Horse Program Apprentice

About the role:

This is a one year apprenticeship that requires living onsite with other seasonal staff.

As the Horse Program Apprentice you will see the mission of New Life Ranch carried out through the interaction of our guests and campers with God’s creation. You will assist in providing an engaging environment for our guests and campers to interact and learn from our horses with safety in mind. You will assist in herd management and horsemanship activities such as Horse Camps, trail rides, summer horsemanship, pony rides, and riding classes across both sites.

Your work in this position will require heavy manual labor.

The objective of the Horse Program Apprenticeship is to show you all aspects of running a successful horsemanship program, and provide you with knowledge, experience and tools that give you a foundation for further work in the horse and/or camping world.

• You can implement and evaluate lessons for both groups and individuals.
• You have a strong safety awareness, able to manage risk and emergency situations.
• You are professional in your behavior, language and attitude and will hold others to the same.
• On your own, you can safely catch, halter, lead, tie, groom and tack horses.
• You safely and competently ride a walk, trot/jog, and canter/lope in arenas and open spaces.
• You have a basic knowledge in horsemanship theory and riding skills, are able to effectively communicate instruction and physical assistance to students.
• You have a general familiarity with human anatomy, physiology, psychology, balance, coordination, and motion, that allows you to assist in designing exercises for rider progress.
• You have a basic knowledge and understanding of equine anatomy and physiology, so that you can assist in the feeding, health care, and maintenance of horses.