What is summer? The majority of kids, if asked, will tell you that summer signifies the end of school, the start of fun and freedom. You will find some kids at the pool, the mall, or sleeping in. Many stay home and play video games, while others go to the beach. Instead of spending my time at the pool or with friends, I hung-out with furry, four-legged beast and some rambunctious two-legged, little people. As you will learn, this summer, for me, has been a time of learning responsibility.
Ever since I was little, I longed to own a horse and a barn. After years of wishing, I achieved my childhood dream and brought my own horse to my own barn. The beginning of my road to responsibility consisted of saving enough money to buy my first horse, Chance. In addition to Chance, we also brought home a second horse, Cutter, so I could ride with my friends. Along the same road to responsibility, we spent months removing and replacing fencing to corral these much anticipated beast. All my dreams have come true, until they got out of the fence. The third day they were here, we had come home to find them stuck in the woods on the other side of the fence. The furry “houdinies” opened the gate in the back somehow and ran onto the property behind us. Then, two days later, Chance’s eye began to swell. It turns out that it was only a blade of grass stuck in his eye, but it was still scary. It freaked me out as I had only had them for a week and they had already gotten out and now he was hurt. This whole new experience has taught me that you have to be extra responsible with horses. Horses were not the only things I had to be responsible for this summer. About a month after the horses arrived, Nana and I journeyed to Alabama. My uncle is the children’s minister at Northpark Baptist and asked us to help teach Vacation Bible School with 20 fun-loving, 2nd graders, leading them on an adventure to “the bottom of the sea”. The VBS was called Submerged and revolved around “diving” into God’s word. It was my responsibility, to help the students memorize the scriptures by using sign language and songs. In all the excitement of teaching the kids about the love of Jesus, we …show more content…
I began my training as a side walker which is a person who walks beside a horse and helps keep the rider steady on the horse. As a side walker, I was responsible for working with the riders, who were mainly kids. My experience with horses came in handy for my next training as a horse leader. My first group of kids consisted of summer campers who had been staying in the cabins at the Calvin Center. My responsibility was to have the horses tacked and ready to go and lead the campers on a few trail rides around camp. My current assignment is with a special needs girl, who in a few months will be taking part in the Special Olympics. We have been working with both horse and student in learning her patterns. In addition to my Special Olympics rider, I am working with a special needs school group, learning to groom and tack their horses and basic riding skills. With the responsibilities I learned from my new job, I now have an assortment of knowledge that I can apply in working with horses and
Ever since I was little, I longed to own a horse and a barn. After years of wishing, I achieved my childhood dream and brought my own horse to my own barn. The beginning of my road to responsibility consisted of saving enough money to buy my first horse, Chance. In addition to Chance, we also brought home a second horse, Cutter, so I could ride with my friends. Along the same road to responsibility, we spent months removing and replacing fencing to corral these much anticipated beast. All my dreams have come true, until they got out of the fence. The third day they were here, we had come home to find them stuck in the woods on the other side of the fence. The furry “houdinies” opened the gate in the back somehow and ran onto the property behind us. Then, two days later, Chance’s eye began to swell. It turns out that it was only a blade of grass stuck in his eye, but it was still scary. It freaked me out as I had only had them for a week and they had already gotten out and now he was hurt. This whole new experience has taught me that you have to be extra responsible with horses. Horses were not the only things I had to be responsible for this summer. About a month after the horses arrived, Nana and I journeyed to Alabama. My uncle is the children’s minister at Northpark Baptist and asked us to help teach Vacation Bible School with 20 fun-loving, 2nd graders, leading them on an adventure to “the bottom of the sea”. The VBS was called Submerged and revolved around “diving” into God’s word. It was my responsibility, to help the students memorize the scriptures by using sign language and songs. In all the excitement of teaching the kids about the love of Jesus, we …show more content…
I began my training as a side walker which is a person who walks beside a horse and helps keep the rider steady on the horse. As a side walker, I was responsible for working with the riders, who were mainly kids. My experience with horses came in handy for my next training as a horse leader. My first group of kids consisted of summer campers who had been staying in the cabins at the Calvin Center. My responsibility was to have the horses tacked and ready to go and lead the campers on a few trail rides around camp. My current assignment is with a special needs girl, who in a few months will be taking part in the Special Olympics. We have been working with both horse and student in learning her patterns. In addition to my Special Olympics rider, I am working with a special needs school group, learning to groom and tack their horses and basic riding skills. With the responsibilities I learned from my new job, I now have an assortment of knowledge that I can apply in working with horses and