Internship
Internship
The Pennsylvania Riding Academy now has an opening for our internship program for August/September 2024. Come to ride and learn with two Grand Prix trainers, internationally respected author and trainer Paul Belasik and USDF Diamond Achievement rider and author Rose Caslar Belasik. We are a small, elite training barn where you can observe all levels of training from starting young horses to Grand Prix, up close.
Work, ride, and study classical riding: the system of elegant solutions for ancient problems. We guarantee improvement in your position and your horse’s training. You will have access to our extensive library of books and videos, including some rare footage of classical masters. There is ample time for questions and discussion during the day. You will have the opportunity to observe all levels of training and meet the riders and trainers who come to work with Paul and Rose.
The compensation for your detail-oriented, cheerful work, is a generous package: your own spacious apartment with washer dryer, AC and WIFI, all utilities included. You will ride with daily supervision, have a weekly private lesson with Paul and receive a monthly stipend. Bringing your own horse is preferred, but arrangements may be made if you do not have access to a horse.
Work entails typical barn chores and horse care from 7-6 each day with a half hour lunch break. Night check 3 days per week. 1.5 days off per week, some flexibility required during show season.
No pets, no smoking. Full year or six month option.
For the right candidate, possible opportunity for growth into assistant trainer/barn manager position.
We are looking for that serious equestrian student who takes initiative, loves to take care of horses, and has respect for the 2,000 year old craft of classical dressage. We work hard, but we do it together in a team atmosphere. Our previous interns have gone onto to be FEI riders, trainers and assistant trainers, barn managers and professional grooms!
We are passionate about sharing dressage with riders who have an interest in theory as well as riding. As Alois Podhajsky said, “there must be a balance between theory and riding. Without this balance, riders go from one system to another with no understanding of biomechanics or history. They just ride each day, making mistakes that have already been proven to be ineffective.”
Please email paridingacademy@aol.com with questions or call (541) 398-8009.
1) Please fill out the Internship Application
2) Provide a recent video of yourself riding and the horse you plan on bringing
3) Your resume
4) Three references
Email materials to paridingacademy@gmail.com or mail via USPS to:
Attn: Internship Application
Pennsylvania Riding Academy
281 Lost Hollow Road
Dillsburg, PA 17019-9759