8-10 page paper??!?!?!

[root tootin' scoot]

I have to write a research paper for my senior final in English.
8-10 pages=EW.
However, I have to do it and I want to do it on horses
So any ideas that has anything to do with horses???
It would be easier to do something medical but if not thats fine too:)
I was thinking about:
-Theraputic riding
-EIA (equine infectious anemia)
-Effects of different types of wormers

And if all else fails probably something on the evo-devo theory
(nature vs nurture concerning homosexuality)

BUT I would like it to be on horses if at all possible.
So come one, come all and lend me your ideas:D

[elevenelevenxo]

Does it have to be a pro/con paper or can it be about anything?

My junior research paper had to be a pro/con thing....senior year was supposed to be the same way, but my teacher hated us and made us write 8-10 pages on a poet. If I go the rest of my life without hearing anything about Dylan Thomas, I'd be a happy girl. LOL.

You could always write about nutrition and ration balancers.....there's a ton of info in the horsekeeping section on here....LOL.....

[root tootin' scoot]

yes good point, I had to write a twelve pager jr. year on the books the grapes of wrath, beloved, and The Poisonwood Bible... *vomits*

[root tootin' scoot]

and no it doesn't have to be a pro/con paper

[vicklynn]

I like the wormers idea. So many out there and you can write a bit about each one.
How worms can lead to colic, signs of worms, ect.

[quest]

You could do something on conformation. Include things such as "ideal" conformation explaining how it affects the way a horse moves and how certain disciplines look for slightly different (or totaly different) builds. Explain what type of physical problems can occur in a horse with poor conformation, etc.

[alittleoffkey]

I did a 10 page senior paper on therapeutic riding for mentally and physically challenged children and it was a royal pain in my rear. It's almost impossible to find non-internet based articles and almost every last one of them are on a therapeutic riding facility's website (so they're obvious biased, 'cause most want to make money and keep their horses fed ;)). I wouldn't recommend that one, the research was the absolute worst part. Granted, there seems to be more research on the effects of therapeutic riding with mentally and physically handicapped adults - they use it in the treatment of mild schitzophrenia (which I think is just about the coolest thing I've ever heard :D).

Conformation would be difficult to describe in a paper, especially to a non-horsey teacher. You could to an argument research topic about the pros and cons of various training techniques. They're fairly easy to research on - especially with horse magazines.

I really like the wormer idea - that would be something that anyone who has owned an animal can understand the necessity of and the base idea of. :) You could research the history of a breed.

[Dandy21]

You could research horse racing. It's history, habits, etc. I did a persuasive essay against horse racing.

[Blue]

I could go on forever and ever about different methods of training (i.e. natural horsemanship...D=). I could also do alot on different breeds of horses or a paper on all the different disciplines.

[root tootin' scoot]

Thanks for the suggestions eveyone!
you're all being so helpful :)
Im stuck between wormers, history of the thoroughbred breed and the training methods:rant:

[jeezitsjacki]

ill trade you! I have seven papers due in the next two weeks, most of them 10-12 pages. Therapeutic Riding has a lot of information. I wrote a paper on it in high school and it was interesting to learn about