American Quarter Horse

The Volunteer Coordinator for Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center is Michael Mersman. He joined the staff a little over a year ago with little experience and knowledge about horses and the therapies offered, yet he is well informed about the horses, the therapies offered, and populations that are served. Michael presented the information about the organization by showing a video, presenting the functions and the therapies offered through PowerPoint, and sharing successful therapeutic stories.…

I was walking out of the barracks with my new tome I got from Tharja for some reason I thought she was in love with Robin our tactician but ever since I joined she's been following me around for some reason. I had nothing better to do so, I decided to read a bit of the tome this magic seemed powerful maybe I should keep it to myself "Hello y/n you looking for the ladies" Inigo asked he was a good person but he always asked every woman for a cup of tea and then bangs them well the girls in town…

“Son, have you ever heard of chess?” “Yes, it’s to complicated though” “Chess is to complicated? Anthony you have it all wrong” “I bet it’s boring” “Come on it’s fun, I’ll show you how to play. What do you say?” At the age of 9, Anthony Hollander was taught how to play chess from his grandfather. His grandfather was a wise, retired army veteran, with a knack for chess. He loved everything about it, that’s why he wanted to see if young Anthony would give it a try. Soon enough he picked…

Leon yawned as he finally left the stables, knowing his horse was in capable hands. He had always tried to look after his steeds himself, following his father's teachings that they should try and look after themselves as much as possible rather than relying on others to do their work for them. But this time, he knew it was better for the animal if he just let the stable hands do their job. He was utterly exhausted, the quest having been a long and tiring one. He had been gone for Camelot for…

I go out to my barn. Who knew that on a warm Spring morning, little six year old me would witness one of my miniature horses giving birth. My mom grew up with horses. She would show them, ride them for fun, and overall just take pride in them. She’s a fanatic. Try to imagine a crazy cat lady, but with horses. That’s my mother. At the time, in 2003, we had 9 horses. A quarter horse, a pony, and 7 miniatures.…

Looking for a new horse can be quite a challenge for some people. Whether they’re looking for a performance horse, a trail horse, a companion, or a lawn ordainment it all depends on many different attributes. In my life I have rode quite a variety of horses. I was first trained in English riding where I showed in local horse shows and 4-H. Soon after I was trained to jump small jumps. I then moved on to western riding where I continued to show along the way. Along with western riding I did my…

lessons. The lessons were focused on the individual’s therapy and their horsemanship. The instructors set individual therapeutic and horsemanship goals for the participants. Each lesson followed the same routine of putting on a helmet, mounting the horse, riding activities, dismounting, grooming, and putting away all of the equipment (Gabriels et al., 2012). At the end of the 10-week program, the participants showed improvements in their irritability, lethargy, stereotype behavior,…

automobiles were not available and horses and railroads were the only means, transportation was a problem. Transportation by horses were expensive and hectic and by railroads was only for long-distances. This as a result it caused the people to have a social interaction problem. A visit to nearest town, five miles away, would had almost taken a day by horse. Moreover, skilled manpower was required to use the horse. Also, a significant amount of time too for the buggy setup and horse preparation.…

with the last $1000 he needed for school when he could not get a loan. However, growing up I lived in a community that did not allow livestock on our property but unfortunately I was a horse crazy child. Eventually my family got the opportunity to move to a small farm and I got to fulfill my dreams of owning a horse. What I did not realize, when we also acquired a few backyard chickens, was the love I would quickly develop for the care of…

thumbs day in and day out. When I was fifteen I decided that I wanted to try something different I wanted to get into the sport of riding bucking horses at a rodeo. The sport of riding bucking horses isn’t the most complex sport in the world but it is one of the toughest. The whole object of riding bucking horses is to see who could stay on the back of a horse for a full eight seconds without being bucked off, and ending up face down in the dirt below. It was the summer of 2014 I was going into…