Drive horse trailer, 4 years barn manager experience, management of feed team, team player, able to work independently, able to lift 50+ pounds, honest, professional, positive, can problem solve and delegate, IM and oral medication administration.

Overseeing care of 12 horse therapeutic riding center. Administrating medication, feeding, turnout, training using natural horsemanship as needed. Manage a 20 person feed team. Make vet and farrier appointments. Be on call for emergencies.

1 year working at centered riding facility. Part-time feeding/grooming and turnout. Daily tack cleaning and stall/pasture maintenance. Worked in exchange for riding lessons. Acquired majority of riding knowledge during employment.

4 years barn manager at therapeutic riding facility. Responsible for horse care of senior herd. Administration of IM and oral medication. Foot wrapping, wound care. Recognizing and managing colic and founder episodes, adjusting turnout and medication to mediate horse health. Pasture maintenance, dragging/spreading/picking manure. Herd dynamics management, introduction of new horses. Restarting horses and training for the program. Maintenance training and exercise of current herd. Tack fitting. First-aid, lameness exams, behavior evaluation and mental health of horses. Teaching emotion regulation to anxious horses.

Restarting horses and halter breaking green or young stock. Training horses for use in therapeutic riding settings. Instructing new riders, volunteers and owners in horsemanship and horse care. Employ centered Riding techniques and natural horsemanship.

Restarting. Basic riding cues and emotion regulation work with anxious horses under saddle. Centered riding, use of whole body to move horse. Lesson instructor at a therapeutic riding facility. Taught horsemanship and basic riding skills to a variety of disabled students. Used creativity to establish goals and promote success.