Internship at Horse Ranch in Chile

  Chile

• Rural Areas: 
Rural Areas

Term: Throughout the year 
Dates: all year round

Description: Unique learning experience in private natural park in Chile's South. Learn how to communicate with horses in a natural way and take a look into Chilean lifestyle in our breeding and training ranch.

The course includes:

* Doma Natural Training program for non-violent starting and training horses
* Riding Classes adapted to the riding level of each participant with emphasis on light commands and balance of horse and rider
* Hands-On-Experience in daily ranch work with exposure to all ranch-related activities, natural horse breeding and training including all kinds of duties depending on season
* Tours to local National Parks and attractions
* Family atmosphere and real-life contact to Chilean culture and life-style
* Accommodation in comfortable double bed rooms in fully equipped cabins, meals and beverages.

The "Doma Natural" training course includes:

* Basic Knowledge: communication between horses, behavior, instincts, reflexes, body language, dominance, confidence between trainer and horse, natural horse keeping
* Observation of horse behavior in the herd, recognize and estimate social structures
* Horse Judgment: character, exterior, analyze suitability and restrictions for different riding disciplines
* Design of training programs: matched individually to the young horse and its future purpose, special training for children's horses, therapy horses etc., training rhythm
* Groundwork, ground exercises to increase the horse's confidence, improve coordination and movements and his sense of balance
* Round pen stress-free training, improvement of attention leading to understanding the signal for each gait
* Lunge training for balance and attention and preparing muscles for riding
* Trailering
* Ground driving
* Accustom horses to saddle and rider
* Riding young horses exercises to develop balanced, responsive and relaxed partners for leisure and competition
* Problems: recognize them and work out solutions
* Daily trainings review and planning
* All Training is being done with young horses of different breeds and training levels

Highlights: Beautiful natural surroundings, half day trip on horseback in Villarrica National Park, possibilities of trekking, hiking, rafting, canopy, climbing Villarrica volcano ...

Qualifications: no qualifications needed, minimum age 18 years

Cost in US$: CLP 1.500.000.-- (approx. Euro 2.050.-- or US$ 3.000.--) for six weeks (42 days / 41 nights) all included program Prices depend on length of stay and may vary depending on exchange rates. Shorter stays possible.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Chile Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Parque Natural Dos Rios's Mission Statement: Dos Rios was founded by a German couple wanting to change their hectic European life-style and preserve natural surroundings of Tolten river near Villarrica.

Year Founded: 1996