Working Student/RiderFlorida

Job Description

Opening for serious dressage student with good basics, working with FEI trainers. Job offers housing and board for one horse. No mucking, but general care of horses, grooming, turn-out, feeding in exchange for excellent instruction and assistance in helping students attain high level goals. Student should have a solid background in dressage as this will be a big part of the job.

Requirements

While this is a learning position, we value experience and require dedication and energy to help the student achieve serious training goals. No drugs or smoking allowed.
Students will work with trainers with a variety of horses at all levels of training through FEI. Kindness and good work ethics a must. No mucking but general horse care, turn out, treatments, etc. involved.

Required Skills

Riding; Handling Youngstock; Schooling; Lunging; Sole Charge; Starting/Breaking.

Required Expertise

Dressage.

Accommodation

Housing with two other students and board for one horse if needed.

Benefits

A truly detailed and complete education in the equestrian world, primarily in dressage but generally as it involves the care, raising and training of horses, sales, showing, etc..

The Facility

founded in 1972 as a warmblood breeding facility. We are a large breeding and showing facility devoted to correct dressage training and treatment of horses. We are holistic in nature, with a long record of success in both breeding and competition both in dressage and eventing. We feature warmblood horses, primarily Trakehner and Swedish Warmbloods, but all breeds loved and accepted in training and for sale. Working students are given excellent instruction in all areas of horse management, including training, sales, breeding and showing. We have 90 stalls, a cross country course and anin-door arena, plus a jump pen and covered round pen for starting young horses. Much attention is given to diet and turn-out.