Do you realize how many different breeds of horses exist? Just in the United States there are close to 50 different breeds. And there are too many to list from around the world. The most common breeds include Arabian, American Paint Horse, American Quarter Horse, Appaloosa and Thoroughbred.
To help my Tenderheart unit complete Horsemanship requirement #7, I began with a trip to my local library. I checked out a stack of books on horse breeds. My favorite was Horses by Elwyn Hartley Edwards. It is part of the DK Smithsonian handbook series. Continue reading “AHG Badge Help – Horsemanship #7”
As a child I remember how exciting the thought of being an astronaut and walking in space would be. I could not imagine how breathtaking it would be to watch a sunrise in space, or humbling it would be to look out into the depths of the universe and realize how small the human race is. As I have grown older, and the space program has changed, I no longer dream of spending months in space away from my family and loved ones.
Many years ago, when my daughter earned this badge, the instructor used sticky notes to teach the parts of a horse.
