(b) My mentor, Cassandra Sanders-Holly, helped me complete my independent component two.
(c) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ged8kSTvzsDXn9v2lU16spEfqrFbAe2VBperQ1H9Xv0/edit(digital spreadsheet) (aka log of the 30 hours)
(d) For my independent component two, I did an additional thirty hours of my mentorship with Cassandra Sanders-Holly. I do my mentorship at Leaps and Bounds Pediatric Therapy in Norco. During my mentorship, I serve as a side-walker for the children riding the horse. These children have special needs, so I walk with them on one side of the horse to ensure that they don't fall off, and I assist them with anything they need help with. I help them get their helmet on, get their safety belt on, and I help walk them up the ramp. I also make sure they are always safe! For my mentorship, I also double as a horse handler. For a few sessions, I get to walk the horse and lead the session with the horse. I do whatever the therapist says, and it is fun to see different perspectives of things. I help get the horse ready by grooming and brushing them, and I make sure the saddle is put on properly for the patient. If anything were to happen, say the horse shies or spooks, I am responsible for keeping control of the horse. I ensure that the horse is safe and the patient will not be harmed.
INTERPRETIVE
Due to Hippotherapy being a form of therapy, there is a doctor to patient confidentiality that needs to be kept. I did not take any pictures with the patients, but here are a few pictures of patients who did allow pictures.
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| This is a patient who I work with. I work with her every Wednesday. It has been great watching her grow. |
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| This is a shot of the arena where I volunteer at. |
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| Here is a picture of a patient after a session. He was working on walking without his walker. |
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| This is the owners daughter. She loves working with the horses and loves helping out with the kids. |
APPLIED
This independent component helped me answer my Essential Question, because by working with my mentor, Cassie, I was able to obtain a lot of information. Cassie answered any and all questions that came up or that I had. Through my independent component two, I came up with two of my answers to my EQ. While working close with my mentor, the patient, and the horse, I was able to see how they all work so closely together. And I saw the connection to each. Without one of those three, hippotherapy would not be the same, and it would not be effective.
