Gallop NYC

I didn't do an interview with the Gallop staff in order to get my position, but I did have to submit a survey to my teacher in order to qualify for the internship. I basically expressed to her how I liked working with kids and being outside, hence why the internship caught my eye. I also told her...

I volunteered at the Bronx Equestrian center, so my answers are directly related to this facility.When my group and I first got to the stable, we would clean the horses and tack them (put on the saddles, reins etc). We would also feed them and give them water. Then we would take them outside and ...

Everyone at Gallop was really welcoming and super helpful. I was apprehensive to jump into the internship, because I had never worked with horses or children affected by Autism before. In other words, I had no idea what to do when I first got there! The staff made the whole experience way better ...

Working at Gallop is like any other job. You go to the stable, spend a few hours there, and go home. My experience did not include any "homework" (other than a lot of laundry), so time management was not an issue.

To succeed at Gallop, one must be patient, and also have the ability to listen. For one, you need to listen to the staff in order to learn how to prepare the horses, how to work with the horses, and how to work with the students. Remember, they've been doing this a lot longer than you and are the...