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  • Experienced rider and hard worker

    Experienced, organized, friendly, energetic, and always happy to learn. Potentially willing to relocated.

  • EXPERIENCED COUPLE FROM IRELAND

    We are a hardworking mature couple with a great sense of humour and great people skills. We have experience in management and have worked in various different fields. We are currently working in Thailand as a Scuba diving instructor and a Divemaster. I have also worked as a stable manager in a luxury horse safari business. We both have full HGV licenses. Gary is an experienced mechanic and handyman. Though now trying something completely different we miss the horses and country life very much.

About

Jobseeker No
162703
Status
Looking
First name
Lyn
Gender
Female
Age
49
Location
Antrim, United Kingdom
Nationality
United Kingdom
Marital status
Cohabiting
Occupation
lorry driver
Height
178 cm = 5' 10"
Weight
61 Kgs = 9 st 8 lb
Smoke
No

Preferences

Live-In position
Yes
Bring own horse
No
Job types
Rider-Hunter; Stable Lad/Lass; Head Groom; Farm Maintenance; Ranch Hand/Cattle; Groom-General; Dude Ranch/Wrangler; Working Couple/Team; Housekeeper/Groom;
Facility types
Endurance; Eventing; Riding School; Hunt; Private; Show Jumping; Livery; Holiday/Hacking Centre; Other;
Work types
Permanent; Contract;
Work times
Full-time;
Earliest start
Jun 2013
Comments
Having had a break from horses and tried other things Gary and I are keen to get back into the life we love. We are hardworking and flexible people, any type of work envolving horses anywhere will be considered. Look forward to hearing from you.

Qualifications

7 O levels including maths and english. Qualified PADI diving instructor. EFR instructor. (1st Aid)

Duties of Current Occupation

Organising the day to day running of a small dive centre. Taking care of daily dive rotas and accounts.

Equine Work Experience

I have worked abroad at international level with showjumpers. I was stable manager for a luxury horse safari running a stable of 34 horses and several staff. I have experience with polo, hunting and breaking and have been a manager and in sole charge on several occasions.

Key Skills

Equine First-Aid; Riding; Sole Charge; Plaiting; Clipping; Drive Horsebox; Schooling; First-Aid; Bandaging; Exercising; Starting/Breaking; Lunging; Handling Youngstock; HGV license; Driving license; Trim/Pull;

Areas of Expertise

Hunting; Sole Charge; Livery; Flatwork; Polo; Working with children; Show Jumping; Trekking;

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