This post has been remade into something much better here. **************** Note: This is not professional advice, this is a blog. I am not liable for what you do with or how you use this information. The activities explained in this blog may not be fit for every rider, riding instructor, or riding center depending … Continue reading
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Gallop NYC Volunteer Training Video – things to look out for as an instructor
This a great video that Gallop NYC recently shared with me. I am posting it for two reasons: 1) For centers: it’s an example of a volunteer training video! GallopNYC told me “The idea was that we wanted to show volunteers things to avoid but we did not want to model those behaviors live. We … Continue reading
Crafts for Rainy Day or Horse Camp
Horseshoe Wind Chimes Supplies: horse shoes (we got a bunch donated from our farrier) string, scissors beads sequins with holes in them bells feathers paint, brushes, cups anything else you think would be fun to use Instructions spread out supplies on a table in cups or buckets cut string and tie to horseshoes string beads, sequins, … Continue reading
Fun Video Friday: War Horse the broadway
Sometimes on Friday I post some video I find funny or interesting, and that probably has nothing to do with Therapeutic Riding except that it makes you smile, and smiling is therapeutic 🙂 This one has to do with War Horse – the broadway, not the movie. At some point I became fascinated with the … Continue reading
GallopNYC ASD Transition Job Skills Study
A reader from GallopNYC recently send me this phenomenal resource for an ASD Transition Job Skills program they did at their barn! Once of the documents explains: “GallopNYC is developing an innovative educational program for young adults on the autism spectrum. The goal of this program is to apply the benefits of therapeutic horseback riding to the … Continue reading
Extraordinary Horses
A new reader linked to my blog from her website, so I figured I’d return the favor! Check it out: Extraordinary Horses at http://www.extraordinaryhorses.org/ This website promotes the therapeutic benefits of horses, gives a great overview of Equine Therapies, Charities, Horses, Donkeys, Grants and Research – in both the US and Australia – and the home/blog … Continue reading
Fun Video Friday: Getting your horse to lower its head
It’s been a while since I posted a Fun Video Friday, but with spring in the air and tiny blood sucking flies in your horses’ ears, this one seems fitting. I use the same technique with touching/cleaning my horse’s ears and now she puts her nose to the ground. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N3KLRGFUzg] Sometimes on Friday I … Continue reading
Fun Video Friday: Clydesdales
Sometimes on Friday I post some video I find funny or interesting, and that probably has nothing to do with Therapeutic Riding except that it makes you smile, and smiling is therapeutic 🙂 This one may be long, but it’s definitely worth the watch! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si7p23Nex-g] (source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si7p23Nex-g) p.s. I know it’s Saturday…oops! **************** Note: This is … Continue reading
Instructor Scholarship!
What a great way to start off the New Year! PATH Intl.’s What Is New page just announced that they are partnering with the American Paint Horse Foundation “to benefit potential instructors… this alliance will provide scholarship assistance to potential instructors of therapeutic riding“!!! PATH reports that “The average cost of registration for a PATH Intl. … Continue reading
2012 Wrap Up
(source) To celebrate the end of the year, my blog host WordPress.com sent me a report on how this blog did in 2012 (it’s first year running!). I am sharing it with you in hopes that it will encourage you as much as it did me! Assuming that the majority of people who visited this site are involved in … Continue reading