Ref: GL10417
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General Information
- Age 31 years
- Date of Birth 8th December 1994
- Had previous paid employment within the equine industry? Locked
- Preferred Countries United Kingdom
- County/State/Region Cumbria, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, Lancashire, UK, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, UK, Shropshire, UK, Switzerland, Wales, UK, West Midlands, UK
- Do you require sponsorship/a VISA to work in any of your chosen countries? Locked
- Job Category Flexible Hours, Freelance, Full Time, Part Time, Permanent, Seasonal, Short Term (Temporary)
- Earliest start date 27th April 2026
- Freelance: Business Name Locked
- Freelance: Hourly Rate Locked
- Freelance: are you insured? Locked
- Available for Christmas Cover? Only Administrators can view this!
- Notice period N/A
- 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 Apprentice, Trainee, Groom, Groom/Rider, Rider, Part of a Team, Sole Charge, Assistant Head Person, Home Groom, Competition Groom, Stud Groom, Stud Hand, Other
- Animals to bring to a job Locked
- Describe the animal/s you HAVE to bring to the job (if applicable) Locked
- Can drive Car, Moped
- Own car? Car
- Height 5’1” / 154cm
- Approximate weight Under 8st / 50.8kg / 112lb
- Total years experience with horses Locked
- Previous paid/work experience Locked
- Future disciplines Classical, College, Dealer, Endurance, Eventing, Family Yard, Hunting, Livery, P2P, Polo, Pony Club Activities, Racing Flat, Racing NH, Riding for the Disabled (RDA), Reining, Rescue, Rehabilitation, Riding School, Sales, Showing, Show Jumping, Therapeutic Riding, Training Yard/Positions, Trekking, Western, Working Hunter
- Riding Role? Locked
- Nationality British
- Languages spoken Locked
- Qualifications Locked
- Equine Skills Back/Break, Bandage, Compete, Equine First Aid, Exercise/Hack Out, Foaling/Foal Watch, Long Rein, Lunging, Maintenance Skills, Muck Out, Plait, Pull Mane/Tail, Ride, Rider/Trainer, School, Show Turnout, Sole charge, Stallion Handling, Teach, Trim, Work Rider, Work with children, Young Stock Handler, Young Stock 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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- Image Uploads Locked
- Where did you find us? Only Administrators can view this!
Experience & Future Work Preferences
Welfare led, highly capable equestrian with lifelong horse ownership and hands-on yard experience, plus paid roles as a horse exerciser and stable staff in professional environments. Strong racing background through work at Lily Hall race yard (Cumbria) and training at the British Racing School and Newmarket Racing School. Confident with a wide range of horses and ponies, including Thoroughbreds, Arabs, heavy horses and native types.
Welfare first
Horsemanship and body language
High yard standards
Confident rider (5’1″, ~8 stone)
Preferred work
Disciplines: cross-country, show jumping, dressage training and competition
Yard type: professional yards valuing consistency, welfare and high standards
Strengths: lively, forward horses; adaptable across types and temperaments
Key experience
- Employed as a horse exerciser (including Fell ponies).
- Employed at a prestigious Kent dressage yard, maintaining horses to an exceptional standard (no riding there).
- Worked as groom and exercised racehorses at Lily Hall raceyard, Cumbria.
- British Racing School and Newmarket Racing School training and racehorse handling experience.
- Stud yard and youngstock experience: foaling support, broodmare and youngstock care, backing and producing.
Practical skills and knowledge
- Fast, thorough mucking out (around 15 minutes per stable); experienced with straw, shavings and other bedding systems.
- Plaiting manes and tails; turnout and show readiness standards.
- Strong tack and fitting knowledge, including a wide range of bits.
- Excellent equine anatomy and physiology knowledge; confident with yard terminology.
- Horsemanship led: reads subtle body language; vigilant about early injury signs; standard equine first aid knowledge.
Postgraduate study: MSc Equine Science (part-completed), Aberystwyth University (started October 2022).
