Working Student-Professional Training PositionWashington

Job Description

This is a full time professionals course, and it requires a full one year commitment to study classical equitation. We are NOT just looking for cheap help, we want to train professionals. If a position at any barn would be okay, that is...if your passion is for horses in any form, and you're not driven to learn to become a professional trainer and instructor in the French classical method this position is not for you.

If you are ready to be a sort of "horse monk" for a year, this is an amazing experience. If you are concerned you'll be taken advantage of, count on it. You will. And it's up to you to take advantage of us right back! If you are a person who counts their hours and ducks out at end of day, don't come. If you are a person who stays after to work a school horse and asks for extra lessons to sort out ideas, you're going to have an amazing year.

If you apply yourself here you will learn to teach, and you will learn to train horses, and how far you take it from there is up to you. All disciplines are welcome.

Requirements

We start everyone as a beginner no matter your skill level. The only person to impress is the horse, and there's no such thing as advanced riding-- just better and better beginner riding. You must be healthy, self motivated, able to read, write and speak english. Consider this a "masters degree" program and plan to work that hard to make it happen. You'll be learning from doing, from reading, from studying, and from writing about your experiences. Park your ego and bring your passion to learn.

Accommodation

You must be able to support yourself, including housing and food and at-cost for your horse if applicable, for the year you are here. We insist that you meet us, learn what's different about our approach and that you are clear this is exactly what you want for your professional development before you commit. While you will work your tail off, free labor is not the reason we're doing this. Developing classically trained professionals is our goal.

Benefits

You should finish the program able to train, teach, and ride professionally. Whether you accomplish this is related to how much effort you put in, but we'll meet your passion with the information and training you need to get where you want to go. We are an internationally known facility with well trained, willing school horses, you may bring your own but you'll have to cover their cost and work them on your own time-- which will be limited! You'll be working hard and very tired at day's end.

The Facility

Here the rider works with the mind of the horse and learns to bring out the unique quality present in each animal. We specialize in instructor and professional training, as well as horse training and beginning to beyond FEI level riding lessons. Along with the training, lesson program, and international clinic tours, we offer a professional's course to train riders, trainers and instructors. Indoor and outdoor arenas, gymnastics course in progress. We are a full service training barn, known for being world class yet unpretentious and fun, where the horses are the center of attention and no one notices the cost of the boots you're wearing.