Intern on a Fjord Farm*** AS OF 2010 WE ARE NO LONGER CALLING OUR PROGRAM AN INTERNSHIP DUE TO WASHINGTON STATE LAWS. OUR PROGRAM WILL NOT CHANGE, BUT INSTEAD WE ARE CALLING IT OUR SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM. ***What will the Summer of 2010 do for you?
Our Student Learners Must:* Have good communication skills * Have horse knowledge or a desire to learn * Be good with animals * Be good with kids * Be available 4-5 days per week and commit to 5-6 hours each day * Be drug and smoke free * Be Responsible * Have a school, church or community recommendation or referral * Have transportation daily "Excellent learning experience, great way to explore a career in horses." Jacqui B. 2008 Intern Our learning last the summer, and in that time, you will gain understanding and knowledge of basic horsemanship (or advance your current knowledge), breeding and health care. You will be learning training skills that will work with all ages of horses. You will also learn what it takes to make a farm run - both in time as well as expenses and all the not as fun things that have to be done to keep things running as well as finding opportunities to provide extra income for your farm. NEW FOR 2010: 2 LIVE IN POSITIONS FOR THOSE OUT OF STATE. APPLY EARLY.Why...You may be asking yourself why we do this. We find this to be a very beneficial partnership for everyone involved. Although we both - you and us - gain many, many benefits, just a couple are:You will get to ride with instruction most every day on the same horse! Interns learn very valuable thinking skills - learning to think "outside the box" - in farm business terms. From time to time we have the need to bring people with us to events - or even here on the farm - and we want people who KNOW us and the horses. Our students become a valuable resource for the community. What is the value of all of this hard work? To calculate the value of your summer add up the following: Daily horseback riding and lesson costs? Horsemanship skills learned - WAY beyond riding lessons? Breeding and foaling skills? Farm care knowledge? Sales and business skills? And so much more... We feel what you will gain really is priceless. We don't know of any other farm that opens their doors the way we do, without charging astronomically for it. Our rate for the summer learning experience is $1,500. We do offer financial assistance if needed. If this sounds like this the opportunity you've been waiting for, wait no longer! We have a simple application for you to fill out below. We hope to have all the positions filled by May 1, 2010, but you can complete the application at any time. Preference will be given to those able to start early and be committed to the summer. More Intern Information? Questions? Contact us here. PLEASE NOTE: APPLICANTS WHO ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FULL SUMMER WILL BE GIVEN PREFERENCE OVER PARTIAL SUMMER APPLICANTS.
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