SUMMARY

Diligent and hardworking when it comes to getting tasks done within a time limit. I am very good at working independently or within a team with great communication skills. I would say I’m very easy to get on with and enjoy helping clients and customers with anything! Im really easy going and when work needs to be done i ensure it’s completed promptly and professionally.

I have had experience with cash handling, calls and bookings if this is required

 

 

Previous Relevant Experience

 

 14/09/2022 – PRESENT – Groom/Endurance –

UKME, Church Hall Farm North, Newmarket / godolphin /F3 /VIP Groom

 

• provided daily care and aid to yearlings, colts and fillys, young stallions.

• daily feeding routine and health checks

• preparing feeds twice a day

• dealing with sick or injured yearlings / stallions on a regular basis providing medical attention to those who are in need

• sanitizing and hosing cuts and grazes and understanding how severe certain situations were in order to determine the outcome

• turning out two yearlings at a time in pairs for the morning and bringing in at the end of the day in pairs safely

• syringed the yearlings that were choking / Mares

• mucking out 2 barns, haying, cleaning waters and mangers

• putting horses on walkers twice daily

• cleaning walkers

• holding yearlings and stallions for trimmings/farrier

• oiling hooves

• picking out hooves

• brushing manes and tales

• grooming

• operating the ragger

• handling stallions, yearlings and mares that are in foals

• changing routine and adapting to change in circumstance if a horse is injured and in need of care as their health and wellbeing is always kept paramount

•handling stallions

•hot clothing

•weaning foals

•dealing with chokes in foals and mares

•sole charge

•Caring for new born foals and mares

•foaling

•assisted with covering

•ensuring the yard is spotless and standards are maintained

•mucked out minimum 10 stables each morning and 5 in the afternoon, daily

•Vip yard duties attended

•exercised polo horses and endurance Arabians

•used exercise facilities such as horse walkers, lunge arena.

03/2016 to 08/2020 – Equine Yard Manager

Park Farm Stables – Litlle Horksley, Colchester, Essex

 

• Maintained accurate horses records such as medical, training and dietary requirements in compliance with medical procedures.

• Set up and dismantled equipment after training sessions, ensuring equipment stayed hazard-free, in-line with safety procedures.

• Built trusting owner and animal relationships by treating horses with love and care.

• Cleaned, groomed, and washed horses before competitions and show days, ensuring horses looked spotless, clean and beautiful.

• Cleaned stables which had to be done within an hour or so, maintaining hygienic and safe environments for horses.

• Watched horses and riders during riding sessions to ensure minimal accidents and injuries.

• Monitored food, bedding, equipment and medical supplies, promptly advising the employers to order low-stock items.

• Cared for the owners from time to time, working independently as well as being part of a team, owners are elderly and needed extra help with personal things.

• Monitored horse behavioural patterns, reporting concerns to my colleagues and the employers for prompt resolutions.

• When the Riding school was active and running, I helped assist the clients when they were doing training practices and during riding lessons to help prevent any accidents

• Helped at the til and welcomed clients when they arrived, collected their payments and took calls, bookings

06/2018 to 07/2018 – Canine and Cattery Groom

Animal Magic – Colchester, Essex

 

• Refilled shampoo bottles, sanitised clippers, combs and brushes and placed clean towels at each station following shift completion. Calculated payments by keeping accurate daily log of time spent with dogs, detailing activities and services provided.

• Pitched in with laundry duties, including washing, drying and folding towels during busy periods, ensuring consistent workflow.

1. Bathed roughly 3-5 dogs per shift

• Cleaned and disinfected kennels and common areas to reduce spread of illness from infected animals.

• Assisted grooming staff with nail clipping, fur blow drying and combing out matted fur during high-volume periods, including holidays.

 09/2020 to 12/2020 –  livery and yard assistant Thorringtons Farm Livery – Colchester, Essex, Tiptree

 

 • Tacked up and untacked horses upon commencement and completion of outings.

• Maintained a daily feeding and watering schedule, adhering to strict dietary requirements to ensure their health and welfare was kept paramount.

• Thoroughly cleaned and maintained equipment including bridles, saddles, leather martingales and girths.

• Inspected horses in the mornings and evenings to check for signs of ill health, swiftly reporting issues and treating minor ailments and injuries where possible.

• Mucked out stables, yards and fields on morning and evening shifts. Cleaned and brushed horses’ coats using washing the wash room and grooming kits.

• Replaced bedding in stalls on a daily basis after cleaning if it was required. Maintained thorough records of vaccinations, worming and shoeing schedules.

• Lead horses to and from stables and fields, employing attention to detail to minimise potential injuries.

• Promptly dried and finished washing the horses after bathing, minimising discomfort of animals.

• Brushed, trimmed and shaved their coats, tails and manes enhancing animal wellbeing.

• Ordered, received, unloaded and stored feed and supplies for animals under care.

• identified animal health concerns and discussed problems with owners. Consulted with clients about desired cuts and styles for individual animals. Monitored and documented animal health, diet and behaviours to identify and address trends.

• Administered treatments to sick or injured animals and consulted veterinarians to handle more complex concerns.

• Advised owners on strategies for continuing training and reinforcing lessons. Protected animal health and wellbeing by keeping all areas clean, organised and free of hazards.

• Maintained clean and orderly play yards, kennels and cages.

10/09/2021 – 10/12/2021 – Teacher Trainee, groom, rider

Brook Farm Stables – Wivenhoe

 

• Exercised young, green horses that needed regular attention and strict regimes in order to achieve targets for their fitness

• Gaining experience with many green horses when lunging, jumping, and hacking

• Supervised horse riding lessons and leading children of all ages and abilities

• Gained experience in teaching group lessons and private one to one lessons

• Shadowed lessons to gain skills in how demonstrate proper riding techniques to help clients be successful in the future and gain confidence when under the saddle

• Lead and assisted children of all ages with disabilities and instructed those in therapeutic horse back riding classes

• I considered teaching because with all my previous experience working at riding schools and private liveries, having many loaned horses as well helped me to perform my own techniques and tips in order to help other people from all ages

• I enjoyed teaching clients as it felt really rewarding

• Taught proper grooming and equine care techniques

• Showed people how to use tack, bridle and stirrups appropriately

15/12/2021 – 15/09/2022 – yard/stable hand and rider Stratford Hills Cross Country, Stratford St Mary, Essex

 

 • providing all horses with high quality care ensuring their health and welfare is kept paramount

• working within in a group, working together and keeping standards to a high

• ensuring tasks are completed within certain time frames especially when under pressure

• gaining experience in new equipment and facilities for example, using a horse walker safely and efficiently

• dealing with the liveries needs and wants and their complaints or queries

• mucking out 6-7 stables every morning, keeping cleanliness paramount ensuring water and feed buckets are washed and old hay or haylage is removed and replaced with fresh

• at least one wheel barrow is put back in when old wet straw or shavings has been removed

• keeping a time limit on each stable but not rushing when time is limited

• being polite all day when face to face with liveries ensuring satisfaction and positive exchanges, representing the yards high standards

 

SKILLS/EDUCATION

 

• Grooming and bathing

• Animal behaviour knowledge Animal health understanding Animal transport

• Animal safety

• Communication when working in a team

• Independent working

• Self motivated/hard working Record-keeping and bookkeeping

• Multitasking ability Scheduling

• Time management

 •cleanliness

•high standards

GCSEs: GCSEs

 Philip Morant Secondary School – Colchester

 

English Literature = Grade 5

English Language = Grade 4 Mathematics = Grade 4 Double Science = 5/5

French = Grade 4 Geography = Grade 4

Design Technology = Grade 5 Art and Design = Grade 6

Geography= Grade 4

Mathematics= Grade 4

Double Science= Grade 5/5

Art and Design= Grade 6

 

 

2021 A-Levels: A-Levels

Philip Morant Sigma College – Colchester

 

CERTIFICATIONS / GRADUATED

 

English Literature = Grade D

Biology = E

Health and Social Care = Distinction

 

 

Relevant Qualifications

BHS HORSE CARE, STABLE CARE AND RIDING

STABLE MANAGEMENT

 

*completed levels A, B, C, D and E then moved on to compete Levels 1 and 2 all approved by the British Horse Society, achieved these at Park Farm Riding school, Little Horksley.