(Source) Belated Veterans Day! To honor our veterans, this week I am going to do a series of posts focused just on resources for Veterans therapeutic riding programs. (AKA I had too much to share in just one post). First up is all the links I think are helpful for veterans programming. Enjoy! Update 2024: someone … Continue reading
Witch Hats Halloween Game
Here is a great game idea for Halloween that I’ve been saving but forgot to post! So here you go for next year… What can you do with witch hats? Collect them and drop them on cones! Put them on horses and helmets Drop rings on them Put them on upright poles Collect matching hats … Continue reading
Special Olympics 2016 Trail Course & Barrel Pattern
A reader shared with me that the Indiana Special Olympics had some great trail patterns this year, so I would like to share them with you! There is English and Western Trail, and a Stake Race. The whole document can be found at Special Olympics Indiana 2016 EKS Games Equestrian Riding Patterns, which is where I got … Continue reading
Book Winner! + Halloween Matching Cards
Book Winner First off, thank you to everyone who entered and left a comment for the book giveaway! That was fun! I used Rafflecopter to collect the entries and choose a random winner. And the winner is… Just to prove it’s a legit raffle I took a screenshot. Well, I trust it’s legit since it’s the … Continue reading
Book Review: The Tale of the Dancing Slaughter Horse
“How are you ever going to get anywhere if you give up?” She said. “I won’t,” I said. “Exactly, you won’t give up,” she clarified. -The Tale of the Dancing Slaughter Horse Today I’m excited to be a part of a virtual “blog tour” for the book release of The Tale of the Dancing Slaughter … Continue reading
Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Seniors
I went to a nice seminar on Dementia at the local Community College yesterday to get some disabilities continuing education hours. This prompted me to condense all my notes on this topic. Hope it helps! Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Seniors About Dementia Dementia is a disease or condition of the brain that causes global progressive deterioration … Continue reading
Drill Team 1.0
I finally have enough info to share ideas for drill teams! Drill team is a great activity for groups of two and up. It gives a practical application for riding skills, encourages group bonding, offers social interaction, requires timing and paying attention, and teaches teamwork. Drill team is a fun thing to do at shows … Continue reading
A Few Links – Autism, Turned Out Toes, Skills Resources, Great Instruction
Happy fall! The baby is 3.5 months and I’ve returned to instructing via substitute teaching. Now that life has settled down my goal is to post more often. Again, if anyone has any activities to share or wants to write a guest post, please contact me! Until next time, here are some links I’ve been wanting … Continue reading
Veterans Stories
I know a lot of you work with veterans, so I wanted to share a series of stories on veterans recently featured by People of NY. While the stories don’t include therapeutic riding, they give insight into the similarities and uniqueness of each veteran’s story, as well as some family members. I hope they might … Continue reading
Unmounted Horsemanship Activity Ideas
Happy Fall! This past week at our barn was “Horsemanship Week”, which meant no one rode in order to give the horses a break, and everyone did some sort of unmounted horsemanship lesson instead. Here are a few of the activities! Grooming Each horse’s grooming bucket has a laminated paper with the order of the grooming tools, … Continue reading