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Daily post synthesis April 28- May 1

OLD: Groomed horses.

OLD: Cleaned spider webs.

NEW:Cleaned the horse trailer

NEW:Jay came to visit us.

Weekly Vocab April 18

1. Word / Phrase: Bridle

Meaning: A bridle is a piece of equipment used to control a hores.

Context: My mentor asked me to take off the bridle of a horse.

2. Word / Phrase: trot

Meaning:The trot is a two beat diagonal gait of the horse where the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time

Context: While riding a horse my instructor told me to trot.

3. Word / Phrase:Horse gait

Meaning:Horse gaits are the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of specialized training by humans.

Context: My mentor asked me if i could guess the horse's gait.

4. Word / Phrase: Mane (horse)

Meaning: The mane is the hair that grows from the top of the neck of a horse.

Context: My mentor asked me to brush the mane.

5. Word / Phrase:The hock

Meaning:The hock, or gambrel, is the tarsal joint of a horse

Context:My mentor told me to clean the hock

Daily Post April-17

Today i found Trofim waiting for us there. He had a handball, and our mentor was out riding. so instead of being lazy and just sitting there, we decided to get active and play handball on the other side of the street, it was hot and we tired. Then our mentor came back and we groomed a couple of horses then helped Gallop.

Daily Post April-16

Today i had to go the eye doctor at 4:00 so i left my internship an hour early. we didn't do much all we did is groom slowley and kate was annyoing us. we clean one part then she would go there and mess it up. thats what we did the whole day.

Daily Post April-15

Today wasn't all that fun, i helped Gallop a little and then just groomed and sat the whole day.

Daily Post April-14

Today we groomes spider webs (again), Torfim was out (again), i was very tried from the cleaning spider webs (again), i don't like doing spider webs, you get spiders and 100 year old dust on you and in your eyes. Thanks god today is the last day.

Midpoint Reflection Questions

How has the internship been the same as and/or different than your expectations? It was kind of what i have expected, i wasn't all that far off, i mean what would you expected from a horse stable.


What is similar and different about the culture of the school environment versus the workplace environment? What new skills have you learned that apply to the workplace? There is a big difference between the culture of my workplace, and the culture of the school. In my work place there isn't this nice person(some teacher) asking you if you want help, in my workplace there is no one to help out if you don't ask.


What kind of relationship do you have with your mentor and co-workers? How have you grown as a result of interacting with professional adults? With the big boss it is just formal, but with my mentor we have a friendly realtionship. We joke and kid around, because my mentor is around my age.


What challenges at the internship have you faced that you have overcome and how did you overcome them? First it was putting a saddel on a horse. i put it upside down three times, but after practice i learned how to put all kinds of saddles(western, english)


What challenges have you faced in school as a result of the altered schedule and how are you handling them? Well the big probelm is homework, and having to come home all tired then do homework. I don't handle them, thats why i have a C in history.


What goals are you working to accomplish during the remainder of the internship? My goals are to improve at handling hhorses, but my bigest dream is to ride a horse pefrectly.


What new things have you learned about New York City? THAT THERE ARE HORSES IN BROOKLYN!!!

Vocab April - 4 (mine)

1. Word / Phrase: Floccinaucinihilipilification

Meaning: Meaning something worthless.

Context: My old english teacher.

2. Word / Phrase: abominable

Meaning: Very hateful

Context: SAT word

3. Word / Phrase:accouter

Meaning:Having To dress

Context:http: SAT word

4. Word / Phrase:achromatic

Meaning: Colorless

Context:http: Again SAT word

5. Word / Phrase:oust

Meaning:eject

Context:SAT word

Daily Post April - 3

Today was BORING. We didn't do nothing much. The most exciting thing was we groomed a horse. Soooo thats it!!!

Daily Post April - 2

TODAY WAS THE BEST DAY EVER!!! We went horseback riding in the park. Lets rewind first. At first we (Trofim, Me) went with Samsam to the park to help out with a student. Kate was too lazy to go into the park AND ACTUALLY WALK, so she decided to sit in the chair for the whole time. After that Chelsea took us horseback riding. Kate had an old horse and IT WAS TOO SLOW!!! My horse was energitic and kates horse was as slow as a trutle. And i had to walk behind her. Junction is afraid of water so he freaked out when he saw water on the road and freaked my horse out with him (but i got my horse under conrol). Then Junction stopped on the way back and wouldn't move, so i just skipped kate because i was tired of her and her horse. Kate couldn't get junction to walk again so Chelsea helped her. I went back alone.

Daily Post April - 1

Today was fun. At fist we helped gallop, but then they didn't need our help. So Fran told us to take out Junction (an old fart) out and shed him. It was snowing hair, HAIR WAS EVERYWHERE!!! I mean MILLIONS OF HAIRS WERE FALLING OUT!!! Then Trofim got this crazy idea of writing his name on the horses neck by taking out the hair with his hands. The staff thought it was stupid, but they didn't say anything.

Weekly Vocabulary March- 29

1. Word / Phrase: Doughnut

Meaning: It a little rubber round thing that goes around a horse's ankle. it is used to prevent the horse of hurting itsself when lying down or getting up.

Context: My mentor said "Do you know what this is?" we said "no", then he said "its called a doughnut".

2. Word / Phrase: Shedding

Meaning: A horse shedds its hair 2 times a year. All of the old hair falls out and new hair replaces it.

Context:My mentor asked us "you wanna shed this horse?" then we said "yes"

3. Word / Phrase: Frog

Meaning: A part underneath the hoof where it is very soft, it is a coushin for the horse.

Context:My mentor just showed it to us.

4. Word / Phrase: Fore lock

Meaning:It is the hair of a horse that gose over the horse's face.

Context:we groomed the fore lock today.

5. Word / Phrase:Horseshoe

Meaning:Horseshoes are things worn by horses to protect their feet when they walk - like a shoe.

Context:Its a Horse Shoes!!!

Daily Post March - 31

Today we were just mainly helping out with gallop. They had students come and ride horses, so we were just sidewalking. The whole day was kind of boring, there wasn't much to do. All day we just helped Gallop.

Daily Post - March 27

Today has to be the most exciting day so far in my internship. Samsam (instructor) told us that she would be teaching us how to ride in the park. We took two horses, she rode one and i lead the other one. In the oark it was fun riding, i think we all enjoyed it. but the problem was going back. Samsam told trofim and kate to stop the traffic (because horses go crazy when cars go by them) and trofim and kate did a "pathetic" (samsam said that) job stopping the traffic. while cars are passing by and trofim and kate are just standing there the two horses went crazy. My horse started rearing up and running all over the place while i hang on to him for dear life and samsam is screaming at kate and trofim to move their lazy butt and stop the traffic. (I don't know why they were just standing there?) After calming my horse down we quickly walked back to the stables.

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Daily Post- March 26

Today we arrived early at the internship site. I had an idea that we would go and chill out at the park. After changing Trofim asked Walker (the big boss) if we could go with one of the instructor to the park. Walker agreed and we went with her. Kate was too dumb to go with us and walk in the park so she decided to sit in the chair ouside for 3 hours and then she calls us dumb for going to the park. In the park we helped samsam (instructor) with the horses and just walking along her and the student. It was a nice day and it was fun going to the park.

Daily Post - March 25

Today it was just me and Trofim. Kate had to go somewhere. We just sat there for a LONG time. Then we started to groom some horses and went to get something to eat. There was not something out of the ordinary. It was kind of boring.

Daily post - March 24

Today our regular mentor was not here. She went somewhere (i don't know where, kate knows). Today our new mentor was this girl that we met for the first time. She and another guy named Johnny will be our mentors untill our regular mentor gets back. In the beginig we groomed some horses. Then we helped gallop even up the ring with rakes. Then Johnny made us move horse manure into a little tiny room with rakes. Kate was just watching us. Then he made us clean plates, i was just hosing them down and kate was scrubbing them. Johnny got pissed at trofim because he didn't help. He made trofim clean a very dirty horse because he was lazy before.

Weekly Vocabulary

1. Word / Phrase: Girth

Meaning: The belt connected to the saddle that secures the saddle. It goes under the horse's belly.

Context: While putting the saddle on the horse i was told to tighten the Girth.

2. Word / Phrase: Mare

Meaning: A female horse four years old and older.

Context: I learned this when my mentor was showing us this female horse and she told us it was also called a mare.

3. Word / Phrase: Yearling

Meaning: A horse of either sex that is between one and two years old.


Context: My mentor was telling us about this Arabian horse they had that was a yearling.

4. Word / Phrase: Chestnut

Meaning: The chestnut is a part of the body of horses, found on the inner side of the leg near the knee.

Context: My Mentor taught us that if we squeeze the chest nut hard the horse will pick up its leg.


5. Word / Phrase: "no foot, no horse."

Meaning: If the horse's feet are bad, there are no use for the horse.

Context: My mentor was showing us this horse with a hoof infection when she mentioned this phrase.

Third Week Assignment

Describe one significant activity or project that you have completed or are working on currently.

In my opinion the most significant activity i have done so far is to ride a horse on my own. I have never rode a horse and it was very exciting and scary to ride one now. when you are on the ground you don't think about the height of the horse, but when you are on top of the horse you're very tall. everyone looks small where your sitting, and every little movement the horse makes you can feel it. it is hard to follow what they are telling you to do because you are trying your best not to fall off. At first it was fine when she was holding the horse and walking it, but then she let go of it and i had to steer it. luckily the horse didn't give me much trouble and it followed what i wanted. The part i hated was when the horse started to run. it was very painful bouncing up and landing hard on the saddle on the horse. During that we had to spread out our arms and not hold on. That's why i think this experience was the most significant i had yet. i am sure we will do more fun things in the future.

Second Week Assignment part 2

FOR YOUR BLOG

What did you do during your second week?

In the second week we learned further more how to properly clean a horse. But most importantly i actually rode a horse by myself. This week was very progressive.


How was it different than the first week?

This week we were more comfortable around the people and the horses there. i learned some of the horses there and made friends with the people that go there. i think we are doing a very good job.

What is something that you really like about the internship?

I like the fact that we are working with horses and we get to ride them. i mean come on how many new york high school students get to hang around with horses all day and ride them?

What is something you dislike about the internship?

I dislike the first 5 min of each day because it take us that long to get used to the smell, other than that i love it,


Who else's blog have your read and commented on?
Kate

The End of the First Week of Internships

Please describe your internship site by answering the following questions...


What is it?

My internship is at kensington stables. It is a place where you can learn how to ride horses, rent horses (ride them in the park), and where you can rent ponies for parties.

What kind of business is it and what kind of work do the professionals do there?

kensington stables is privatly owned by Mr. Walker (my mentor), he is the head guy there, his family gave him the stables in 1991, they had for almost a hundred years!

Where is it?

kensington stables is at the corner of prospect park, in canton place and east 8th street.

Tell a little about your mentor.

I have more than one mentor, more like 3. But the head guy in charge is Walker the owner (he isn't around much). The second one is Gallop, it is a non-profit company that works with kensington stables to help disabled childern ride horses (we only see them 2 times a week) our mentor there is Alicia or Suzie. Our third mentor is a girl named Chelsy, she is 17 years old and also doing internship. She is very tough and makes us work a lot (she is the one that is around most of the time).

What happened on the first day?

On the first day it took us a while to get used to the smell. At first we were nervouse and scared, but luckily Alicia from Gallop was there and she was very friendly. we helped them prepair some horses and helped a kid ride on one.

What kinds of things have you done so far?

We started to learn how to groom a horse and pick its hoofs. we are getting more comforatble around the horses.

What were some of the highlights of the first week? (Memorable moments, cool things...)

Fran made each one of us pick up a horse's leg and clean it, it was very tough because it was our first time doing it.


Please answer some logistical questions...

When do you leave school?

I leave school around 11:40.

How long does it take you to get to your internship?

We usually arrive around 12:55.

When do you arrive at home?

I usually get home at 4:45.

What is your schedule? (What days do you work and for how long each day?)

I work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday for 3 hours eachday. some times i stay an hour extra.

Who are the two people that can sign your time card? (Your mentor and the additional person)

There are a lot of people who sign my time card. untill now 5 diffrent people signed it.

February 15 questions

My name Naser Hourieh and i am 16 years old. I was born in syria in 1991, and i moved to the US in 2001. I currently go to International High School and i am in the 11th grade.


-What did you learn in the junior internship seminar class up to this point?
In the Junior intership seminar this year i have leanred a lot of material. we have leanred a lot about internships and colleges. we acted out problems we might have during the internship and how to solve them.

-What is your greatest fear about internship?
My greatest fear is that i might not do good in the internship, or trofim might embarrass us in front of our boss.

-What is your greatest hope for the internship?
My greatest hope for the internship is to actually learn something from it, and to impress the boss.

-What is your internship site and what are you going to do there? If you do not know, what do you think you will be doing?
My internship site is kensington stables, we will be working with horses and disabled childern. I think we will be helping to get the horses ready and to help the workers there do whatever they do there.

-What will you miss about going to high school as you normally did for the last 2.5 years?
Nothing, i think this will be exciting activity. I tink this will be fun and very helpful to all of us.