Ref: GL36273
Subscribe
General Information
- Age 35 years
- Date of Birth 26th May 1990
- Had previous paid employment within the equine industry? Locked
- Preferred Countries Ireland, The EU, Europe
- County/State/Region Portugal, Spain
- Do you require sponsorship/a VISA to work in any of your chosen countries? Locked
- Job Category Flexible Hours, Full Time, Part Time, Permanent, Seasonal
- Earliest start date 28th May 2025
- Freelance: Business Name Locked
- Freelance: Hourly Rate Locked
- Freelance: are you insured? Locked
- Available for Christmas Cover? No
- Notice period 2 weeks
- Best time to call Locked
- Working Couples: Partner's profile reference number Locked
- Live in or out Live in
- Co-habiting? Locked
- Full Postcode if live out (Private) Locked
- Expected Job Level Groom/Rider, Rider, Part of a Team, Assistant Head Person, Manager, Riding Instructor, Admin/Office-based
- Animals to bring to a job Locked
- Describe the animal/s you HAVE to bring to the job (if applicable) Locked
- Can drive Car
- Own car? Car
- Height 5’8” / 172cm
- Approximate weight 10.5st / 66.7kg / 147lb
- Total years experience with horses Locked
- Previous paid/work experience Locked
- Future disciplines Dressage, Eventing, Riding School, Therapeutic Riding, Trekking
- Riding Role? Locked
- Nationality Finnish
- Languages spoken Locked
- Qualifications Locked
- Equine Skills Exercise/Hack Out, Lunging, Management Skills, Muck Out, Ride, Rider/Trainer, School, Stallion Handling, Supervisory Skills, Teach, Work Rider
- Non-Equine Skills Locked
- Longest time in one job Locked
- Position held in this job Locked
- 2nd longest time in one job Locked
- Position held in this job Locked
- Upload your CV Locked
- Current passport? Locked
- DBS (formerly CRB) or equivalent Locked
- Smoker? Locked
- Locked
- Image Uploads Locked
- Where did you find us? Only Administrators can view this!
Experience with Horses
I am a 34 year old Tourism industry professional and an experienced horse all rounder from Finland. Horses have been my passion and hobby for around 20 years, so I am an experienced rider and have lots of general horse care experience. I also have 3 years of professional experience as horse riding instructor / trail guide (which included all aspects of horse care and also some basic horse training) in Australia from 2017 to 2020. I also owned 2 horses during this time. Prior to this job, I also have volunteer experience as groom / rider at a few different stables in Europe and Australia. I got back to Finland in 2022 and during the first few months I worked as assistant stable manager, until I started working as Hotel reception duty manager at Scandic Hotels. I left this job in October 2024, as I wanted to go traveling for a few months and now I am wanting to change careers and get back to the equine industry. I have a few options at the moment and looking for the right fit. I did a job trial at a horse sales yard (rider / assistant trainer) in Ireland in March / April, and I enjoyed this job , but I would prefer to live in Spain or Portugal. I came to Portugal for a job trial a week ago , and it was going well (classical dressage place with lusitanos) but unfortunately the owners dog bit my dog and also my hand, so we couldn’t stay there. Now I’m looking for a place that’s more suitable for me and my dog. He’s a medium size well behaved border collie cross, gets along well with most dogs but can have issues with bigger male dogs. I am confident handling all kinds of horses, including young horses and stallions, and I have a lot of ground work experience. Natural horsemanship and liberty work are close to my heart, and my training methods include a lot of positive reinforcement. Most of my riding experience is from trail riding and riding young/green horses. I have been concentrating more on dressage for the last 3 years and I’ve also taken some jumping lessons (I can jump up to 80 cm). I am a reliable and hard working person (especially when doing something I love) with a lot of initiative and great organizational and leadership skills. I truly care about horses´ well being and will always put their needs/health first. I speak fluent English, Finnish, Polish and Spanish, and basic Italian. I am also a yoga teacher (500 hours of training) and photographer.
Key Skills
What are you particularly good at? For example: working alone, working with others, clipping, plaiting, turning out for shows, handling stallions, handling/riding young horses, non-equine skills etc
Strengths and Weaknesses
• What do you most enjoy about working with horses?
• Is there anything you’d like to improve?
• Why should employers consider you above any other job seeker?
Requirements
• What would you like to do or gain in your next job?
• Do you need accommodation?
• Do you have any special requirements for any animals you wish to bring with you?
• Do you have any ongoing commitments?
• Do you have any holidays booked that an employer needs to know of?
