AlixHerefordshire

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Ride and lead, NVQ1 assessments
Ride and lead, NVQ1 assessments

About

Job Seeker no.:
970161
Status:
Looking
First name:
Alix
Gender:
Female
Age:
24
From:
Herefordshire United Kingdom GB
Nationality:
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Marital status:
CoHabiting
Occupation:
Hospitality
Height:
1.62m = 5' 3"
Weight:
59Kg = 130lbs = 9st 4lbs
Smoke:
cross
Registered:
04 Jul 08
Account:
Active
Recent Sign-Ins:
1
Signed In:
13 Aug 10
Unread Msgs:
1

Preferences

Live-In position:
cross
Bring own horse:
tick
Job types:
Head Groom, Groom-General, Groom-Competition, Groom-Dressage, Groom-Eventing, Groom-Showjumping, Summer Camp, Groom-Ride/Leading, Au Pair/Groom, Secretarial/Admin
Yard types:
Private, Livery, Dressage, Eventing, Show Jumping, Riding School, Holiday/Hacking Centre, Showing, Other, Training
Countries:
United Kingdom
Regions:
Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, Monmouthshire
Locations:
Hereford, Ross, Worcs, Glos
Work types:
Full Time, Part Time, Temporary
Notice required:
1 weeks
Earliest start:
Oct 2010
Salary:
negotiable
Comments:
Own horse depends on location and is not a pre-requisite. Would prefer to live out as have just settled down with my partner unless suitable accom can be provided. Looking to start in Oct when we relocate to Herefordshire.

Qualifications

Attained 2:1 at Bsc equine studies course this year
NVQ2 horse care and riding
NVQ1 horse care and riding
National Diploma in horse management DDM
BHS ride and road safety
NPTC health and safety with horses
First aid at work - need refresher course

Documents

Resume (CV):
Awaiting document
References:
Awaiting document

Duties of current occupation

I have just finished uni, and am working full time for Royal Pier as a barmaid and waitress in the Inn on the Pier, Pier Pressure, Pier Pavillion and Don Gelato Ice Cream until relocating to Herefordshire in a few months.

Equine work experience

Meadow Stud and Equine Practice, Huntley. 2 summers between uni as yard assistant then head girl, mucking out, general care of mares, high value stallions and youngstock, preparing for and travelling to sales/auctions, assisting with scans/inseminations/semen collections/vet treatment, exercising/schooling and use of the horsewalker.

Lluest Equine Centre, Aberystwyth Uni as a supervisor, mucking out, exercising/schooling horses, general care of 25 horses and management of 6-8 first year students.Worked on the Holme Lacy College Yard as a yard assistant, mucking out, exercising, general care of 14 horses.

After leaving school I worked for Nenenka Hackneys in the Forest of Dean as a groom for a showing/stud/driving yard, mucking out, exercising horses (riding/lungeing/long reining/driving), some stud work, grooming at shows. Left in sole charge when required.

Specialities

Punctual, hard working and eager to please. Very high standards, with the horse's welfare a high priority. Always striving to improve, and currently gearing up to BHS PTT qualification to further my competance and experience in all aspects of horsecare, management, teaching and riding. Therefore any yard which can offer training for stage 3/PTT would be great.

Type of ride work

Ride to BHS/NVQ level 2 (have NVQ2 qualification). Also have BHS ride and road safety certificate. I'm a quiet and capable rider, willing to school/exercise as needed.

Competition details

Competed as a teen in unaffilliated showjumping, dressage and hunter trials. Competed in indoor driving trials throughout winter months of my teens.
Now currently bringing on my own horse to compete at BE intro. Competing at prelim/novice tests, jumping up to 80cms at shows.

Key Skills

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

Areas of Expertise

Dressage; Driving; Eventing; Lecturing; Livery; Riding School; Showing; Show Jumping; Sole Charge; Stud; Trekking; Working with children; Working with the disabled; Flatwork.

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