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And the Volunteer Work Begins…

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working at the stables 1

Today was Munchkin’s first day at the therapeutic horse stables. Daddy woke her up when he got up this morning and dropped her off before he headed to work. She was rather tired as she’s a night owl like her mama, so she’s working on getting her body to adjust to this new schedule. She’s going to start off with a couple of hours (or so) a day two days a week until she sees how she does at the job, chores, and balancing school work.

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It was a training day, so she started to learn the basics of working at the stables which means her day started early with watering the horses and other animals. She also learned how to properly muck the stalls.

Walking the Horse

After taking a break (this is when I arrived to pick her up), she quickly saw how to spray fly repellent on the horses. Then, it was on to learning how to properly groom a horse. The owner decided that she would start Munchkin on one of the miniature horses.

 

Grooming the Horse 1

Needless to say, after 2 1/2 hours of work (and an early wake-up), she was rather exhausted, but she’s looking forward to tomorrow and learning more skills while practicing the ones that she learned today.  She said that this was definitely a good type of tired.  **grin**

Grooming the Horse 2

Later, she’ll learn how to help with the special needs therapy sessions. She’ll be helping lead the horses around the ring while someone else walks beside the rider. The owner will determine when she’s ready to take on some of these tasks.  She may even get to help out next week when the therapy sessions with kids from locals school start back up.

3 Comments

  1. jen
    jen

    cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Munchkin having to adjust to the early mornings
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    October 12, 2011
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  2. ann
    ann

    thats great. i love horses and wish i
    could do this to but to old to do that stuff anymore. horses can be very helpful in may ways for people . keep up the good work munchkin : ]

    October 13, 2011
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  3. I’m so excited for your Munchkin. That’s awesome that she gets to pour herself into something so worthwhile and learn so much from it too!

    October 13, 2011
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