| Activities Available to Students 1. Grooming and tacking (identification & use) 2. Mounting and dismounting horses 3. Warm up exercises while mounted 4. Following directions & patterning while mounted 5. Learning verbal cues used for controlling a horse 6. Maneuvering 7. Activities requiring matching, identification, decision making 8. Petting Zoo (identification/comparison, feeding & grooming, traits of various inhabits) 9. Tack and stall cleaning 9. Horse bathing and clipping Over the past 3 years Open My World has been involved with a number of various programs involving community volunteers, church ministries, 4H members, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, high school and college age students. Upcoming activities: In-house horse shows, center picnics and barbecue, community fund-raisers and an open house hosted by students and volunteers. |