Future Requirements

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

I hope to gain continued experience and work within the equestrian sector to support my ongoing skills and development. Working within the equestrian sector is highly valuable to me in relativity to my current job aspirations as well as job satisfaction.

 

• Do you need accommodation?

I do not currently need accomodation however am open to utilising offered accomodation.

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

No animal requirements currently required.

• Do you have any ongoing commitments?

I am currently a fulltime Forensic Psychology student at the University of Gloucestershire however there are only 7.5 hours of university in person lecture time per week.

 

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

No holidays booked currently aside from the festive period.

 

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.

I started being around horses from the age of 3, when I learned to ride horses. I then owned my own horses and ponies right through childhood up to the age of 16 when I entered a NV2 Level 2 Horsecare apprenticeship at Prestige Equestrian formerly Summerhouse Equestrian Centre. I have competent knowledge on all areas of equine care and riding. I also worked with a family friend on their equestrian rescue centre yard which included lunging youngstock, exercising horses, feeding, general yard duties, mucking out and grooming. Throughout my apprenticeship I gained experience in supporting with competition course set up, caring for schoolmasters and supporting child riding lessons.

 

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

I have a strong work ethic and value taking intiative in any role that I take on. Additionally on this, I have an assertive and bubbly, polite personality therefore I still value communication with my peers or colleagues and usually fit into the team quite quickly. I am fast at learning new skills and am willing to put in hard, skilled work whilst respecting and understanding the need for work to be of a high quality. My main skills regarding riding of horses is exercising youngstock and my favoured discipline is cross country/dressage.

 

Strengths and Weaknesses

• What do you most enjoy about working with horses?

Horses have always been important to me in my life, due to the strong and special, unique silent bond that we create with them as well as the therapeutic relationship they provide us. For me, working with horses is much more than a job, it is giving me more then what money could provide for me by itself. I also enjoy the busy and fast paced environment that requires physical skills as well as intellect. I enjoy expending energy and feeling that I have achieved successful accomplishments and tasks at the end of each day.

• Is there anything you’d like to improve?

I would like to improve my skillset in regards to my handling of stress and resilience.

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

I value being a respectful and hard working employee that has a lifelong history of equestrian sector experience and working as well as being kind and polite. I ensure that the jobs are done to a high standard whilst also genuinely enjoying what I am doing within my role.