Yard GroomCambridgeshire
The Job
- Job No:
- 22310
- Status:
- Expired
- Title:
- Yard Groom
- Type:
- Groom-General, Groom-Ride/Leading, Instructor
- Work type:
- Full Time, Part Time
- Salary:
- to be negotiated
- Live In:
- Bring own horse:
- Training available:
- Posted:
- 30 Jan 12
- Updated:
- 30 Jan 12
The Yard
- Yard No:
- 1038722
- Name:
- Northbrook Equestrian Centre
- Location:
- St. Neots, Cambridgeshire
- Type:
- Livery, Riding School
Job Description
To work at a busy equestrian centre, with 30+ horses and ponies.
Based on the Cambridgeshire/Bedfordshire Border, the right applicant will be looking after the Riding School and livery horses with other members of staff.
Day to day duties will be:-
Normal stable duties, turning in and out. Grooming, tacking up for lessons. Assisting with lessons. Teaching is possible if applicant is qualified/experienced. Varied duties including dealing with the clients and booking in lessons and assisting in our Tack Shop.
Applicant needs to be experienced around horses and have a kind and calm temperment with them.
Qualifications: BHS satge 1 and 2. NVQ 1 and 2 as a minimum.
Driving licience required.
Possibility to further your qualifications and training.
Flexible working hours.
Ability to ride and school horses to a reaonable standard.
Required Skills
Riding; Schooling; Lunging; Bandaging.
Required Expertise
Livery; Riding School; Working with children; Working with the disabled; Flatwork.
Benefits
Friendly family based environment to work in. Possibility to ride and school a variation of horses from riding school through to jumping and dressage competation horses. Chance to groom for competitions.
The Facility
Indoor School. Menage. 34 Stables. We have just secured more land where we intend to build a small cross- country course.
We are a registered Riding School and Pony Club Centre, we have 2 groups from RADA who come every week.
We hold regular shows during the summer which includes showing and show jumping.