Horsemanship Trainer, Experienced With Young Horses In Southern Spain, Near Ronda.

Finca La Donaira, Montecorto, Málaga, 29430, Spain
Type
Salary
Depends on Experience
Work Type
Permanent; Contract
Work Time
Full-time
Live-In
Live-In Optional
Bring Own Horse
Training Available
Non-Smoker
Job No
407320
Status
Looking
Posted
5/22/2023
Updated
5/22/2023
Expires
in 2 months
Views
203

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. For this position we required intermediate level of RIDING 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.

We are looking for a VERY RELIABLE PERSON to work as soon as possible. Alternating weekends are required. Good with kids and adults of all ages

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 like horse care, grooming and feeding when necessary. You must be comfortable handling different ages of horses from young horses.

Requirements

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

Required Key Skills
  • Riding
  • Driving license
  • Handling Youngstock
  • Lunging
  • Bandaging
  • Teaching
  • Exercising
  • Starting/Breaking
  • Natural Horsemanship
  • Parelli Horsemanship
  • People Skills
  • Long Reining
Required Expertise
  • Stud
  • Working with children
  • Hacking
Accommodation

Discuss on interview.

Job Benefits

La Donaira is a breeding and training farm, also an eco-resort opens for guest in a rural Andalusian area. 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.

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Employer No
364711
Name
Finca La Donaira
Website
https://ladonaira.com
Location
Montecorto, Málaga, Spain
Facility Type

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

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