Montana Titus
Ojai
Summary
Patient and safety-oriented horsewoman with a lifetime of experience riding horses of all sizes and temperaments and supporting trainees at various stages of riding education. Comprehensive horseman with detailed knowledge of training and communication techniques and proper tack and equipment use. Experienced horse caretaker and teacher of daily best practices for equine health.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Horse Riding Instructor/Apprentice Horse Trainer
Self Employed
02.2020 - Current
- Enhanced rider safety by implementing and enforcing strict safety protocols during lessons.
- Improved student confidence and riding skills through personalized instruction and feedback.
- Developed tailored lesson plans for individual riders, addressing their specific needs and goals.
- Assisted students in progressing to higher levels of competition by providing targeted coaching and support.
- Expanded clientele base through effective marketing strategies and excellent word-of-mouth referrals.
- Instilled confidence/understanding of new knowledge in students and also project horses.
Apprentice Horse Trainer
Jerviss Quarter Horses
10.2020 - 11.2021
- Work and tune on horses daily.
- Build trust and gentle horses with guarded responses due to past trauma or poor training.
- Exercise them up and down hills on trails.
- Bomb proof horses with tarps, ropes, flags, and dragging things.
- Work with young and green horses putting a stop on, collection, and moving off leg pressure.
Loper
Dean Holden Cutting Horses
02.2019 - 10.2019
- Caught and Saddled horses,
- Exercised and worked horses until their mind was ready to work cows quietly.
- Gave medications, supplements, and iced legs.
- Groomed and Bathed 27 horses for upcoming horse shows.
- Mucked out stalls and paddocks daily.
- Traveled to horse shows and set up stalls and pens.
- Worked with young and green horses in training.
- Herd held.
- Fed cows round bales.
- Washed polo wraps, splint boots, coolers, blankets, and re-organized for next show.
Horse Wrangler
The Resort At Paws Up
06.2018 - 10.2018
- Catch and saddle horses.
- Demo guests on horse safety.
- Guide trail rides, cattle drives, lunch, and evening rides.
- Muck out arena.
- Provide hospitality to guests by setting up picnic arrangements and serving drinks and food.
- Enhanced horse safety by implementing proper handling techniques and consistently monitoring their behavior.
Education
High School Diploma -
Nordhoff High School
Ojai, CA06.2016
Skills
- Horse Tuning
- Progress Tracking
- Client Relationship Building
- Safety Awareness
- Group Instruction
- Individual Coaching
- Empathy and Compassion
- Young Horse Development
- Particular awareness of proper riding techniques, form, equitation, and timing
- particular awareness of proper body position of horse and correct form in the sense of muscles engaged
Timeline
Apprentice Horse Trainer
Jerviss Quarter Horses
10.2020 - 11.2021
Horse Riding Instructor/Apprentice Horse Trainer
Self Employed
02.2020 - Current
Loper
Dean Holden Cutting Horses
02.2019 - 10.2019
Horse Wrangler
The Resort At Paws Up
06.2018 - 10.2018
High School Diploma -
Nordhoff High School
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