Experience with Horses

Outline your experience with horses here/the scope of your freelance services. If you’re looking for a non-equine or non- yard-based job please use this space to describe your experience skills/abilities and adapt the questions to suit your line of work.

Experience:

Racehorses-

• Stable hand.
• Exercising.
• Turning out/ leading up at the races.

Polo-

• Sole management and welfare for own string of horses for player/s.
• Packing for tournaments.
• Organising day to day.
• Transporting horses.
• Handling and bringing on 3/ 4 year olds.
• Exercising.

Small animal zoo/farm-

• Exotic animal husbandry/ feeding.
• Handling small animals.
• Maintaining enclosures.
• Understanding of COSHH

 

Key Skills

• Working independently/ sole charge.
• Working as part of a team.
• Handling/riding young horses and stallions.
• Polo grooming to high goal. (UK and New Zealand based)
• Efficiency.
• Time management.
• Non- equine (small animal) handling/ welfare experience.
• Administering basic vet care.
• Keeping records.
• Working under pressure.
• Flexible.
• Exercise riding.
• General yard husbandry and welfare.

 

 

Strengths and Weaknesses

Working with horses has always been a very rewarding job, as well as being a good way to keep active and be able to spend lots of time outside.

Strengths:

• Willing to work long and hard hours.
• Willing to learn new skills.
• Always aiming to achieve/ progress.
• Work to a high level of standards.
• Sole charge.
• Organisation and planning.
• Time keeping.
• Experience with animals further than equine.
• Reliable.
• Horse transportation certified.
• Animal management qualification.

I would like to have the opportunity to progress into managing yard and  broaden my skills in this area.

Weaknesses:

• Clipping.
• Stud yard experience.
• Show jumping/ dressage experience.
• Hunting experience.

• Why should employers consider you above any other job seeker?

I should be considered over any other job seeker because I am very confident and hard working and am always willing to learn new skills and/or improve skills where needed. I am committed and reliable and can be flexible to suit lots of different yard environments. I not only have lots of experience with horses, but I also have lots of experience handling and looking after a variety of animals from small farm animals to reptiles, birds and other exotic animals.

Requirements

• What would you like to do or gain in your next job?

I would like to have a higher level of sole responsibility in my next job and be able to broaden my knowledge and experience in doing so.

• Do you need accommodation?

Accommodation would be beneficial bot not essential.

• Do you have any special requirements for any animals you wish to bring with you?

Accommodating my animals would again be beneficial but not essential.

• Do you have any ongoing commitments?

No.

• Do you have any holidays booked that an employer needs to know of?

No.