Lucia

• Completed foundation equine touch course, and am familiar with problem areas on a horses body

Studying

Professionally wise, I have previously worked in the racing industry as a stable hand, where I provided hard, physical labour, early mornings and completed tasks to the highest level of satisfaction. I ensured each individual horses good health and happiness by daily providing clean, mucked out stables and water troughs, tacking up and grooming before every ride and washing and monitoring them after each ride. As well as this my tasks included handling young, green horses in-hand, and turning them out and checking on injured horses who needed medical attention. I also kept grounds, exteriors and the property clean and tidy. I have owned and ridden horses all my life and thus am extremely confident around them. I have produced horses, including backing, establishing basic flat and jump work and lots of groundwork. I have rehabbed and treated injuries including open wounds, soft tissue injuries and have dealt with neurological disorders horses.

• Well experienced with horse injuries and rehab
• Very confident with horses on the ground and riding
• Experienced around young horses
• Many years of experience of horse ownership
• Very social and fast adapting to my environment
• Hard working - not scared of long hours and dirty work
• Quick at mucking out and keeping a tidy yard

• Ridden all types of horses, mainly green thoroughbreds that I have produced
• Confident in flatwork and low-level jumping
• Have helped in starting horses
• Am confident with lunging, exercise work, hacking, etc.

• Have previously competed to CNC95 (New Zealand), however I have not competed recently due to attending university
• Have occasionally groomed for peers at showjumping and dressage shows