Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Second Week at ASPIRE!

Well Monday was a fun day. I was able to take the mini horses to a church. There were about seven children all waiting to pet the horse. We took Cody with us and most of the time he just stood there. This was a smaller group so we were able to talk them about the horse. They asked questions about the mane and tail and his hooves. Each child got to use three different brushes and Cindy and I showed them the proper way to brush them. I also lead the child and Cody in a circle while they held the lead. I learned something new. Apparently when walking a pony or a horse you should not wrap the lead in circles. They prefer you to wrap them in a eight shaped pattern. This way if the horse decides to take off the lead will be easily let go and you will not get caught up and dragged by the horse. Tuesday I worked on the below poster board and put together the Horsemanship 101 binder with tabs.

Today, (Wednesday) has been a busy day as well. I started off finishing the Waterloo Days poster board for the parade. Also a few things for Camp Hope. We still need a d.j. I called today and left a message. I am also hoping to hear from the Northeast Iowa Saddle Club Association. I am hoping they could come speak for our Showing horses lesson during Horsemanship 101. The weather has also been affecting our lessons. Riding days have been cancelled constantly it seems thanks to rain. I will be helping with lessons on Thursday. Let's hope for no rain!

Here is a picture of the poster I did and a flyer for the upcoming Cowboy Breakfast!


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