Karianna Provost
Greenport
Summary
Hardworking, consistent, and loyal equine professional with extensive experience in independently managing all daily barn operations and all that comes with it. Trusted beyond basic handling, to school and show horses of various levels, and love every second doing it.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Working Student/Horse Exerciser
Private Boarding Stable
Greenport
12.2025 - Current
- Experience working independently fulfilling all chores neatly and thoroughly
- Maintaining and managing inventory for shavings, hay, grain, supplements, and meds
- Trusted to independently groom/tack/ride horses of all levels, including schooling and showing a green horse over fences
- Experience handling a variety of emergencies calmly
- Able to spot abnormal behavior that may indicate colic, lameness, ulcers (gastric & hindgut), and neurological issues
- Proper handling of horses in any condition and stage of life, from foals to seniors
- Comfortable and experienced riding English, western, bareback
- Confident handling and de-escalating horses presenting undesired behaviors daily
- Managing turnout rotations and placing horses in appropriate pastures depending on behavior compatibility and/or sugar sensitivity
- Handling hazardous medication and administering a variety of oral meds
- Familiar with basic saddle and bridle fit, heavily considerate towards comfort for optimal training
- Overall philosophy leaning towards natural horsemanship and starting horses slowly - correctly preventing explosive behavior as much as possible
- Experience with groundwork, desensitization, and basic development, extremely eager to learn more
- Confident loading "difficult" horses into trailers
- Answering questions and assisting boarders
- Comfortable in a show environment
- Basic photography skills and camera to use for advertising photos
- Most importantly, I possess common sense and real communication skills!
Working Student/Barn Assistant
Various Private & Show Barns in NH, VT
2022 - 2025
- Developed experience in basic horse care, riding, and the "horse world" as a whole
- Assisted with basic barn chores
- Helped beginners/children tack and untack horses and ponies, learn basic horse awareness/safety/body language, and the basics of riding
Education
High School Diploma -
VLACs
Exeter, NH08-2026
Skills
- Equine Care & Stable Management
- Horse development/exercise riding/schooling/showing over fences & on the flat
- Meds administration & health monitoring/rehab support
- Safe handling of emergencies & "behavioral" horses
- Groundwork, desensitization, trailer loading
- Basic fence repair & maintenance (electric, wood, vinyl)
- Horse presentation including basic clipping & braiding
- Basic marketing techniques
- Work-hard ethic and a drive for knowledge
Timeline
Working Student/Horse Exerciser
Private Boarding Stable
12.2025 - Current
Working Student/Barn Assistant
Various Private & Show Barns in NH, VT
2022 - 2025
High School Diploma -
VLACs