Keeping Keeping Equestrians Safe Equestrians Safe

By: Amanda WetheringtonBy: Amanda Wetherington

Craven Early College High Craven Early College High School School

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PaperPaper Topic: Safer Topic: Safer

horseback riding horseback riding Why I chose this Why I chose this

topic topic Driving Question: Driving Question:

What improvements What improvements can we make to can we make to horseback riding to horseback riding to make the make the participants safer?participants safer?

Thesis: Throughout Thesis: Throughout an equestrian's an equestrian's riding career they riding career they will have some sort will have some sort of accident, it is of accident, it is inevitable. Finding inevitable. Finding a way to encourage a way to encourage riders to use safer riders to use safer measures when measures when they are around they are around their horses will their horses will insure their safety. insure their safety.

Interesting Facts Interesting Facts What is an equestrian?What is an equestrian? Risky sport?Risky sport? How many people participate in equestrian How many people participate in equestrian

activities. 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 I created a video and a brochure.and a brochure.

PurposePurpose SharingSharing Not having a Not having a

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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 My paper gave facts and statistics on why riders should take the steps on why riders should take the steps into staying safe. into staying safe.

My product gave real life examples My product gave real life examples of why staying safe is important to of why staying safe is important to horseback riding. 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?