Interviewee 1: Taylor McRorey
April 20, 2012 at 12:40pm.
1) I wanna do something about the medical field, that is all I know so far. I
have already been looking at my options such as nursing and anesthesiology. Past that, I really have to think about what I wanna do
or more like narrow it all down to one or two selections then make my
final choice.
Suggestions: When thinking about your idea, try to think a head to who you might
interview and do service learning with. You are required to do 4
interviews, but can interview your service learner twice. It's good to
know ahead of time so that you don't have to rush around looking for
someone a day before the interview is due, like most seniors do. ;]
2) I'm planning on getting my service hours at Kaiser Permanente at their
volunteer learning program. This way I can get community service hours
as well as hours or learning service. I will be working with nurses and
doctors in aiding them with basic activities.
Suggestions: Really, just make sure your service learner is credible and will be able to supply you with the 60 hours you're going to need.However, seems like you already got this covered, Kaiser would be a great place for service learning.
3) I was kinda expecting them to be a little boring mostly because they are
like 2 hours long which is crazy. However, I'm sure I will pick up on
some good ideas and look for the things and activities that stand out so I can come up with good ones for myself!
Suggestions: Yeah, senior presentations can be super boring. However, it's important
to watch so that you can get ideas for your senior presentation and
start to craft it. Especially look at the activities, because that will
help you come up with your own activities. You want them to be engaging!
4) To be honest...i really don't have any questions for you right now, but, thank you!
Suggestions: Ok, well if you come up with any, I'd be happy to answer them. :)
Interviewee 2: Alyssa Soberano
April 26th, 2012 at 12:50pm.
1) I have two topics I'm considering, a labor and delivering nurse or nutrition and dieting. A labor and delivering nurse because I was in the room after my aunt gave birth, and just thought it was really interesting. Nutrition and dieting because I previously did a lot of my own research on it and lost thirty pounds.
Suggestions: It's great that you already have two solid answers, and even greater that you already have some research on nutrition and dieting. Now all you have to do is decide which topic you want to pursue. I'd think about which one offers more choices for service learning and interviews.
2) I plan to do my service learning at a Kaiser hospital, since both of my possible topics are medical related.
Suggestions: A Kaiser hospital is a great choice, as it can count for both your service learning and independent components if you sign up for their volunteer program.
3) I expect to be involved in the presentations. I don't want to just sit there and watch.
Suggestions: Yeah, some of the presentations will prove unbearable to sit through, but a lot of people set their goal on making them engaging. If you don't feel like you're being engaged, I would try asking some questions. Questions could benefit the presenter as well, maybe open them up a bit more.
4) I don't really have any questions, my sister graduated last year, so she has already answered all of my questions.
Suggestions: Alright, well if you have any questions, feel free to ask. :)
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
Answer #3
EQ: What is most important to becoming a western horse trainer?
Answer 3: A basic knowledge of horse care, consisting of grooming, tack, basic veterinarian medicine, haltering, leading, trailering, and shoeing.
Evidence: Knowing the basics will allow you and anyone else to progress forward. Basic veterinarian medicine can help you in a situation where the horse has a scrape on a hind leg. What do you do? You administer neosporn, wrap it in vet wrap, and if neccessary, wrap it in a pillow wrap. Knowing the proper tack that fits a horse will save you from having an unhappy horse, and is also a safety percaution as tack that doesn't fit can result in injury to both horse and rider. Knowing how to hook up a trailer and load horses into and out of one will help in case of emergency, say there's a fire and you need to get out urgently, you'll know how to act.
Source:
- Interview 4 with Janelle Nichols, horse trainer for JKK Performance Horses
- Larry Trocha, horsemanship trainer
- Melinda Freckleton, DVM
Answer 3: A basic knowledge of horse care, consisting of grooming, tack, basic veterinarian medicine, haltering, leading, trailering, and shoeing.
Evidence: Knowing the basics will allow you and anyone else to progress forward. Basic veterinarian medicine can help you in a situation where the horse has a scrape on a hind leg. What do you do? You administer neosporn, wrap it in vet wrap, and if neccessary, wrap it in a pillow wrap. Knowing the proper tack that fits a horse will save you from having an unhappy horse, and is also a safety percaution as tack that doesn't fit can result in injury to both horse and rider. Knowing how to hook up a trailer and load horses into and out of one will help in case of emergency, say there's a fire and you need to get out urgently, you'll know how to act.
Source:
- Interview 4 with Janelle Nichols, horse trainer for JKK Performance Horses
- Larry Trocha, horsemanship trainer
- Melinda Freckleton, DVM
Monday, April 9, 2012
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.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Room Creativity
1) In terms of room creativity, I actually plan on holding my whole presentation outside. I'm hoping to acquire the arena at the Arabian Horse Center, but if that is not possible, then I was hoping that a grass area by the small gym would be of use. I plan on bringing my horse Leroy to actually demonstrate what goes into training a horse. If I can get my hands on some hay bales, I would like to bring those and use them as either chairs or decoration.
2) For my answer 1 activity, which is a method that communicates with the horse, I was thinking about having the students break into groups and create stick horses using materials given. They would just need to glue their selected pieces onto the stick horse head. I'm not sure if I'm really going to do that, but it's all I have at the moment.
2) For my answer 1 activity, which is a method that communicates with the horse, I was thinking about having the students break into groups and create stick horses using materials given. They would just need to glue their selected pieces onto the stick horse head. I'm not sure if I'm really going to do that, but it's all I have at the moment.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Answer 2
EQ: What is most important to becoming a successful western horse trainer?
Answer 2: A basic knowledge of groundwork and the equipment used to partake in it is one of the most important aspects to becoming a successful western horse trainer.
Evidence:
Answer 2: A basic knowledge of groundwork and the equipment used to partake in it is one of the most important aspects to becoming a successful western horse trainer.
Evidence:
- Groundwork is the basis of all training.
- It establishes trust, leadership, and enforces the rules of space and respect.
- Allows a horse to think and really refine his responses, suppleness, and flexion.
- Groundwork, a book by Buck Brannaman
- Ride the Journey, a book by Chris Cox
- Kris Keeler, my service learner.
Friday, March 9, 2012
The Product
Achieved multiple, effective ways to train and manage a horse. For example, I learned through my Horse Illustrated Magazine research how to correct common problems, such as the emergency take off brake, sidepassing, and jigging. I've been able to apply my learned methods to my horse and others, and have gotten results. I've also learned, through videos, how to improve a horse's performance in reining. By correcting my seat in the saddle and switching from a snaffle bit to a curb bit, I've gotten my horse to do correct sliding stops.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Fourth Interview Questions
1) What does a successful horse trainer mean to you? In other words, define success.
2) Do you find yourself often working with people that have horse problems or horses that have people problems?
3) What are some important qualities one should have when dealing with horses?
4) What are some important qualities one should have when dealing with people?
5) Would you consider showing someone's horse for them a part of training?
6) When training a horse, what do you look for in the owner?
7) Do you often find yourself administering basic veterinary care to the horses under your watch?
8) Have there been any recent breakthroughs in technology that have helped and/or shown problematic in the horse training industry?
9) At the moment, horse training has proven to of taken a blow from the terrible economy. Do you think the industry will improve in the next five years?
10) Do you work alone, or do you like to have a partner(s) that help you with the training?
11) Does equipment play a big role in training a horse?
12) How would you define a 'green' horse?
13) What sort of bit do you generally like to use when training a young or green horse?
14) Do you see any similarities in the young horses you train?
15) Do you have a distinct line between your professional life and your personal life? Or does training horses naturally fall into your personal life?
16) There are many well known horse trainers around the globe. If you could pick one to train/work with, who would it be and why?
17) Why did you choose to become a horse trainer?
18) How long does it take, on average, to break a young horse?
19) What is your main goal when it comes to training a horse?
20) How do you determine the pricing of training someone's horse?
2) Do you find yourself often working with people that have horse problems or horses that have people problems?
3) What are some important qualities one should have when dealing with horses?
4) What are some important qualities one should have when dealing with people?
5) Would you consider showing someone's horse for them a part of training?
6) When training a horse, what do you look for in the owner?
7) Do you often find yourself administering basic veterinary care to the horses under your watch?
8) Have there been any recent breakthroughs in technology that have helped and/or shown problematic in the horse training industry?
9) At the moment, horse training has proven to of taken a blow from the terrible economy. Do you think the industry will improve in the next five years?
10) Do you work alone, or do you like to have a partner(s) that help you with the training?
11) Does equipment play a big role in training a horse?
12) How would you define a 'green' horse?
13) What sort of bit do you generally like to use when training a young or green horse?
14) Do you see any similarities in the young horses you train?
15) Do you have a distinct line between your professional life and your personal life? Or does training horses naturally fall into your personal life?
16) There are many well known horse trainers around the globe. If you could pick one to train/work with, who would it be and why?
17) Why did you choose to become a horse trainer?
18) How long does it take, on average, to break a young horse?
19) What is your main goal when it comes to training a horse?
20) How do you determine the pricing of training someone's horse?
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