Independent Component 1

(a) I, Kiley More, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 31 hours of work.”
(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.

• I volunteered at Red Bucket Equine Rescue. My supervisors were Jenon and Shona.

(c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.

(d) Explain what you completed.    

• While volunteering at the rescue I was not able to work with the trainer during training sessions, but I was able to groom horses, pick out their feet, and take some of them for walks from time to time. The volunteers that have been able to help the trainer or with newly rescued horses did share information on what steps were taken and what they have found works best with the horses. They all told me that trust was the first step and by showing that you are dependable and consistent the trust and bond will start to be built with time. The horse just needs time, it also depends on what type of situation the horse came out of on how willing the horse will be to building trust with you.

Because I could not get pictures of me working with the horses I took pictures of me doing the work I did at the rescue with my horses. The horses I did get to work with pictures I took off the rescues website since the ones I tried to take from outside their stalls turned out badly. (I could not find pictures of Ladybug, Cooper, Frankie, Tilly, Nikki, Ohso, Ironman, or Justin.)

Picking out Freedom's feet.

Grooming Polka Dot after his roll in a mud puddle.

Dot enjoying his walk.

Acteur

Amadeus

Brinker

Casey

Confeddy

Deaglan

Faith

Kolcheck

Lilly

Lulu

Maximus

Mozart

Presley

Roxy

Spice

Tess

Freedom falling asleep while being groomed.