Josie Hadley

As we are coming close to the end of the semester I have found I am doing less at my placement, since I already have reached the 64 hours I haven't really been doing a whole lot there since I have so many other things going on in my life right now, with final assignments coming due and exams to study for. I did however get to work a day where we competed in a costume class with the kids and their ponies. I thought it was going to be just a fun little class that the kids did, but I was very wrong. Even though it was just a costume class, everyone went all out and there were some really cool costumes. The class was separated into teams of three and the teams had to have a matching theme. Since we have so many kids we had a few different teams. We had the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe as one team. Another team dressed up as "pretty in pink". There were teams from other barns that were pretty neat too. This one team dressed up as the incredibles, and it was super hot ou...

Hey guys! hope everyone has been having fun at their placements and hopefully getting close to getting all their hours done! I have officially finished 64 hours at my placement and I plan on doing more. I got the opportunity to travel to a horse show in Guelph for 3 days which was super fun! I even got to go watch one of the grand prix classes and sit at a VIP table which was a very cool experience as I have never done that before! I am learning so much! I was wondering how many of you will continue to work at your placements when you are done, or will any of you do your placement at the same location when it comes time to do have industry experience in the fourth semester? I feel like even though I have very much enjoyed this placement I would like to do my second industry placement somewhere more directly fitness related! Word Count: 163

Good afternoon everyone, I hope everyone has had success in finding placements and I hope everyone is learning lots and enjoying their placements! I didn't really work much at my placement last week, with so much school and homework and my other jobs on top of it all I found myself getting very run down. I find I have filled my schedule up so much that I hardly have any spare time for myself. On top of all that I went through some pretty serious personal things in the past week. I have always found it really hard to balance all the aspects of life, I am constantly  over working myself and this is something I have really been trying to work on for myself. I think mental health is a super important thing and I think a lot of the time if forget to put myself first, and I forget how important it is to take a break or make sure I get a full night of sleep. This past weekend I decided I needed to take some much needed me time and put myself first and I went to visit some friends up nor...

Good afternoon, I hope everyone is enjoying their placements, I thought id make this post into quick break down of what a day is like at my placement at a horse show. I usually start pretty early and feed, and fill all the horses water buckets. Next we see who is showing that day and which horses need to go and get some exercise before the riders arrive. We do this to ensure that the horses aren't too wild for the younger kids and to get them warmed up and ready to go for the day. Once the riders arrive we get the horses ready and help the younger kids get ready as well. It takes a lot to keep it all organized and it is quite hectic on show days. The manager I am working for does a great job at keeping everything going according to the schedule and she does a great job keeping organized. I am hoping to learn how she manages her time so well and how she stays so organized. I think time management is I critical skill, especially going into a career like personal training where...

Hey Guys, I have officially started my placement and it has been a lot of fun! I am learning lots and I have been kept very busy. I had to come up with placement goals and I found this very difficult since my placement is a little bit different and I couldn't use the standard goals that I'm sure a lot of people are using. One of the goals I set for myself is to increase my own physical strength. A lot of the work I have been doing at placement has been quite physical. I do ALOT of walking. I easily get over 20,000 and sometimes 30,000 steps on my fitbit at the end of the day. Along with that there is a bit of heavy lifting involved. I would like to get in better shape and work on my fitness for placement and for my future career in the fitness industry. I feel as though it is important to be in good shape if you are going to try and help other people get into shape in the future. Does everyone agree with this, do you think personal trainers need to be physically fit in order ...

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog! My name is Josie Hadley and I am in the health and fitness promotion course at Georgian college in my second semester. In this semester we will be completing placements in the health and fitness industry. I have chosen to do my placement somewhere that is a little different and I am very excited to share my experiences with you all. I will be doing my placement at a show horse barn called Stoney Fields. I will be working with riders and horses of different ages this summer. My main job will be to care for the horses, and with more focus on the fitness of the horse rather then the rider which is why it is different. I will also be helping the riders on show days get themselves ready as well as their horses. I have a bit of experience in the horse world as a rider myself and I am looking forward to expanding that this year during the show season. I have a lot of interest in this sport and I hope to one day work one on one with these athletes from ...