Future Requirements

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

• Learn new skills ;
• Discover a new environment and horse culture ;
• Lead rides that showcase the local landscape and wildlife ;
• Work with beginners, advanced riders and children ;

• 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?

I’m fully available ;

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

No ;

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.

Qualified horse guide (French equestrian tourism guide diploma, 2024) with five seasons leading treks in France, Guadeloupe and Cambodia: Les Crins de Gaïa (Provence, 2024 and 2025), Horse Ride Cambodia (2025), Karukera (Guadeloupe, 2025–26) and EquiCantal (Cantal, 2026). Daily yard work on every placement: feeding, mucking out, turnout, tack care, paddock and fence maintenance. Experienced teacher for children and adult beginners. French Equestrian Federation Level 6 (Galop 6).

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

• Leading treks and rides for riders of all levels ;
• Planning and designing riding itineraries ;
• Yard and facilities maintenance (paddocks, fences, tack room) ;
• Daily horse care and organising veterinary follow-ups ;
• Working horses and starting to train young horses ;
• Developing equestrian tourism activities ;
• Teaching children and adult beginners ;
• Working independently or as part of a team ;
• Languages: French (native), English and Spanish (fluent), Italian (intermediate) ;
• Former history and geography teacher: confident with groups and good at explaining ;

 

Strengths and Weaknesses

• What do you most enjoy about working with horses?

• Learning every day from the horses and from the people I work with ;
• Working outdoors ;
• Meeting clients and sharing the landscape with them ;

• Is there anything you’d like to improve?

• Riding skills especially dressage and jumping ;
• Horse healthcare like veterinary follow-ups ;
• Going further in training young horses ;

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

In the words of my previous employer Steve Latruffe :

• Active involvement in the day-to-day operations of the equestrian center, working closely with both clients and horses ;
• Excellent adaptability, which is essential in our profession ;
• Strong physical fitness ;
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, both with clients and newcomers ;
• Always punctual, even during long workdays ;
• Remarkable sensitivity and connection with horses ;