog all around. This is just before Davy shoots Finch and Basca. In this case the horse isn't alive...
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... Environmental Scan/SWOT Analysis SWOT Analysis PEST analysis Strategy Four actions Framework Strategy Canvas for Porter’s Angels Ranch Strategy Canvas of the Porter’s Angels Ranch Conclusion References Abstract The Porter’s Angels Ranch has been organized to encourage, promote, advertise and develop the ranch type horses as a unique and excellent athlete, Porter’s Angels Ranch was named after a man who wanted to share my dreams of helping mentally challenged children and adults. Tim Porter has encouraged, and challenged me to go after what is in my heart and what I believe in, my dreams that is the love for horses which are the angels of the ranch to help the mentally challenged children and adults. Sharing a gift to each individual that has never thought they would have that one chance of happiness is so satisfying. To see a child smile or an adult say they cannot do it and then with the therapy we provide accomplishes what they thought they cannot do the excitement in their eyes is satisfying enough to make anyone smile. Through the volunteers and horses Porter’s Angels find hope, growth, and compassion for each individual person. Therapeutic benefits for the ranch would be to teach the rider rhythmically movement that would help the mentally challenged person to improve their posture, balance, and muscle control, it also provides cardiovascular benefits. Psychosocially the therapy increases concentration,...
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...Heather Vaughn 12-4-09 Intermediate II Western Comparative Riding I must admit that I did not know what to expect out of this class at the beginning of the semester let alone out of the pole riding exercise. The day of the first ride with poles, was not pretty. Fortunately, however, we knew what to expect out of the second ride. By the end of the semester, I thought that the third ride was much better. During the first pole exercise, we had not worked with our horses nor had we learned about having body control. My partner was Lauren, and I do not believe that we ever went faster than an extended trot without dropping the pole. We did not know how to slow our horses down easily or how to speed them up. We began at a walk but had the problem with our horses drifting apart. As we progressed through the semester, we learned that we could create a bend and push the shoulders out resulting in the horse moving in the opposite direction of the bend. When Lauren and I were riding together for the first time, however, we did not know how to do this so consequently we could not keep our horses together. As we were walking around, Bubbly began to drift to the right. Knowing what I do now, I could have tipped Lacy’s nose to the left and pushed her body to the right with my left leg; following Bubby’s movement to the right. As we progressed to the trot, our problems only became worse. We could only hold the pole for a few strides. Now, not only did we drift apart more quickly, Lacy...
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...AtlanticRider.com – Case Study 1. What is the nature of the market segment(s) served by AtlanticRider.com? To which VALS group(s) would the typical AtlanticRider.com member be assigned? Based on the services offered on its site, how well does AtlanticRider.com serve its market segment(s)? The nature of the market segments served by AtlanticRider.com is horse enthusiasts and riders based out of Atlantic Canada. With regards to the VALS system, the typical AtlanticRider.com member would be assigned as Makers, who are defined as action-oriented and tend to focus their energy on self-sufficiency. Often found working on their cars, canning their own vegetables, or building their own houses. (Solomon, Zaichkowsky & Polegato, 2011, p. 191). However, in this instance, the members would be more concerned with working with their horses, their horse-related equipment and associated activities, rather than cars, vegetables and house construction. The self-sufficient aspect of these members would be primarily based off their own interest and benefits from the resources available from AtlanticRider.com for their own horses and horse-related activities. There are also bound to be some Strivers among the members, who are defined as people who tend to be concerned with the approval of others (Solomon, Zaichkowsky & Polegato, 2011, p. 191). These would be the people making a conscious effort for the Rider of the Month distinction and any other kinds of available recognition. Based on its services...
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...common therapy method in today's society. Animals such as cats, dogs, and more commonly, horses, have made a huge impact on children, teens, and adults with communication and social issues. Incorporating the use of an animal, for example, showing them how to correctly clean up after an animal and how to properly care for and feed an animal, shows them a sense of responsibility. When a person who has social and communication issues is put in an environment with a horse, who can otherwise sense when something is wrong with their rider, a special bond is created. Within this relationship think of the horse as the therapist and the rider as the patient. As the rider gets more comfortable with the horse, they start to open up more. The horse becomes more of their bestfriend than their "therapist". This shows that using animals as co-therapists' can be helpful in more ways than one. Because horses are such sensitive animals, they require patience, a sense of understanding, and of course care. During the process of teaching a someone how to properly take care of a horse, they learn their feeding schedules, how to pick up and clean up after them, and how to brush and keep up with their coats and manes. For those who are incapable of showing a sense of responsibility, this shows them a somewhat lenient agenda to where they adapt to a consistent pattern more naturally. Overall, therapeutic riding has an immense influence on a person as a whole. Meaning personally, physically, emotionally...
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...The rise of cavalry also implemented the use of different kinds of horses. Most knights and men-at-arms road smaller horses. These horses were called coursers and rounceys. A courser was a swift and strong horse that was popular in hard battle as they were light, fast, and strong. The Rouncey was a term used in medieval times for describing an ordinary, all purpose horse. They could easily be trained for warfare and became the most common horse in warfare. Destriers were to expensive and coursers were preferred for hard battle, making the rouncey the most common horse among the ordinary knight.Contrastingly, the spanish used a light cavalry horse known as the jennet, an ideal light riding horse. Despite all the presence of various horse breeds,...
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...Certain individuals have a drive that can lead them to achieve what they desire most. In the Short story “The Rocking Horse Winner”, D.H Lawrence shows this through character motivation and symbolism. He furthers this using pursuit of desire, and how if you take it to a certain extent it can result in tragedy if the individual chooses not to conform. Paul wants to please his mother because his mother feels that there family has no luck, but Paul believes that he is lucky. Paul suddenly becomes consumed with this sudden spree of good luck and feels this is the only way he will be able to gain to the affection of his mother. D.H Lawrence reveals that Paul has a certain flaw that turns him to believe that the only way he will be able to gain his mothers love and affection is by winning money in the horse races. He leads this pursuit of desire to the standards he thought he wanted to, but not to the standards that would have achieved what he wanted, which leads to his down fall. When individuals desire love from another, they may choose to conform their beliefs and actions to that person. At first they may feel successful, however if they sacrifice everything, in pursuing this kind of goal, they may pay a heavy price instead of gaining there hearts desire. Paul desire his mother’s love more than anything. However he believes he needs to prove he is lucky. He struggles to prove that he is to make his mother happy. Paul wants his mother to love him more than anything. For Paul’s...
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...primarily focus on improvement and behavior modification. While medication is prescribed to control severe symptoms such as hyperactivity or seizures, there are no known cures for autism. (Therapeutic) There are only methods aimed towards lessening symptoms. However, research into a fairly new treatment called equine assisted therapy, is beginning to show signs of promise. Equine assisted therapy is a type of animal assisted therapy, a field of mental health that acknowledges the bond between horses and humans. It acknowledges the potential for mental healing that can occur when a relationship is formed between the two species, among other benefits as well (Therapeutic). It involves equine activities organized and facilitated by a licensed mental health professional, often with the assistance of a horse professional. These activities are most often completed on the ground and include such things as grooming, feeding, haltering and leading the horse. During the therapy session with the horse, the therapist and participant partake in talk psychotherapy, processing emotions, behaviors and repetitions. The fundamental objective for the child is to build skills including personal accountability, assertiveness, non-verbal communication, confidence, and self-control (ET) With more studies arising, there has been...
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...were not changed by this experience. The top 25 students in Texas that were not just invited here, but selected for their involvement with horses. Are to be gathered in this resort in Gainesville to become advocates for the equine industry. I couldn't help but be a bit nervous when I entered the meeting room. Luckily, they were just as ruffled as I was. A man dressed in professional attire asked us to be seated ironically in a horseshoe formation of tables and chairs. We gave him our full on attention. He then interrupted the silence by booming the statement, " you are not important." Tense and speechless we stared at each other with blank expressions. Suddenly his PowerPoint slide moved to the next slide, "why do we need horses," he finally was open for our thoughts. Answers ranged from outrageous Armageddon and overly attached reasons to therapeutic benefits. With my answer of how horses are of cultural and financial importance that they to my family. The different perspectives made me realize, I am surrounded by people that have strong passions for horses. When it came time for us to converse with each other. Conversations included barrel racing times, equitation riding, and then there was me, who have worked with my dad at feed yards checking and shipping cattle. Most of them were unknowledgeable about my outlook on relying on horses for a financial aspect to my family. During the introduction activities, we had to rely on each other recalling each others names and working...
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...Lynnette BollingerCohort AA34ABProfessor Cynthia M. Howell, Ph.D.September 20, 2010 | The Rocking-Horse Winner | Lust for materials objects, a stylish living, and money can become an obsession in life if one chooses this lifestyle. D.H. Lawrence’s story, “The Rocking-Horse Winner” possesses lust of things throughout the story. The obsessions in the story affects a woman named Hester and then she passes the obsession on to her son, Paul. Part of their obsession is to know if they are lucky people in life or if they are unlucky. Being lucky is just the beginning of Paul’s obsession. Hester is a beautiful woman who was blessed with the opportunity to marry a handsome man but their love eventually runs dry for each other. She has three children, a boy and two girls. However her behavior around people was not the same as when she was around the children. Around people Hester portrayed her love for her children, and they would say that she was a wonderful mother. She may have been able to fool people but she was not able to fool her own children, because they know she does not love them like a mother should. The children can see this in their mother’s eyes but they know of her obsessions with other things in life. This causes her to be neglectful towards her children by not showing the love that children need from their parents. However, their parents provide a nice house with “discreet” servants to help tend to the children and the house. But the mother and father...
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...In the short story “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” D.H Lawrence uses the symbol of the rocking horse to develop a theme that trying to make a greedy person happy by giving her more money is ultimately doomed to failure. A greedy person always wants more and more; therefore, there is no way for them to be satisfied. So, in the story the protagonist, Paul, is trying relentlessly to make his greedy mom love him. In his efforts, since he is just a child, he rides madly on his toy rocking horse until the name of the winning of he winning horse is revealed to him at the horse race, so his mother can finally have the money she need to be happy He is desperate to make money to send to her, however, in the end his efforts go unnoticed by his mom and ultimately...
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..."The rocking horse winner" by D.H. Lawrence is a striking story about a 1. little boy, Paul who secretly rides his rocking horse to pick the winning horse in the various horse races that took place. After the beginning of the story, there is a short conversation between Paul and his mother about luck, and it was the conversation that started the whole dramatic episode which lead to Paul's death. The conversation between Paul and his mother, the phrase that is constantly heard in the house and the rocking horse itself are the main ideas covered in the scope of this paper. The dialogue between Paul and his mother is mainly about luck and how a person can get money if such a person is lucky. From the story, the reader should be aware of Hester's crave for money and her expensive taste, therefore, it is not surprising when she talks her son into believing that luck brings money. We could also establish at this point that the family is at least living comfortably, meaning they were not very poor; "They lived in a pleasant house, with a garden, and they had discreet servants." Paul's mother tells him that his father is not lucky and because of this, she is no longer a lucky woman. The conversation ends with Paul believing that he is a lucky boy, and the action he takes in finding this luck is what brings his demise in the end. The phrase "there must be more money" was mentioned in the story over ten times. The phrase symbolizes the insatiable desire the family has for money...
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