New Adventures For The Summer!

I've always had a love of animals, especially horses since I was a child.  So I couldn't pass up the opportunity to apply for the trail guide position back in October 2012.  At the time I thought it was a long shot, applying for a job out west, but just a month ago I got accepted.

I applied to a big company out west in Alberta, whose farm has actually appeared on television before.  I had to send a video application of my horse experience, riding abilities, and tacking up capabilities, which in this video (which lasted no more than ten minutes) took about a week to make.

My start date is for the middle of May, and I will be staying their till the end of summer.  I will be guiding 1-5 hour lengths of trails on horseback over the summer, and will also be involved in many barn duties/chores.  My workdays will be very long(eleven hours in fact), but how is horseback riding considered work?  This opportunity is my dream job, which I've been wanting to do for years.  And it is even ten times better with it being out in Alberta in the mountains.

About four years ago, I went on vacation to Alberta with my family, where I fell in love with its majestic beauty.  I have been wanting to go back ever since, and found this job position was the perfect opportunity.  I am hoping I will get to see a variety of wildlife over the three months I am gone, which would include the sight of a black bear.

Although I created this blog as to talk about my adventures on my farm, this summer there's a turn of events.  My goal is to be more frequent with posting blogs with updates on my life out west, and I will continue to give updates before I go(which is in two months), about preparation for this job and other exciting events/facts on the farm.