Wranglers are involved in all areas of care for the TEXAS herd. Applicants must be comfortable tacking and untacking horses, handling horses that have become excited, and assisting our actors with mounting/dismounting throughout the show. Riders must also be capable of running horses at top speed with a flag, riding advanced trails, mounting and dismounting quickly, comfortable with neck reining, and able to take direction while riding. This will be a situation where constructive criticism will be a daily occurrence to ensure the safety of both horses and riders. Wranglers will feed, water, groom, clean pens, and maintain tack in addition to riding for the show, as well as other duties as assigned. The contract begins at the start of rehearsal and runs through the end of the show.
Work hours will be 6:00 pm (roughly) to 12:30am Tuesday-Sunday for the duration of the season (May 23rd - August 1st).
Wrangler qualifications:
- Advanced rider currently riding multiple times weekly
- Comfortable riding multiple horses, as well as different horses in a single day
- No medical riding restrictions
- Comfortable around donkeys (training provided during rehearsal)
- Interested in actively improving your horsemanship