Type

Work type

Temporary

Work time

Full-time

Live-In

Required

Bring own horse

Training available

Non-Smoker

Dates

from Friday, June 8, 2018

Job No: 324541
Status: Looking
Posted: 5/23/2018
Updated: 5/23/2018
Expires: in 1 month
Views: 1,156

Does learning how to train wild horses sound cool?! How about working with horses at liberty ans teaching tricks! Join our team and learn how we work with wild Brumbies, train clients horses for western and english riding, train horses to work cattle, compete in Mountain Tail, trail ride in the bush and much more! We teach two monthly clinic groups for Liberty and trick training as well as general horsemanship clinics and lessons.

We are seeking a working student to assist us with the daily opperation of our training and starting (breaking in) business. Duties may include preparing feeds and feeding horses daily, catching, handling and preparing horses for us to work with, groundwork and riding of horses in training where appropriate. Other duties may include cleaning paddocks of manure, assisting with fixing fences, building obstacles etc. As well as training horses for clients we teach many lessons and horsemanship clinics, so assistance with these may also be involved.

The position will also include being a nanny for our baby who turns 1 in September so it is important that you enjoy looking after babies. She is fairly easy and mostly needs someone to play with her when she's not sleeping.

There will be lots of opportunities to ride, both in the arena and out around the property and trail rides. We are moving to a new property at the start of July, which will provide lots of fun as well as lots of work! It is important that you are prepared to be flexible as each day is different.

The ability to speak French is advantageous as our family is both English and French speaking as we are French-Canadian as well as Australian.

Requirements

No special or expert skills required as long as you have general horse experience, are a confident and capable rider (no novices please), are prepared to learn and take instruction, are happy to work hard and outdoors in any weather conditions.

As the position is also nanny work it is important that you are happy to hang out with the baby and help keep her happy.

Required Key Skills

Riding
Handling Youngstock
Schooling
Lunging
Exercising
Starting/Breaking
Natural Horsemanship
People Skills

Required Expertise

Working with children

Accommodation

You will live with us, in a shared room with another working student (male) in our house, you will eat meals with us as a part of our family.

Job Benefits

You will be working under two highly experienced, internationally recognised horse trainers, so you will be learning each day how to train horses on the ground and undersaddle. You will gain lots of experience working with young horses, problem horses and wild/unhandled horses, as well as the opportunity to work with and ride our more experienced personal horses. There is no wage, but you will be given official lessons for free with our personal horses, covering groundwork, liberty and trick training and riding as desired.

There are lots of tourist actractions which you will enjoy around the local area as well as experiencing the Australian bush lifestyle, including lots of beautiful native wildlife!

We specialise in training wild horses and are taking part in a training competition called the Australian Brumby Challenge, so there will be the opportunity to learn a bit about this also.

Jobseeker Feedback

If you ever have the chance to work here, come! I've been here for a few months now, and I would definitely recommend it. Georgia and Jimmy (the horse trainers) are great with horses, and they've taught me a lot. They're also just great people - they've made it clear that they care about me getting to learn what I'm interested in, they're fun to joke around with, and they welcome questions about anything. Piper (the baby) is a happy baby, and she's much fun to take care of and play with. It's also been a great opportunity to see Australia. Georgia and Jimmy have shown me the nearby sights (including the beach and a great chocolate/ice cream place!), and taken me along to clinics and the rodeo. I've also done some traveling on my own up in NSW - I spent a few weeks in Tamworth, a few days in Sydney, and a week on a trail ride in the Victorian High Country. I came here to take time off from college, work with horses, and to see Australia, and I've gotten to do all of these things, and make some great friendships in the process. I've had an amazing experience here, and I know I'll be back to visit when I can.
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Employer No

324540

Name

G.C. Natural Horsemanship

Name

Guest Member

Website

http://www.gcnaturalhorsemanship.com.au

Location

Gnarwarre, Victoria, Australia

distance

Location

Victoria, Australia

distance

Facility type

Training facility with sand arena, show jumps and obstacle course, set up for training and breaking wild horses and domestically bred horses for both western and english disciplines. Approximately 10 horses at any one time.