Shumbashaba
Reflection 4 – 17 – 14
On Thursday, April 17, I learned how
to feed a horse. Anton, the hired help and myself prepared combinations of
buckets of rations. I’m unsure of the exact feed used. This will definitely be
a learning moment that I need to enquire about at the next feeding. I worked
very hard in labor preparing these buckets this particular day. I returned home
exhausted, but satisfied with my involvement. Along with the prepared ration,
allow the horses to feed on hay at their will. After the preparation of ration
buckets, we proceeded to the stall and filled each bin with the ration supply.
Also, we payed great attention to clean drinking water in each of the horse’s
enclosures.
Learning how to feed the horses at
Shumbashaba is definitely a new skill I acquired. I didn’t realize they had
special formulas, certain amounts, and that they needed to have hay
incorporated with it. I accepted the opportunity and the challenge of the
physical demand needed to perform this task and the importance of a properly
balanced diet for the horses. There is a lot of similarity between feeding
horses and one’s own diet. They must be balanced, full of nutrition, and have
the essential portion of clean fresh drinking water. I can relate this to my
own pets at home. A few minor issues that possibly conflicted with my
performance were my ability to work fast and carry such heavy loads. My body is
not conditions for such manual labor. I could see on a regular basis my
performance and strength would improve. As I said before, I will continue to
volunteer my time at Shumbashaba in my senior year.
No comments:
Post a Comment