Third Observation

This past Tuesday at 3:30 pm I went to Hunter Creek Farm to conduct my third observation. I was supposed to learn and observe the process of preparing a rider for a competition;especially the type of trainning they have and the diet they need to follow in order to be in shape to participate in one. This was impossible to achieve beacuse the rain from Monday flooded the arena and the riders couldn't use the facilities. The pictures show how the the rain flooded the space where the training is conducted.

This incovenient represented my first obstacle in the research of my community. In order to overcome this obstacle, I decided to turn the problem into an opportunity. The trainer from Hunter Creek Farm, is a very busy woman but because she couldn't train her riders, she was available. My friend introduced me to her and I had the chance to talk to her about the sport and asked her if I could interview her and one of her riders. She said yes, and told me to go back Saturday at 1:00pm to interview her. However, in order to interview one of her riders I would have to go next Monday and ask for the permission of a parent to conduct the interview on a twelve year old girl that is one of the best riders she has right now.

At the same time, I took the opportunity to observe how the horses are fed. One of the horses had a cut on the left front leg, and I was able to see how it was treated. The horse was taken out if his stall, and the cut was cleaned with water, then some medicine was applied on the cut. I was told, this needs to be done daily, until the cut heals.

This was the observation I was able to make that day due to the circumstances mentioned aboved. I am looking forward to go back on Saturday to interview the rider (s).