Changes
Generated
by
Community
Training
First Phase (u.v.a.s and Blacksmiths)

Orlando Ochoa
Is a good collaborator and has an excellent ability to learn.
Before
After
Did not consider his horse’s
Considers his horse’s diet without exceeding the
dietary requirements.
necessary amounts and applying what he has
learned (To chop the carrots, eliminate leftovers
from the previous day etc.)
Was a collaborator.
Increased his spirit for collaboration in brigades
and other foundation activities.
Was a person who did not like to Changed the way he expresses himself reaching
speak in public.
the community and other people such as students
and private individuals more.
Carried out cleansing of wounds
Knows that wounds should be treated differently
with gasoline and burned oil.
and shares his knowledge with other cart horse
owners, showing better results.
In the second phase he had the opportunity to give
Likes to teach children, but did
support in an activity with children, giving voluntary
not have the opportunity to do
support (Halloween), where they put costumes on
so in the first phase.
some of the community horses and carried out
recreation and motivation for children.
In the second phase he transmitted his knowledge
He liked to learn and pay
attention to trainings.
with excellence making himself understood by his
partners.
Attended
several
trainings
acquiring
new
knowledge and gave support to his Partners on
various occasions, clearing some doubts.
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Marlen Cadena
Is a woman leader by nature, she has some knowledge about shoeing but only
did so once in a while.
Likes to have her animals in good conditions, in terms of cleanliness and diet.
Before
After
Did not take into account
Balances her horse and every time she shoes a
balancing before shoeing,
horse she checks it and balances it, telling the
due to a lack of knowledge.
owner what she takes into account to improve
the balance for each horse.
Did not chop the carrots for
Chops the carrots to care for her horse’s teeth,
her horse and provided more
has moderated its diet and has supplemented it
than the necessary amount
with bran and on some occasions with
of food for her horses.
molasses.
Changed the way she expresses herself
Did not like to communicate
towards the community, San Martin Foundation
with the community.
students and the foundation’s work group at the
animal shelter.
The treatment she gives to Caramelo now is
The treatment she gave to
much better, she takes into account the
her horse (Caramelo) was
ethological part which she learned in the
basic
training, in order to correct it and know why she
can react inappropriately when confronted by
some situations, offering her the confidence to
overcome these experiences.
Now she is not only proud about her horse’s
good physical condition but also because she
She felt proud of her horse’s
has it clear that it is an animal that can be
physical appearance.
managed easily and is a good worker, and now
she feels a stronger bond because it is clear
that it is not only important in her life but also
for each of the members of the foundation,
where she has known Caramelo’s ability to be
an animal used for training children and people
since it is docile.
Now she knows it is important to think in the
She was a person who was
city and give an example to others, starting with
not interested in being a
good citizen
not throwing trash on the street.
Now she is aware that everything that is built in
the world can begin with just a grain of sand
that starts on its own and not to wait for others
to start.
Now she not only shoes her horse, on many
Shoed her horse only when
strictly necessary

occasions she offers her shoeing services in
the Fixed Unit, where several cart owners go.
San Martin University Foundation students and Homeopathy G.
Paez Institute
Agreements were made with these educational entities to promote learning
and investigation in Veterinary medicine students and professionals
Before
After
Had the ideology that
Learned another point of view on the social problem
the horse cart driver
lived in the horse cart driver guild, learned about the
community has in
bond between driver and horse and the place given
common and in many
to the horse in the family.
cases were on guard
Manifested prejudice
Learned about the treatment given to cart horses,
and judgment against
generated
awareness
about
horse
housing,
the treatment and
cleanliness and diet, were able to analyze that these
maintenance of cart
are not the best but that they cover their needs.
hoses.
Furthermore on some occasions they were able to
see these same conditions in reference to owners
and their families, where they acknowledged that
they are practically similar to those provided to their
horse.
Thought that the horse
Learned about the interest owners have in their
cart driver was not
horses, since most students believed animals were
interested in their
subjected to treatment and consultation not by the
animal’s welfare
owner’s initiative but by legal imposition or the
seizure of their animals.
Not only offered medical knowledge, students also
learned about handling horses, interaction with
They only had interest
owners (population), (terminology used by horse cart
in medical training
drivers and various home remedies).
Attended some training courses on basic cart horse
care, where they reinforced some knowledge and
learned other useful skills for their personal and
professional life.
Many
students
showed
interest
in
receiving
blacksmith lectures from horse cart drivers, acquiring
new knowledge which generated practical feedback.
Generated
contributions
creativity
in
and
horse
a
cart
informative posters made by them.
need
drivers
to
leave
through
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Training for adults and children.
Before
After
Spaces for training were We count on spaces specifically destined to this
very limited and on some activity, generating a sense of ownership and
occasions were interrupted integration, since not only knowledge and
or
students
distractions.
were recreational activities are shared, but also
celebrations on special dates and workgroup
meetings.
Extra Integration Activities.
Before
There
were
After
no
new New activities were implemented such as the
activities,
only traditional Halloween parade, which forged integration and
activities
such
as
the pride
for
possessing
animals
worthy
Virgen del Carmen (Patron admiration and in excellent conditions.
Saint of Transporters).
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