Keeping Equestrians Keeping Equestrians Safe Safe

By: Amanda WetheringtonBy: Amanda Wetherington

Craven Early College High School Craven Early College High School

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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

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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

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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?