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…
Unfortunately, it is very difficult to make a lot of money.
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
attention. One association that I will have to work closely with the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International or PATH Intl. It was founded in 1969 as the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA). It is a global authority, resource and advocate for equine-assisted activities and therapies and the equines in this work in these fields. They have more than 850 member centers, which are therapeutic riding centers that have been certified by PATH. Over 7,600 members volunteer to help the over 54,000 men, women, and children who utilize equine assisted therapies. PATH was started with a focus on horseback riding as a type of physical and mental therapy. Its members have since added an entire new category, referred to as equine assisted activities and therapies. This includes therapeutic carriage driving; vaulting; equine-facilitated learning and mental health, which use the horse as a partner in cognitive and behavioral therapy, usually with a licensed therapist; ground work and stable management. Equine Services for Heroes, which uses a variety of EAAT disciplines specifically to help war veterans and military personnel. PATH members, instructors and centers serve participants of all ages and with a range of physical, emotional, behavioral and cognitive challenges. There are many benefits to being a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International member or being a PATH Intl. center. Members receive access to several publications that keep them up to date on news, trends, and events at PATH Intl. Members get access to the Member Directory, which allows members to search for other members by name or location. They also gain access to the Foundation Directory Online, this allows members to search for grants and help with their programs. Based on the PATH qualifications and my own personal goals, I would follow a three year plan from this point. In order to be a PATH certified instructor I must be at least 21 and meet all of the qualifications discussed below. I must be very willing to continue my education. A minimum of twenty hours of PATH sponsored events within one year of being certified. Because this is a special needs industry, I must also have at least six hours of disability education to understand “of the physical, social, cognitive and/or behavioral impacts experienced by individuals with disabilities, mental health disorders or emotional trauma” (pathintl.org). You must also must have volunteered two hours of your time to a PATH related event such as the Paralympics. You must be Adult and Child CPR and first aid certified. PATH requires all certified instructors to have at least twenty hours of the following: formally organized educational events and individual professional activities such as, publishing papers. Special requirements are set aside for those using specific therapies such as driving instructors, interactive vaulting instructors, and equine specialists in mental health and learning. Finally, before you can claim to be PATH Intl. certified, you must have a teaching evaluation by a PATH certified instructor with at least five years of experience. There are so many requirements due to the nature of the industry, not only do instructors have to be certified but there is also a certification for the facility that they are or will be working out of. All of these steps are to ensure the safety of those involved. In order to be able to offer these therapies, you must also have a safe environment and of course safe horses. It takes a lot of money to start up one of these facilities. Depending on levels of cognitive, physical, and emotional disabilities your facility accepts, you must tailor your barn to their needs. Finding and training therapy horses requires experience and knowledge. To no fault of their own, most horses are too hot-blooded or spooky to be in this position. The horses hand selected as therapy horses can actually sense the rider’s ability level, they watch out for their rider and are extremely quiet. By some amazing luck I have actually been offered to start my facility out of the barn where my horse is currently living in Harrisville, Ohio. I have my horse as well as another who would make perfect therapy horses. Parts of my career plan are farther along than others but I feel that it would take at least three years to be able to be an instructor at my own therapeutic riding facility.
Have you ever rode a dirtbike? I have my dad got it for me on my 9th b-day. After receiving this dirt bike, I now ride it all over the place. It has become apart of my life!
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.
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...
The career I have chose is Physical Therapy(PT). Physical Therapist do many different things, but their main function is to help impaired or physically disabled people enhance their movement and handle their pain. Physical Therapist are a main source in the rehabilitation, medical care and prevention of people with long lasting illnesses or damage. The reason I chose this career is because I love helping people and enjoy seeing people be motivated and succeed at their task. To help someone gain full strength in their limbs or maybe even learn how to walk again is my lifelong dream. It is important to understand the education or training requirements, skills or talents needed, salary and benefits offered, and the duties for a particular career
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.
of my current career goals as of right now. My current goal is to become some type of mental
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.
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.
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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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.