Working Students: Missy Clark

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4 жыл бұрын

Being a working student takes a lot of hard work and perserverane, but it allows riders to advance and pursue their dreams. We met with Missy Clark, as she discusses what it takes to make it as a working student in the industry.
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@mercyemma8283 4 жыл бұрын

her: believe you can afford lessons and you‘ll be able to! how helpful..

@lej6550 4 жыл бұрын

She doesn’t really deal with poor customers... she’s just going through the motions of what you are supposed to say.

@lifeastride 4 жыл бұрын

Just find the right coach to work for. There are coaches that will take you under there wing and help you along and there are coaches who will exploit you so just choose wisely.

@morguebrains 4 жыл бұрын

I’m a working student. I started in January of this year. It is extremely difficult when you have nothing and no one to support you. Only in the past month or so have I started making money. You’re leeched of energy and time just for someone to notice your work ethic and commitment. Mental health comes first. I can tell you that your body will ache and the last thing you want to do is to continue. Eventually, you will make it. Just keep going and let your feelings known. It’s not an easy job.

@shutterchick79 4 жыл бұрын

I'm totally willing to shovel stalls for riding lessons...

@elizabetheventing3827 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! I am planning on finding a position starting this summer for a year or two so hopefully something comes up 🥰🤞🏻

@NOELLE_FLOYD 4 жыл бұрын

You've got this!

@vivip.1276 4 жыл бұрын

I'm something like a working student,however I don't work at the barn as in grooming horses and cleaning stables but I spent a lot of my time there,helping a bit here and there,whilst riding my horse,and I gained tons of experience during that time and improved my riding as well as my understanding of horses which helped a ton!By the end of the summer I was one of the top students at the barn and I got asked to start riding a second horse(I already half lease one which is my main horse).The other horse hadn't been ridden in months due to an injury and I was meant to get him back to work.We worked really well together and progressed a lot,so now he is a lesson horse.(Keep in mind that he was barely rideable when I first got on him).While I was not getting paid for this,the "lessons"I had on him I didn't have to pay for,and I gained a ton of experience and really helped in my riding.

@NOELLE_FLOYD 4 жыл бұрын

Any time spent at the barn is worth while! What a great experience you seem to be having.

@vivip.1276 4 жыл бұрын

@@NOELLE_FLOYD yes indeed

@Anna-sy1gz 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! 😊

@giulia6870 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks!

@julianalinker6229 4 жыл бұрын

I love her and her barn but it’s so frustarating when rich people in the horse world say all you need is hard work and to believe in yourself to continue showing and riding. They are in their own personal bubble and although that helps I find it almost impossible as a middle class girl to be even close to owning or showing a horse

@Kelly_Ben 3 жыл бұрын

But... it's completely true. Lol I'm a hard working broke girl who learned to ride by doing barn work for my lessons. When I rescued my horse, I could only afford board by... yup, doing barn chores for a discount! Lol Many barns are short on hard working, dependable help, and offer lessons and/ or board discounts in exchange for working a day or two a week. So yes, what she said is true... hard work really DOES get you in the saddle... your own, or someone else's. Keep your eye on local equine facebook groups, barns are always posting ads for help!

@smackaroo4159 6 ай бұрын

Have you considered volunteering to get into the field? It’s quite simple once you apply some research to it.

@julianalinker6229 4 жыл бұрын

This is such a nice video for tips because I want to be a working student so I can afford more lesson s and more local A shows at my hunter jumper barn!!!

@Zazzysylvester 4 жыл бұрын

Working student, another way for rich owners to exploit young workers!

@jordanmt99 4 жыл бұрын

While yes, this can happen, but if you find the right place, being a working student can open doors to so many opportunities, plus some do actually get paid. I may not work at a top show barn, but I work my ass off and it gets noticed by owners and I've gotten to ride and show horses I otherwise wouldn't have had a chance to ride if I was just a regular lesson student. It's all about finding somewhere that makes you feel like part of a team and not just free labor.

@emilieguillon-equitation421 4 жыл бұрын

I would love to have a student come and work for me 😄 but I am more into dressage and have many beautifull horses to ride. You have to be quite a good rider and in échange you would get lessons. 🤸🌠🤗

@HeartofGold16 4 жыл бұрын

I was fortunate enough to have my working student job the summer of 2008 with Toni and Colin McIntosh of McIntosh Farms in Menlo Park, Ca. I rode 3-5 horses a day, lessened 2 times a week jumping 3’3”+ and getting paid. It was the perfect situation and completely turned my riding around. I wouldn’t have traded that hard work for anything.

@kelseydefalco1957 4 жыл бұрын

Zazzysylvester without my working student position, I would never have been able to ride. I am so so grateful for what I have, and I feel as if I have earned it. I don’t expect to sit back and have something given to me. I have gone out and earned what I have when it comes to horses. It’s not exploitation, it’s how the world works. People won’t give you stuff just because. And 99% of the time, working students want to work. They have a drive&passion for horses, and don’t mind doing what they do.

@harinu9339 Жыл бұрын

@@emilieguillon-equitation421 Mme.Guillon, if you’re looking for a working student I’m interested 😁 I’ve been watching your videos for years now and they did help me a lot!

@giannisprodromidis4808 4 жыл бұрын

What breed is the horse at 1:02(the grey)?

@leahwalton7048 4 жыл бұрын

Theodosis Prodromidis WB

@giannisprodromidis4808 4 жыл бұрын

@@leahwalton7048 What do you mean?Warmblood?

@leahwalton7048 4 жыл бұрын

Theodosis Prodromidis yep

@josr 4 жыл бұрын

10 years ago they told me MAN could not ride horses... So I stopped... Now it's 10 years later.... I really want to do it again... Where do I start...

@josr 4 жыл бұрын

If they tell you that over and over again....

@schvea8485 4 жыл бұрын

0:24 why the hell is it still legal to trim the vibrissaes in the US?! Horses need them and they are an important sensory organ. Why would you trim that just for the purpose of cosmetic reasons?

@harinu9339 Жыл бұрын

it’s not illegal anywhere i think, only for FEI horses