Zooming in on Kendall K.
Kendall K. and her horse Goose, compete in Hunters Equitation competition.
JC Booth 7th grader Kendall King is a horseback rider and is a part of the Windy Oak Farms Equitation team in Fayetteville Georgia for the last 3 1/2 years.
It has been Kendall’s childhood dream to ride horses. She first pursued her dream by going to a summer camp at Windy Oak Farms to learn more and start riding.
“We actually do national rated shows,” Kendall said. The competition she participates in is Hunters Equitation. Hunters competition judges the horse and not the rider. The horse’s appearance, behavior, and how it reacts to the rider are the items that the judges look at. Hunters Competition is not the same as Equitation, which judges the rider, how he/she looks, how they behave, and how they react to the horse’s movements.
Kendall’s passion for riding horses has been reflected in her room decor. “Like my whole room was themed after horses, it still is,” Kendall said. Not having a room update might be a big deal to some, but to Kendall, being surrounded by horses, even at home keeps her profound passion close to her heart.
Kendall has a Dutch Warmblood horse named Goose. He has given her, “…experience, confidence, trust, responsibility, and companionship.” Kendall said. Studies show that riders gain more self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-image. Goose has helped Kendall gain a new perspective on her everyday life.
The British Horse Society concluded that riding horses stimulates positive psychological feelings for the riders, and reduces the chances of them experiencing depression by 30%. “In addition to improving our physical health and giving us more energy, being active can also improve our mood, reduce stress and anxiety.”
From the first tiny leap to jumping four feet in the air, she still has one wholehearted opinion about horseback riding. “It pushes you to your limits.“ Kendall said.
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Carly Maday • Apr 28, 2022 at 2:34 pm
The article sends a good message to the reader. One thing that stood out to me was that her passion was horseback riding, and that is not a usual.
And most kids these days just go with the flow, but she is okay with doing something a little different. Thats awesome!! Another thing that I like was that horseback riding can help you with your self image, confidence, responsibility and trust. All in all this is a awesome article and very well written.
Nate Boston • Apr 27, 2022 at 11:30 am
This article is very well written. There is plenty of very good detail. Kendall is doing something that not many people can say they can do. She followed her passion and is now really good at what she does.
Ellie • Apr 27, 2022 at 9:48 am
This is an inspiring article. she proves that what ever your dream may be you can accomplish it. In order to accomplish her goals she worked hard and it payed off.
Danielle Dykes • Apr 27, 2022 at 9:40 am
This article teaches the readers many things. It shows the readers that you can be as young as Kendall and still have a huge passion for what they love. It also teaches the readers how being active by doing stuff you actually like can lower anxiety and stress level. As you can see from the article it shows that Kendall’s horse has given her “…experience, confidence, trust, responsibility, and companionship.” This article can inspire so many people in so many ways.
Charlotte • Apr 26, 2022 at 11:39 am
The article “Zooming in on Kendall K.” Was a very good article. It is very nicely put together. I love how she talks about horses she loves horseback riding. The article is very detailed.
Daniela Maceda • Feb 23, 2022 at 10:52 am
The article sends a good message to the reader. it shows how doing something that you love improves your mental state. Self image, confidence, trust and responsibility are important factors in life. This article is also very well written. The article was very detailed and she described how it was like to ride a horse with such passion. Telling how she really enjoys horse riding and how it improved her life.
Anonymous • Feb 25, 2021 at 1:46 pm
Nice Kendall! love the name lol
Madison Fambro • Feb 2, 2021 at 10:34 am
This article was very well written. The writers went into good detail. Also, Kendall is doing a activity that is very different from most kids at Booth, which is very good! She decided to choose something that was her passion, and I can tell it is her passion based on the way she described how it was like riding a horse. I can tell she really enjoys horses.
Lizzie Ermolaev • Nov 12, 2020 at 11:34 am
I love how this article was written. The section on her horse Goose was cute. I love that riding horse reduces the horse’s stress and depression by 30%.
Kendall King • Oct 21, 2020 at 8:43 am
I love it!!!!!