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Location: South | Anyone have any ideas or suggestions appropriate for a college level informative speech?
It must be 10 minutes long, with 3 body topics.
I have to have 5 valid sources, so am trying to think of something that the average non-horse person would understand or be interested in.
So far I thought of the benefits of theraputic riding?
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Maybe over how to recognize colic. A lot of people think that just because a horse is laying down its colicking. You could discuss the signs so they know when to worry and when not to. |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | Deworming. Before, during and after |
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Location: That part of Texas | Horses in public and how to approach them-- It might be good to talk to people about horse body language and why you should ask the owner before approaching a horse and petting it. You could also touch up on why it's not good to feed a horse like that apples or other treats without asking permission because of health related problems/special diets of horses.
I can't count the number of times people try to pet our horses when we have them in the trailer and parked at a restuarant or such with the windows open. We usually sit inside to watch and be able to run out to stop people from sticking fingers inside and such. |
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Location: That part of Texas | You might also go over body scale ratings on horses and how to spot a horse that needs to be called in for abuse. Some people don't realize how older horses can appear to be "abused" but are just old with a bad body scale. Something along those lines might be helpful and that is sometimes interesting to people to listen to if they think they can use the info later on. |
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Location: That part of Texas | One last one lol -- You could also talk and show people how horses have a greater range of view than humans because of the placement of their eyes. You can give them information about how horses can almost see behind themselves and see predators (or people) sneaking up behind. You might be able to tie that into a safety talk for when they approach horses.
Edited by Red Raider 2015-03-04 2:41 PM
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| Red Raider - 2015-03-04 2:29 PM
You might also go over body scale ratings on horses and how to spot a horse that needs to be called in for abuse. Some people don't realize how older horses can appear to be "abused" but are just old with a bad body scale. Something along those lines might be helpful and that is sometimes interesting to people to listen to if they think they can use the info later on.
And that fly masks can be seen through and are NOT blindfolds |
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| When I did my informative speech I did joint injections! The benefits, the risks, and the products used ! I got an A!!! |
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Location: South | Red Raider - 2015-03-04 2:27 PM Horses in public and how to approach them-- It might be good to talk to people about horse body language and why you should ask the owner before approaching a horse and petting it. You could also touch up on why it's not good to feed a horse like that apples or other treats without asking permission because of health related problems/special diets of horses.
I can't count the number of times people try to pet our horses when we have them in the trailer and parked at a restuarant or such with the windows open. We usually sit inside to watch and be able to run out to stop people from sticking fingers inside and such.
Thank you everyone!
And that's a great point- I remember taking my horses to the county fair when I was in 4-H years ago and people would just pick up dirty hay from the ground outside the stalls and feed it to them. Always had to put signs up, please don't feed lol. |
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| If you want to get into a controversial subject talk about how the U.S. has no uniform medication policy for race horses. Each state has its own rules. Europe, Asia, Australia, etc don't seem to have the controversy that we have here in the U.S The U.S. can't agree on the drugs considered legal or illegal, the amounts of prohibited drugs that can be found in the horse and be considered ok and the list goes on and on. |
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| Equine dentistry/dentists would be a good topic. When I was a kid, I considered being one. I had to give an informative speech to pretty much everyone that asked what I wanted to be when I grew up.  |
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