Riding Instructor From 1/08/12London

Job Description

We are looking for a confident experienced horse riding instructor - qualified at least to BHSAI(or equivalent) Must have excellent communication skills, judgement and be an honest, reliable team member. Must also be a competent, accomplished horse rider. Your role will include teaching clients as well as general yard work.

Requirements

The candidate should hold the BHS AI certificate or equivalent.

Required Skills

Riding; Schooling; Lunging; Bandaging; Plaiting; Clipping; Teaching; Trim/Pull; Exercising.

Required Expertise

Dressage; Riding School; Show Jumping; Flatwork.

Benefits

We encourage all our instructors to improve their skills and further training is given by our Chief Instructor. We pay exam fees. There is an opportunity to school and compete occasionally. We have a great team here and they are truely valued by us, our clients and liveries and we offer some great staff 'perks' throughout the year. 28 days holiday.

The Facility

Wimbledon Village Stables is a family-run riding school and livery stables located in the heart of Wimbledon Village. We are a British Horse Society Approved establishment, and are therefore required to operate to their high standards and in doing so we have received 2 Certificates of Excellence. We are also fully approved by the Association of British Riding Schools. The riding school was established in 1914 and since we took it over in 1980 we have employed modern up-to-date practices and procedures to our horses, our clients, our staff and our environment.

We are located in the heart of Wimbledon Village just a few hundred yards from Wimbledon Commons 1,100 acres and Richmond Parks 2,400 acres both of which provide spectacular riding country. We have 25 horses stabled here and the stables is run as a Membership club.