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Ellen Kilander-2014-01-01-Epsilon Archive for Student Projects (University of Southampton)

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Equestrianism is a big sport in Sweden with many practitioners. It is a dangerous sport and it is important for the rider to be aware of the risks, to study equine ethology and know how to handle the horse, to avoid accidents. Today most people have their first contact with a horse through a horseback riding school. Ölmstad rid- och körsällskap is a riding school that provides their pupils with a different kind of lessons. The lessons are 90 minutes long and contain both riding and horse-knowledge education. These lessons are designed to raise awareness among the pupils. At Ölmstad rid- och körsällskap the staff had for a long time noticed a lack of horse knowledge and therefore started this concept. This kind of lessons have been operating for seven years. During this time, the riding school has created a large theoretical teaching material. This paper examines some of the teaching material and compare it to scientific facts to consider whether it is scientifically true. Further on, t

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Equestrianism is a big sport in Sweden with many practitioners. It is a dangerous sport and it is important for the rider to be aware of the risks, to study equine ethology and know how to handle the horse, to avoid accidents. Today most people have their first contact with a horse through a horseback riding school. Ölmstad rid- och körsällskap is a riding school that provides their pupils with a different kind of lessons. The lessons are 90 minutes long and contain both riding and horse-knowledge education. These lessons are designed to raise awareness among the pupils. At Ölmstad rid- och körsällskap the staff had for a long time noticed a lack of horse knowledge and therefore started this concept. This kind of lessons have been operating for seven years. During this time, the riding school has created a large theoretical teaching material. This paper examines some of the teaching material and compare it to scientific facts to consider whether it is scientifically true. Further on, t

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TrainerEthologyHorseback ridingWork (physics)WelfarePsychologyEngineeringPedagogy

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