Carousel for Special Needs: Humans, Horses and Harmonies
Study Group (2-3 session | This program is completed
Have you ever wondered how horses or music can help people or what makes the horse a great partner when teaching leadership skills or helping people with physical or emotional disabilities? Together Kathi Jogan, who teaches equine and animal science courses at the U of A and Jann Knighten, a music educator, through interactive sessions, will explore not only who can benefit, but how and why people are helped with music and equine therapy. This course will include a brief session allowing participants to see the world through the eyes of a person with disabilities and a trip to one of the many equine organizations dedicated to helping people through their therapy.
**For more information about UA Equine Therapy and Corral Coaching please copy the links below and open into a new tab.
- This class is currently scheduled for UPT-W, room 115. Depending upon enrollment numbers it could move to Drake. Please pay close attention to the location in your class email reminder.
- http://animal-science.uark.edu/equine-program/equine-assisted-therapy/eaat.php
- http://www.corralcoaching.com
Jan Knighten
Jann Knighten has Bachelor and Master degrees in Music Education and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education with a conducting emphasis at the University of Texas at Austin. Mrs. Knighten taught middle school band for 24 years in Jacksonville and New Bern, NC, high school band for 5 years in Tarboro, NC, and general music at the Oakwood School in Greenville, NC. In 2001, she represented North Carolina as an educational ambassador for the U.S.-Japan Foundation’s Global Schools Initiative at Hiroshima University and Mihara Junior High School in Hiroshima, Japan. She currently teaches music education classes, supervises clinical interns, and is the Undergraduate Advising Coordinator
Kathi Jogan
Kathi has managed Thoroughbred breeding and foaling farms and was a licensed trainer and outrider on Thoroughbred race tracks. She has shown, started and trained all types of horses; including race horses. Kathi studied English riding & jumping at the Spanish Military Riding Academy in Cadiz, Spain, and has taught both English and western riding. She is a member of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists.