High School Training

Kevin Lenss

Email: abpxih@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Grand Canyon

State: AZ

Zip: 86023

Country: USA

Phone: 928-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Seasoned equine professional bringing extensive knowledge from my years of working and supervision on dude ranches and outfitter's. Experience with teaching and instructional techniques learned in work, school and the military. Grew up working with my god mother who bred and trained Appaloosa's in western pleasure. Audited a 3 day Clinton Anderson horsemanship clinic when I worked in Colorado. I attended both mule clinics here at the grand canyon mule barn. Have worked with both problem and new mules and horses over the years. I professionally trained four horses the summer before I came to work here.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from U.W.Whitewater, Whitewater WI 1/2001 to 1/2002 (Psychology/Biology)

Job History / Details:

Summary

Seasoned equine professional bringing extensive knowledge from my years of working and supervision on dude ranches and outfitter's. Experience with teaching and instructional techniques learned in work, school and the military.

Grew up working with my god mother who bred and trained Appaloosa's in western pleasure. Audited a 3 day Clinton Anderson horsemanship clinic when I worked in Colorado. I attended both mule clinics here at the grand canyon mule barn. Have worked with both problem and new mules and horses over the years. I professionally trained four horses the summer before I came to work here.

Highlights

Riding and training mules and horses.

Riding rough terrain in wilderness areas.

Maintaining standards set by my supervisors.

Computer and record maintenance skills.

Training guests and staff to saddle and ride horses and mules.

Instructing guests and staff to ride in wilderness settings.

Tack-fully holding my guests and employees to standards.

Built and trained workers and supervisors to use record keeping programs.

Accomplishments

Received a letter of appreciation from the Air Force for my work as a trainer and supervisor. Have always excelled at working and leading groups though out my life. Was named employee of the month here during the time I supervised the trail crew.

Experience

March 1998 to March 2007

Rawah Ranch Glendevey, CO

Wrangler/Assistant Head Wrangler/ Head Wrangler

Guided guests on rides into the Rawah wilderness. Drove guest and horses to other trail-heads when necessary. Either gave the orientation/safety speech or did the demo. Assigned horses and saddles to guests when necessary. From 2000 to 2006 stayed through October to run ranch and pack for the previous ranch owner who leased it for the hunt season. Winters of 2004-5 through 2006-7 stayed and fed stock for the winter.

April 1996 to August 1996

Bob Marshal Wilderness Ranch Sealy, MT

Packer/guide

Guided the spring bear hunts. Then packed his camp in and set it up. Packed in families and fishermen to that camp during the summer. Guided day rides out of the camp for fishing and sight seeing.

February 1993 to October 1995

Old Glendevey Ranch Glendevey, CO

Packer/wrangler

Wrangled guests on combination trips. Gave orientation/safety speech to new guests. Did trail rides at ranch and helped with the teem on the breakfast ride. Then packed guests to a base camp in the Rawah Wilderness. Where I guided them on remote back country rides. Then packed them home.

I packed for their 2 hunt camps and 3 or 4 drop camps through Oct. 1993-95 and again 1998 and 1999.

April 1992 to August 1992

Frying-pan River Ranch Merideth, CO

Wrangler

Assisted head wrangler, guided guests. Packed to spike camp and on Breakfast, lunch, and supper rides. Worked and doctored the teem of Belgian's. Trailered to Rifle, CO for 8 green broke horses we bought. Then trained those horses until they made it to the string.

November 1990 to July 1991

Peaceful Valley Ranch Estes Park, CO

Year Round Wrangler

Guided guest, shod 90 head of horses. Drove the teem of

Belgian's. Helped give Sunday orientation. Took over duties of the head wrangler on his days off. Drove the low boy stock truck (required a CDL) when needed.

August 1990 to October 1990

JR Billings Outfitters Cody, WY

Packer/Guide

Packed and guided from the Bow season through the rifle seasons. Led hunters and guides 36 miles to a remote hunt camp bordering Yellowstone. Packed in hunter's gear, food and supplies. Then packed out same plus whatever game they took down.

May 1987 to August 1990

Philmont Scout Ranch Cimmaron, NM

Cavalcade horseman (head wrangler for pack trips)

Guided 10 to 15 scouts and leaders on 6 day pack trips. Instructed and supervised saddling and packing stock. Also supervised one wrangler in the same duties.

August 1989 to April 1990

Lake Lawn Lodge Elkhorn, WI

Trail Guide

Guided trail rides three days a week and came in to drive the teem and feed one other night a week.

May 1985 to August 1985

Philmont Scout Ranch Cimmaron, NM

Burro Wrangler

Instructed scouts and leaders in saddling and packing burros.

July 1979 to February 1984

U.S. Air Force

Instructor

Trained 9 months as a survival Instructor in the 3636 Combat Crew Training Wing, Fairchild AFB. Served the remainder of my time in Arkansas as the night shift supervisor, flight-line driving instructor as well as the chemical warfare and survival continuation instructor.

Education

1992 U.W.Whitewater Whitewater, WI

Bachelor of Science Psychology/Biology

Began with a fishery Biology emphasis, switched to Psychology with a emphasis learning behavior. Was accepted to a graduate program at that school in Psych Counseling, but had a near fatal car accident and was unable to attend.

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