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A DIFFERENT
CULTURE
Working exchange students
can broaden your horizons
By Lisa Munniksma
Whether you or your students speak
English, Spanish, or Japanese, your
horses still speak the same language.
Perhaps that’s why equine industry
employers, employees, and students
find foreign opportunities so appealing.
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students from other countries into
their operations. It’s a challenging
Front row: From Performance Farms, Shannon Rampton, Masatoshi Ihara (Japan),
Katie Riley, Jennifer Mangracia and Cesar Parra. Back row: Mike Shondel, Kevin
Kohmann (Germany), Emily Wagner, and Claudia Arnold (Germany).
venture, but one that equine professionals
everywhere are turning to
again and again for its rewards.
What’s in It for Them?
Young people of all ages and with all
ranges of horse experience are seek-
ing the opportunity to explore a different
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in a new culture.
In exchange for working on the
farm, hosts most often repay them
with room and board as well as a
small stipend. Students interested in
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