Barn Manager's Dream Volunteer 😂 | FUNNY horse videos

[@ember2776]

I volunteered at a stable “in exchange” for horse back ridding lessons but… yeah that didn’t happen. I was there for almost 6 months and the promises for regular lessons were never met. But I did learn some important things and I loved the time with the horses! While I had it… the longer I was there the less chore things they had me do with horses. But I’m thankful for what I got! Thank you for another fun video! I’m praying for you and your horse journey! You’re doing great!💛

[@GypsyEquestrian]

Thank you!! ❤️

[@ember2776]

Of course!!💛

[@kadriyabikbova]

Ok, I had a similar situation and I I need to know... was I scammed? I would work a few days a week, from 12PM to about 7 or 8PM, and rarely got the chance to ride for a short amount of time (15-20 mins). And why does it seem like a very common issue, barn facility owners promising regular lessons but never delivering on that promise?

[@YourNumber1Swiftie]

@@kadriyabikbova Yea, maybe only work for 6 hours so you can have at least 1 hour

[@SoraPawz]

I'm so sorry- This happened to me!

[@auntieliz930]

This was so me when I was younger! 😂😂😂😂😂 I worked as a stable hand when I was a kid in exchange for riding lessons. Eventually I was exercising the boarded horses too. I had to do all my homework and have good grades in order for my parents to drive me to the barn and pick me up every afternoon and evening during the school year and 7-7 during the summer. I’m pretty sure some child labor laws were violated 😂 I got to know the full care board horses really well. I felt bad for several of them because their owners came to the barn only once a week for their lesson. I’ve always wanted my own horse but I said I wouldn’t have a horse unless I could keep them on my property. We have a small homestead farm we are building up and I have two beautiful mustang mares now. Dreams do come true and it was worth every hour of work I did as a kid and younger woman.

[@sarahelmore83]

This was my reality as a teen, too. 💜

[@ember2776]

That’s so sweet and encouraging! I’m so glad you dreams came true! 💛

[@spaceginger7627]

If you are thinking about working in exchange for lessons or board, calculate 10$ per hour of work and then check what a lesson or board would cost. A good rule of thumb imo is 2-4 hours of work for a 1 hour lesson. It depends on your area and barn of course. If you are working more than 6 hours for a lesson, that person is taking advantage of you and you would be better off getting a mini job and paying with the money you earn.

[@GypsyEquestrian]

Yup good advice!!

[@meinthewild]

Spot on! I’ve been reading the comments and people, especially kids don’t realize how much they are being short changed. I used $10/hour as a rule for kids and $12-$15/hour for adults depending on their experience. Around here, lessons range from $55 to $90/hr depending on the expertise of the instructor. $10x6hours = 1 lesson with lower level instructor. $15 x 6 = 1 lesson with very experienced instructor.

[@TheDin0Nerd]

The manager just gives me lessons without me doing anything she’s so nice ❤️

[@Charlotte.Equestrian]

Luckyyy

[@alexistillery4370]

Me and my mom volunteered at a western barn over a summer. I helped with kids camp from 8 to 3, 5 days a week while my mom was at work. The owner was always late and had 2 kids. I was stuck having to deal with 2 young kids while doing the kids camp all by myself because the owner just sat their and watched me basically babysit his kids and watch the kids from the camp. At the end of the summer me and my mom stoped volunteering their because the manager called me a lire, her kids bullied me and it felt like her family was attacking me and my family. But we love the owner’s sister and mom that did all of the lessons so when they moved to another barn we have been going their and taking lessons. They have been teaching me very well and brought me to my first rodeo this summer.

[@horse_gamer1212]

Omg yes this is so true. The hay day one is so funny because we all know they were acting sick because nobody likes hay day XD. I have not volunteered to work at a barn but I volunteered to be a helper at my riding place. Basically I just helped out around the barn and it was a camp for kids to learn about horses so I also had to watch kids. These are the things I did: mucking, sweeping the isle, grooming horses, teaching kids how to ride and lead horses, set up courses for the kids to go around on or leading the horse (like poles, cones, etc), watched kids, tried to catch a mouse in the loft (which never got caught as of what I know), watched horse shows/movies, cleaning inside the lobby, playing games with the kids, riding hobby horses around the arena jumping fences (lol it was my idea with my friends), giving parents of the kids a tour around the facility, and finally getting loads of crying kids out of the loft because there was a bat that came flying out of the ceiling (then all the kids were like “wait I left this and this upstairs” so I had to run up and down stairs with blisters on the back of my feet from my boots getting people’s things. It was an amazing experience and I would have loved to do it next year but they stopped camps and I’m so sad. I love volunteering even through the struggles, so seriously if you get the chance then do it you learn so much and have a ton of fun!

[@blujeans9462]

Fun story: in the 70s I used to work at a stable part time. The manager said I could ride with her, but that only happened once. I loved horses so I didn't mind it - probably stayed throughout the summer then quit before the winter season. :-) But the coolest part was when Jackie O. came to the stable to meet up with a friend! She chatted with us for awhile. Super sweet lady!

[@Shiniecaballos]

did u live un the 70s fr?

[@blujeans9462]

@@Shiniecaballos Please rewrite the sentence; I don't understand the abbreviations. :-)

[@Shiniecaballos]

@@blujeans9462 ok, did you actually live in the 70s?

[@blujeans9462]

@@Shiniecaballos lol!!! You make me feel so old. :-). Yeah, I was just out of high school around that time.

[@Shiniecaballos]

@@blujeans9462 nice!

[@braindeadgoldfish]

Oh, yeah. I "volunteered" for one of my mom's co-workers one summer. I was supposed to be able to ride in exchange, but there was literally no place to do so except for a round pen that was completely filled with 5-6 foot tall thorny weeds, which I eventually worked my ass off to clean out. She had me strip her long neglected stalls a few times a week because she never mucked them. Mow her lawn, clean and reorganize the feed and tack rooms, wash all her winter blankets. She even had me start halter training a foal she had. I never did get around to riding as I quit going over when she got fired from her job (very shortly after I had cleaned up the round pen). I didn't really want to have to hang around with her.

[@RandomSquad556]

Hi so I am 12 years old and I volunteer at a horse barn 30 minutes away from my house, I help with the summer camp! I am planing to work 6 weeks of the summer and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!! I week of work = 1 free lesson. 😊🐴❤️

[@bluebelleq]

I’m currently volunteering at my barn! It’s actually really nice because I’m almost best friends with the barn owner! Sometimes I am worked pretty hard though at the camps spending 4 hours straight walking in the deep outdoor arena sand to help with lessons. Although it really keeps me fit for actually riding cause those days I walk around 10 miles! Right now I’m really doing lots of chores and horse bonding stuff with the pony I’m riding so I can show my parents that I’m responsible enough for my own horse 😊

[@cameloteq]

I was a working student to a dressage trainer for 3 years - during that time I drove 30 miles each way and worked four days a week and provided occasional barn sitting and helped out with the big name clinics that came to our barn. I never once during that time felt taken advantage of but now that I am on the other side of the relationship I just cannot seem to find someone even close to what I was then. You have to do it beacuse you LOVE it!

[@larissaheather4582]

“I took up running...” 🤣

[@tiffanyosborne1056]

I volunteer at a barn a couple days a week. I get riding lessons for free since I work. I love it!

[@bluetheraptor6216]

Yeahhh… the barn manager is crazy if an actual person is gonna do that lol 😂

[@-Sage_Equine]

I’m 10 years old I volunteer at a barn 7 hours everyday even weekends, I love it! It’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me! And I don’t get anything in exchange, my first favorite thing to do is feed grain cause I get to spend time with my heart horse. ❤ And I also love teaching the advanced lessons. 😊

[@bonelesschicken7361]

taht sounds so cool! I ride horses in the same age range a bit older on an intermediate level, and I’ve never gotten the opportunity to volunteer, I hope I get to soon!

[@anna_mitchell2139]

You teach advance lesson at 10 years old?

[@-Sage_Equine]

@@anna_mitchell2139 Yes, all thanks to Erin my trainer.

[@xxx_a_shxxx]

@@-Sage_Equine Dude! That’s awesome! You must be so good at riding! At my riding camp (I do lessons but it’s at a different barn) when I get to hold a horse (rider getting on, off, or whatever they need me to hold the horse for) or help out with lesson related stuff, I feel so accomplished! There’s just something about being able to help with important stuff other than just waiting around or grooming a clean horse that makes me feel special. I wonder, do you feel the same way? Even if you have been helping out with advanced lessons do you still feel accomplished and proud of your self?

[@-Sage_Equine]

@@xxx_a_shxxx I have the exact same feeling! Especially when I get to get on and show the riders how to do something!

[@SG_BarrelRacing]

I worked at a barn before I got my horse in exchange for learning to barrel race and take a barrel horse to shows and our county fair. I eventually got my horse Storm as an untouched two year old and kept working there. Eventually I moved barns to get free board at a friends place but they always had way to many horses for the amount of land they had and there were allot of incidents, (horses escaping, extremely moldy hay, accidentally being left in stall overnight without water), so I moved again, to where I am now! I can work off board, so little drama it’s like living in a dream, hay is good, riders watch out for each other, (and each other’s horses 😂) and there are always new opportunities! And the barn owner is planning on building a barn edition next year with heat bc it’s gets super cold here 😂

[@foxyfoursocks5407]

i volunteered for about a year without pay or lessons but i loved every minute of it

[@Ocean_Equestrain]

I was once at the barn, and every one had left because they were done and I still had to finish my jobs, and … the donkeys got out as well as two of the prized show horses! I had to put the stallions away first, one was so well behaved, on refused to move! It took forever and he was being a lot like a classic stallion! Then the others galloped to the top field that was churned up for XC and were so muddy. I don’t look after those equines much so when I got them back their was a 50 % chance I would get the in the right stables! 😂

[@sarahelmore83]

This was me as a teen in the late 90’s. I did get to exercise horses for my trainer. I lived at the stable.

[@laurenw1168]

This was me 6 years ago at a rescue while my husband was deployed in the air force lol I was there so much they eventually just made me staff. But they didn't have many rideable horses so no lessons or riding, but I ended up having tons of free time by myself so I had some awesome time to mess with the horses and teach myself groundwork. I was there for about 4 years and have since moved on, but that turned out to be such a blessing because I got really good at training fundamentals and now am training my first green horse from the bottom up 👍

[@ruthieharrison2609]

I feel this on a personal level😭

[@lunaequestrian8424]

This isn’t a horror story but I wanted to share! So it’s the first week of camp this year at my barn and I’m going but I get to help out a lot with the beginners and today I assisted 2 of them during lessons and they had their first trot and it warmed my heart ❤️ I was always jealous of the advanced riders but realizing I’m now considered one is just an accomplishment in itself :) for anyone who rest this, have a great day!

[@littlerascaleventing]

I know what you mean about watching them warming your heart

[@art_rant7144]

@@littlerascaleventing yesss especially when you get to talk to them while you're working or doing lessons lol

[@DuuuuuuchVanDerLinde]

Helped with a lesson a couple of weeks back and the little girl was grinning from ear to ear as she jiggled about and fed the pony carrots❤

[@lunaequestrian8424]

@@DuuuuuuchVanDerLinde it’s such a rewarding experience seeing them go through the first times around horses, a very cherished memory

[@TheProjectEquestrian]

Ohhhh I need this dream volunteer! Where do I sign up for one!? 😂😂

[@thevioletfox9249]

Love your channel!

[@Atticusratticus]

I volunteered at a stable for lessons but ended up getting a horse out of it 😂Her name is Myth and she's the BEST. I've had her for 15 years and she was young when I got her (2-4). Volunteering really taught me a lot about horses and their body language. Did I get hurt sometimes? Yes! That's what taught me about horse body language, now I know not to make those mistakes or I'll get kicked!

[@Rauta-Tulen]

I used to volunteer on trail rides. I would take the horses, groom and saddle them for the clients. Sometimes I would also get to go to the actual ride if the group was big and the instructor needed help handling it. Miss that summer

[@gabbyjosephine]

Lol yes I work at my barn to ride and a discount for keeping my filly lol!

[@Emmy-zc6ch]

I don’t have a story but I’m really thankful my aunt lives right next-door to me and has a barn and I take lessons from there and I have my own horse in a pasture and our pastures connect with a gate so I can get to the barn easy and one of her horses is with mine to keep it company and I’m really thankful because she always gives me advice and answers my questions and tells us about shows coming up and takes us to shows before we had a trailer and she’s how I got my horse Roscoe

[@la1n3y]

i help out at the barn where i lease 2-3 days a week, and my trainer lets me ride my lease horse and sometimes several of her horses that are young or are just not worked as often. it's really fun, i get an hour lunch break, and i do some barn chores as well (haynets, mucking, turnout, feed). it's probably my favorite place to be.

[@Hannahs_Mustangs]

I used to volunteer at an Arabian Breeding stable. It wasnt a huge one, even though it had some really well known purebred Arabians there. When i first started it was 20 hours of volunteer work for a lesson, but it was fine cause i would help with the special needs lessons that they did there, so i would get my 20 hours in 3-4 weeks. (i only went up 1-2 days a week) But then the owner changed it to 30 hours, and the barn manager (she did like EVERYTHING) taught the lessons, and she would have to push them back since she was busy with things outside of the barn. I never complained even though the barn manager felt really bad and would always try to make up for it. But the thing is, i wasnt there to ride, i was there to learn how a show stable worked. They never took advantage of me, and i was very grateful for that. Heres my story: they did start to sell everything last summer because the owner was retiring, and he just couldnt get anyone to buy this one horse he had. (partly because you couldnt even catch it) All i knew about this horse is that it lived on the huge pasture behind the barn, and nobody touched the horses out there. So i started to work with it, and i was able to do a heck of a lot with it, even though the breeder/owner couldnt even get near it unless i was holding the horse. WELLLLL, i found out this horse was 14 years old and hadnt been touched since it was 1. So i decided to buy it to see what i can do with it WITHOUT the restrictions the owner put on us. long story short, i did more with that horse in 7 months than the owner did in 14 years. So i sold it and now its a ranch horse that loves people and isnt scared of them anymore. It took a lot of befriending to get that horse back to a nice horse, but i mean, i loved the experience.

[@charlottemaahs9599]

I love your videossssss you always make me smile 😊

[@abcdefghijklmnopqustuvwxyz6662]

I still volunteer… it’s intense but I love it, I do all of the things mentioned in the video and I train the horses all of the horses there are OTTBs and I work on trying to get them to be good therapy horses or just rideable😆 but this one day I was teaching a lesson to a little girl and it was the last lesson of the and everyone was super tired so she was riding (we were playing polo) and the horse she was riding spooked and she came flying off and her horse started galloping around the arena and I was trying to pay attention to the girl first to see if she was hurt and the horse she WAS riding comes galloping into the horse I was riding (he has one eye so he couldn’t see my horse) and bumped into him so I fell off and came running to the girl I was riding with and sit her down then I go catch the loose horses and after all the the girl I was teaching says “wow you’re the worst polo player ever” as I was about to have a mental break down and of course I was the only one there at the time now that I think about it it’s a little funny🤣

[@gabifaith]

I've been on a road trip for the past two weeks and i couldn't wait to get back and catch up on all of your videos!

[@cynthiabrown2806]

I have volunteered at every barn I've ridden at since I started lessons at 12. I'm 58 now, so that's 4 barns. I have also done paid work for the same places, for various reasons, such as covering holidays. I started part-boarding that way as well, switching to paid when covid hit. I have been extremely fortunate as I feel I have always been well compensated and have learned so much. I realize that others may be taken advantage of, be it volunteer or owners but it's been a blessing everywhere I have had the opportunity.

[@sashie1232]

I volunteered at a stables doing RDA and I really loved it. I didn't get any lessons out of it, but I got to lead my 2 favourite ponies. I really nmiss doing that.

[@sarahdanielle290]

this video is LITERALLY my bestie cassie

[@kate_likes-horses6626]

I was told I was gonna get a weekly lesson and never got it 😍

[@addisonhenry7150]

During summer about 2 times a week I go to my barn around 7 am bc its been like 105 every day, and once i get there i help with little bit of our morning shift and then my coach and i try and ride as many horses as we can first thing in the morning we usually get 2 or 3 ridden each. And for me at least one of those turns into a lesson and the others I’ll just hack the horses. And once it gets to hot I’ll help do pretty much anything around the barn. Its such a great deal!

[@lizzyyyyyyy673]

the barn boy is like this but he gets a lesson evryday with free food and stay and gets pay

[@zelda1882]

I love your videos you should make another Sumer camp video

[@ember2776]

I agree!

[@kcs1180]

Yessss!

[@nadia-fy6oi]

Anyway I love this it’s hilarious 😂😭

[@Duckyshipps]

I actually am volunteering at the ranch I do lessons at! It’s only for the summer as I am still very young and need a lot to learn, but I am loving it! It’s giving me something to do in the summer that isn’t sitting at home or going to my sisters base ball games, when summer is over I will be going back to lessons, I am very grateful for them being super nice, I also only work 2 days! We even get to choose what days we have time to go.

[@deja_pandoria]

I volunteered at a horse rescue a few years ago and on orientation day they told all us newbies that they'd be teaching everything they could so we could learn about horse care and do more for the horses there than just mucking... The most I got after repetitive asking and constantly showing up and doing more than I was asked to was 1 rushed "how to put on a halter" lesson and 1 "pick up this hoof and put it back down" moment during a hoof picking demo.... It hurt craving the learning so much and never being given chance. I understood that I shouldn't be trying to touch the legs of abused paso finos or that OTTBs can be a lot to handle, but I wanted to learn how to care for them, how to help them.. It's a great rescue and they do what's best for the horses, but I felt so overlooked and heartbroken. At least I can't complain about finishing the mucking and getting to stand in a paddock with horses that are starting to enjoy human contact... The moment a particularly scared gelding starts asking for scratches or a mare lips some hay out of your hand all happy and gentle... The people made it hurt, but the horses made it better.

[@Mossssssssssssssssssssssssssss]

I'm starting to Volunteer at a horse rescue in 3 weeks and I'm excited! I get to learn more about horse neglect and how I can deal with the situation and care for the horse(s). I'm already riding some place else but I have so much free time on my hands that I want to do more with horses, preparing for a future after College of horse training and maybe some competing.

[@silverstar2162]

I volunteered to help walk around newbies and get the horses ready, for 3 years, for a free lesson. Guess it was easier, but I kind of wanted to help more out with chores instead. But it was fun:)

[@LonaShadow413]

I used to help at a barn for riding lessons and learned to ride bareback! I didn't volunteer because I'm under 14, but I got to help and it was really fun. I did that while doing riding lessons at another barn and still ride at that barn! Been riding there a a little over a year now! 🥰🐴

[@sadiebudge2416]

i wish i had one of these with me 24 hours a day. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@telikakruger5021]

Love your videos

[@carolinesmith4687]

i get so excited every time you post!!

[@andyperry7711]

I love this video thank you for posting a video. I wait every week for you to post!!!😀

[@Frances_Eq]

First I love your videos 😂

[@Frances_Eq]

@Kinley's Life heyyyy

[@smile8197]

Love your videos 🐴❤️

[@abigailjohnson314]

I get free board at my friend’s family farm. I helped clear fence lines, and set up pastures, and I also help with the other animals to earn my keep. I definitely don’t have a horror story, my friend is super chill and will always look after my horse if I can’t make it over. 😁 By the way, I have to say your hair is sooo gorgeous! You’re making me miss my long hair 😂

[@Equinetrovert]

I would volunteer all the time, but they don’t give us anything☹️it’s still fun to see all the horses though🤩

[@diesel2744]

This is actually me

[@ella.harris_eventing]

All of your horses are so cute!

[@Peenafalesoruse]

So funny 😂🤣 like sooo

[@Rick-qy1wh]

Before I had my big horses( I have had minis my whole life) I volunteered at a boarding barn near where I live. The purpose of me going there was to gain experience around the “big ones” before I got my own. The deal was that I would volunteer there for a little bit and then once I got the hang of everything I could start getting paid. However, even after I got the hang of everything and could do 99% of it on my own I still never got paid. I was expected to come every Saturday and work for 4-5 hours and I would have to call off in advance if I couldn’t come in. I worked there for about six months. The final straw was when one morning me, the owner, and another girl who was working in exchange for board were cleaning stalls and I was the only one working. The other two just sat there for over a half hour and just watched me do everything by myself. That day the owner also yelled at me for spooking the horse that she was leading even though it was actually her fault ( another story for another time) . After that I was like, “ Nope…I’m done.” and I never went back😂 I didn’t even really “get experience” around them because they only had me clean stalls( which I already knew how to do). Needless to say I didn’t get much out of it

[@DakotaEmeraldyard1]

Me and my mom used to muck at one of my mom’s friends farm for like an hour or two and like once I got to ride so I guess that may count. Love this video and keep them coming

[@waterlilystables]

I clean the stable in exchange for riding on their horses. it's a great way to learn since I cant afford more than one lesson per week. 😊

[@filmed.by.karina.HL4L]

Oh hey! Didn't know you watched her too!!

[@waterlilystables]

I do!😅 i didnt know you did😂

[@filmed.by.karina.HL4L]

YUP!! Lol

[@laurengates4391]

I'm definitely felling this video. I'm supposed to be getting my Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning certification. Its supposed to take 6 months but it has taken me 2 years and they made it sound like they would hire me at the end but are not and I still have to pay for lessons 100 for 2 lessons a week to get my hours and sometimes I dont get the second lesson. But I tell myself it will all work out in the end.

[@jw8223]

I used to volunteer at a barn before Covid. Over 80 horses….. I got a few lessons. lots of drama between the staff and owner….turnover rate was high. Staff that were there at the end of my volunteering seemed like they didn’t really want to be there and were SO EXCITED to see me on my volunteer days because they could shove some of the jobs off on me. I didn’t stay past the hours that I said I could work because I have kids to take care of…and I LOVED being with the horses and learning some of the caring for them. Was even there sometimes when the blacksmith was. Would love to go work with horses again, but not at that place. Something was…off about it.

[@sarahelmore83]

I also recently got back into horses after a bout with sarcoma cancer (with the trainer I take my 9yo niece to) and I had told the trainer I loved grooming, so if ever she had a need for assistance, I’d love to just come groom (it’s my happy place). I guess she hears a lot of that, as when I started grooming my horse before my first lesson back, she realized I actually do enjoy the grooming process & was really thorough. I’ve always valued the time with horses so much. 💜

[@authenticallyaudrey9828]

I’ve been working at a barn for around 7 months, definitely know the boss forgets I’m a child lol. She doesn’t over work me but does expect me to be super good when I’m literally 14 and still learning. I work in exchange for a half lease, and it’s really nice and a blessing that I’ve gotten to do it. But I do struggle with my boss sometimes. Oh and don’t get me started on working in winter….

[@CloverMeisterTV]

Love ur vids so much! Great job with ur vids!

[@jaynesmith6997]

I love your videos you make me laugh so hard

[@ForestRose3]

Aw, man! I used to volunteer at a camp up at their horse barn. Was a camper there for four years, then volunteered during the off season and worked as a counselor during summer for two and a half years. I worked my tail off, got very little ride time at first, until they set up a structured riding time that you could sign up for once enough hours were earned. It was a really great experience and has given me so much horse knowledge that I now use with my own horse.

[@californiacowgirl]

I volunteered at this one barn where I worked my butt off for the opportunities the barn offered, like being able to be apart of parades and shows in our town. However, anytime I asked to participate in these things, the lady in charge would tell me I "didn't have enough seniority" and "hadn't been with them long enough". Like, excuse me? I've been working for free for six months for the stuff you offer and you won't let me ride in your show?

[@Viv-ys6ks]

Oooh, this video was perfect!!! I'm about to start an apprenticeship at my local barn. They are a professional, but casual (if that makes any sense) lesson barn, and I've been really enjoying my lessons there. The job is not in exchange for any lessons or money, but I'm excited to be able to work with horses more, and possibly make some equestrian friends (We'll see about that one, I'm super shy LOL).

[@slamminsam6xoxo]

It’s hard to make friends at barns in my experience bc it’s very cliquey and competitive. At least at my barn that’s what it was like and the manager didn’t like my family bc she wanted to buy the horse we bought…it was kind of a mess, it’s gotten better but I wouldn’t say I have friends there.

[@Viv-ys6ks]

@@slamminsam6xoxo Oh that sounds really rough, I'm sorry to hear that! The barn I am at is business-like but casual and so far I haven't noticed any competitiveness (I should add they do not teach jumping, which could be irrelevant but I feel like is one thing riders get very competitive over). Their main goals for teaching are building self-confidence and self-esteem in riders (and having fun), with an emphasis on balanced riding, which as a beginner rider I really appreciate. I don't know your situation, but maybe you should try a different barn, I've tried a lot of barns I felt pretty meh about and one I felt unsafe at, before finding my barn now, and I don't regret it for a second!

[@animallove34]

Same

[@animallove34]

@@slamminsam6xoxoit resly is

[@chazndaisy.luv.u]

33 minutes late you are amazing and love your videos and horses

[@lolacole8216]

also thanks for your time on ur vids marina!

[@coolcat7117]

i volunteer at my stables all week but im supposed to get riding lessons but they never give me one ive been working there for 3 years now. I know now that they were just bribing me with them. but i loveeee working at the stables

[@Equine_Daydreamer]

I wish we had volunteers at our ranch-

[@salinabeachy6379]

Hey you should do a live-stream for 70k! and as always I LOVED your Video keep up the good work!

[@hilc6777]

I started back in 1992 volunteering in exchange for my lessons. Thankfully I was at a wonderful barn where I wasn’t taken advantage of. I learned many valuable lessons in horsemanship and life in those couple of years there.

[@mariariera3521]

Last week and this week we were doing summer camp I usually just volunteer for fun and it’s really cool to learn about the horses digestive system and their feed!

[@tanyap9678]

I got to be a dream volunteer once lol. I was helping tack, groom and work horses. Originally they were just having me tack and groom and muck, but after a few lessons they started having me work the kid ponies that were out of shape. after a while they bumped me up to the more intermediate horses and had me not muck anymore. Eventually I was riding horses that the head trainer wouldn't even ride and I didn't even get lessons. I learned a lot, so im still grateful, but what bugged me is that later on after a small fallout, I started riding with a different stable. I heard later that trainers from the previous barn were saying that I was a crappy rider and that I am super timid... even though I was riding horses that would rear over backwards :( I obviously still had things to learn... I had a strong western background and had been riding for 6 years, but I was new to jumping, so I was still figuring all that out. I still wish I could have actually got my lessons... the trainer was very experienced and a super cool rider. :(((((

[@nadia-fy6oi]

My mom got so bored at my lessons that she mucked a tonnn of stalls.. there went any video of me riding 🙄 It was my first time jumping 4ft and my mom was like “oh I missed it cause I was mucking stalls, I have to get my exercise :)” JSOWKJSSOWOIWJEJE so frustrating.

[@lemonshobbies]

I want to volunteer at a barn after I finish my lessons, so this is great 😂

[@littlerascaleventing]

I've been working for my lessons since I started taking them. My trainer is super nice, and while I do earn my keep, I've never felt terribly taken advantage of. Plus, I get to learn a lot.

[@izzydragonoflife972]

I feel attacked 😂😂😂this is so me except I don’t get to ride. I love every second at the barn anyway 💖

[@eventersinusa9500]

I volunteer and I get a lesson every day I work! I learn so so so much there!!!

[@GypsyEquestrian]

Sounds like an awesome opportunity!

[@MistikDead]

I was volunteering for a few years at a horse riding school. We would be there from 8am to 5pm every Saturday and had a lesson in exchange. It was really chill and I loved it there for the most part. I even loaned horses there for a bit. It was good because I got experience and I'm not able to have that on my CV but at the same time I defo could've learnt more while i was there

[@Skylar_sky1]

I’ve been volunteering for a while now. But I just started intern. 3 months ago. And on my first day as interning. I put the wrong horse in the wrong pasture. + I put the wrong halter on them 😂. I knew the horses. I just forgot where they went. But good thing the horse that she was with didn’t hurt them. Same with themself hurting the other horse.

[@user_76546]

I do chores but not for lessons. I have 2 horses that live at the barn I do chores. So if I clean 10 stalls a day plus my horses stalls, I get half off the amount for board.

[@Holleeeeeee]

I volunteer at a horse treking and quad biking place there are 10 horses and 12 bikes I go there 1-3 times a week and I wax saddles and bridles, muck out, wash quads, make feeds, cook barley and every day I get a free ride. At the moment the owner has a mare that she brought in febuary this year and the second day she had it it got a huge gash in its leg so only this week the mare (Willow 15.3hh) has been able to be ridden so I am teaching her the trails so I get to go out on the by myself. the owner doesnt think this counts as the ride so this week I have done 2 - 3 rides a day ( even though I love the gelding i ride pete 17.2hh xrace horse he has a canter to die for) I love the owner being able to trust me to take out her green mare on a 4 hour ride.

[@myhorsechico]

I worked for my lessons and the person was really nice. I work for a while on a Saturday and then got a riding lesson sometimes on Saturday or on the Monday. But then my trainer had to go somewhere else so I could not work for them anymore. I love the video! And your hair looks really good in braids!

[@whosnikzz]

I loooove this vid

[@chloehuet1431]

I did that😂 I never got my ridding lessons tho, and discovered the nasty stuff of the barn by talking to the workers and all: both horses and employees overworked, very irregular paydays, the horses werent seen individualy and some were obviously hating their time there...after more than a year i had enough, no way of changing the place😭 Before that place i was at a small barn that was very nice, and everyone had to help a little...loved it, it gave everyone a closer view if living with horses, something i wish more barns teached👍

[@horsecrazy7655]

Omg this whole video was me for about 3 1/2 years then all the unmet promises started frustrating me and I felt very taken advantage of so I just started distancing myself and doing less and less I am still at this barn but I pay for my board instead of work for it I actually like paying for it more so I know it’s fair for me!! Thanks for the video I thought I was the only one that got taken advantage of but your video shows that it happens to a lot of us unfortunately 😢

[@tessbuttery7507]

I am volunteering at a stables every day during the week but on the weekend I don’t. But I get riding lessons every day and I get to board my horses there not for free but I get to see them.

[@german_equestrian6098]

I'm currently volunteering at a horse rescue barn. I get to go on a hack about once a week (not every week though, sometimes there's just no time for hacks) and I train a young horse that has been abused. I try to get on his back at least once a week and do groundwork the rest of the week with him. There's nobody else who looks after him so he's basically my horse by now and I don't have to pay anything for this. The rescue barn is my second home and the people there my second family, i love it with all my heart. Only problem: it's a one hour drive away from my home..

[@art_rant7144]

i've been volunteering at my local stable for a few months now (I'm trying to get somewhere to where I can pay for lessons, but I don't know enough yet) and I've been worked SO hard. One time, I had to work with another clueless volunteer tacking for lessons and all! It was super stressful, lol...

[@schleichorselover7008]

I volunteered at a lesson stable but I didn't do much to do with the horses now I volunteer at a horse racing stable and I absolutely love it the people are so kind and the horses are so gorgeous 😁😁

[@embo5888]

After over a year of volunteer work I was offered the opportunity to retrain a rescue pony who came into our barn, the barn manager was super helpful in coaching me and he (the pony) has been approved for permanent adoption as a club horse at my horse club so I’m pretty stoked of how well we have both done and to have been offered that learning experience

[@Equine_Daydreamer]

So funny!!!!!!!

[@dustyandme]

So I'm a 12 year old girl and in 2021 I started "volunteering" at a really awful barn, but I was happy and made a good friend. But I had to be there right smack at 8:00 am and I would stay there until 6:30 pm. The owner wa super mean and she made us do everything and she wouldn't let us have breaks, but I wasn't so used to horses back then so I was really happy. ❤ I love your videos sm!!!

[@equestrianabi]

I volunteer at my current barn and other than my lessons it is my favourite part of the week.

[@joannapowell9916]

I can totally relate to this video haha it’s so true to be careful about being taking advantage of. I have worked at multiple horse stables and some managers can be tricky. Thankfully the one I’m working at right now has been awesome and they let me ride whenever. Get to know the barn owner or manager before you work for them.

[@DuuuuuuchVanDerLinde]

I get cheap riding lessons and spent the rest of the day poo picking, feeding, sometimes leading horses down from the barn, and taking the Shetland over poles which he jumps 10 times bigger than he is supposed to 😂 I don't have to do the chores but they are fun and nobody seems to understand!? Oh and I also poo pick for a neighbour and she insisted on paying me when I was happy to do it for nothing cos it's fun! But I'm autistic sooooo... that could explain a lot! I've been doing this for a year and I'm still not bored!