Equine Activities

Where all the posts on equine assisted services will be organized

  • Leaf Picking

    What You Need:Cutouts of leaves (or real leaves)String/clothespin (some way to hang leaves)Muck bucket/trashcan/toy basket I like to give options for all my games so that you can adapt it to your own facility. As you can see by my list above, this game is very adaptable! I like to add seasonal games to my…

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  • ….almost. Hello pony pals! I am back to the blog after a mini break. I will bring back the regular posts on equine-assisted therapeutic activities and game/lesson ideas shortly, but I wanted to update you on my personal life. If you aren’t interested, feel free to come back next week for some new game ideas.

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  • Take Care of You

    Self-care has been the theme of 2019. Everyone is talking about it – it’s all over Instagram and Facebook (#selfcaresunday) and there’s an emphasis in today’s Millennial-driven culture (of which I am a part!) to take care of yourself. This is not a bad thing! We need to be reminded to slow down, take care…

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  • Herd Observation

    When I was a kid, I read A LOT. I constantly had a book on me and I was usually reading two or three books at once. At least one book was a horse book. Sometimes it was a fiction story like Black Beauty or Misty of Chincoteague and sometimes it was autobiographies like Monty…

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  • Why are Shapes Important?

    Throughout this month, we’ve been talking about colors and shapes. I’ve mentioned several times how much I like playing with colors and shapes in my lessons. I use and re-use colors and shapes in tons of ways in my lessons. I’ve been teaching for thirteen years and haven’t been bored with colors and shapes yet!…

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