Skye
Pasadena, California, 91101, USA
About
- Jobseeker No
- 427816
- Status
- Looking
- Gender/Working Couple
- Female
- Age
- 38
- Location
- Pasadena, California, 91101, USA
- Nationality
- USA
- Marital Status
- Single
- Occupation
- Equine Farm Manager, Assistant Retail Manager and Canine/Feline Nutrition Consultant
- Height
- 1.82m = 5' 11"
- Smoke
Preferences
- Locations
- (California: Pasadena, 30 miles)
Qualifications
Personal family ownership of horses, 17 years Professional farm management, 2 years
Duties of Current Occupation
Farm Manager of Cimon Equestrian, Orange, California. 12 horse, 3 acre private horse farm. 2014-2016. Duties included riding and training 3-4 Irish Draft/Irish Sport Horses per day in dressage/carriage driving, 6 days a week. Feeding/Mucking/Repair.
Equine Work Experience
I started riding English equitation and jumpers when I was 10 years old. Between ages 10 and 18, I was a member of the Hickory Creek Hunt of North Texas and helped secure the opening and closing of working cattle farm gates for the hunt field. My family also owned 2-3 Thoroughbred horses between my ages of 10 and 26, so I engaged in daily care, exercising, three-day event competition, feeding, upkeep, fencing repair, land management and simple vet care, while bring well-versed on when to call in the vet. When I was 27, I moved to Orange, California, for an assistant groom position at Cimon Equestrian farm (combined driving/dressage) where I quickly earned Farm Manager of the 12-horse, 3-acre property. I oversaw the feeding, riding, turnout, grooming, farm/riding equipment maintenance, and helped care for the family's dogs and cats as well. I also directed a team of 3-4 interns in helping exercise, safety, counseling and home management.
Specialities
From 2014-2016, I led a team of 2-4 young interns while also managing a boarding house for the interns while living on the property. I have worked with stallions, males and geldings... Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, Friesians, Irish Drafts and Irish Sport Horses. I also earned my colors in the Hickory Creek Hunt in North Texas, in 1997. I also served as a team officer and competitor for the Berry College Equestrian team, in both English and Western, from 2005-2007.
Type of Ride Work
Thoroughbred, Quarter Horses, Warmbloods, Irish Draft, Irish Sport Horse. Across dressage, equitation, show jumping, cross-country, and assisting in combined carriage driving.
Competition Details
I competed in three-day eventing up to the US Training level from age 16-18. From age 10-16, I competed in English equitation and show jumping events at a local level in North Texas while often engaging in hunting with the Hickory Creek Hunt and helping show/tend to the foxhounds under the tutelage of the huntsman.