3-Column Chart

My 3-Column Chart can be found on the right hand side of my blog with my working bibliography and my towers.

Self Reflection

1)   I think that at the moment, I have a high P in senior project. This is because I feel like I really understand my topic of western horse training, as well as completed all of the work that goes along with senior project.

2)   One thing that I think I've done well on is the five minute presentation. I really got into it and talked to my availble horse sources, gathering as much information as I could about the topic of proper horse hoof care. I made a poster and brought in examples of products and tools used to keep hooves healthy. I also think my science fair project will do well, as I have the whole thing planned out and am really looking forward to conducting my experiment.

3)   One thing I'd like to improve on would probably have to be my research. Not so much as in gathering the research itself, but in taking notes on it as I tend to get lazy with that.

What I've Learned So Far

1)   So far, I've learned a lot about how to correctly start a young horse, how to teach a sidepass, how to get a great stop, and which bits are good to use. I've been able to apply 3 of those things to my own horse. Each of them are very complicated, but after lots of practice, I was able to master the stop and sidepass.

2)   The result of teaching my horse how to stop! The perfect WHOA.






3)   The research that really helped me work with my horse was "Getting a Perfect WHOA" and "The Sidepass." Both were articles from Horse Illustrated magazine. I applied what I learned from "The Sidepass" to my horse, and was able to teach him how to properly sidepass, placing his hind feet first. I then applied the information from "Getting a Perfect WHOA" while reining with my horse, and was able to get his stops more accurate and get his hindquarters underneath him.