Full Time Groom/Head Person Rivermonte Park
Rivermonte Park, Waikato, WKO, New Zealand- Type
- Salary
- Depends on Experience
- Work Type
- Permanent
- Work Time
- Full-time
- Live-In
- Live-In Optional
- Bring Own Horse
- Training Available
- Non-Smoker
- Job No
- 353011
- Status
- Looking
- Posted
- 3/14/2021
- Updated
- 3/15/2021
- Expires
- in 1 month
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- 778
We have an opportunity for the right person to join our small competition yard, with excellent facilities, based just outside Cambridge New Zealand This is a full time position working with young stock to 3 * event horses. We are looking for a reliable and dedicated person who works to a high standard with excellent attention to detail. You must have previous experience of working with competition horses and young stock and be able to carry out all yard duties, grooming, trim, bandage, clip and plait to a high standard as well as the management of all supplies. You need to be a competent rider who is capable to help produce young horses as well riding fit competition horses schooling/cantering/galloping etc, and breakers/young horses. You must also be able to lunge horses both for exercise and training and long rein. You need to have a good working knowledge of handling broodmares and young stock to ensure that they are correctly cared for and handled. The person we are looking for should be: . reliable and truthful, . have a good work ethic, . well organized, . self-motivated, . be able to work in a team or by yourself, . have a willingness to learn, . have an eye for details and be thorough with all tasks, . be physically fit for the job and not mind working outdoors all year round, . have a can-do- attitude and common sense, . have a passion for horses, . be able to take sole charge of the yard,
You must be a car driver as we are based out of town. Accommodation in the house on site is available and your own horse would be welcome.
If you think you have the necessary skills and this job would suit you, please email your cv and references, and any questions to amanda.furbywalker@rivermontepark.co.nz
THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO PEOPLE WHO HOLD A NEW ZEALAND PASSPORT/PERMANENT RESIDENTS VISA OR SOMEONE WHO IS CURRENTLY LIVING IN NEW ZEALAND WITH A VALID WORK VISA.
Requirements
You must be able to ride well and have experience of competing at a national level.
Required Key Skills
- Riding
- Driving license
- First-Aid
- Equine First-Aid
- Handling Youngstock
- Schooling
- Lunging
- Bandaging
- Plaiting
- Clipping
- Trim/Pull
- Sole Charge
- Exercising
- Starting/Breaking
- People Skills
- Long Reining
Required Expertise
- Dressage
- Eventing
- Show Jumping
- Sole Charge
- Flatwork
- Hacking
Accommodation
We can only offer live in accommodation as part of the family for the right person with your own room and jack and jill bathroom
Job Benefits
We are a very small team that works to very high standards. We try to ensure that everyone understands why we do things, from our spelling horses to producing our competition horses that include Watermill Glenneagle and Watermmill Hadley who compete with Clarke Johnstone. We offer a 5 day week. We offer a good rate of pay and are happy to help with additional training.
- Employer No
- 291032
- Name
- Rivermonte Park
- Location
- Waikato, New Zealand
- Facility Type
We are a small rehab, agistment, young horse handling, re-training and eventing/show jumping yard which is in the process of a substantial refurbishment and improvement program to include a new large menage, lunge arena, gallops, cross country schooling facility, etc
