Salary
$70,000 to $85,000
Work Type
Permanent; Contract
Work Time
Full-time
Live-In
Live-In Required
Bring Own Horse
Training Available
Non-Smoker
Job No
109987
Status
Looking
Updated
25/10/2025
Expires
in 3 months
Views
75

Seeking Very Experienced enthusiastic Colt Starter Horseman or Horsewoman The duties include :

  • The safe crush training young mares for Vet to AI safely in crush
  • Handling and weaning foals
  • Float load training
  • Sales prep of young stock including helping with photo and DVD of horses
  • Helping with foaling down and after care of 2 mares due end dec early Jan
  • Breaking in a group of well handled 6 warmbloods turning 4 end of this year
  • Haltering and training to lead a few unhandled brumby mares starting the younger ones and halter training their weaning age foals.
  • Helping ground staff move horses to new pasture and any thing else they need a hand with vet emergency etc
  • Farrier skill would be great but not essential.

This role will suit someone who is into Classical Dressage and Natural Horsemanship using only kind handling methods. I do breed Dressage and Show horses but do not mind a Horse Colt Starter with a Western back ground. I am looking for someone with extensive skill and experiences starting and educating horses so I can advertise them as well handled having the right start and ready to go on with and find them suitable homes. This is the goal.

I have good facitities including :

  • Open sided indoor dressage size arena with lights
  • Under cover rubber lined round pen with light
  • Yards
  • Barn with stables and mare crush
  • Hot water undercover wash bay
  • Truck loading ramp
  • 3 horse angle load float with extra height and length bays
  • Roads around farm and open paddocks to ride in
  • Horse obstacle course set up near arena

The job includes a private cottage nicely fully furnished with kitchen laundry. I will prefer someone who can work here and bill me with their own ABN but for overseas applicants I will offer an attractive full time wage agreement package. The earliest start date is from october.I will require references and DVD of riding and working on horses to be sent to my Whats App.

Requirements

Fit healthy, relyable person with good checkable references. Must agree to random drug testing and police check. Previous relevant experience is required with previous stud work and ability to break in and train in basic dressage as well as have breakers quiet and safe to trail out around farm.

Required Key Skills
Riding Driving license First-Aid Equine First-Aid Handling Youngstock Schooling Lunging Plaiting Trim/Pull Sole Charge Starting/Breaking Natural Horsemanship Parelli Horsemanship People Skills Long Reining
Required Expertise
Dressage Livery Sole Charge Stud Flatwork Hacking
Accommodation

Fully furnished cottage. heating and cooling. Pets are OK.

Job Benefits

Fully furnished accomodation is provided. Close proximity to Melborne City less than an hour by train or car Some use of car for local shopping and erands. World class facility to work horses including under cover round pen and olympic size under cover dressage arena both with lights. Flood lit foaling yards and stables Can bring own horse. Attractive competitive salary package.

Employer No
100788
Website
http://www.coldstreampark.com.au
Location
Coldstream, Victoria, Australia
Dealer Dressage Showing Stud Breeding/Foaling Training Conditioning/Handling
Equestrian Employer Details

The stud is located in the Yarra Valley Victoria on 160 acres and specialists in breeding of Coloured Warmblood horses.The 60 horses on the farm are all very well cared for and fed rugged and have farrier regular worming and vet when needed. We are currently preparing to sell a lot of young ones we bred going under saddle . In this coming season I have 7 mares due to foal. There is now an opportunity to join a small friendly welcoming expert team . I am looking for an experienced stud worker capable of working when left unsupervised and who has a lot of previous stud work experience and expertise in Foaling Down mares and Broodmares and Foal care. We stand 2 stallions at stud a warmblood and a cremello Australia stock horse. There is on farm accommodation in a cottage . I am happy to employ foreigners on a working holiday visa for min 6 mth contract . Not in the post code for 2 nd year visa sign off sorry . All applicants can apply in writing with CV and references please .

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