Finca La Donaira has an opening for a full-time horse trainer experienced with HORSEMANSHIP and young horses, with at least 2 years of experience. We need someone to be an integral part of the team with good communication skills, able to work reliably and responsibly. Our horsemanship team takes care and train over 40 young horses. Nearly all the horses at our farm are living a natural life and being in our wild countryside with minimum human contact.
The job includes training all the young horses and bringing them up to the main stable, to keep the horses comfortable around people and well handled. Some of the tasks: ⁃ handling foals (first touch, halter and leading) ⁃ Handling young horses and educate them ⁃ Handling stallions ⁃ Saddling 2/3 yo and riding them in ⁃ Liberty training with all horses ⁃ Lunging skills for building musculature of young horses ⁃ Training young horses in the country side/ trainings track ⁃ Presenting horses for sale ⁃ Photo-shooting with horses for sale ⁃ Horsemanship classes and presentations for hotel clients ⁃ This professional position includes typical farm work, barn chores.
You must be comfortable handling different ages of horses from young horses. Experienced in English and Western riding is a plus
In order to apply for this job, you must have: All necessary permissions to work in the EU/Spain already established. English and Spanish speaking (preferible) Good physical condition and work independently. Alternating weekends are required.
Please apply in the first instance with you CV Send resume, qualifications, references and videos to: careers@ladonaira.com
This is NOT a holiday job IMMEDIATE START
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La Donaira is classical dressage centre, breeding and training farm, also an eco-resort opens for guest in a rural Andalusian area, our horse breed the Lusitanos is at the heart of our work. Currently, we have more than 85 horses, on 700 hectares of beautiful landscapes and trained according to the principles of natural horsemanship.
This is a unique opportunity to work in a stable that follow a holistic approach and many facets of the horse industry in one place. Our farm has facilities including roundpens, indoor and outdoor arena, big countryside which is completely horse friendly and a trainings track with hardhead floor.
La Donaira is classical dressage center, breeding and training farm, also an eco luxury retreat of 700 hectares open for guest in a rural Andalusian area, our horse breed the Lusitanos is the heart of our work. Currently, we have more than 85 horses, bred and trained according to the principles of natural horsemanship.
Our stable facilities include 1 outdoor riding arena, 1 indoor riding arena, 2 round pen, 10km+ of internal riding trails and several paddocks for turnout.
https://ladonaira.com