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Keeping Equestrians Keeping Equestrians Safe Safe
By: Amanda WetheringtonBy: Amanda Wetherington
Craven Early College High School Craven Early College High School
This presentation has been prepared under the fair use exemption of the US Copyright Law and is restricted from further use.
PaperPaper
Topic: Safer horseback Topic: Safer horseback riding riding
Why I chose this topic Why I chose this topic Driving Question: What Driving Question: What
improvements can we improvements can we make to horseback riding make to horseback riding to make the participants to make the participants safer?safer?
Thesis: Throughout an Thesis: Throughout an equestrian's riding career equestrian's riding career they will have some sort they will have some sort of accident, it is of accident, it is inevitable. Finding a way inevitable. Finding a way to encourage riders to to encourage riders to use safer measures when use safer measures when they are around their they are around their horses will insure their horses will insure their safety. safety.
Interesting Facts Interesting Facts
What is an equestrian?What is an equestrian? Risky sport?Risky sport? How many people participate in equestrian activities. How many people participate in equestrian activities. Different disciplines Different disciplines Number of people injured Number of people injured
1987- 19881987- 1988 Different types of injuriesDifferent types of injuries
Limbs Limbs Back Back Head and Neck Head and Neck
Product Product
I created a video and a I created a video and a brochure.brochure.
PurposePurpose SharingSharing Not having a mentorNot having a mentor
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Making the Video Making the Video
Videoing lessons Videoing lessons Interviewing Interviewing Pictures Pictures What I learned What I learned
ConnectionConnection
My paper gave facts and statistics on why riders My paper gave facts and statistics on why riders should take the steps into staying safe. should take the steps into staying safe.
My product gave real life examples of why My product gave real life examples of why staying safe is important to horseback riding. staying safe is important to horseback riding.
Successes/Challenges Successes/Challenges
Successes Successes DeadlinesDeadlines Wikispaces Wikispaces ProductProduct Paper Paper
Challenges:Challenges: Time Time No Campfire No Campfire No seminar time No seminar time
Final Reflection Final Reflection
What next? What next? Continue Riding Continue Riding Being safer Being safer Telling others what I have learnedTelling others what I have learned
The real worldThe real world Jobs Jobs CollegeCollege
Questions?Questions?