Today was the first day we went horse back riding to Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn. It took us an hour to get there. Once we got there we got to pet and groom some of the horses on a terrible rainy cold day. After we finished grooming the horses we finally go to ride some of the horses while it was raining. Many people were frightened to get on those big horses because they thought they were going to fall off their horses, and some were scared because it was their first time horse back riding. For example Nusrat’s horse was one of the slowest and the smallest horse but she was still a bit frightened. Kimberly’s horse kept falling asleep and fighting with Karol’s horse. Karol was crying once she got on her horse because she thought her horse was really big and was going to throw her off. Julian’s horse was one of the biggest horses and the first horse on the line. Sandra’s horse was going crazy. Leslie was calm with her horse. Marc was scared but remained calm. Ayana was having fun with her horse and enjoying her horse ride and so was Mariano. After we finished horse back riding we finally got our food. We were a little short on time so we had to take our food to school. Some people ate on the bus when not suppose to and some spilled their soda and food. The people that ate during the bus had to clean up all the mess they made on the floor. After all that we apologized to the bus driver and went up to class and finished our food. We then watched a video about horse back riding tips. Some important tips were use a helmet with a string strap,be calm and relaxed or else the horse will get frightened, another important fact is never stand behind a horse you don’t know because it might kick you. So this is how our first day of horse back riding went.
Tuesday Agenda:
- Greeting
- Horse-Back riding at Jamaica Bay
- Riding A Horse
- Learning to groom a Horse
- Walk through the stables & learning fun interesting facts
- Debrief our experience going horseback riding – word Explosion on Poster Paper
- Gallery Walk : Share out from our classmates
- Watch a Video “Get Started: Horse back Riding” ( A film for Everyone Who Loves Horses)
- To learn saftey techniques and expert tips for horse back riding
- Note taking
- One-word summary to our day
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| Getting ready to go horse back riding. |
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| Karol’s horse was going crazy she was beyond frightened. |
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| Ready to go. |
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| Howie giving us intrucstions on how to go left and right. Telling us to not scream or else the horse will get scared. |
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| One of the horses we got to pet and groom. |
Quotes:
- Daniella:”My horse went crazy but i loved him anyways.”
- Annie:”Kind of nervous because it was my first day horse back riding.”
- Corinne:”Uncomfortable because of the cold they should of let us ride inside.”
- Alex:”Cold but fun my horse listened to me.”
- Julian:”Fun!”
- Ayana:”I was nervous but i got the hang of it after.”
- Emmy: Would of been better if it wasn’t raining.”
- Leslie:”Damp and cold couldn’t feel my fingers.”
- Kimberly:”My horse kept falling asleep.”
- Jamaira:”It was exciting for the first time.”
- Michelle:”It was a great experience.”
- Sandra:”Really interesting to learn about the behaviors of horses, and the mood of the horses aswell.”
- Emily:”Magnificent AMAZING creatures!”