Working Student Position
Nov 5th, 2009 by Carolyn
Have you ever dreamed about creating a better relationship with your horse?
I’m searching for an apprentice/working student, who has experience in horse training and a background in dressage preferably, to work alongside me as my personal assistant for a minimum period of at least three months.
The position is unpaid and in exchange for being my personal assistant and working in my office helping me write new teaching materials or creating new educational DVD’s, I offer you the opportunity of a lifetime to learn my Method and possibly go on to receive certification in it.
You will have the opportunity to work with my horses and assist me in teaching clinics and be coached in dressage with my Method from the ground and under saddle.
Times and hours are flexible but generally likely to be Monday-Friday. If you are interested in coming to work for me in Escondido, CA, please send your resume/C.V. to info@carolynresnick.com along with an email explaining why you think you would like to work with me.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Carolyn
Skill Requirements:
- Grooming and caring for my horses (feeding and cleaning is already taken care of) to working in my office
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills
- Writing skills so you can edit my blogs and other materials I author and/or ability to video
- An understanding of HTML in order to update my website would be an additional advantage
November 20th, 2009 at 7:56 am
Hey Carolyn,
Thanks for the encouraging videos and blogs. I have been working with horses my entire life and at the ripe old age of 45 have become disillusioned with the traditional methods of training. I am looking for alternative methods to help with the rehabilitation of my daughters showjumping Hanovarian and have been searching the internet for sites dealing with retaining of the more “hardened criminal” types. Your site is a refreshing and positive reminder to all that a the bond between horse and human can, and more importantly should be one of mutual respect and compassion. My daughter is completing her final year of highschool and is looking for a position as a working student before entering university. She is very bright, has been an honours student each year, speaks french and German, is organized, computer savy, and detail driven. She has been acting as my assistant since opening our new facility and she does an excellent job. Shanice has always ridden and competed in the hunter discipline but we school with a foundation of dressage. I am forwarding this note to you on an impulse (yes, I admit it) because the position sounds like a great opportunity and we have been talking about a working positon for some time now. As I mentioned, I have become increasingly disturbed with conventional training and it would be my wish that she be able to learn alternate methods that might be applied to every riding discipline which would allow for better communicate with her partners.
Thanks for your consideration,
Lynne Sproule
Ontario, Canada
November 10th, 2009 at 12:09 am
Hey carolyn, your blogs so educational, i like how you are able to get across information for new and aged horse owners. sharing your experiences with other people around the globe, letting them connect and get a feeling of community all in this little blog. its badass! sharing is caring keep it up!
November 9th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Silje,
Give me your email Address and I will email you.
November 9th, 2009 at 4:36 am
I did apply (twice actually…)
If you lost the applications, I can resend it:)
November 8th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Did you apply? I have no on as yet picked and have lost the applications I did have because of my lack of computor and orgizational skills. I have no one in the office at this time. I am not in a hurry because so many things must be considered and I need to talk directly to the people who are intrested. Mark is also not in his office to help as well.
November 8th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
I can almost not contain myself, I just feel like screaming “pick me, pick me!” This is the opportunity of a lifetime!
When will you tell us who’s the lucky one, Carolyn?
November 7th, 2009 at 11:02 am
Dear Julia,
Thank you. Hope your up and coming Birthday is full of joy good friends good eats and chocolate. I am glad you are taking the time for the horses to come in on their own and the Uberstreichens are working for you especialy on a seasoned horse that knows how to pull and expects to be controled by pulling while hunting in an open field. That is a miricale and well done.
A note to everyone-
What strong bits and pulling on a horse does for the equestrian world is take away the need to be skilled and not to have to mannage their horse to keep the connection. With out harsh bits you must be a great horseman moment by moment.You need to be prepared that when you loose the connection when you ride to fix it with light aids and if you can not to get off and put yourself in safe place were you can restablish the connection and partnership for unity and harmony.
How to step into the world of lightness is to ride only where you know the connection will not be broken form your own skill instead of using a bit or nose bands that increase the power of the bit that controls your horse for you though pain.
November 7th, 2009 at 4:29 am
Hi Carolyn
I just wanted to say “thanks” for this informative blog and how you encourage like-minded people from around the world to communicate and
share their experiences. I’m in a remote area of Australia and physically feel a long way from everyone but as soon as I start reading your site I’m immediately linked in and feel among kindred spirits. I’m a new horse owner, mature aged and my skills are minimal but I’m making steady positive progress with my extremely intelligent horse, simply by following exactly what you say. It’s easy to follow good advice. My dominate horse is responding well and I know that we’ll end up having a very close relationship. Thank you for your vision to share your knowledge and thank you also to all those who contribute to your blog asking the questions that I don’t and talking about their experiences. It widens my horizon and my mind.