Ref: GL50862
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General Information
- Age 32 years
- Date of Birth 17th August 1993
- Had previous paid employment within the equine industry? Locked
- Preferred Countries Other
- County/State/Region Anywhere
- Do you require sponsorship/a VISA to work in any of your chosen countries? Locked
- Job Category Full Time, Permanent, Working Couple
- Earliest start date 1st February 2026
- Freelance: Business Name Locked
- Freelance: Hourly Rate Locked
- Freelance: are you insured? Locked
- Available for Christmas Cover? Only Administrators can view this!
- Notice period 4 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 Rider, Part of a Team, Sole Charge, Assistant Head Person, Head Person, Manager, Riding Instructor
- Animals to bring to a job Locked
- Describe the animal/s you HAVE to bring to the job (if applicable) Locked
- Can drive Car, Tractor, Trailer
- Own car? Car
- Height 5’10” / 177cm
- Approximate weight 13st / 82.6kg / 182lb
- Total years experience with horses Locked
- Previous paid/work experience Locked
- Future disciplines Dealer, Dressage, Eventing, Horse Transport, Livery, Rehabilitation, Riding School, Show Jumping, Training Yard/Positions
- Riding Role? Locked
- Nationality South African
- Languages spoken Locked
- Qualifications Locked
- Equine Skills Back/Break, Bandage, Clip, Compete, Equine First Aid, Exercise/Hack Out, Long Rein, Lunging, Maintenance Skills, Management Skills, Muck Out, Plait, Pull Mane/Tail, Ride, Rider/Trainer, Sales Preparation, School, Show Turnout, Sole charge, Stallion Handling, Supervisory Skills, Teach, Trim, Veterinary Experience, Work Rider, Work with children, Young Stock Handler, Young Stock 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
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- Current passport? Locked
- DBS (formerly CRB) or equivalent Locked
- Smoker? Locked
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- Image Uploads Locked
- Where did you find us? Only Administrators can view this!
Future Requirements
• What would you like to do or gain in your next job?
-I would love to gain more knowledge by learning from others and by being in New places, to show how much I know and to pass that knowledge onto both the horses and people I work with. To be able to experience new places and cultures is also something I would love to do.
• Do you need accommodation?
-Yes.
• Do you have any special requirements for any animals you wish to bring with you?
-I do not currently have any pets, but I would potentially get a small dog if I was in a place that would allow it if I were there for years to come.
• Do you have any ongoing commitments?
-No.
• Do you have any holidays booked that an employer needs to know of?
-No.
Experience with Horses
Many years backing and producing warmbloods and retraining thoroughbreds for a second career in sport (mostly show jumping). Quite a lot of experience helping vets and diagnosing when there are issues. Very good at picking up issues ie veterinary, farrier, dentistry or sickness. Have developed a talent for picking up even a slight lameness (both on and off a horse). Very good at rehabbing and fixing horses in general or under saddle. Loads of time in the ring competing green horses, giving them the ringcraft they will need for their careers. Have recently helped working for the same stud twice accumulating two years backing and producing horses for them for auction, bringing them on from backing to 1.10m within the year. The stud has over 700 horses and there were over 60 in this years auction so you see a lot of everything and learning how to deal with it.
Exceptionally kind and empathetic all round whether it’s working with on the ground or riding or fixing problems ie under saddle, or boxing etc.
Key Skills
Working alone. Working with others. clipping, plaiting, turning out for shows and professional pictures and videos for auctions. Handling, riding and competing stallions. Handling, riding and competing young horses. Managing a team of riders and ground staff. Good eye for picking out a talented diamond in the rough horse. Running a stable yard. Managing a farm. Knowing what bit to put in horses for best results. Can drive a horsebox. Very good at laying solid foundations before backing and building on those in the early riding stages.
Strengths and Weaknesses
• What do you most enjoy about working with horses?
-How rewarding it to see how they progress.
• Is there anything you’d like to improve?
-I would like to not be so hard on myself while chasing perfection. I’m learning to be better at balance so that it can still drive me to be better at my craft.
• Why should employers consider you above any other job seeker?
-There is no one else out there who is more loyal and hard working to a company than me. I will pour my heart and soul into everything I do to improve and expand the business for the better of the horse and owners.
