ApprenticeVirginia

Job Description

This job is an apprenticeship at a working horse ranch in Virginia. This job is an educational opportunity for those who are serious about working in the horse industry.Training horses in both english and western disciplines, breeding, foaling,and imprinting ...also... general horse barn and farm managing and maintainance. The applicant must have previous experience working in a barn or has studied equine science in a Univeristy and/or has ridden and trained under experienced coaches and/or trainers. Educational and Recreational field trips provided as well as as
assisiting at horse shows.
Please go to our web site at www.mountaintopranch.com to learn more about our apprpentice program. We welcome applicants from all countries with varied riding backgrounds

Requirements

Good basic seat and knowledgeable of correct riding aids....have worked with horses in the past...have sufficient riding experience,soft hands when riding and willing to learn...a good work ethic...serious about working in the horse industy...has prior experience working in a barn with references, studied at an equine university, trained and ridden with experienced horseman/teacher/trainer. We also accept students that want groom, sales prep and barn management experience.

Required Skills

Riding; Driving license; Handling Youngstock; Schooling; Lunging; Bandaging; Clipping; Exercising.

Required Expertise

Flatwork.

Accommodation

log cabin with a beautiful views in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. A shared car will be provided for all foreign students with an international drivers license

Benefits

apartment and utilities are provided ....a car is provided for apprentices from countries outside the USA . An educational stipend of $100 per week can be earned.
please go to our web site www.mountaintopranch.com for more details
and see other apprentices that have come to our ranch

The Facility

Training and breeding facility for the all-around pleasure horse. We train client's horses as well as our own. We stand a Quarter Horse Stallion and foal out around 7 mares each year. We are a family owned business in a beautiful location where there are alot of opportunity to practice and learn good horsemanship and training skills...riding both english and western. Equine Reproduction is also a very important part of our business and we have a facility for collecting stallions, AI breeding ,shipping semen, foaling out mares and imprinting foals. We have 2 apprentices each season to learn various training and horse handling skills and how to work in a commercial horse barn