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Jhorden Cherry

Homewood,IL

Summary

Having 10 years of overall experience, 4+ years of horse care and ownership, and 3 years of professional training under my belt… I pride myself in my gentle nature and functional approach. Adept at teaching riders from their first W/T to their first 2’6 courses, I look forward to continuing to build upon my knowledge and never stop educating myself. Despite my merit, I am not above a chore or learning opportunity. I believe in life-long continuous education regardless of profession. This mentality sets me apart from many other young trainers, but also motivates me to close that gap and drive change to curate a compassionate generation of horse people.

Work History

Assistant Trainer

Chasing Dreams Equestrian
  • Teaching students from age 6 to age 60+.
  • Reviewing the schedule often and triple-checking times and horse & rider pairs.
  • Ensuring lesson horses are kept sound and happy.
  • Teaching group lessons with up to 4-5 students.
  • Working a flexible, open schedule.
  • Setting jumps.
  • Setting courses.
  • Setting pole exercises.
  • Schooling lesson horses as needed.
  • Teaching groundwork lessons.
  • Handling students with behavioral struggles kindly and effectively.
  • Communicating with parents about their children’s progress and milestones.
  • Guiding students through working with “hot” horses, slow horses, sensitive horses, and unconfident horses effectively.
  • Worked with green horse & rider pairs often.
  • Taught students religiously about appreciating lesson horses, always.
  • Encouraged proper, safe riding attire.
  • Second in charge during 4-day horse camp.
  • Working full (8hr) days by myself.
  • Accommodating students who are late by tacking up or helping tack up.

Assistant Trainer/Rider

Millennium Farm
  • Teaching students from age 6 to age 60+.
  • Reviewing the schedule often and triple-checking times and horse & rider pairs.
  • Ensuring lesson horses are kept sound and happy.
  • Teaching group lessons with up to 4-5 students.
  • Working a flexible, open schedule.
  • Setting jumps.
  • Setting courses.
  • Setting pole exercises.
  • Schooling lesson horses as needed.
  • Teaching groundwork lessons.
  • Handling students with behavioral struggles kindly and effectively.
  • Communicating with parents about their children’s progress and milestones.
  • Guiding students through working with “hot” horses, slow horses, sensitive horses, and unconfident horses effectively.
  • Worked with green horse & rider pairs often.
  • Taught students religiously about appreciating lesson horses, always.
  • Encouraged proper, safe riding attire.
  • Second in charge during 4-day horse camp.
  • Working full (8hr) days by myself.
  • Accommodating students who are late by tacking up or helping tack up.

Education

Penn Foster Online High School
08.2023

Skills

  • Teaching riders from their first W/T to their first 2’6 courses
  • Adjusting my teaching style and delivery to fit the learning needs of each rider
  • Knowing when to scale up, knowing when to scale back
  • Teaching emotional regulation in both horse and rider through various methods
  • Building confidence in the rider while preserving the horse
  • Firm believer in avoiding burnout
  • Minimal punishment, maximum reward is the goal when developing horse and/or rider
  • Training young horses from their first saddling to their first 2 footers
  • Training profitable, reliable sales horses
  • Restarting previously “blown up” and “burnt out horses”, giving them another chance at a good ridden life
  • Prioritizing a calm but sharp mind in training horses, encouraging confidence in their own bodies
  • Working “hot” horses
  • Working slow horses
  • Working sensitive horses
  • Working unconfident/spooky horses
  • Utilizing the power of up-regulation and down-regulation when necessary Sharing a deep, passionate understanding of it
  • Providing each horse with what they receive as respect, care and regard
  • Schooled up to the high 2’s (2’9) Getting comfortable at the 3’
  • Showed up to the 2’6’s
  • Firm believer in the rider’s ability to understand stride control before navigating a course
  • Encouraging questions from students
  • Mindful check-ins during and after lessons
  • Behavioral health
  • Behavioral rehabilitation
  • Tack cleaning
  • Grooming
  • Turn in/ Turn out
  • Fair understanding of baseline nutrition
  • Stall cleaning
  • Watering/Throwing hay
  • Wrapping legs
  • Icing legs
  • Administering both IV and IM injections
  • Taking blood for coggins
  • Giving oral medication
  • Giving eye meds
  • Passionate about functional hoof health and correct angles
  • Patient to a fault in all situations
  • Respecting the goals, intentions and capabilities of horse and rider
  • Assisting at shows
  • Firm believer in the preservation of the horse above all else

Certifications in-progress

  • Equine Massage
  • Equine Cranio-Sacral therapy
  • Equine Kinesiology Taping
  • Behavioral Management
  • Equine Osteopathy

Timeline

Assistant Trainer

Chasing Dreams Equestrian

Assistant Trainer/Rider

Millennium Farm

Penn Foster Online High School

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