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“Helping Horses
Project” Create A Community Video
and Brochure about
Horse Therapy A WebQuest
for Designed
by
Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher
Page Have you ever felt like hanging out
with someone who doesn’t care about how you look or what you wear?
Would you sometimes like to hang out with someone quiet and
supportive? Are there times
when you have been surprised at how understanding an animal can be about
your feelings? This lesson gives you a chance to make some great new
horse friends, and help others, too. In this lesson, we will learn about
horses and how they can help people grow in many ways.
We will learn about basic horse care, therapy, biology, and
communication while we make a video and brochure for a new horse center
in southwestern The Usually, people go up to horses,
teach them how to be ridden and behave around people, put all kinds of
equipment on them, and ride/use them for all kinds of reasons.
Here, we will be learning about horses and what they can teach us!
Your task is to: 1)
Learn some basic
information about horses, horse care, and horse therapy; 2) Experience horse therapy and communication yourself; 3)
Get the word out about
horse therapy in the community by making a video (with music!), and
brochure for the 4)
Help the 5) Have fun learning about this exciting way of being with horses! About Horses and Horse
Therapy Background Start with the
pamphlet “Colorado Horse Care,” written by Let’s spend some time learning about horses and how they help people work through feelings and challenges. Horses do not really separate thought and memory from feeling and sensation. The four are always connected. A horse’s mind is always noticing gestures, feelings, and sensations the same way that human babies experience the world before talking. Now, let’s take a look at horse science. Select the following websites and read the articles. GO TO TOP ^ www.encarta.msn.com:
basic encyclopedia articles about horses www.eduscapes.com/42explore/horse.htm:
many cool links to basic horse stuff and wild horse articles www.equusite.com: Read about how an orphaned foal made it through the loss of its mother. What’s it Going to Take? GO TO TOP ^ Now that you have read some information about horses, write the most basic things a horse needs to be happy and healthy. (Please remember, this is a beginning lesson about horse care. Horses can very widely in their types, sizes, and needs. If you get one of your own, check with a horse veterinarian about caring for its needs.) ***************** --->>>GO
TO WRITING PAGE ************************ --->>>NOW GO TO COST ESTIMATES PAGE (USE THE "BACK" BUTTON TO RETURN) ******************************* --->>>NOW GO TO THE MEASUREMENTS PAGE (USE THE "BACK" BUTTON TO RETURN) ************************************** Medicines You can try this table for extra
credit. --->>>GO TO THE MEDICINE PAGE (USE THE "BACK" BUTTON TO RETURN) **************************************
************************************** The Now you are ready
to visit the Visiting the
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Second Visit Activities:
On the
second visit, decide which horse you relate to the most, and
would like to work with. This time you can go into the round pen
with that horse with an These
horse experiences seem to be quite simple; but horses can sense
so much about a person’s thoughts, feelings, and attitude that
a lot can happen between the horse and yourself during these
moments. There will
be time afterward to talk about what you experienced that day. While
each person is in the round pen, the others are asked to focus
on that person and their experience.
If you need help during any of these activities, meet
with either Charlie or Robbie (another assistant will also be
present as additional support for the equine experiential
exercises) for some one-on-one time. After
the round pen activities, students will meet at the fire ring to
review notes and finish up. Video and
Brochure Now
you have your video shots, notes, and your experience at the
ranch. It’s time
to edit the video into a short movie with words and music that
will show the community what the What
kinds of ideas do you want the video to show:
How the facilitators handle the horses?
How they are cared for?
What the Decide
who the video is for. Will it be shown in schools, community
centers, or at the theater?
How long do you think the video should be? Now,
go over your notes as a group and write a “narrative” for
your video. A
narrative is a telling or explaining of an event or story.
One of the students can record a narrative that explains
what is happening while the video is playing.
Video
program: Download
your video to the computer. As you look through the shots and
listen to the words, choose the parts that show the ideas that
you have listed. Music
program: Start your music program and import the video.
While the video is playing, explore different kinds of
music that fits the events showing in the video.
Remember that you are making a video to show certain
ideas and meanings about the Brochure:
Design the brochure using MS publisher.
Go through your notes and use them to write short
sentences about the center. Decide what the brochure needs to
say (what they do, who is there, how many horses, how to get in
touch with them, etc.). Work together, then turn in ideas to
your instructor for review.
Send the finished project to the |
--->>> GO TO THE Evaluation Rubric
You have experienced being with
another animal in a way that many people haven’t, and have had a very
special chance to understand animals on a whole new level.
Do you see horses differently than you did before? How?
Do you see yourself a little differently?
What did you learn about yourself?
Would you tell a friend or someone else to try horse therapy?
Nelson Robyn, and
Charlotte McGuire.
The
Kohanov, Linda.
The Tao of Equus.
Rashid, Mark.
Horses Never Lie. Johnson
Books, Boulder, CO.
Rashid, Mark. Considering
the Horse. Tales of Problems
Solved and Lessons Learned. Johnson
Books, Boulder, CO.
“Colorado Horse
Care” Pamphlet sponsored by” Colorado State University Cooperative
Extension Service
“4-H Horse
Project” MA 1500C Member’s Manual