Equine Caregiver 2

Responsibilities: Feeding, watering, and medicating horses; Observing horses for signs of injury, illness, or other significant changes; Communicating any problems, engaging services of veterinarian if required; Assisting with or performing safe/humane handling of animals during treatments and other handling routines and maintaining procedures to minimize stress on animals; Providing additional care for horses including blanketing and therapeutic exercise; Assisting with animal health care record maintenance; Maintaining inventory of animal care supplies – feed, bedding, supplements, medications; Procuring supplies as needed; Maintaining and repairing enclosures including fences and water sources, in paddocks as well as pastures; Manure management in all enclosures; Assisting with the repair and maintenance of other sanctuary infrastructure including shelters, barns, water systems, other; Performing landscaping and pasture management duties including mowing, weeding, spraying, fertilizing, disking, planting, and harrowing; Monitoring, training, and supervising volunteers; Other tasks/activities as assigned for the care of animals and maintenance of facilities. In the absence of the Director of Operations, share responsibility of overnight on-site supervision.