When I was around the age of 7 or 8 I was one big handful. Accident prone, annoying, rude, and thought I could do whatever I want. But that all changed one summer morning. I woke up to the sound of a horse neighing. I quickly ran to my barn to see my dad with a little Shetland pony. He scooped me up in his arms as he told me that this pony was mine as long as I started behaving better at home and at school. From that day forward, I kept my act together and started acting better. Looking back, it was actually my horse which my parents got for me that kept me out of trouble and shaped me into the person I am today when my parents could only do so much.
There are many reasons that your child might want a horse. There’s also many reasons
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From vet bills, the feed, the tack, it can eventually add up to a large sum of money. As parents, you must be responsible for these costs. But in no way should any parent be expected to front all of that bill. Your child should be at least partially responsible. Figure out a system to split up the costs that works for both of you. If your child wants a horse, they should be expected to do jobs such as chores to help you out as a parent and contribute to the payment of the horse. While doing this, it can teach your child to be responsible for their horse and work for it. Responsibility is a great moral and a sign of hard work and dedication which is a great thing to put into a child that will grow with them and shape them for their future. Results of a study published in February 2006 by the American Youth Horse Council, an organization created to promote horse education in American youth, “found a significant positive relationship between horsemanship skills and life skill such as responsibility in children.” Responsibility is a life skill that will be applied in your child's everyday life, when they are young and old, from doing homework to raising a child of their own. As a parent, you’re thinking that any other pet can build the same responsibility and be a lot cheaper. You’re right and you’re wrong. While other pets may be cheaper, having a horse builds more responsibility than any other pet. With a horse, your child must …show more content…
Horses tend to take up lots of time and if you happen to live in a house without close access to a barn, create the annoyance of taking your kids to the barn where their horse is. But these downsides lift a great weight off your shoulder by keeping your child out of trouble. When your child is busy at the barn riding and grooming, and cleaning tack, and cleaning stalls, and dumping wheelbarrows, and raking the barn, and so on, they have less time to get into trouble. Children are always bound to get into trouble. Boredom creates the exploration of their surroundings and trouble. Friends who are a bad influence often create trouble. Your child can be peer pressured into doing something that can get them into trouble. A recent study titled “Does Peer Pressure Highly Influence Students” researched and showed showed that peer pressure is a huge problem in today's world: “Students felt pressured by their peers between 35 and 49 percent of the time.” This clearly shows that peer pressure can affect your child. But, boredom and friends who may be a bad influence get pushed to the side, because frankly, doing chores to pay for that new saddle is more important than going and doing something bad with friends. Some may argue that horses take up too much time for kids, but I disagree. As long as it’s not all work and there is some play, their days may be filled up but they’re
By the production of the Unbranded film, there is visual proof that wild horses can be made useful. In reality, wild horses are extremely tough. Think about it, they have learned to survive on their own out in the wild in the harshest weather, toughest terrain, and in dangerous situations. Joe Camp author of The Soul of a Horse, does an excellent job of guiding readers through how to put their domesticated horses back into a lifestyle that they are familiar with. So what’s wrong with them? The answer that they can’t be trained is invalid. Wild horses can be trained like any other horse that needs to be broken, it just has to be done right and with time. Yes, it will take time to break a wild horse, just like it takes time to break any horse, but the results are worth
Responsibility may be defined as "a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct." (www.thefreedictionary.com) Responsibility is shown all through Fred Gipsons novel Old Yeller about a family living in the dangerous wilderness in 1860. The young hard working Travis, his loving mother and the loyal dog Old Yeller all show responsibility.
Disney has made films regarding horses such as Sprit. It is about a mustang stallion that grows up to proudly succeed his father as leader of the Cimarron herd in the Wild West. When they reach the Dakota Territory, Sprit gets curious and a cowboy catches him and sells him to the United States cavalry. The cavalry uses a method of training by breaking a horse. This method fails with sprit. Spirit is captured by a brave and escapes on his back. He also tricks him to a coral with his beloved mare, but shows respect and wins some trust. As the railroad arrives, the Indian village is wrecked and Spirit gets captured for use as a draft-horse. When the stallion...
When therapeutic riding became popular, results have exceeded what many didn't think would be possible. emotionally, children have a hard time bonding with other people and peers, therefore, bonding a child to a horse can help a child understand and begin to trust and bond with other people they interact with daily. therapy instructors also bond with children and they see throughout lessons that children need repetitions and they need the instructor to show them what to do on both sides, not just one which will help the child improve their riding. when you do things on both sides, it teaches the child that they do not have to do things only one way and it strengthens their left and right side of the brain. helping children, physically, mentally and emotionally is beneficial to society because it gives people a chance to do good in life by helping children and it gives the children to help society better itself and spread knowledge of many diseases that don't really have a
Around stables and in the circles of horse lovers every where, names such as, "horse," "pony," "stallion," "mare," and "foal," are some of the words verbalized.
Let’s pause for a second, let’s take a look what nature has for us. It is beautiful and yet harmless. Kids’ don’t spend the sufficient time to intake the benefits of nature. Louv says, “Playtime, especially unstructured imaginative, exploratory play is increasingly recognized as an essential component of wholesome child development” (48). He is saying to let our kids free and explore on their own. It is what brings fun to their lives. Knowing what comes next it’s pretty boring. Imagination brings excitement and knowledge to the human kind.
In general, he, and many other domesticated horses are happy and healthy, quite possibly a lot happier and healthier than wild horses. I believe domestication is beneficial to not only humans, but more importantly, to horses as well.
Contrary to my achievements, my first tryst with horse riding wasn’t smooth sailing. Distinct images of the first day at the stable flash before my eyes every time I reflect upon my humble beginning. I was helped on to the horse by my trainer and instructed to take the reins in my hands when suddenly the horse spooked and charged towards the fence. I fell off and lay still; the
As one gets older being responsible comes in handy when applying to jobs, when attending school, and when having kids. Owing a dog teaches you to be responsible. For kids its one of their first jobs they get. They are told to pick up poop, take the dog out for walks, feed the dog and play with the dog. They are taking care of another life and if they do not do those tasks then the dog does not live a happy life. It gives kids a longtime commitment and it teaches them how to be consistent. They no longer just think of themselves they start thinking of the dog’s needs and what’s best for their dog. For adults who are thinking of having kids in the future whether it’s being married or single a dog is a good wake up call as to how hard it is taking care of another life yet so rewarding. Taking care of oneself is one thing but being responsible for another life is a life changing experience. Dogs are not cheep they are expensive. Dogs need a lot of things for
Throughout this paper will be examples of things to consider when looking to buy a horse, benefits of owning a horse, and careers in the equine world. When looking to invest in a horse, no matter the purpose of the animal, there are many different things to consider just focusing on the horse alone. The initial cost of the horse is the first thing to think about. Horses can cost anywhere from nothing to $70 million (American). Affecting the cost of the horse can be things like the breed of the horse, the condition of the horse, and the level of training that horse has or who you want training your horse.
Also puzzle feeders are good ways of keeping your horse mentally stimulated as they have to throw and shake the toy round to get food out of it. If horses are being stabled for longer periods of time, it is a good idea to tie fruit and vegetables to the ceiling with string. This make the horse work for its food which keeps them entertained for some time. Provide you horse with a hay net with small holes, this makes the horse work harder to get the hay out, this provided physical and mental stimulation.
Horses have taught me so much about life. I love riding horses. I love the speed, the height, and the relationship built between horse and rider. Whenever I get into saddle, I know that I am risking my life. This risk of my life is what I accept when I get on, and also,partially, why I want to get on.
Apart from that, owning a pet forces one to take on the responsibility of keeping it alive. One’s pet must be fed, watered, and kept healthy. Doing this requires us to move about.
Children must be responsible for accepting the rules of the parents. Responsibility is the fact of being accountable for and making decisions without authorization. Having great responsibility will make someone successful in the task that they take or tasks that come to them. Parents, who worry about the child’s future, attempt to set good morals on their child. Of course, as good parents, they want to educate their children to always choose the right decision.