Assistant to Ranch Owner/Ranch Manager/Barn Manager
Rancho La Loma
2025.10 - Current
Train on/exercise reined cow horses, perform daily barn chores, dragging, hauling, providing vet care, assisting in training foals - 2 year olds within the breeding program
Assist Ranch Manager in backend bookkeeping & record tracking, project management, and property care
Providing quick and effective assistance for the ranch owner wherever needed in equine care, business matters, and personal life
Wrangler
Black Mountain Ranch
2024.05 - 2025.10
Responsible for teaching riding lessons, running the shooting range, and organizing/leading daily trail rides and weekly cattle drives for guests with 30 pair + 2 bulls on 1000 acres that backed up to BLM and USFS land
Performed daily ranch chores including trail clearing, feeding/watering, fixing fence, weeding, cleaning, caretaking (and doctoring as needed) 120 horses
Exercised and trained ranch horses to maintain fitness and safety for guests
Emergency Medical Technician
Eagle County Paramedic Services
2023.05 - 2025.08
Provided life-saving emergency care to patients in rural mountain and urban environments
Calmly and efficiently managed patients, bystanders, and EMS personnel on scene
Communicated radio reports, safely operated an ambulance in extreme weather/traffic, maintained cleaned and stocked ambulance and station
Mitigation Crew Member
Ark Valley Fire Mitigation
2022.08 - 2023.06
Felled trees, hauled slash, ran and maintained chainsaws, loaded/operated wood chippers, stacked wood piles to create defensible space for landowners
Skills
15 years riding
Riding reined cow horses under Sandy Collier
Team roping (heading) - gaining experience
Operate skidsteers, UTVs, small tractors, chainsaws
Hauling - gaining experience
Identify & treat sick horses, give IV/IM meds
Report making, record tracking, administrative support
Daily ranch maintenance/chores
Western lifestyle & brand photography/videography, social media management
Certification
National Registry EMT-Basic
AHA Basic Life Support CPR/First Aid/AED
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment EMT
Timeline
Assistant to Ranch Owner/Ranch Manager/Barn Manager