Grooms For Camp Green Cove
Camp Green Cove, Tuxedo, North Carolina, 28784, USA
- Type
- Salary
- Depends on Age and Experience
- Work Type
- Temporary; Contract
- Work Time
- Full-time
- Live-In
- Live-In Required
- Bring Own Horse
- Training Available
- Non-Smoker
- Dates
- from Tuesday, May 23, 2023 to Friday, August 11, 2023
- Job No
- 210891
- Status
- Looking
- Posted
- 1/24/2023
- Updated
- 1/24/2023
- Expires
- in 2 months
- Views
- 70
Girls summer camp located in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina.
Traditional, but unique summer program for girls, we emphasize outdoor adventure and building confidence in outdoor skills.
Our riding program includes 37 school horses, 4 rings, several fields set up for classes and trails.
Under the supervision of the Barn Manager, the 4 members of the barn staff are in charge of the feeding, grooming, tacking, and general day to day care of 10 horses each.
Work with the riding instructors to create a fun, non-competitive atmosphere in which girls learn a wide variety of stable and horsemanship skills.
Have daily interaction with children helping them get to their lessons, bridling and untacking their horses.
Requirements
Need to be able to comfortably work with a herd of horses and be able to safely control an aisle of horses with children in and around the barn. Need to be a self starter and able to work individually and as a team. Ability to communicate with the Barn Manager and the Riding Director.
Daily interaction with children helping them get to their lessons. May occasionally be asked to help with riding overnight trips and teaching stable skills.
Required Key Skills
- First-Aid
- Equine First-Aid
- Bandaging
- Clipping
- Trim/Pull
- People Skills
Required Expertise
- Riding School
- Working with children
- Hunter Seat
Accommodation
Dorm style living arrangements that are above the barn
Job Benefits
Free room and board with 3 meals a day.
Some occasional opportunities to ride depending on riding abilities and available horses.
Come enjoy working with horses and kids in the Mountains of Western North Carolina and build your equine resume.
- Employer No
- 108660
- Name
- Camp Green Cove
- Website
- http://www.greencove.com
- Location
- Tuxedo, North Carolina, USA
- Facility Type
Located on 800 acres Our facilities include 3 barns, 4 rings, and 200 plus acres of pastures and fields for cross country classes. We own and train our own school of horses which we have done since 1945. Our program goes hand in glove with the standardized forward riding system of the American National Riding Commission (ANRC).