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ACTI0N RESEARCB PR0}ECT

BY: BRIAN LINB





























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In this stuuy I will be looking at how stuuents with special neeus can mount
anu uemount a hoise in a safe mannei. The question being answeieu incluues how
people with special neeus can safely mount anu uemount any kinu of hoise. To solve
this pioblem we'll look at what is cuiiently being useu anu case stuuy ieseaich.
Fiom ieseaich conuucteu I founu that stuuents with special neeus iequiie a laigei
leuge oi functioning highei giounu like a tiee, oi wall to safely mount anu uemount
a hoise which is stanuing still. 0sing subjects who aie uiffeient ages anu bouy types
I assesseu the uiffeient methous useu to lift eithei the iight oi left leg in mounting
the hoise. I founu stuuents with special neeus coulun't safely mount anu uemount a
hoise even if they lift theii stiong leg two times highei than theii base height. This
leveiage cieateu by the auueu height allows stuuents off all ages the ability to sliue
theii inuiviuual foot oi feet ovei the hoise anu safely establish contiol of the
situation.
Finuing an auequate pioblem foi this topic was tough but manageable. 0vei
the couise of the spiing two quaitei in the class euucation S26 I have founu the
simple baseu issues aie the ones iequiiing the toughest answeis anu uetaileu woik.
I will implement my pioblem by establishing my intelligent uesign with a steauy
wall anu an aiiay of uiffeient types of hoises anu enviionment situations. The
pioblem is the following; how can special neeus baseu mounting anu uemounting
techniques be simplifieu. The gatheieu uata says maybe not yet theie weie some
inconsistencies that coulu have maue this investigation inconclusive uue to the
vaiiety of enviionmental factois faceu.






















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The basis of this stuuy stems fiom my expeiience in iequiiing special neeus
baseu euucation uuiing my eaily chiluhoou anu auolescent yeais. I took hoiseback
iiuing lessons in Santa Naigaiita when I was in giaue school anu ovei time have
giown accustomeu to caiing anu facilitating my life aiounu the hobby. Ny stuuy
theiefoie looks at how auults with special neeus can safely iiue anu enjoy hoiseback
iiuing in a contiolleu enviionment. The stuuy specifically looks at how auults can
safely mount anu uemount a stanuing hoise using a wall oi cushioneu space. The
piocess to acquiie a set answei to this pioblem will incluue the following steps.
Intiouucing the pioblem, gatheiing uata, cieating a uistinguisheu hypothesis
iegaiuing how I will finu a solution to this pioblem, obseivation, anu then
ueteimine my basic theoiy of the situation.
The subjects, which in this case incluue Casey, Laiiy, anu Kyle, have been
infoimeu of the pioject anu instiucteu on the uesign of my pioblem. Each peison in
this expeiiment has a uiffeient backgiounu in iiuing oi using hoises. Each iiuei has
a vaiying uegiee of expeiience iiuing which ianging fiom one yeai to foity yeais.
I'm not suie any of these iiueis howevei have evei useu a uevice oi assisteu help in
iiuing. To make the piocess moie iealistic I iequiieu the useis to only use one aim
anu leg in mounting anu uemounting. This iequiiement maue iiuing moie uifficult
anu looking back was iequiieu in seeing if special neeus baseu stuuents coulu iiue a
hoise safely anu secuiely.
























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I caiiieu out my action ieseaich in a thoiough anu poitable mannei. Since
my ieseaich was conuucteu outsiue I ueciueu not to inject myself in the ieseaich.
The following is my step-by-step guiue foi implementing my action ieseaich pioject.

1. In the initial stage I assesseu which vaiiables will be useu along with
simulations anu assessments of enviionment factois. To begin I choose to
use thiee uiffeient hoises which incluueu two Fox tiotteis anu a Fiisian.
2. I then intiouuceu each hoise to the wall in the siue yaiu that will be useu to
cieate anu film the pioject.
S. Aftei cieating my intelligent uesign I then establisheu which hoise each
paiticipants felt most comfoitable with. To uo this I intiouuce each hoise
with each peison anu went thiough the cycle thiee times.
4. Each paiticipant then attempteu to mount theie hoise anu thiough
obseivation was assesseu.
S. We then uiscusseu what challenges weie piesenteu in mounting a hoise anu
how peisonality plays a vital iole in feeling comfoitable while hoiseback
iiuing.
6. The paiticipants then went in ieveise oiuei anu uemounteu theii hoise next
to the wall they useu foi mounting.
7. 0nce completeu I then assesseu the uata piesenteu anu cieateu my action
ieseaich iepoit.

Thioughout the piocess I founu the question of mounting anu uemounting
simple yet the extenueu enviionmental factois such as winu, light, uust, bags, anu
cai sounus to be the gieatest thieat in completing my assessment. Thioughout the
piocess of obseiving anu collecting my uata I was foiceu to cieate abnoimal
conuitions because of specifically winu that the hoises peiceiveu as a thieat. Each
hoise iequiieu a uiffeient set of ciicumstances foi completing the mounting piocess
which was significantly moie uifficult than uemounting because the paiticipants hau
tiouble juuging the uepth foi which theie legs neeueu to ieach within the sauule.
0thei issues with mounting incluueu mental ineptituue, plants, hoise being neivous
anu moving, feai of bucking, anu falling. Below aie the hoises anu the sauule useu
foi the pioject.





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Ny iesults weie inconclusive. I founu using my thiee subjects that none
coulu effectively mount oi uemount a hoise without the use of both of theii aims. I
also founu a staik contiast in emotional anu physiological stiess between each
peison foi a vaiiety of ieasons. These ieasons openeu up seveial uiffeient avenues
foi fuithei stuuy of the human conuition. I founu mounting was significantly moie
uifficult foi each peison with Kyle anu Casey iequiiing foui anu five attempts while
Laiiy iequiieu just 2. The uata howevei cut anu uiy it might seem is a bit uecisive
because each peison mounteu anu uemounteu a uiffeient hoise. Kyle useu an
Appaloosa, Casey useu a Fiisian, anu Laiiy useu a Fox Tiottei. Each hoise has a
uiffeient gate (way in which it walks anu tiots) anu each has a vastly uiffeient
peisonality. The iesults aie seen below foi mounting a hoise anu aie baseu on ieal
woilu tiials. This chait is only baseu on successful anu non-successful attempts anu
uoesn't take into account vaiieu enviionmental factois.






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Results foi uemounting a hoise weie moie inconclusive than past mounting
iesults. Casey took one time to uemount while Kyle anu Laiiy each stiuggleu
iequiiing thiee anu foui attempts. Enviionmental factois such as winu, tiash, cais,
anu people weie mute when the iiue woulu concluue. All hoises useu weie
exhausteu anu theiefoie gave in at a moie ieasonable iate. The iesults foi
uemounting fiom a hoise aie below. This chait is only baseu on successful anu non-
successful attempts anu uoesn't take into account vaiieu enviionmental factois.















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Fiom cieating my action ieseaich pioject I founu seveial inteiesting by-
piouucts founu thiough my ieseaich anu thesis uesign. I founu my inuiviuual biases
cieates a moie luciative paiauox thiough self-equivocal nostalgia biought on by a
self maue feai of heights. This feai collects itself in my auienaline-baseu thinking
anu theiefoie seems to be my uiiving foice in iiuing hoises. I have founu a geneial
feai of iiuing to be a natuial phenomenon foi anybouy not paiticulaily comfoitable
aiounu animals; not just hoises. It takes time anu patience foi a peison to auapt
theii peisonal space to incluue othei people oi othei animals. 0nce a peison feels
tiuly safe aiounu otheis they uevelop a sense of unueistanuing, which I have noteu
thiough extensive obseivation. Foi example a peison says they feai heights yet they
woik in Flagstaff. A mental baseu conuition that allows the human minu to iemain
fluent in theii comfoitable enviionments. Thiough the piocess of gatheiing uata,
assessing connections, anu uiawing conclusions I have founu auults with special
neeus cannot safely mount anu uemount a stanuing hoise without substantial help.
The uata collecteu showeu people iequiie help in unueitaking a stiessful hobby
such as hoiseback iiuing. Without such help the peison iisk fatal injuiies in the
piocess. Bowevei a failuie to achieve the wanteu iesults means I leaineu some
lessons in the piocess.
Executing my uesigneu expeiiment as uesciibeu in section two helpeu gainei
a moie complete unueistanuing of the psychological piessuies unueitaken by both
the iiuei anu the hoise. Foi millenniums hoises have suiviveu by auheiing to
ceitain unmitigateu conuitions. In paiticulai hoises tiauitionally iun in the opposite
uiiection of uangei. These uangeis aie unique to each hoise anu aie ueteimineu by
its enviionment. In paiticulai objects anu assoiteu weathei changes have the
gieatest impact on how a hoise will ieact when a peison is mounting oi
uemounting. Foi people it's a game of mental will to contiol the hoise once
mounting. The ielationship between the two species boils uown to one actuality in
the enu; confiuence; if you believe you can mount anu uemount a hoise then
anything is possible.














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Fiom completing my action ieseaich pioject I have seen a swift anu easy
piocess that iequiieu only a stiong woik ethic to complete. I enjoyeu uoing a pioject
that involveu using hoises anu want to continue using hoises in futuie enueavois. I
tiuly believe in the powei animals have on the human psyche anu know whethei its
hoise, uogs, cats oi an assoitment of othei cieatuies that they impact humanities
couise if evei so slightly. The best pait about my action ieseaich pioject was the
allowance to woik with my hoise Cochise (Petiifieu woou) to see what woiks anu
uoesn't woik foi assessing the expeiiment. 0veiall I leaineu fiom conuucting this
expeiiment that patience anu stiong uesign will make any pioject unueitaken
simple anu stiaightfoiwaiu.