Show & Sales Horse Team Leader
Metlar Dressage, Ocala, Florida, USA
- Type
- Salary
- Competitive
- Work Type
- Permanent
- Work Time
- Full-time
- Live-In
- Live-In Optional
- Bring Own Horse
- Training Available
- Non-Smoker
- Job No
- 324901
- Status
- Not Looking
- Posted
- 1/19/2023
- Updated
- 1/19/2023
- Expires
- 9 days ago
- Views
- 541
Looking for an experienced groom, dressage or eventing in Ocala, Florida year round. We are looking for a motivated individual, 18yr+, wanting a career in horses. Total horse care, 6 days per week, including but not limited to: grooming, show grooming, sales horse prep, blanketing, wrapping, clipping, bathing, equine first aid, tacking and untacking, handling horses (vet, farrier, turnouts, hand walking, etc.) feeding, managing and cleaning tack and equipment, operating and maintaining equine therapy equipment, barn upkeep, treatments, and occasional stalls and lots of opportunities to learn. Young horses, sales horses, and upper level horses. This is not a riding position, but there is the opportunity to warm up and hack out horses depending on skill.
Requirements
Job Requirements:
The candidate absolutely must be passionate about horses. Must be an organized and dedicated team player who communicates well with others and is self-motivated yet willing to take instruction when required. Candidate must be honest, responsible, trustworthy, hardworking, independent, neat and clean, confident around large horses, and wanting to learn.
Opportunity for some riding dependent on skill.
• Must be legal to work in the U.S.
• Must have valid drivers license
• Nonsmoker
• Ability to lift 50-75 lbs
Required Key Skills
- Riding
- Driving license
- First-Aid
- Equine First-Aid
- Handling Youngstock
- Bandaging
- Plaiting
- Clipping
- Trim/Pull
- Sole Charge
- Exercising
- Starting/Breaking
- Competing
Job Benefits
Fun & friendly atmosphere, team-focused, opportunity to learn about horse care treatments i.e. laser, magnawave, theraplate, centurion, bodywork, etc.
- Employer No
- 246668
- Name
- Metlar Dressage
- Location
- Ocala, Florida, USA
- Facility Type
Located on 145 acres in beautiful Ocala Florida. Our focus is Dressage and re-purposing horses. We include ground work and natural horsemanship into our program.