Future Requirements

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

I would love to return to hands-on work with horses, as this is something I have really missed while working in other sectors. I am particularly interested in a role involving day-to-day horse care, including grooming, mucking out, feeding, turning out and bringing in, handling and riding where appropriate.

I would like to become part of a well-run yard where horse welfare is prioritised and where I can use my existing experience while continuing to refresh and develop my practical skills and knowledge.

Do you need accommodation?

No, I do not require accommodation.

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

Not applicable.

Do you have any ongoing commitments?

I currently work full-time, so I would need to agree an appropriate notice period before starting a new full-time position.

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

I do not currently have any holidays booked that would affect my availability.

Experience with Horses

Horses have been a significant part of my life from a young age, giving me extensive practical experience of their everyday care, handling and riding.

I previously worked on a busy racing yard caring for 23 horses, including 18 racehorses. Their temperaments varied considerably, from straightforward and dependable horses to extremely challenging and potentially dangerous individuals. This taught me to assess behaviour, adapt my handling to each horse and remain calm, confident and safety-conscious.

I am experienced in the practical work involved in running a yard, including riding, grooming, mucking out, feeding, turning out and bringing in, handling horses and maintaining a clean and organised environment. I understand the physical demands of professional horse care and am comfortable with early starts, outdoor work and getting stuck into whatever needs doing.

My animal-handling experience extends beyond horses. I have approximately 10 years of professional dog-grooming experience, specialising in dogs with behavioural difficulties. This developed my patience, observational ability and confidence in adapting my handling to the needs and behaviour of each animal.

Although my recent career has been outside the equestrian industry, I genuinely miss the routine and satisfaction of caring for horses and would love to return to a hands-on equestrian environment.

Key Skills

• Extensive practical horse-care experience from a young age
• Professional racing-yard experience
• Experience caring for 23 horses, including 18 racehorses
• Confident handling horses with a wide range of temperaments
• Experience with particularly challenging and potentially dangerous horses
• Riding and general exercising experience
• Grooming
• Feeding and monitoring individual horses
• Mucking out and maintaining stables
• Turning out and bringing in
• Calm and safety-conscious animal handling
• Approximately 10 years of professional dog-grooming experience
• Specialist experience grooming dogs with behavioural difficulties
• Strong observational skills and awareness of changes in animal behaviour
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a yard team
• Physically capable and accustomed to practical animal-care work
• Reliable, organised and conscientious
• Comfortable with early starts and working outdoors in all weather

Strengths and Weaknesses

What do you most enjoy about working with horses?

What I enjoy most is the everyday relationship with the horses and the satisfaction that comes from caring for them properly. I genuinely enjoy the entire routine rather than only the riding. I have missed grooming, feeding, mucking out, turning out and bringing in, organising the yard and spending my working day around horses.

I particularly enjoy getting to know horses individually, understanding their routines and recognising when something about their behaviour or condition differs from normal.

Is there anything you would like to improve?

Having spent my recent career outside the equestrian industry, I would like to refresh and further develop some of my practical skills within a professional yard environment. I am keen to learn from experienced colleagues and would particularly welcome opportunities to develop my riding and broader horse-management knowledge.

Why should employers consider you above any other job seeker?

I offer a combination of extensive personal horse experience, professional racing-yard experience and approximately 10 years of professional animal-care work through dog grooming.

Working on a racing yard caring for 23 horses, including 18 racehorses, taught me how to work efficiently while maintaining individual standards of care. The horses varied considerably in temperament, including some that required particularly careful and confident handling. This taught me not to become complacent and to adapt my approach to the individual horse.

My dog-grooming career strengthened this further. I specialised in working with dogs with behavioural difficulties, which required patience, close observation and calm handling rather than simply completing the grooming task.

I understand that professional horse care means much more than enjoying riding. It involves early mornings, difficult weather, physical and repetitive work, maintaining high standards and putting the horses’ needs first every day.

My career outside the equestrian industry has strengthened my organisation, communication, reliability and problem-solving skills. I am now looking to bring those qualities back into a yard environment because I genuinely miss working directly with horses and would bring maturity, enthusiasm and a strong commitment to their welfare.