SVPA Pony Express News - Honduras 2009

2009-02-14

Isn't she cute!

This is little Jessica in favorite place, the barn! It was the middle of the day and she was feeling as happy as could be. She had her little doll and she was ready to get to work. The barn seemed to bring out the best in Jesica. She loved to help feed them and lead them and carry the water buckets. She can do a lot more than what they are letting her do. Jessica can run and laugh adn we even got her to talk a little! it was really hard to leave especially because she didn't know what was going on. so every time you feel sorry for youself think about this little girl, she might change your whole world!

Giddy-up Gowgirl!

Yeah-how! Jessica loved to ride the first time we put her on the horse she loved it. Jessica loved to ride Faith. She even helped us take care of her. Boy was Jessica a real gowgirl!

Jessica loved to color!

That is so pretty Jessica! She loved to color, but sometimes she had the giggles in her. Sometimes she colored in the lines and sometimes she just scribled. You know what we dicovered! Well we noticed that every time you whatch Jessica color she colors out of the lines because she gets nervouse. When by herself she can color a master piece! Jessica has got so much talent.

Jessica is always styling!

Work it girl! Bryce decided to put his hat and sunglasses on Jessica so she could look GOOD while working!

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Ms. Tammy and Jessica!

Ms. Tammy absolutly loves Jessica! Jessica is one special girl. This picture was taken right before we left the barn one night. Mr. Chris put his hat on Jessica and Ms. Tammy wanted a picture with the hat on Jessica. Jessica was all that excited about getting her picture taken with Ms.Tammy. In fact she started to cry! Now remember we don't Know why she was crying because she won't talk. We think it was because of what had happened to her in her younger life with adults. So we ask you to keep praying for this little girl.

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Little Jessica's Story

Jessica is a six year old that came to the orphanage when she was three years old. Due to severe trauma before arriving to the orphanage Jessica has never spoke to adults or teens. Even though she has made remarkable improvements since arriving at the orphanage three years ago, she is not able to attend school because of her lack of communication and severe withdrawn behavior. Jessica does not recipricate hugs or make any effort to communicate with adults or teens. She does smile, does not run and play with the other children, does not make eye contact with adults or function as a normal child. Jessica does walk and can feed herself. Orphanage Emmanuel staff and visiting therapists that have worked with her felt that she was in there somewhere but unwilling to reach out due to her trauma.

This made Jessica a prime candidate for our equine therapy program (horse therapy). It an attempt to 'reach' Jessica and bring her out of her shell, our mission team, under the direction of Ms. Tammy began their work. In a first visit to the stable, the results were promising. She made a small sign of eye contact with the horse Faith, who we had chosen for the task. When no one was looking at her she would turn her head to glance at the horses. We decided to give it a try, so Jessica was emersed into our daily environment with the horses and began her introduction into equine therapy.

Jessica's progress was remarkable! After just two days she was grooming her pony, choosing the correct brush as her instructor would request, feeding her pony, carrying hay, sweeping the barn and smiling! By day four she was riding on a lead line and beginning to learn rein control! By the tenth day she finally spoke! Of course one of her first words was none other than...caballo (the spanish word for horse!). Our mission team of students had done a remarkable job with her by using the horse as their tool to reach little Jessica! The day before we left, Jessica had said six different words and had even had several laughing ang giggling episodes! We can not express the joy we all felt during those moments watching her love life as God intended us all to!

Please be in prayer with us over Jessica as we begin the paperwork process to see if it will be possible for Jessica to come to the U.S. on a school visa. This is a complicated process as many of you know. Many of the visas are denied by our own U.S. Embassy for reasons not understood by many of us. However, we know if it is in God's will He will see it through. The orphanage is willing and we are sure that with the use of the horses here at our school we can continue Jessica's equine therapy and begin her education.

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Meet the Horses!

2009-02-19

Charity! To out more information about her just click her picture.

Meet Charity! Charity is not a very well mannered horse. She has had a two year old colt. His name is Joshua. She is one of the mares that we sold to the orphanage that we met. She was broke by one of the SVPA students that came to honduras a couple of years back and has been there since and now she has been pased on to another family. We beleive that she will do very well for that family.

Grumpy! Click picture to find out more information about Grumpy!
More information coming soon.

Joshua! click to find more information!

Joshua

Joshua, formerly named Houdini, was born at orphanage Emmanuel over two years ago. He was a leggy little grey colt with a sweet disposition and compared to his mother he was an absolute angle. He was gelded by a student named Brant who started our horsemanship program. This year Bryce had to take care of Joshua and this year was also the same year that we changed his name.

He is usually a good horse but some times he can be just as bad as his mother charity was. Our teacher, Mrs. Tammy, thought that he had a good heart and willing to submit. , Bryce, and Gabby didn’t always agree with that because Joshua was often very stubborn. He is probably a better horse for the more experienced riders and children.

He was a pretty good horse to groom and saddle but ridding was a whole different story. As I said earlier he can be just as stubborn or as his mother, charity when it comes to riding. But he’ll always be the same old stubborn and sweet hearted Joshua we know.

Princesses! To find more information about princesses click her picture!
Her name says it all.

The Colt! Click for more information on the colt.
our new little colt.

Bryce and Joshua!

''Give me a kiss Bryce'' Joshua says. Joshua loved Bryce's kisses. Even though he didn't get them a whole lot. Bryce was the one who cared for Joshua the two weeks we were in Honduras

Gabby, The Colt, and Joshua!!
Looks like someone is jealous of his young companion.

The SVPA students and their horses!

These are all the SVPA students with their horses. First it is Alex and Joshua, then Gabby and Faith, after them it's Brea and Princeses, the last one is Bryce and Pharaoh.

Brea and Faith!
Faith was Brea's horse for the two weeks we were there. This picture was taken right before we taught a lesson to some of the children.

Alex teaching with Pharaoh. click for information on Pharaoh.

Alex was teaching one of the volunteer boys leading with Pharaoh. Alex was the one who took care of Pharaoh while we were there.

The Colt!
Awww! Sooooooo cute!

Faith!

Meet the Toddlers at the Toddler House

The Ride into Town!

The Budget for the Horses!

SVPA students prepared a feed budget for the horsemanship program at Orphanage Emmanuel. This will help keep the Orphanage on budget when we are away. It also helps us know how much money we need to raise and send to provide feed for the horses in the Honduras Program. Please use the key located at the bottom of the budget to understand the abbreviations used in the financial plan.

Student Essays on Lab Oils

The Ride into the Mountians

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Ride into the Mountians

This veiw is over looking the city of Guimaca. That is the one of the amazing scenes we got to see on our mountian ride behind the orphanage. We were standing on top of the mountian looking down at every one in the city looking at all that God had created.

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The view from the mountian!

This is another view of Guimaca from the mountian we were on. When we look down from where were standing you would not want to fall from there. It would have been a long painfull way down!

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Bryce tamed the Mountians!

We on our last streach of the mountian ride and Bryce had wlked more than half of the way and on last part he posed so we could get a picture of him on the hill of the mountian. So we said he tamed the mountians of Honduras that day. He was mighty tired!

Ride into the Mountians!

This very odd looking thing you see was made by a little bird, is what olmen told us when we saw it. If you think about it, it looks like a roman warrior. We got to see this on our way into the moutians. It was just sitting on the limb of the tree and wasn't moving and didn't fall when the wind was blowing. It just sat there! I beleive it was made dirt that the bird collected. of Think of the little tiny bird that made it, what great talent the Lord gave that little creature.

The beginning of the ride into the mountians!

It was the start of the mountian ride before we got to the hang on for dear life part. We were almost there and we stopped to let the horse have a little stack. The reason you don't see Bryce or Brea of Pharaoh is because they had to douple on Pharaoh scince Olman was with us. Beleive me they were both sore the next day!

The lessons! [ For more information on a picture just click on it]

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Bible lesson!

The children where done grooming and putting the halter on so it was time to have a Bible study. We always used the hay bails as our class room. The SVPA students also used it when they were down at the barn while the horses were eating as their school room.

We always taught them a Bible lesson after they were done with grooming their horse. The Bible lesson was always on taking care of your horse, and putting him first. We taught them that if they don't have food to deed theis horse then they don't need to be riding the horse because you always have to reward them for their hard work [the horses]. After the Bible lesson they leave then the SVPA students feed the horses their lunch then they go eat lunch and get ready for the next class.

Brea teaching!

I know that the people you see being taught do not look like orphans, well they are not. They are the onse that are going to be looking after the horses while we are gone. Brea is giving them a lesson on how to saddle the horse by themselves and teaching them how you have to put it on. She taught them about the horse not having any teeth in the back of the mouth where the bit is placed. Brea taught them about the girth and how tight it should be, I also taught them where the saddle should sit on the whithers. They were very happy to learn!

Ms. Tammy teaching the children!

Ms. Tammy is teaching some of the little boys in the orphanage how to put a halter on with Pharaoh. They all gathered outside of his stall to watch what to do. Putting the halter on is the first steps we teach them to do. We teach that if they want to learn how to ride and groom that we have to have contoll over our horses. We also teach them to tie them up so they won't get away from you. Now back to the halter. Ms. Tammy always give them a demenstration before they do it so it won't scare them out of doing it. After the demenstration they head to their assigned horses and their intructors [the SVPA students] then they do it them selves. They love to put the halter on all by themselves, even though they get a little nervouse at first. Now remember this is the beginner class. We love to see them simle once they've done it all by themselves!

Lessons!

Ms. Tammy is teaching the little boys how to feed a horse out of the your hand. She teaches them to hold their palm flat at put their thump to the side of their hand so it won't get bit off, of course we don' tell the children that.

Ms. Tammy also teaches them what is in the pellets like: oats, grass, and minerals. when the children know what is in the food then they go to the horse and feed them by hand that's when the children get really scared and jerk their hand away. But of course we do i with them and have Olman or Sheily translate for us and tell them it is ok. After hey have done it they feel a little better about and want to do it again!

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Bryce teaching the children!

This is Bryce giving a lesson to one of the little boys that Ms. Tammy brought with the class. Bryce got to teach this little boy with his horse Joshua. This boy was a beginner and was learning how to groom his horse. He learned this after he learned how to put the halter and tie him up properly. After he learned how to groom and tell Bryce the name of the grooming tools in English then they had their Bible Study in the classroom [on the hay bails]. The children enjoy it all!

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Alex is always helping!

You get it. Just a little farther! Good job you made it. As you can see we have to help these students in which ever way we can. Even if its holding them up to get a spot on the horses back or helping to pick up the horses hoofs to clean them out. Alex had to get him up there so he could finish grooming Pharaoh. I don’t blame him Pharaoh is tall for me, even though I am mighty short.

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Mr. Chris is busy too!!

The very Unique Orphanage Family!

The cattle in Honduras!

Church Time!

2009-03-02

some of the orphan boys!

There is some of the orphan boys at church, not all them come to church because they either don't won't to or there isn't enough seats. They have the boys and the girls don't want any trouple during the church service. They are always willing to learn more about God!

Church time!

This is the Church! This is a picture of every seat in the church and of everyone that went. This is the inside of the Church in the orphanage. The choir is in the front and the choir is made up of orphan children. It is a beautiful Church inside and out.

Some of the orphan girls!

There is only some of the orphan girls that are at the orphanage. Like i said before they seperat the boys and girls so they won't have any trouple during church. The girls sit in the back and the boys in the front and the SVPA students in the middle. That is how it worked.

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Choir at Church!

This is the choir at the church made up by the childen they are also are the ones that collect the ties.They are wounderful singers.

Wade and Ashely

This is Wade and his beautiful little girl Ashely. Wade is the one that helped us get situated and helped us with any proplems that needed to be helped. Wade has another little boy that is so cute too. They are so adorable.

Church Day!

It was church time and we were there. Olman, Sheily and their older brother got to dit with us that day scince they were all there. We had a precher that spoke spanish and then we had a translater so we could understand. Olman and sheily got to hear it twice. Jessica got to come with us also. They have a beautiful church and wonderful speakers.

Church!

The preacher with the microphone is the one that speakes spanish and the other man is the translater. This is during one of the services and he is teching about love. He was a good preacher.

The poverty we saw!

2009-03-02

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One of the Poverty things we saw.

As we drove down the rode to the orphanage this is one of the houses that we saw. This is one mighty big house that is in Honduras. You can see all the different colors fo wood on the house. You wouldn't think of doing that to your house here in America. Well they really don't have a choice! They have to biuld their house out of whatever they can find. You would be so suprised if you so this. You have no idea how luky you really are!!!

More poverty!

When we were taking the horses to their new home, but we had to make a stop first. I'm not sure what we were doing but I think we were dropping of clothes. You can see the boy and girl on the bike. We saw alot of that because that is how most of them get around. They have to douple because there isn't enough bikes to go around. I hope you appreciate what you have.

The Poverty!

This is a picture of when we were riding through town to deliver the horses to their new home. This is a house that people actually live in. Arn't you gald you are as lucky as you are?

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This is a house that some Hondurans are living in. This house as s fence around it which means that they have animals or it is for protection from other people stealing or from peopl trying to take their home. The family is probably got moe money than most or when they got the house it alfready had the fence around it. It is also one of the bigger homes. I'm sure they feel luky!

SVPA Pony Express News - Honduras 2009

Honduras Horsemanship 2009

Meet Little Jessica - see photos here/read the story in the next section below

2009-02-14

Little Jessica's Story

Featured pictures

Meet the Horses!

2009-02-19

Meet the Toddlers at the Toddler House

2009-02-24

2009-02-19

The Ride into Town!

2009-02-20

The Budget for the Horses!

Student Essays on Lab Oils

The Ride into the Mountians

2009-02-24

The lessons! [ For more information on a picture just click on it]

2009-02-24

Mr. Chris is busy too!!

2009-02-24

The very Unique Orphanage Family!

2009-02-24

The cattle in Honduras!

2009-03-02

Church Time!

2009-03-02

The poverty we saw!

2009-03-02

Recent pictures

2009-02-09

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