Emma
Arcadia, Victoria, 3631, Australia
About
- Jobseeker No
- 413041
- Status
- Looking
- Gender/Working Couple
- Female
- Age
- 46
- Location
- Arcadia, Victoria, 3631, Australia
- Nationality
- Australia
- Marital Status
- Single
- Occupation
- Stablehand
- Height
- 1.62m = 5' 3"
- Weight
- 58 kgs = 9 st 1 lb
- Smoke
- Drive
Preferences
Qualifications
Currently studying vet nursing with the ambition of specialising in equine nursing
Documents
Duties of Current Occupation
Feeding, checking health, handling mares/foals/yearlings & spellers, assisting vets & farriers, mucking out stables
Equine Work Experience
I have always owned my own horse having been riding from a young age. My employment with horses has been as a Stable hand on thoroughbred breeding/ spelling farms for 18 months where I was involved in all facets of groundwork horse husbandry from feeding, monitoring health, handling foals, weanlings and mares, assisting vets and farriers and cleaning stables. Although majority of my working life has been with cattle, I have always stayed involved with horses recreationally.
Specialities
Experience in handling foals, weanlings, yearlings & broodmares. Hard working in all aspects of horse care & stable maintenance with an excellent eye for detail.
Type of Ride Work
I have ridden thoroughbreds, stock horses & polo ponies ranging from young to educated in flat work, dressage, showjumping, polo, campdrafting, recreational
Competition Details
As a child & teenager I competed & placed successfully riding at Sydney, Melbourne & Canberra Royal Shows in hacking and also junior showjumping at Sydney Royal. Also competed successfully at State pony club dressage and Showjumping championship competitions. My adult years has been recreational riding due to work committments however I have played low goal polo and competed in campdafting during this time. I enjoy schooling young horses with a plan to retrain racehorses.
Key Skills
- Riding
- Driving license
- Drive Horsebox
- First-Aid
- Equine First-Aid
- Handling Youngstock
- Schooling
- Lunging
- Bandaging
- Plaiting
- Clipping
- Trim/Pull
- Sole Charge
- Exercising
- Natural Horsemanship
- People Skills
Areas of Expertise
- Flatwork
- Hacking