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 Dude Ranch Wrangler Video Outline
Video
Format| Employment
Policies, Expectations | Application
Being a good dude ranch wrangler does not require you or
your horse to be movie stars. We want to see how you communicate
with and handle your horse, and how well you teach; not your
acting skills or your horse's acting skills.
The world is full of folks who can ride
a horse - how well can you teach?
As you make your video, you may want a second
person to read the outline to you.
Please have your cameraperson focus so we
can see what you are doing, and be sure to be on the camera
side
of the horse
when you are using your hands.
Relax and have fun with your video! Smiles
gain lots of points with us!
Please demonstrate the following actions.
Each demonstration needs only to be long enough to show
us your skill.
(Note for all of the steps below: If you
cannot tape your explanation because of corral noise or
camera
difficulties, then add this explanation to the list
of topics below.)
- Catch loose horse in corral.
- Groom (quickly), saddle (quickly) and tack
horse, with close-up of bridling. Teach us what you
are doing.
- Pick up front foot & pick.
Teach us what you are doing.
- Pick up rear foot & pick. Teach
us what you are doing.
- Mount and explain what you are doing.
- Walk, trot, lope your horse away from camera
(Remember, we are hiring for skill and safety -- not
flash.)
- Turn toward camera, repeat, and stop in
front of camera. (Do NOT run over your cameraperson!)
- Turn horse 360 degrees. Explain what you
are doing. (Either pivot or turn.)(Note:
If you
cannot tape
your explanation
because of corral noise or camera
difficulties, then add this explanation to the list
of topics below.)
- Dismount horse, and explain what you
are doing. (Note: If you cannot
tape your explanation
because of corral
noise
or camera difficulties, then add
this explanation to the list of topics below.)
Facing camera, please explain/teach
the following (have your helper ask
you these
questions
aloud.) Relax !
These are
not trick questions!
- How much and what kinds of feed do
you give a 1,000 pound horse
when he doing
light work,
heavy
work,
and on his
day off? Think in terms of
managing a string or small herd of
horses.
- How much water?
- What do you enjoy most about working
with horses?
- What do you enjoy least about
working with horses? (Manure
does NOT count!)
- Tell us about any teaching
or coaching experience
you have.
- What are your present horsemanship
goals?
- Tell us a joke (clean).
This is a trick question.
So we
lied... We
DO expect
a joke. We expect
our staff
to entertain our
guests, which includes
telling lots of jokes
and stories.
If you
do not
tell
jokes, then
you should
not apply
here.
Four final notes:
- #1 No one is ever happy
with their video
-- do NOT try
to make the
perfect video
-- you
will
go crazy
trying!
Relax!
- #2 Read line #1 above
again!
- #3 Parents, siblings,
roommates,
friends, please make the
applicant
- read line #1
above again!
(And repeat
as often
as necessary
to prevent
the applicant
from
driving
everyone crazy!)
- #4 Don't forget
to put
your name on
the video!
A technical note:
Recently wranglers have sent us their videos by email as collections of .wmv files or have uploaded their videos to youtube. This has been very successful - it saves postage!
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