Working Students Working students earn riding time by cleaning barns, feeding, watering, cleaning tack, grooming horses, helping the instructor, or performing other useful tasks.
This program is open to both adults and children, and is especially useful for people who would like to someday own a horse and would like to learn basic equine management.
Children are welcome to participate as long as the child is strong enough and has the
and shows enough self-discipline to do useful work. Horse-related activities are well-supervised,
and there is an emphasis on safety and respect for both humans and animals.
Riders are carefully instructed until they have mastered the basics of balance and control, then are gradually given more independence. Seasoned volunteers with good horsemanship skills are allowed to back up trail rides as part of their chores, or even to ride with minimal supervision.
After every eight hours of barn work, the working student is entitled to a ride! 
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