Horse Handler/Clinic Aide
Strides Therapy Clinic, Co Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Type
- Work Type
- Permanent
- Work Time
- Full-time
- Live-In
- Live-In Optional
- Bring Own Horse
- Training Available
- Non-Smoker
- Job No
- 308451
- Status
- Looking
- Posted
- 1/19/2023
- Updated
- 1/19/2023
- Expires
- in 12 days
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- 301
Strides Therapy Clinic is a private Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy Clinic specialising in the use of hippotherapy and is the only clinic of it's kind in Ireland. We provide occupational therapy to children from 12 months old. We have both therapy horses and our own pleasure horses.
We require someone to look after the day to day care of the horses, and be in charge of the horses during therapy sessions (shared with 1 other horse handler).
For full job description please contact us directly. Non-shared accommodation available.
Find us on facebook - Strides Therapy Clinic or www.strides.ie
Requirements
Interested applicants should be able to work as part of a team but also independently.
Equine skills and confidence handling equines is a must. Passionate about equine welfare and turn out.
Interest working with children.
Required Key Skills
- First-Aid
- Lunging
- Sole Charge
- Exercising
- People Skills
- Long Reining
Required Expertise
- Livery
- Working with children
- Working with the disabled
- Flatwork
- Hacking
Job Benefits
Please contact us directly to discuss the position more.
- Employer No
- 281701
- Name
- Strides Therapy Clinic
- Website
- http://www.strides.ie
- Location
- Co Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Facility Type
Strides Therapy Clinic is a private paediatric occupational therapy and speech and language therapy clinic specialising in the use of hippotherapy (equine movement). We currently have 12 horses for therapy, and 10 hunters/young stock. We have an indoor, an outdoor, forestry and roads for hacking.