Equine Rehabilitation And Fitness Assistant Manager
Gundy Park Equine Rehabilitation And Fitness Centr, Gundy, New South Wales, Australia
- Salary
- Competitive
- Work Type
- Permanent
- Work Time
- Full-time
- Live-In
- Live-In Optional
- Bring Own Horse
- Training Available
- Non-Smoker
- Job No
- 378607
- Status
- Looking
- Updated
- 9/5/2024
- Expires
- in 2 months
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Assisting the manager on day to day yard duties, including feeding, rugging, mucking out, turning out horses, administering treatments, bandaging, exercising horses by either lunging, long reining, hand walking, water treadmill or dry walker. Providing treatments such as equissage and Theragun treatments, TENS or NMES, Cryotherapy etc. Handling foals, weanlings and yearlings, and breeding duties in the breeding season. Work is often sole work, and absolute attention to detail is paramount. The applicant must be have initiative and a good work ethic but also be happy to follow orders. Some days when its quiet, gardening and other maintenance work may be also carried out. Veterinary nursing experience is a bonus but not required, and experience in rehabilitation or therapy also considered an asset, but willingness to learn and develop a career in this industry will be highly regarded over formal qualifications.
Requirements
Must be confident handling difficult horses, minimum 5 years full time employment within the equine professional industry and be able to provide references. Any Yearling prep, breaking in, or veterinary nursing experience a bonus.
Required Key Skills
Driving license Handling Youngstock Lunging Bandaging Trim/Pull Sole Charge Exercising People Skills Long ReiningRequired Expertise
Sole Charge Stud FlatworkAccommodation
Ideally looking for someone local with accommodation already, however accommodation can be provided and included into pay package.
Job Benefits
an opportunity to develop specialist career skills in equine rehabilitation and hydrotherapy, a booming industry. Training will be provided and potentially certification through specific courses soon to be offered at GPE. Beautiful farm with a diverse range of horses, from raising thoroughbreds for racing, to rehabbing all sorts of horses and injuries. Working with some of the leading veterinarians in Australia in sports medicine. Opportunity to train with 5* event rider and short listed for Rio Para Olympics rider and attend major Three Day Events through out Australia.
- Employer No
- 100847
- Website
- http://www.gundyparkequine.com.au
- Location
- Gundy, New South Wales, Australia
Situated in the stunning Upper Hunter Valley, just 15 mins from Scone, the Horse Capitol of Australia, Gundy Park Equine is a newly establish state of the art Equine Injury Rehabilitation facility. GPE is fast developing a reputation to produce outstanding results and is quickly growing. Set on 1300 acres, GPE also runs a boutique TB Breeding and racing operation, selling yearlings at all major sales. The owner/director of GPE Ali Foye, is a highly accomplished horsewomen, a 5* rider at just 23 and was also short listed for Rio ParaOlympics. Ali is the first Australian to be a member of the newly established Institute of Equine Hydrotherapy and a certified Hydrotherapist, she is paving the way for hydrotherapy and Equine injury Rehabilitation in Australia. Gundy Park Equine pride their self on a high standard of service, and are always looking for ways to better our practices and results, whilst maintaining a rewarding and enjoyable workplace.