Vet Tech/Barn Manager
Whimsy Brook Farm, Ltd, Redding, Connecticut, 06896, USA
- Type
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Work Type
- Permanent
- Work Time
- Full-time
- Live-In
- Live-In Optional
- Bring Own Horse
- Training Available
- Non-Smoker
- Job No
- 308596
- Status
- Looking
- Posted
- 1/11/2023
- Updated
- 1/11/2023
- Expires
- in 2 months
- Views
- 697
Whimsy Brook Farm, Ltd, in Redding, CT, is looking for a Full Time Barn Manager/Vet Tech. The Candidate needs to be able work well with others, effectively manage a team, and will participate with the rest of the crew in the general care of horses including stall cleaning (no wheelbarrows and only 12 stalls), feeding, watering, turning out, blanketing and un-blanketing, grooming, leg wrapping, tacking up/un-tacking/cleaning tack. If resident, also laundry and night-check. They will also perform oral, i.v. and i.m. medications, first aid, PEMF and Class IV Laser (we will train in the latter.) They must be well versed in horse science, including weights and measures, humane restraint, thorough knowledge of riding/training equipment, horse clothing, hoof care, and medical record-keeping. They will also hack and lunge school horses, clip and trim, arrange farrier visits, and be able to teach horse science to students. Hopefully the candidate will also be able to give beginner lessons for additional compensation once they are trained in our method. The position requires a detail-oriented, organized, cheery team leader, who is willing to follow established protocols and able to give constructive feedback to supervisees, including interns, in a positive fashion.
Whimsy Brook Farm, Ltd is a Connecticut Horse Farm of Environmental Distinction, a MODERN, 50-year-old facility that is holistically oriented and veterinarian-owned. We have NO mud, NO wheelbarrows, and discounted housing on premises if desired. We are engaged in training, boarding, and providing alternative equine rehab therapies, as well as offering horse science instruction and private/semi-private mounted riding lessons to children and adults. We also offer equine-assisted psychotherapy. And we are also a Licensed United States Pony Club Riding Center.
Requirements
Must be experienced, have excellent people/communication skills, capable of people and time management, physically fit, very attentive to detail and a team player. Must be willing to work one and/or both days of the weekend as needed in the context of a 5 day work week.
The Candidate should expect to fill out and submit our application, do an oral and a working interview, and must pass a background check. They must complete the Safe Sport Training as we are also a Licensed United states Pony club Riding Center.
Required Key Skills
- Riding
- Driving license
- Drive Horsebox
- First-Aid
- Equine First-Aid
- Schooling
- Lunging
- Bandaging
- Clipping
- Teaching
- Trim/Pull
- Exercising
- People Skills
Required Expertise
- Dressage
- Working with children
- Flatwork
- Hunter Seat
Accommodation
Garden cottage, 600 square feet at 1/2 market rate = $800.00. Suitable for a couple. Full kitchen with washer/dryer, gas fireplace, hardwired generator, walk-out deck with lovely landscaping, living room, bedroom, bath. Water/garbage collection included. NO DOGS. Unfortunately we have found that previous tenants have not been adequately responsible for their dog, so we no longer will accommodate same, as we hate being police persons. A house cat is fine. Deposit and background check required.
Job Benefits
Workers Comp, SS/Medicare, possible board for one horse and/or riding lessons, two week paid vacation after one year, continuing ed.
- Employer No
- 104459
- Name
- Whimsy Brook Farm, Ltd
- Website
- http://www.whimsybrookfarm.com
- Location
- Redding, Connecticut, USA
- Facility Type
We are a CT State Horse Farm of Environmental excellence with the following pristine facilities - 2 barns with 12 insulated rubber-matted stalls, Staff and Boarder's tack rooms, inside and outside wash stalls, 10 sand/ 4 double fenced pasture turnout areas, covered lunging arena with enclosed viewing area, 70 x 160 rubber covered/ lighted outdoor arena with enclosed viewing area, hot walker, mini medical paddocks, run-in sheds w. heated stock tanks, compost facility, mini trail, picnic area. In addition to boarding horses, we provide classical seat riding instruction as well as equine wellness services, including Class IV Therapeutic Laser, homeopathy & nutritional approaches, corrective shoeing, & saddle-fitting. And we are also an educational institution & United States Pony Club Riding Center. We serve as an intern site for high school ag-tech programs, Vet tech programs & universities. We also teach anxious students and students with learning disabilities.