Senior Project Refelction

1)   I think I'm most proud of how much I learned through senior project. I never used to read many of the articles in horse magazines, just looked at the pictures, but now that I've read them and tried their reasoning, I've experienced and learned so much. I've learned things that helped me in training my horse and have helped me in bettering myself as a rider.

2)   a.   I felt really confident about my presentation, and everyone seem interested. My activities seemed to be enjoyable, and a lot of the juniors came up to me and said I did a really good job and it was really interesting. I loved answering their questions about horses! Thus, I would give myself an AE. Not to sound too confident or anything, but because I worked really hard and put a lot of time and effort into it.

     b.   On my overall senior project, I'd have to say at least a P, if not a P/AE. I put in a lot of hours for service learning, which wasn't easy as my service learner isn't the most effective communicator. I devoted a lot of time to research, which taught me a lot about not only training horses, but gave me insight into their world and being. I was able to change my horse into a well rounded competitor, and will continue to work and making him better, and bettering myself by continuing to research and study horse training.

3)   I'd have to say that research worked the best for me. I was able to find a lot of good research, and learned a ton from it. There are so many informational TV shows about training horses that I didn't get a chance to completely watch, but I definitely will in the future because my research has made me really interested in training horses and getting to know how they function.

4)   Really, everything tended to work well for me. There were some speed bumps though, like when my horse would be a total jerk and put limits on our work. Such as him being gate sour, or not breaking his tack. It did help me become a better horsewoman though, as I learned to work through the problems and correct his behavior. My service learner was also occasionally uncommunicative, but it all worked out in the end as I was able to get my service learning done, and even got some extra hours.

5)   Senior project has helped me so much for the future. I've gotten a head start on the experience of training horses, and have made a lot of connections. I've even been offered a job at the WK Kellogg Arabian Horse Center in the fall! My horse experience is much needed there, as a lot of their current workers are graduating this year. I know I'll be able to use my research for the rest of my life.