Rider/Groom Producing Sports Horses
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
- 394925
- Status
- Looking
- Posted
- 7/12/2022
- Updated
- 8/3/2022
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- in 1 month
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We are a small well equipped equine centre with great working conditions, looking after and producing sports horses, rehab horses, spelling horses, broodmares, and foals. Some of our horses are very fit, some are starting their education, some are on holiday, and some are part of our breeding program. It is important that each horse gets the individual attention it needs all the time.
As well as producing young horses, the job includes mucking out, all stable duties, feeding, bringing horses in and out to the paddocks, on and off the horse walker, tacking up, untacking, and washing off, grooming, pulling manes, clipping, plaiting, and turning horses out to a very high standard. The person we are looking for must have competed to Eventing CCI 3S and be able to train horses correctly to Eventing FEI/CCN 2 as a minimum.
A minimum of 32 hours per week on a 7 day roster, although more hours will be available.
Some knowledge of undertaking re-hab work with sports/racing horses would be an advantage
Requirements
We need someone who is: Confident and experienced around horses, including thoroughbreds, young horses and sports horses. Reliable, honest, and conscientious Able to work in a team and/or on their own Willing to learn and have an inquiring mind Physically fit enough to work outdoors all year round Passionate about horses, their care, and their training Have a good work ethic Have a can-do-attitude and combined with common sense Have an eye for details and be thorough with all tasks Be able to follow instructions Be able to lunge/long rein fit horses or young horses for education
You must hold a minimum of Pony Club B Test or equivalent, have competed eventing FEI/CCN 3* eventing, dressage to level 3 (Elementary) nationally. You must have experience of producing young sports horses to 2* eventing at national level, and 1.15m show jumping.
Experience of working with re-hab horses would also be an advantage, although full training can be given in this area.
Required Key Skills
- Riding
- Driving license
- HGV license
- Drive Horsebox
- Equine First-Aid
- Handling Youngstock
- Schooling
- Lunging
- Bandaging
- Plaiting
- Clipping
- Trim/Pull
- Sole Charge
- Exercising
- Starting/Breaking
- Competing
- People Skills
- Long Reining
Required Expertise
- Dressage
- Eventing
- Show Jumping
- Sole Charge
- Flatwork
Job Benefits
We have great facilities including irrigated sand arena, uphill canter track, cross country course, condition pool, nice a working conditions, good horses and great staff.
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- 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