I have created a found poem about the connection between horse and rider from the book The Natural Rider by Mary Wanless. Her book is written about a right-brain approach to riding and how creativity, innovation, and a body-mind connection is so important to a successful partnership between horse and rider. I have gathered from this novel, and my own experiences, how important it is to have a good foundation and relationship. Communication is a key aspect to a solid relationship, and is important to establish a good understanding and comprehension at the beginning of each affiliation. Equestrian sports are a team sport, including a horse and rider. However rigorous the sport may seem, the most difficult task is creating a winning bond with the horse. If the rider or trainer fails to do so, they lose valuable traits that could be the defining factor in the competitions. Qualities such as communication, understanding, and respect are important aspects that both the horse and rider must embody equally. When training a horse, one must fully comprehend that there is no spoken language between the two and that forms of communication must be improvised, innovated, and interpreted. Much like understanding another humans body language, the basic principles of understanding a horse are largely observation of movement, and demeanor. Once an individual has mastered these skills they are then able to apply them to their training of the horse. Just like teaching, training is instruction of new materials and reinforcement of things learned. Now that one has a basic understanding of different principles such as observation, interpretation, and instinctual skills, they are on the path to creating a winning learning environment for the horse. Many argue that individuals learn differently and in many cases animals do too. In order to be a successful trainer, one must be able to deal differently if a method of their instruction is not being understood by the horse. This is the crucial point in which a true trainer is defined. If they are unable to solve problems at hand differently, creatively, and quickly then they will surely diminish their chances of creating a winning partnership. As loosely determined in my found poem, failure does not always mean there is no hope. It simply means that the angle that has been approached is not going to be as successful and another angle should be approached until the desire result has been reached. Ensuring that these methods and traits are embodied one can ensure that they will create a lasting bond that will carry them throughout their equine careers and relationships.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Mini Project #2
I have created a found poem about the connection between horse and rider from the book The Natural Rider by Mary Wanless. Her book is written about a right-brain approach to riding and how creativity, innovation, and a body-mind connection is so important to a successful partnership between horse and rider. I have gathered from this novel, and my own experiences, how important it is to have a good foundation and relationship. Communication is a key aspect to a solid relationship, and is important to establish a good understanding and comprehension at the beginning of each affiliation. Equestrian sports are a team sport, including a horse and rider. However rigorous the sport may seem, the most difficult task is creating a winning bond with the horse. If the rider or trainer fails to do so, they lose valuable traits that could be the defining factor in the competitions. Qualities such as communication, understanding, and respect are important aspects that both the horse and rider must embody equally. When training a horse, one must fully comprehend that there is no spoken language between the two and that forms of communication must be improvised, innovated, and interpreted. Much like understanding another humans body language, the basic principles of understanding a horse are largely observation of movement, and demeanor. Once an individual has mastered these skills they are then able to apply them to their training of the horse. Just like teaching, training is instruction of new materials and reinforcement of things learned. Now that one has a basic understanding of different principles such as observation, interpretation, and instinctual skills, they are on the path to creating a winning learning environment for the horse. Many argue that individuals learn differently and in many cases animals do too. In order to be a successful trainer, one must be able to deal differently if a method of their instruction is not being understood by the horse. This is the crucial point in which a true trainer is defined. If they are unable to solve problems at hand differently, creatively, and quickly then they will surely diminish their chances of creating a winning partnership. As loosely determined in my found poem, failure does not always mean there is no hope. It simply means that the angle that has been approached is not going to be as successful and another angle should be approached until the desire result has been reached. Ensuring that these methods and traits are embodied one can ensure that they will create a lasting bond that will carry them throughout their equine careers and relationships.
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I like this. The way you arranged the text in the slide show is cool. I like how you explain the significance of the relationship between a rider and a horse.
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