Internship at Fearless Horsemanship

An opportunity to experience bitless, leadership-based horse training

Are you studying animal care, agriculture, tourism, or a related field and looking for a meaningful internship in Tyrol?

At Fearless Horsemanship, located in Götzens (near Innsbruck), you won’t find a traditional riding school. Instead, you’ll experience a globally unique, self-developed training system based on natural horse communication, voluntary cooperation, and bitless riding.

Important Note for Applicants

Our methods differ fundamentally and intentionally from classical systems like English riding, conventional groundwork, or dominance-based training.

We work:

• 100% bitless, without conventional equipment

• Through a leadership model based on natural horse language

• Without conditioning, force, or mechanical control

• With full commitment to animal welfare and psychological safety

If you’re only interested in learning traditional techniques, this is not the right internship for you.
If you’re open to new perspectives and want to understand horses on a deep, respectful level — we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Experience

As an intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience with real horse operations and observe how a modern, ethically-driven training system works:

• Daily horse care (feeding, cleaning stalls, grooming)

• Assisting in rehabilitation and leadership-based training

• Preparing and participating in guided trail rides

• Supporting the creation of handcrafted bitless gear

• Learning in a structured, respectful, and pressure-free environment

• Optional: observing tourism and customer interaction

Details & Requirements

• Duration: 2 to 6 weeks (flexible depending on your school)

• Type: Pflichtpraktikum (mandatory school internship)

• Location: Götzens, Tyrol (no housing provided)

• Compensation: This is an unpaid educational internship, not a job

• Insurance: Must be provided by your school or institution

• Supervision: You’ll be directly supervised by the business owner

• Minimum age: 16 years

• Applicant profile:

  • Responsible, motivated, open-minded

  • Basic horse experience is helpful but not required

How to Apply

Please send us an email including:

• Your full name and age

• School name and program

• Preferred internship duration and time period

• Your experience with horses

• A short paragraph about why you want to intern at Fearless Horsemanship

📧 Send to: fearlesshorseman@gmail.com
📍 Location: Götzens, Tyrol (near Innsbruck)

Legal Notice & Transparency Statement

This internship is offered within the scope of a school-based Pflichtpraktikum, as defined under the Austrian education system.

• There is no employment relationship.

• No salary or financial compensation is provided.

• Participation is voluntary, initiated by the student.

• Insurance coverage is provided by the student’s school.

• All interns are supervised and their tasks remain within the scope of the agreed educational experience.