I dream of ferrier school

My name is Chris Culcasi, I am serving two years at R triple C for grand theft auto. My scheduled release date is January 2, 2017. During this time of incarceration I decided to join the natural horse mashup offered to inmates serving at least 8-12 mo. In county jail. Between the Sacramento sheriffs, our ranch manger mr. Joe and the BCM we are given the opportunity to work with and train wild mustangs with the possibility to complete 6 phases in the 6 phase horsemanship course to an 8 week live in course in Ione, CA I figured with everyone involved the funding would be possible, but that has not been the case. I am a level 5 trainer with 5 months to go. I will leave here a level 6 which at the very least gets me the certificates and enforcements to become a tip trainer. Which is a HUGE accomplishment! I've seen very few have what it takes to make it through this program. You have to work long hard hours with mustangs that would rather run through you out of fear and desperation than run with you on their backs. This is a re-entry program so we also are expected to open our minds and thrive for change. I had no plan for myself after my release date. And I didn't come here for a change. It was about a month into this program that I realized it was changing me and that this change was a must if this was truly what I was planning on doing. Out on the streets I spend a lot of time running from my problems and finding ways to never deal with real emotions. Incarcerated with these mustangs if you can't learn to slow down, face your fears and get your emotions under control these horses will see it in your eyes and cause you to explode. They depend on us to be leaders. You have to be calm, confident, and caring. It helps us to be clear and consistent. This is the first lesson we are taught, and is the key to good horsemanship and staying alive out here. These mustangs really aren't that different from us, they've just been living one way for so long it's now known as a way of survival then one day we then one day we come and take them from everything they've known and place them in a holding facility. While its for their best interest you have to take the time to earn their trust and teach them a better way of life. As you can imagine we build some tight bonds here on the ranch. And those who have moved forward with the program have stayed in contact through email. This has all been a blessing for my life. I know I need way more work and general knowledge of horse anatomy, anatomical terms, and horse confirmation. So with my sister and even staff helping me out I was able to get "The Horse Confirmation Hand Book" by: Heather Smith Thomas and "The Principles Of Horse Horseshoeing" by: Doug Butter. If I'm not on a horse you can find me studying. In the past if I would have heard how hard I had to work and how much information I had to cram in so little time I would've given up or self sabotaged and found a way to fail. That was the old me. The new me took it all in and found a way to adapt and better prepare myself. So with all of this being said, I am faced with a new challenge. It doesn't look like funding is going to be possible. Ferrier school is $6,600.00, I am asking if this amount or any amount be donated to the school for my tuition. I can attend the school starting January 2017 the day I am released or if anyone is reading this has an apprenticeship they are willing to offer so I can earn enough money to pay for my own school and still continue to work with these animals that have changed my life rather than going to a homeless shelter with many opportunities to fail.