Polo/Hunt Groom With Occasional Child CareOxfordshire

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The Job

Job No:
22276
Status:
Expired
Title:
Polo/Hunt Groom With Occasional Child Care
Type:
Groom-Hunt, Groom-Polo, Nanny/Housekeeping
Work type:
Full Time
Salary:
Approx.300 per week
Live In:
tick
Bring own horse:
tick
Training available:
cross
Posted:
27 Jan 12
Updated:
27 Jan 12

The Yard

Yard No:
1091466
Location:
Oxfordshire United Kingdom
Type:
Hunt, Polo

Job Description

We need a capable hard working honest person to help look after our horses and children. In Summer we will have approx. 8 polo ponies that will need to be prepared and kept up for the polo season and in winter we have 3 x hunters and 3 x childrens ponies that will need looking after.
We also require some babysitting at night and when times are less busy some child minding during the day. The children are 11,9,and 7 and are all keen riders so it is imperative that you are good and patient with children as well as horses.

Requirements

The applicant must be over 25 and be able to drive a horse trailer as well as a non HGV horse box and it would be useful if you had an HGV licence. Also they must be well experienced with horses and polo and good with children.
They will be expected to work 6 x day weeks with one day off which during the polo season will usually have to be Monday. We are a bit more flexible during the winter.

Required Skills

Riding; Driving license; Drive Horsebox; Schooling; Bandaging; Plaiting; Clipping; Trim/Pull; Sole Charge; Exercising.

Required Expertise

Hunting; Polo; Sole Charge; Working with children.

Accommodation

The accommodation is in a nice 2 bedroom flat with kitchen, bathroom and living room that is attached to the back of our house.

Benefits

There may be opportunities to play some polo in Summer or hunt in winter. And obviously if we all get on well there may be some holidays etc. that you may be invited to join us for.

The Facility

10 x stables a few turnout fields

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