My dream career would be owning and operation my own therapeutic riding center for disabled children and veterans. I would allow those with emotional, mental or physical disabilities into my program. Together we would increase their physical, emotional, spiritual, and cognitive abilities. Studies have shown that horse back riding is the only exercise that gives riders the swinging motion that is very similar to that of walking. Therefore it develops core muscles and soothes the mind because it can be strenuous and relaxing at the same time. I have seen the results first hand and it makes all the effort put in worthwhile. If nothing else, it gives the kids tremendous confidence. This would be my perfect situation, sadly that is just not realistic. …show more content…
Most people in this field are volunteers, so they must have another form of financial support. It truly is a “labor of love”. Because this is a new and growing field, there is not much information about it. There is not really a title fitting this category on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, there is not really a category to fit this occupation. Under “Community and Social Service Occupations” it is estimated that I would make between $40,000 and $45,000, under “Healthcare Support Occupations” I could make between $37,000 and $58,000, and under “Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Agricultural Animals” I could make between $35,000 and $40,000. My main weakness with this profession would be that I lack the confidence to know whether my lesson plans would be effective, too difficult, or something that the riders simply don’t like. Knowing exactly what each rider needs is very challenging, you have to be give each rider individual
Since I have entered college, I have noticed a number of things about myself. I used to think that I was outgoing and confident, but now I feel the opposite about me is true. I discovered that I have Attention Deficit Disorder and a learning disability and this has caused a drop in my confidence related to school as well as other areas of my life. This influenced me to change my major from journalism to speech pathology where there are always people finding new ways of helping others that are disabled in the realm of speech. The appeal of helping people rediscover their voice after they have lost it, or just finding their voice in general really called to me. Now my goals are, instead of being a journalist working at a magazine, to work at a clinic with adults who have suffered from strokes and have aphasia or to travel around the world to help children learn to speak who have had cleft palate surgeries. For me to be able to help people that have an impairment that hinders their lives like myself has become very important to me.
I have always wanted to be a Special Education teacher. I started deciding what I wanted to do in the eighth grade. This was also around the time I was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. Asperger’s is an autism spectrum disorder; people with it show difficulties in social interactions, and reading body language. For me, I have trouble making friends and having age appropriate conversations. It is difficult to read people’s emotions, which sometimes gets me into trouble. I have been given the gift to be able to help teach other children with special needs how to ride horses, and also learn about how the horses communicate with these riders differently then a “normal” person. Through working with Ian I have been able to obtain a better understanding of my career goals.
As of 2011, it has been reported that there are 650 million disabled people in the world (“Disabilities”). Though this number is high, it is greatly underestimated because disabled people are commonly isolated and stigmatized by their community (“Disabilities”). After hearing of this extremely high number of disabled people, I then ultimately decided I would write my research paper on ways to help the disabled. Therapeutic riding has been actively helping individuals with disabilities for decades, and can benefit these unfortunate people physically, mentally, and emotionally. “Therapeutic riding, which originated in Europe, has been actively helping individuals with disabilities since the 1950's” (Shepard). Through equine-orientated activities, therapeutic riding is used to contribute to the cognitive, physical, emotional, and social well being of people with emotional issues and disabilities (Shepard). I was astonished on how many ways therapeutic riding can benefit disabled people.
Therapeutic riding has also been shown to improve the behavioral patterns of a child with autism. Smith says some behavioral patterns are inability to relate to other, sensory of processing deficits, cognitive deficits, self-stimulation, resistance to change, and challenging behaviors(Smith…). Scott lists multi-tasking as one of the skills that is improved with riding. “Multi-tasking-Simultaneously, a rider holds the reins in the correct position; squeezes with his legs; sits erect; listens to and follows directions from the instructor; and watches the horse in from of him lest his mount get to close” (13 scott). This skill of multi-tasking can be carried over to the classroom because a child has to be able to do multiple actions at a time. For example listen to the teacher while following their directions or taking notes, as well as not getting distracted by other students. Sequencing tasks is another skill that Scott recognizes improves with therapeutic riding. “A single chore(stopping a horse) for someone with impaired skills can be a series of steps, each done one at a time. Learning to put the steps together in the right order, which often doesn’t come naturally, can be helpful in daily life” (13 cognitive scott). Following sequential steps is crucial for a child to be able to perform in a classroom because a teacher will give a series of directions and they have to be able to follow it. A teacher may say hang up your coats, sit down at your desk and get out your writing assignment to work on. A child has to be able to follow those directions to be able to learn when needs to be learned. If the teacher has to take time to redirect or remind a child the series of directions this takes away from learning a subject. Another sk...
Bicycling was an exciting experience for two reasons. First, it has allowed me to travel around the city. Second, it gives me a chance to hang out with my friends. I love bicycling, I think it is fabulous! I can now observe my city, the people that lived there, the architecture, and the trees and animals, etc. Sometimes in our life, we just need to slow down our pace. We're so used to rushing through life that we don't even know what we have missed, but It's hard to blame ourselves because we're busy about our jobs especially when we were living in the city. I was once like that; I head right straight to school when it's time for school. As I walk I would only stare at my watch instead if looking to my left and/ or right.
As I sat in the boiling hot sun, the heat that had overwhelmed me throughout the day surpassed. I was engulfed by Lu Paul, a native Hawaiian advocate who was telling me the story of how Native Hawaiians loss their rights. “How did my people become a minority in their own land?” he asked me inquisitively. I found myself making many connections with this man’s story and my own. As he answered my questions about inequality in his community, he began to speak of many things that I had witnessed in my life, that I thought only my own culture experienced. “My people need to fight for equal education, language rights, and employment”, he stated firmly. It was in this moment I began to broaden my perspective of inequality and minority rights. This along with the many other field experiences I had during my semester abroad, help shape my desire to attend law school and work both nationally and abroad in civil and human rights.
Field experience was a unique experience for me, and also the most stressful. This was one of the parts of my academic career that would decide if I really wanted to be an elementary school teacher. Although I was not paired with a student who required special education, I was paired with a student who needed help. The actions I observed with this student was how she interacted with the teacher and other students.
During the first session with the client we went over the consent form and I asked them if there were any questions about it, which they had only one to make sure that it was not being show to the entire class, once answered they signed the form. I think that when I make my own form I will have a better understanding of how to explain the reason behind it and also better explain what it is form. After the form was signed I conducted and interview with the client.
After graduating from college with my degrees I want to work under other veterinarians too. When I get enough money under my belt I would like to start my own business. My goal would be to create a place in which horse people everywhere could come. I would like to have riding classes, horse chiropractor, horse trainer, place to house horses
This past Friday, we went on our second and final bike trip of our middle school lives. We got to school Friday morning after everyone had dropped off their bikes across the street, and everyone was super excited to leave. After a patriot time that seemed to take forever, we went outside and were escorted across the street by a police officer. I was going to be biking part of the way with with Maddie, part with Mirjana, part with Lola, and part with Hailey.
Before I started BMXing I was really struggling in school. But then i got my first BMX. I rode that bike all day everyday. Before I got it, I was just doing stuff I wasn’t supposed to do and getting in all kinds of trouble. Then when I got my bike, I started hanging out with better friends and getting better grades. These friends teach me in and out of school. One of them was Saul who taught me how to do stunts on my bike. In school he sat next to me and showed me how to do the work. I met them in 8th grade first hour when we sat next to each other and eventually started talking. I found out they were my best friends. We had all the same connections. Besides biking, we like to travel places, don’t like homework, same sense of humor, and are risk takers. Almost every day of middle school me and Saul would ride our bikes home after school and go ride another 5 miles. Then I ride home with is 3 miles home from school. When i get home I just fall asleep after a total of 13 miles
When I was about four years old, my dad brought me to our local Honda shop. I marveled at the powerful machines while walking the showroom floor and found the row of small children’s motorcycles. I promptly chose my favorite bike and pushed it over. Whether this was an accident or not will never be known. We ended up leaving with the small dirt bike, and my lifelong obsession had begun.
Some people think of them as animals. Some people think of them as objects. Some people think of them as friends. Then there are the few who think of them as family. Horses have always been like family to humans, except sometimes closer. There are many benefits to owning or being around horses. They come in many different colors. There is a multitude of breeds, also. Additionally, they have a long history with humans. Horses have unique behaviors. Showing horses has been the past-time or even career of many people. Furthermore, caring for horses can be a handful, but is definitely rewarding. Finally, riding horses is not just a hobby or a sport, but an action of your heart. Horses are wondrous creatures that have lived with man or thousands of years.
In summary, throughout my life many career choices have crossed my mind. I have tried being a stay-at-home mom and a hospital employee. I am working on trying computers. The path I chose in computers is yet to be decided but the opportunities are vast. My current path leaves me many opportunities in healthcare and computers but the possibilities do not stop there. With further education I could still do anything.
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