Working StudentAntwerpen
The Job
- Job No:
- 22054
- Status:
- Looking
- Title:
- Working Student
- Type:
- Groom-Competition, Groom-Eventing, Groom-General, Head Groom, Manager-Yard, Rider-3 Day Event, Rider-Dressage, Volunteer, Working Couple/Team, Working Student
- Work type:
- Full Time, Contract
- Salary:
- Lessons, 3 meals a day, lodging
- Min. education:
- Basic grooming, good background with horses
- Live In:
- Bring own horse:
- Training available:
- Posted:
- 30 Apr 12
- Updated:
- 30 Apr 12
The Yard
- Yard No:
- 47872
- Name:
- Karin Donckers
- Location:
- Belgium / Minderhout, Antwerpen
- Website
- Type:
- Eventing, Private, Riding School, Training
Job Description
Cleaning stalls and tack. Turning horses in-out fields+turn on-of walker. Use of H2O treatment, equisage. Hacking + riding dressage, condition training. Going along to competitions & clinics. Yard duties are priority but riding also important. Private lessons from myself and experianced dressage/eventingrider. Breaking in young horses.
Requirements
Common sense essential. Hard working, willing to learn, happy possitive attitude with good organisation wanted. Must be capable of riding/working fit horses and capable to work in a team with other students.
Required Skills
Riding; First-Aid; Equine First-Aid; Handling Youngstock; Schooling; Lunging; Bandaging; Plaiting; Trim/Pull; Exercising.
Required Expertise
Dressage; Flatwork.
Accommodation
Great opportunity to learn from a 4-time Olympian 5-time World Champion rider.
Last ten year top 10 of the world in eventing. Family athmosphere.
Benefits
There is a self contained house with 4 bedrooms: livingroom; kitchen; bathroom; TV; internet acces. Possibility to bring own horse.
The Facility
Professional eventing yard with up to 40 stables, fields, walker, treadmill, outdoor + indoor arena 2 cross-country courses less then 15 min.away. Competing all over europe. Working closely with family.
Breeding operation. Possibility's for riding and going as groom to (inter)national competitions.