My 5 Things (At Work)

10/23/2012

I am the head wrangler, Dressage Queen, and Rodeo Princess of my classroom. It's my room, I pick the decor. We're Stallions, as in Sweaney's Stallions. Fortunately the kids indulge me. Here are some of their recent contributions.

A recent piece of art work

From a student last year; it's a bobble head pony!

Purchased at our school book fair by a horse-crazy student. She was delighted that I LOVED it!

This drawing was obviously inspired by Jai Ann's picture. No matter, it went up on the wall, too!

Brought this year. The tail was missing so I added a bit of yarn - there was a hole where the tail should have been. Now Donkey (?) has a tail. You can't even tell he's been "altered;" I should have added a rear view!

lytha

10/23/2012 09:34:41 pm

wonderful, horses at work; ) another difference: in german high schools the teachers don't have rooms, the classes do. so my man gets to walk all over the school all day.

Karen

10/24/2012 11:46:14 am

Some of our teachers are floaters, too, Lytha. Elementary teachers stay in one room with their kids. Junior high teachers sometimes move around as do some high school teachers and of course all the kids move. I did my senior year in Spain, and like you say, we stayed in the room all day while the teachers came to us.

I do horse stuff at work every chance I get, and the kids love it! :0)

Kelly link

10/24/2012 01:13:33 am

Love it! I am the onlyoffice person at an alternative high school and have pics of our horses on the filing cabinet that faces the front office area. It starts lots of conversations with students and parents!

Karen

10/24/2012 11:46:44 am

Horses tend to do that, don't they? :0)

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About the Writer and Rider

I am a lifelong rider.
I began endurance riding in 1996 where I ultimately completed five, one-day 100 mile races, the 200-mile Death Valley Encounter, and numerous other 50, 65, and 75 mile races. I began showing dressage in 2010.
Welcome to my dressage journey.

Photo by Lori Ovanessian

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About Speedy G

Speedy went from endurance horse to dressage horse. After helping me earn a USDF Bronze medal in the summer of 2020, he is now semi-retired. Speedy is a 2004, 15'1 hand, purebred Arabian gelding. His Arabian Horse Registry name is G Ima Starr FA.

July 2020 (PC AJSK Photography)

About Izzy

Izzy was started as a four-year old and then spent the next 18 months in pasture growing up. I bought him as a six-year old, and together, we are showing at the lower levels. He is a 2008, 16'3 hand warmblood gelding. His Rheinland Pfalz-saar International (RPSI) name is Imperioso.