Ref: GL177
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General Information
- Had previous paid employment within the equine industry? Locked
- Preferred Countries United Kingdom
- County/State/Region Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK
- Job Category Full Time, Permanent, Short Term (Temporary)
- Earliest start date 1st January 2019
- Freelance: Business Name Locked
- Freelance: Hourly Rate Locked
- Freelance: are you insured? Locked
- Notice period 1 month
- Best time to call Locked
- Working Couples: Partner's profile reference number Locked
- Live in or out Live out
- Co-habiting? Locked
- Full Postcode if live out (Private) Locked
- Expected Job Level Groom, Groom/Rider, Part of a Team, Assistant Head Person, Head Person, Home Groom, Competition Groom
- Animals to bring to a job Locked
- Describe the animal/s you HAVE to bring to the job (if applicable) Locked
- Can drive Car, 3.5t
- Own car? Car
- Height 5’2” / 157cm
- Approximate weight 9.5st / 60.3kg / 133lb
- Total years experience with horses Locked
- Previous paid/work experience Locked
- Future disciplines Dressage, Family Yard, Livery, Rehabilitation
- Riding Role? Locked
- Nationality British
- Languages spoken Locked
- Qualifications Locked
- Equine Skills Bandage, Clip, Equine First Aid, Exercise/Hack Out, Lunging, Management Skills, Muck Out, Plait, Pull Mane/Tail, Ride, Show Turnout, Sole charge, Stallion Handling, Supervisory Skills, Trim, Veterinary Experience, Travelling Horses by Sea or Air
- 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
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Experience with horses
- I have looked after Olympic level dressage horses at home, at shows and during transit for the past 5 years. Before this i was sole charge yard manager at a boutique livery stables catering for everything from Shetlands to eventers.
Also worked in an equine veterinary clinic for a year so competent with equine first aid and keeping a cool head in emergencies.
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
Sole charge or working in a team
Turning out to a high standard
OCD about tidiness
Not afraid of hard work!
Equine First aid
Calm in emergencies!
Strengths and Weaknesses
- What do you most enjoy about working with horses?
- Creating a special bond with the horses i care for.
- Is there anything you’d like to improve?
- Respect for the job we do. It is often seen as a job you do before you get a REAL job, we need to make it so people can earn a good living and be treated well by employers while doing a job they love.
- Why should employers consider you above any other job seeker?
I am dedicated, passionate about my horses and a genuine person.
Requirements
- What would you like to do or gain in your next job?
- Either dressage competition grooming at the highest level or something veterinary related. I am open to live in or out as long as it is in the Glouc/Worc?Wilts area. I have a dog who I would like to bring to work with me and am looking for a fair wage that reflects my experience.
- Do you need accommodation?
- Yes
- Do you have any special requirements for any animals you wish to bring with you?
- No
- Do you have any ongoing commitments?
- No
- Do you have any holidays booked that an employer needs to know of?
- Attending Olympia horse show 20th and 21st December
