1. My name is Karissa and I am 12 yeard old.  I volunteer at R&R New Options, which resuces and rehabilitates horses.  Since working with New Options I have learned to ride a horse not a saddle, and how to read a hores's body language.  When I first began I was scared of the horses.  When I rode I would stiffen up, and this would scare the horse which made me feel like I was falling off.  Now I am not scared and I can canter without feeling like I am falling off.  Working has taught me how to feed and groom a horse, and how to clean and grease a horse's foot.  I have made a lot of new friends working, and I am closer with my sister.  I am now more patient and a better person.  When I am around the horses I feel happy, and my best fried is a chestnut Arabian.

2. Hi, I'm aelynn.  I am 10 years old and I work for R&R New Options.  Aunt Les has changed every rescued horse's life.  Aunt Les has given me a horse.  His name is Windy Bill.  We feed, groom, water and love our rescued horses.  I scoop poo, give them horse treats and give them attention.  In my riding lessons, I learned about being relaxed and balanced.  If we work together as a team, we can accomplish anything!

3. Hi! My name is Veronica. I am 12 years old and am a volunteer for R&R New Options.  Since I have been volunteering I have learned how to groom a horse, clean and grease feet, how to ride a horse and not a saddle, and also how to respect and love horses.  I am taking care of the horses.  How we take care of them are filling up their water, feeding them, grooming them, cleaning their stalls and giving them love and attention.  R&R New Options is the best!

4. Hello!  I'm Tori.  I am 16 and volunteering for R&R New Options.  It means the world to me becasue my best fried who is a chestnumber fabican arabian mare.  Her name is Lagacy of Moncure or Mona for short.  I love her a lot.  I rode her very first trot on August 13, 2009.  We've been learning how to steer without the reins.  When I am out working I'm usually feeding and checking water.  But my favorite thing to do is just hanging out with my 2nd family.

5. My namen is Alissal  I am a volunteer for New Options.  I started taking lessons about a year ago, and my life has changed ever since.  I have earned a horse of my own, and arabian gelding hamed Ibn Shahad, Ibn for short.  When I first started, I knew how to ride a saddle, not a horse.  Aunt Les has taught me how to balance and communicate with the horse.  I have learned that we are partners in a never ending dance.  Ibn had difficulties of his own, but now we have worked through them together.  I halwasy lived horses and wanted one of my own.  I am learning the responsibility involved in taking card of them.  Aunt Les is THE BEST teacher ever.

HORSE FACTS

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
The "SMALLEST" pony in history was a stallion named "Little Pumpkin." He stood 14 inches and weighed only 20 lbs!

The "TALLEST" ever horse recorded was a Shire called Samson. He stood 21.2 and a half hands ( 7 ft 2 inches). Samson is also recorded as the "HEAVIEST" horse weighing 1524kg (3360lbs) The record for the "HIGHEST" jump is 8 ft. 1 1/4 in., by Huaso, ridden by Capt. Alberto Larraguibel Morales (Chile) at Vina del Mar, Santiago, Chile on Feb. 5, 1949.

The record for the "LONGEST" jump over water is 27 ft., 6 3/4 in., by Something, ridden by Andre Ferreira (South Africa) in Johannesburg, South Africa on April 25, 1975.