Blog 22: Independent Component 2

LITERAL
(a) Include this statement: “I, Kiley Moore, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.

• John Lambert(horse trainer at W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center)

(c) Update your Independent Component 2 Log (which should be under your Senior Project Hours link)
(d) Explain what you completed.    

• I shadowed one of the trainers, John Lambert, at the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center. During training he would explain what he was doing and the purpose behind it.

(e) Defend your work and explain the component's significance and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.   

• Over the 30 hours that I worked with the trainer I was able to learn more about my answer 2 of pressure and release. Even though John has never worked with a wild horse he had become my second mentor in a way as the second independent component is also one of my most valuable resources in researching my project. 

(f)How did the component help you answer your EQ? Please include specific examples to illustrate how it helped. 

• This component helped build on my answer two of pressure and release. This also helped me train my Mustang in areas that I was having issues with. The trainer was always willing to help in anyway they could and answered any questions I had. I also got to see the difference in training horses for the show ring versus training for basic trail riding.  I got to see the training preparing for riding and the training after their first ride. I never got to work with the babies but couldn't resist taking pictures of them.

Blog 21: Interview 4 Reflection

1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?  

• That everything training is and revolves around the horse accepting what you are training them to do.

2.  How will what I learned affect my final lesson?

• That no matter what technique of training you use works because the horse has learned to accept what you are doing to them and they are not fighting you on it.

https://soundcloud.com/kiley-moore/interview-4