Working Student

We are currently hiring our next Working Student, with flexible starting date, but preferably ASAP. Please read through the whole listing and find our contact details at the bottom to apply. As our program is growing, we are changing the structure of the working student position. It will now be a two year program. Here's how it will look:

Year one: Working Student

For the first year, the Working Student works alongside the Head Trainer to accomplish all regular barn tasks: mucking out, rebedding, hays, waters, turn in, turn out, grooming, tacking, bathing etc. As their skillset expands, this will also include warming up and cooling down horses, lungeing, academic work in hand, and hacking. There may be opportunities to compete, depending on the horses in the training program's needs at the time. The working student will work 5 - 6 days a week (if there are shows, clinics etc the schedule can shift) and in exchange will receive:

private, furnished studio apartment, all utilities included

daily riding, usually daily lessons, on days when I am not there hacking may be an option, if there are pre requisite skills in place.

Weekly stipend of $300 or Weekly stipend of $250 plus board for one horse (including feed, shavings, hay, but not farrier, supplements, vet etc)

Two weeks paid vacation, to be coordinated at least a month ahead of time

annual bonus

Year Two: Assistant Trainer

If the Working Student opts to stay on, they will be offered the role of Assistant Trainer. In this role, they help to manage the next incoming Working Student, and take a greater role in training and riding the horses. They work 5 - 6 days per week, depending on the schedule. If they do not opt to bring their own horse, they may elect to bring in an outside training or sales horse agreed upon with Head Trainer for additional income. They may also begin to teach limited lessons, as we have availability. Networking with other professionals within our sphere, along with shadowing and doing trial days with them is encouraged (saddle fitters, body workers, other trainers, etc). At the end of the second year, we hope to have the next position lined up for our departing Assistant Trainers. In addition to the renumeration listed above, in exchange the Assistant Trainer gets:

10% profit sharing from Head Trainer's commissions on horse sales

opportunities to compete where appropriate (potentially free of charge, if on LOTW sales horses)

bigger annual bonus

TO APPLY: Please send a cover letter and resume along with contacts for 2 professional or equine references to lotw.clinics at gmail dot com If you have questions, feel free to DM me as well.

We will gladly put you in touch with our prior team members to learn more about what it's like to work here.