These are not language lessons; they’re life lessons through language. They have to feel that you're teaching them sometimes. But in terms of my approach, I do have my personal biases. So we can, we can see in our groups and our dog groups of who is going to be the pack leader. And even a lot of shows, I see, they have like tadpole derbies and they have derbies at 2-foot at 2’6”. We’re looking to dig underneath it. So technically, according to, at that time, it was called AHSA. And so we have to kind of nip that a little bit. They can get on the furniture, the chairs, the couches, they have doggy doors. We didn't have Adequan. And it made way for the status quo, and that is a concern for me because historically speaking, I think that has what has often happened with a number of movements is that there’s the initial unrest. Visit csmonitor.com/holiday for details. But however, when we look at that through the context of Black Americans, it’s a different story. But when I opened my email this past June, a proposal from a potential columnist stopped me in my tracks. We hate ourselves for how we look, how we feel, what we’ve done, what’s been done to us, or what we keep failing to accomplish. And now it's called High Performance Hunters. If you have questions about your account, please How do, how are you able to do that? Episode one hundred and eleven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at "Heat Wave" by Martha and the Vandellas, and the beginnings of Holland-Dozier-Holland. So we've really reached out and we have a special fund that we raised money for people that don't have money for surgery for their dogs. Noelle: So that’s really interesting that you talk about your writing as being a conversation with the reader. And that’s something that I really strive for in the work that I do. And then when Hurricane Katrina hit, we first reached out and helped a lot of people buying TVs and toothbrushes and everything cause they had nothing. So it’s not so much that I’m trying to teach. Brought to you by The Christian Science Monitor, copyright 2020. And I think that's the important thing as a horseman is. And we had our first retreat during Devon. We normally jump, so, I mean, to me, that's all in seasoning your horse and the education of your horse. Ken: Most certainly. We have an amazing staff, we were very, very lucky. Well this has been a really fascinating conversation. I mean, when we get all the court abuse cases and dogs that have been badly neglected, it is very emotional draining on you. And then the van went on to Barrington Hills Riding Center. And they will just keep doing that. And if anyone gives their dog away, they agree in their contract to pay us $5,000 and we have the right to sue them. But for people getting into rescue the big thing you need to realize is rescue is worth it because they're worth it. What makes a Monitor journalist? And we can look at that through the context of all Americans. And that is the challenge for for all of us, just as a society, I believe. And she just said, “If you keep doing this, obviously you guys, aren't going to have a retirement fund. Learn more about the harmonious yet complicated social lives of trees and prepare to see the natural world with new eyes. He also hosts his own podcast, titled “Makin’ a Difference.”Â. We really early on in this it's, it's all kind of like the Derby's been an evolution, dog rescue for Danny and I has have been an evolution we've lived and we've learned cause we had no, I mean, other than loving dogs and taking care of dogs properly, we didn't really know much about this, but in reading and doing a lot of studies, we have found out that the key piece to harmony and dogs is the humans have to be the pack leaders. I think 15 years ago, hunters were seriously fading. And like 42 barns collapsed. What advice would you give for someone who wants to get involved with rescuing animals? So you have to realize there's a lot of pain in rescue. Is you've gotta be open-minded and you have to try to just, you have to look at it from their side, not our side. And even when we sold him to a very, very great ,famous trainer, she decided she was going to not let them go back and go back to a stall before he went to the ring, he needed to get over it, and things were not going well. Some of them did equitation, some did jumpers, some did the Regular Working, the High Performance Hunters. And if you really get into it, you will get a lot of gratification out of it.”. It's a very, very challenging test of scope and range. And, we were lucky enough Breyer Horses did the Protocol horse, the horse that Danny won so much on, and they give a portion of all the protests to our rescue for all the Protocol horses that are sold. I was done with the Chicago winters. And so I can go back and look at the 1876 Hamburg Massacre. So as a rider horses can't feel picked up. Now whenever anything new comes into history it brings with it new challenges and new opportunities. Again, I go back to history and I look at, you know, actual voter suppression, some of which was very violent. Moving on, you've been involved with the creation and the growth of hunter derbies in the United States, especially with the Hunter/Jumper International Hunter Derby and their Green Incentive Hunter Derby. Thank you for having me. He was one that I learned that I used to just take up to the ring and let them graze and hang out and let him relax. A lot of them, we pay, New Bolton to go and euthanize them. We have a lot of horses that we've saved that are doing Pony Club kids, 4-H kids. And then when we went to Phoenix for the annual meeting, then they asked me to take over as chair of the International Derby. ‘The truth of history is unbiased’: Ken Makin on race, justice, and hope (audio) What makes a Monitor journalist? This website uses cookies to I mean, when you look at the horses that were just amazing horses through history, I mean, most of those all were Thoroughbreds way back. And we've had so many horses through the years and a lot of great horses and they all have their little idiosyncrasies. No one at the Monitor had ever heard of Ken Makin before he reached out to us. Even in Washington, you have to run back up the ramp, take them out. I mean, we get so many from shelters people have had their whole life and at 14 they dumped them at the shelter and those are the ones we always reach out to. And so I enjoyed it even when I was in school. This week’s episode is brought to you by Fairy Godmothers, Inc, by Saranna DeWylde!. Even as I look at things in terms of race, I also try to look at things in terms of a class analysis and even a political analysis in that way. You just can't believe that they all can live in harmony. Editing by Ibrahim Onafeko. By continuing to browse the site One year when Steve Stephens, who's just the master of course designing, when Steve set the course for our International Derby, the very next day, they had the grand prix, and all the jumps, they in the same exact place. I think the challenge here is, again, we have to be honest about, you know, what it is that we’re seeing. You don't want to get a pack leader that's very aggressive or dog aggressive because that's, that behavior is going to trickle down. I'll be back in two weeks. Noelle Swan is editor of the Monitor Weekly, our print magazine. And then in the evening, We come back to the Dog House and watch the dogs at night and put them all to bed. Noelle: So it makes me wonder, where do you look for hope? So I think, I dunno, I think it's just challenging for people and I think people love the challenge. What was it about them specifically? This is democracy’s day, a day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. And I also will stay on and be your attorney pro bono.” So in 2008, we became a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) and formed Danny & Ron’s Rescue. And Danny has a horse that's all Thoroughbred, and he's been circuit champion three times at WEF in the Thoroughbred hunters. And we kind of call them our hospice cases and they're in kidney failure or heart failure, but we just try to give them love for the rest of their days. Ken: I would say that my approach really gives me the level ground and the perspective that I need to be able to write just with the intent of wanting to inform and empower the reader. Uh, that is what he taught me what he wanted. I mean, the highest jump is 3-foot-5, but people really love it. I think that's all fine, but you really have to read your horse and know where your horse is training-wise, ability-wise, scope-wise, because the last thing you want to do is overface them and have them get scared or worried. And a lot of times they even turn their heads and they face the wall. Ron Danta: When I was very young, probably 7 years old, everyone in our neighborhood where I grew up, all of the kids had ponies or horses across the street or down the street. I think I think in a rider–horse combination, one of the most important pieces is that—and we always stress this with our riders. It was just a part of, to me, a bigger picture, a bigger idea of just this collective social unrest and social injustice where people said ‘This is not right.’ And that energy was palpable for, you know, a few months. And so I would like to do the paperwork for you and get you made to be a nonprofit, so you could receive donations. Thank you so much for listening. In this special audio interview, Ken shares a bit about what drew him to the Monitor, his approach to reader empowerment, and how “the truth of history” grounds his commentary. As an editor, my inbox is pretty much always full of story ideas from freelance writers looking to break into the Monitor. And so there's a lot of pain and agony to it, but it is so rewarding. And to support more work like this, subscribe to The Christian Science Monitor. You know, they really do get along and they—in our kitchen area, alone, the kitchen and dining room area, I mean, there's usually 29 to 35 dogs in there. And I don’t know. But the truth of history is unbiased. And it's just fun for them to do something different, something more challenging and and the tracks are a little harder to ride, so it takes a little more expertise and horsemanship to do it. You can renew your subscription or And in the winter of ’79, we had one of the worst snowfalls in the Chicago area that ever happened. And there is still the voice crying through the vista of time saying, "Behold, I make all things new; former things are passed away." And I mean, way back in days, I mean, when Danny had Protocol we didn't have Legend. My parents bought a farm for me. Well, I think we all hope we won’t see more of this, but I think we will. I think it created a lot of energy in the hunters. TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript: "A forest is much more than what you see," says ecologist Suzanne Simard. And he was one that you couldn't longe to make him quiet. To celebrate 10 years of TED Talks, we went back through the archives to show you how fast biotechnology has changed over the past ten years, and some interesting moments along the way. So it's been a, been a very long journey, but a very, I think, a very successful journey. I'll give you an example. When a warmblood spooks over a jump, they always usually hit it. I mean, if you have some, uh, teacher that constantly picks at you and puts you down, you're not going to learn and you're not going to accelerate. And so I think learning to read your horse’s mind and what they're asking. 3’6’ junior horses or amateur horses. And so it really there's many questions that horses have to come up with and answer during a Derby course. A day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. At that time, that technically made me a professional because I was teaching riding lessons. What happened, whether you may think it was an issue of, you know, maybe that movement was commodified, however you may have felt about what happened to it, it kind of lost steam and it kind of lost its way. This article is a transcript of this conference call produced for The Motley Fool. There's a dominant dog that kind of controlled the pack. I mean, he was First-Year Green Champion at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania National, he was grand green champion. Well, when we started showing him. Occasionally, we will post episodes more often. Ken, I don’t know that I’ve ever told you just how serendipitous that first contact felt on our end. Green Cost Share was established “to create a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable City of Minneapolis.” Hanlon directs the program out of the Minneapolis Public Health Department. So thank you very much. I had like 20 some ponies starting to go over there and start riding ponies. Sound design by Morgan Anderson and Noel Flatt. He is also the co-author of the national bestseller The Power of Full Engagement. Hear about special editorial projects, new product information, and upcoming events. We were lucky enough for our Katrina work in 2008, we were the ASPCA Honorees of the Year. I think the biggest thing is you have to remember, in rescue, it is extremely painful. True stories for English speakers learning Spanish. I think I've read, you've had between 50 and 71 dogs in your house at any given time. But I’ve kind of also been becoming newly aware that we we silo ourselves in a lot of different ways. Was Jan. 6 the end of an era – or start of a dangerous new one? And those are a lot of the dogs that we take. And we also have to make sure in the canine world, that the dogs that we feel are the pack leaders, that they're very compassionate and the proper dog to be the pack leader. So we're very, I don't know, it's a very feel good thing because now we're being able to expand so much and really help a lot of communities and a lot of people in need. Sonix transcribes podcasts, interviews, speeches, and much more for creative people worldwide. The track that they're set on is very challenging. Any time we lose control, we lose control of the pack. And so when I was a kid, I started, uh my next door neighbor was my best friend, and started going. I was teaching in the indoor arena and I could hear the crackle sound, and we ran outside and all of a sudden it was like a domino effect. And so after we had that dinner, Bill decided to let us all keep moving forward and to try to develop the International Hunter Derby. And it's really, it's a lot of work. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Courtesy, Julie J. Prickett for Phelps Media Group, “Rescue is worth it because they're worth it. The five most recent Christian Science articles with a spiritual perspective. Yeah, it's been very exciting uh, even in USHJA after the Derby got going then the National Derby was born. You have the option of doing the low options or the high options, which to me, if you have a younger horse and you need to go wide, or even in the handy rounds and go smoother and stuff, to give them some confidence and some miles. And if you really get into it, you will get a lot of gratification out of it. 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