Ref: GL25054
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General Information
- Age 29 years
- Date of Birth 19th March 1996
- Had previous paid employment within the equine industry? Locked
- Preferred Countries United Kingdom, Ireland, Northern Ireland, The EU
- County/State/Region Northern Ireland, UK, Republic of Ireland
- Job Category Full Time, Part Time
- Earliest start date 4th June 2025
- Freelance: Business Name Locked
- Freelance: Hourly Rate Locked
- Freelance: are you insured? Locked
- Available for Christmas Cover? No
- Notice period 2 weeks
- Best time to call Locked
- Working Couples: Partner's profile reference number Locked
- Live in or out Live in, Live out
- Co-habiting? Locked
- Full Postcode if live out (Private) Locked
- Expected Job Level Groom/Rider, Rider, Part of a Team, Sole Charge, Assistant Head Person, Head Person
- Animals to bring to a job Locked
- Describe the animal/s you HAVE to bring to the job (if applicable) Locked
- Can drive Car
- Own car? Car
- Height 5’10” / 177cm
- Approximate weight 10st / 63.5kg / 140lb
- Total years experience with horses Locked
- Previous paid/work experience Locked
- Future disciplines College, Eventing, Family Yard, P2P, Racing NH, Rehabilitation
- Riding Role? Locked
- Nationality Irish
- Languages spoken Locked
- Qualifications Locked
- Equine Skills Bandage, Equine First Aid, Exercise/Hack Out, Long Rein, Lunging, Management Skills, Muck Out, Plait, Pull Mane/Tail, Ride, Rider/Trainer, Sales Preparation, School, Sole charge, Supervisory Skills, Trim, Veterinary Experience, Work 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
- Upload your CV Locked
- Current passport? Locked
- DBS (formerly CRB) or equivalent Locked
- Smoker? Locked
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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 have worked in racing yards for 7 years where I have worked as an exercise rider/stable groom full-time.
I am a fully qualified and insured Equine Physical Therapist. I studied at Equi-Ed, Ireland.
I also have BSc. (Hons) in Equine Management and completed the Exercise Rider Course at the Racing Academy and Centre of Education (RACE).
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
Key Skills include:
- Riding Out
- Schooling over hurdles and steeplechase fences.
- Grooming
- Mucking Out
- Haying/Feeding/Watering
- Putting horses on the walker
- Organising/Managing Equine Spa
- Turning horses out for Racing/Shows/Owner Visits/Buyer Visits
- Tacking Up horses
- Handling young horses
- Working as part of a team
- Supervising/Allocating tasks to Junior Staff
- Undertaking Biosecurity Measures e.g., washing sheets/rubbers, filling up disinfectant buckets
- Assist with the Vet
- Assist with the Farrier
- Assist with the Equine Therapist
- Keeping records
- Operating machinery e.g. forklift
- Equine First Aid
- Cold Therapy Treatments
Strengths and Weaknesses
• What do you most enjoy about working with horses?
I enjoy working outdoors and I like spending time with these highly intelligent animals.
• Is there anything you’d like to improve?
I want to improve my riding skills especially jumping over hurdles and fences. I also would like to improve my lungeing and long-reining skills. I also want to further develop my supervisory skills.
• Why should employers consider you above any other job seeker?
I am keen to learn and open-minded to develop new skills and expand my knowledge. I want to develop further as an employee and as a person.
Requirements
• What would you like to do or gain in your next job?
Skills I would like to develop:
- long-reining
- schooling over hurdles/fences/jumps.
- lungeing with training aids e.g., Pessoa or Equi-Ami
- organising/managing additional training/rehabilitation aids e.g., swimming pool or equine spa (only if available!)
- expand on my equine physical therapy skills
- improve my riding skills
I would also be open to studying/gain BHS qualifications if opportunity is available
• Do you need accommodation?
Yes if the job is based more than 30 minute drive from County Monaghan, Ireland or in the UK/abroad.
• Do you have any special requirements for any animals you wish to bring with you?
No
• Do you have any ongoing commitments?
I am looking for work for the month of June 2025.
• Do you have any holidays booked that an employer needs to know of?
No
