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Senior Presentation
Good afternoon. My name is Dani Hovis.
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Job shadowed a vet, Dr. Wagner
o Choose this because I love being around animals
Volunteered to be on horse staff at a local church camp
o Choose this because I have 3 of my own horses which one of them was actually a camp
horse this year.
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I job shadowed Dr. Wagner who is the veterinarian at the Grove City Veterinary Clinic.
I sat in on a couple of regular check-up for both cats and dogs.
Observed a castration surgery and a eutination of a dog.
Dr. Wagner told me:
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Went to a college in Texas for 9 years plus an internship with another vet
Classes she said that would be helpful in college:
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Biology
Chemistry
Calculus
Found out that I can specialize in:
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Anesthesiology-In charge of anesthesia during surgery
Dentistry- Take care of their teeth
Emergency Care- trained for any type of medical conditions
Nutritionist- help owners find the best diet for their pet
Pharmacology- monitor and suggest the appropriate medicines for different medical needs
Surgeon- trained to be efficient and effective at a wide variety of different surgical procedures
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I volunteered to be on horse staff at a local church camp. Westminster Highlands in located just outside
of Emlenton. Every summer they have a horse camp and they travel to Rising Ranch.
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Rising ranch is a family owned Christian horse ranch that is located in Slippery Rock Pennsylvania. It is
owned and operated by Clayton and Regan Lee.
I worked with 16 kids between the ages of 7-15 and 5 horses for a total of 20 hours. My job each day
was to get the horses ready for the kids. I also had to come up with lesson plans for each day. I taught
the kids how to ride and steer their horses on their own at both the walk and trot.
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The children learned how to safely work with their horse’s feet and how to clean out their hooves.
(explain pic)
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They learned to properly lead and ride their horses through obstacles such as ground poles, tarps,
weaved barrels and cones at both the walk and trot. (explain pic)
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All of the kids learned how to bath and groom their horses. (explain all 3 pics)
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After they bathed their horses, they kids braided their mane and tail and competed in a grooming
contest. (explain pic)
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English- helped me with my communication skills. I was able to properly explain to the children how to
ride and take care of a horse. I was
Biology- helped me understand what the veterinarian was talking about.
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To conclude… This senior project helped me immensely in deciding what I want to do later on in life. I
want to pick a career that I enjoy. Without this project I would have jumped right into veterinary science
without knowing that it isn’t what I really want to do. I did, however, really enjoy teaching children
about horses. I am considering pursuing a career that has to do with people and horses… for instance a
therapeutic riding instructor. A therapeutic riding instructor teaches adults and children with disabilities
riding skills to help improve their communication, social and motor skills.
Thank you for your time. Do you have any questions?