Communication requires not only listening but also hearing. Join our herd in learning how communication plays a vital role in learning horsemanship skills or husbandry skills (as they are called in the equestrian world.) Your child will have the opportunity to enter into the “unspoken” world of a horse as they learn and practice what it takes to take care of them.
Onomatopoeia, what? BANG, SNAP, WHOOSH - words that go with a sound. In this poetry program students will take time to listen to their surroundings and create a poem using onomatopoeia words. Listening, brainstorming, drafting and completing a poem to share with the other participants paired with a craft illustrating their chosen horse buddy.
A haiku is an unrhymed three-line poem, based on a traditional Japanese poetic form. Creating a Haiku poem will require your child to use the whole-body approach, using all their senses and their keen observation skills. Your child will sync with their horse buddy to not only create the lyrics, but also create movement.
A Cinquain is a five-lined poem (hence the name) and is a favorite poetic form for many children because, as one said: “They are easy and fun to write and they don’t require a whole lot of words!” This unique poem also reinforces basic grammatical parts of speech as demonstrated by our very own horses. Your youth will create their own special “Cinquain" plate to take home.
Did you know that spending time with horses isn’t always about “doing” but it is also about learning to be present and staying focused which translates into developing “self-organizing” habits? Each student will be tasked with focusing on one horse to learn horse markings, breeds, color and its unique characteristics. Students will be responsible to organize their time each day in order to complete each “necessary” task working toward the final goal. On the final day, students will show-case their “self-organizing” skills by presenting a detailed report describing their horse to their teammates.