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Orion Dressage
Sporthorses will consider applicants for a
Part Time Working
Student to work a 3 or 4 hour afternoon shifts. Responsibilities of
light barn work in exchange for private dressage lessons.
(feeding night hay & grain, watering, turn-out, cleaning
tack, etc.)
Please contact
us for more information if you are interested
Part
Time Working Student Positions at Orion Dressage Sporthorses ~
Orion
Dressage Sporthorses has an ongoing program for working students. This
position is ideal for an aspiring dressage rider who wants to learn
the art of classical dressage. We are very committed to providing an
opportunity for the real education of dressage riders. A working student
position at Orion offers complete submersion and an intense learning
environment in order to advance your riding and horsemanship skills
at an accelerated rate. The care of the horses is most important to
us here at Orion. This means routines are created that best serve the
horses, not the people.
Responsibilities
Include:
Assisting head trainer with horses on a daily basis: grooming, tacking/un-tacking,
prepare for and groom at shows, blanketing/turn-out care, cleaning tack
and general assistance. Barn duties include: turn-out, occasionally
a light pick on stalls, feeding/watering, general/special care as instructed,
total of 25 stalls on the property.
Benefits
Include:
Riding lessons with FEI competitor / trainer on horses of various levels
(Training - F.E.I.), opportunities to show during season.
Education
Includes:
In addition to the daily hands-on experience and riding instruction
opportunities, other concepts that concern horsemanship are covered
during a session, for example: stable management concepts, daily care
of performance horses, basic first aid and rehabilitation care, feeding
and supplementation principles, training concepts, safety routines and
the process of buying and selling dressage horses. Some horse experience
is preferred but we will train beginners, a good attitude and work ethic
is most valuable. There is a professional farrier on the premises and
there will opportunities to observe proper shoeing concepts for performance
horses. This is an excellent learning experience for an aspiring rider
to train in an intensive yet very rewarding environment.
Sessions
Available:
Seasonal and year round sessions are open for part-time working student
positions. If you are interested please contact us for more information
and availability.
If you are interested in our working student opportunity please
send an E-mail including the following:
List all past experience with horses (if any)
List all other employment/education experience
What you think your strengths/weaknesses are as a rider?
What do you think you need to improve most to become a more competent
horse professional?
What do you feel is your most valuable quality for this situation?
Contact:
Elizabeth King, Head Trainer
845-651-2654 or oriondressage@aol.com
Orion Dressage Sporthorses
393 Mt. Eve Road, Goshen NY 10924
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DRESSAGE
SPORTHORSES