I’m interested in researching and interviewing an owner of a therapeutic horseback riding organization. I think it is such a unique and great way to help those in need.  I found a blog that told a story about Brenda Smith, a woman with a spinal cord injury who is bound to a wheel chair. Her normal physical therapy and daily routine was just not enough and left her feeling bored and weak.

A therapeutic horseback riding organization in Florida changed her life. Learning how to ride the horse without the use of her body from the wasit down has been “an incredible sense of freedom, independence and accomplishment,” she said to action online. 

So this week with my research…..

This last Thursday, I conducted my second interview pertaining to my second module with Barbara Wilson. I interviewed her colleague Beth Galihue who is also a professor at Towson University. She gave me a lot of great insight into how Wilson and her dog change the lives of so many people. It helped me understand more how strong of feelings Wilson has for her dog, Lilly. It really is so sweet.

Also, this past weekend I met with Joe Brown and Bryan Ray, both men created a hunting guide service in Barnsville, Md. They trained their two black labs, Maple and Daisy to partake in their business with hunting.

 I think I am going to use this interview as my multimedia package because I got plenty of photographs of Brian and his dog, Maple, doing practice runs with retrieving geese as well as real ones. It was pretty interesting to see and find out the training process with their dogs and how great it is for them to have their pets by their side at every moment. It was pretty fun to see Brian and his dog do the practice runs as well as real ones, I have never experienced anything like it!