09/18/2014
CPEAP AFTER ACTION REVIEW
DATE: 17 September 2014
PARTICIPANTS: Michelle, Jon M., Robert F., Nickolas, Jorden, Chad, Ryan, Bobby P., Dylan & Christopher
LESSON OBJECTIVES:
1. Medical personnel take blood pressure reading of participants
2. Students complete anxiety survey
3. Student groom their horses
4. Ground lesson: Round Pen work
5. Mounted lesson:
a. Students in pads
i. Warm up at an energetic walk once in each direction
ii. Safety check, then breathing and stretching exercises
iii. Teach/demonstrate a balanced seat
iv. Practice arms extended exercise for balanced seat
v. Teach/demonstrate centered posture
vi. Practice exercise with stick in crook of elbows
vii. Cool down to music once in each direction
viii. Line up to discuss
ix. Dismiss
b. Students in large arena
i. Warm up by walking around outside of arena
ii. Practice walking over poles and steering between cones
iii. Weave between cones
iv. Practice steering across poles
v. Practice riding diagonals, across poles, around cones and at the fence line
vi. dismount
6. Medical personnel take blood pressure/heart rate
7. Students complete anxiety survey
8. Students dismissed
Summary: Students arrived, went through their medical checks and volunteers escorted them to their assigned horses to perform grooming. Michelle, Robert, Jorden, Chad, Bobby and Dylan practiced round pen work. This was the first experience in the round pen for Jorden, Chad, Bobby and Dylan. Bobby and Dylan did very well. Chad & Jorden had difficulty with mobility, lateral movement and sequencing.
Michelle and Robert mounted and went into the large arena where they practiced walking around the cones and across the poles. Robert learned one-rein stops, riding diagonals and along the fence line. Robert also worked up to a trot today. Jorden, Chad, Bobby, Dylan and Nickolas participated in the lesson for students in pads. Ryan & Christopher both groomed their horses today and Jonathan M. groomed his horse and did some extensive ground work showing positive improvements. This was the initial lesson for 8 of the ten students and we were very impressed with their aptitude and desire to learn. It was wonderful to welcome 4 new volunteers; Crystal, Carrie, Geoff and John. We are very glad to have them on our team.