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Independent'Inquiry'and'Curiosity'!
o I'would'have'to'say'that'this'is'one'of'the'things'I'am'doing'the'

strongest.'I'have'taken'it'upon'myself'to'find'all'the'articles'consist'of'
research'done'on'equine'assisted'psychotherapy.'I'would'have'never'
known'that'by'looking'on'the'EAGALA'I'would'have'never'known'that'
their'site'would'as'stated'give'you'information'if'you'were'looking'
for'a'barn'near'you'that'has'someone'certified'by'the'EAGALA.''Also,'I'
have'been'interested'in'this'topic'for'quite'awhile'so'that'is'where'the'
curiosity'kicks'in'to'get'the'answers'to'my'inquiry'question'since'this'
is'possibly'something'that'I'would'like'to'do'in'the'future.'!

Making'Connections!
o Making'connections'would'have'to'be'one'that'I'am'strong'at.'I'am'the'
one'that'is'making'connections'between'the'information'from'
multiple'sources'that'I'am'going'to'use'for'my'research'because'to'get'
the'best'result'to'answer'my'question.'When'it'came'to'including'the'
EquineEFacilitated'Psychotherapy'With'Adult'Female'Survivors'of'
Abuse'and'the'one'by'Schultz'on'children'being'involved'in'equine'
assisted'psychotherapy'I'decided'to'include'both.'I'think'that'the'
roundtable'blog'post'really'helped'me'with'this'one'as'both'the'
doctors'and'mentally'unhealthy'would'agree'that'as'I'stated,'the

doctors are the ones that putting their results out for other's use and
to prove the effectiveness of the therapy, and without the abused
and mentally unhealthy they would have no evidence to prove if
it wasn't for their participation in the therapy and looking to help
those who have been abused and are mentally unhealthy. I'could'
have'easily'just'chose'one,'but'I'decided'to'include'bother'because'it'
allowed'people'to'see'the'effect'it'has'on'children'and'adults.'!
Critical'Thinking'!
o I'would'say'that'critical'thinking'would'have'to'be'one'that'I'am'
becoming'strong'at,'but'will'really'show'in'the'end'when'I'take'all'of'
the'information'that'I'have'collected'over'the'whole'semester.'I'could'
just'simply'take'what'Meinersmann'and'her'follow'doctors'stated,'
Participants'reported'that'EFP'was'more'effective'and'less'time'
intensive'than'other'kinds'od'therapy,'and'run'with'it,'but'that'would'
only'be'looking'at'one'source.'I'am'waiting'at'the'moment'to'see'all'
the'information'I'find'to'make'and'education'decision'on'the'answer'
to'my'inquiry'questions,'but'I'am'critically'thinking'of'all'of'the'
information'that'I'have'found'so'far.'Going'into'this'project'I'put'
everything'that'I'had'heard'and'known'about'equine'assisted'
psychotherapy'in'the'back'of'my'head'because'I'wanted'to'have'the'
proof'and'a'clean'slate'for'this'project.'!

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Providing'and'Receiving'Feedback'
o I'usually'do'not'have'a'problem'with'giving'feedback,'but'on'these'

annotated'bibliographies'because'I'dont'really'want'to'tear'their'
research'apart'about'their'topic'because'I'am'not'sure'exactly'what'
they'are'trying'to'find'to'answer'their'question.'When'David'and'I'
went'over'each'others'first'draft'we'didnt'really'know'what'to'give'
each'other'as'feedback'on'the'annotation'part'because'we'are'not'
really'sure'what'we'are'supposed'to'say'about'them.'I'had'gave'David'
the'idea'of''putting'in'his'own'experiences'and'others,'but'I'feel'like'
I'should'have'been'able'to'tell'him'more'than'just'that.''

The'Writing'and'Revision'Process'
o I'have'to'say'writing'the'annotation'for'the'bibliography'was'pretty'

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hard.'I'have'never'before'this'class'done'an'annotated'bibliography'so'
trying'to'come'up'with'the'words'to'write'an'annotation'because'I'
was'not'quite'sure'how'they'had'to'be'worded.'I'also'find'it'hard'to'
say'what'I'want'to'say'without'plagiarizing'the'website'or'article.'The'
EAGALA'annotation'had'to'be'the'hardest'because'I'used'the'whole'
website.'I'simply'could'have'said'that'they'set'the'global'standard'as'it'
says'on'their'site,'but'I'had'to'say'They'also'provide'a'brief'
description'that'tells'what'they'consider'to'be'Equine'Assisted'
Psychotherapy'and'Equine'Assisted'Learning'is'as'they'set'the'global'
standard,'so'that'I'wouldnt'get'caught'for'plagiarism.'''