FRIDAY
1) grooming kit 2) rhythms of hooves 3) craft/colours & markings?
[ ] to discuss? use of buttons, tattoos and stickers.
SATURDAY
Welcome & Orientation
standup vs sitdown, put up your hand etc.
who would like to meet our horse
who knows about horses
who wants to learn more about horses?
who wants to share instruments and make the music of hooves?
who wants to be our participants for grooming demo and a game?
let me tell you some rules
Keep the horses’s nature in mind. Expect a horse to think and act like a horse not a human!
#1a) WE ARE NOT DOING ANY RIDING. who could tell that and how?
b) Proper foot wear (loan of my horse shoes) for all volunteers
-- should we take off Dakota's wings now?
#2a) what are some of the dangers of being around a horse?
unpredictable LIVE animal
i.e. unfamiliar objects, sounds, sudden movement, other animals, vibrations, weather etc.
they are so big and heavy, FLIGHT animal
2b) bite or kick
let's talk about/make other stable rules
- listen to our instructions
- never stand behind a horse
- no running, yelling in the barn
sandals in the barn?
waving a flag or kite in the barn?
T/F boots should cover ankle, non-slip soles
[ ] Nikky to tell us ten facts about Dakota.
[ ] Nikky to model correct leading practice?
T/F lead shank wrap around your hand
T/F arm's legnth from horse
T/F whoa is a magic word
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Grooming Demo
I will show and tell about my grooming kit items as Heather selects a volunteer for each (and helps them the correct item from among Dakota's brushes and then use it correctly).
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Pin the Poll on the Pony
Heather selects a volunteer who draws a body part out of the envelope and reads it out loud. I will read the tip as Heather helps them affix it to the appropriate area on Dakota.
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hoofbeats! (should dakota put on her wings and leave while this one goes on?)