Riikka
Helsinki, Etelä-Suomen lääni, Finland
About
- Jobseeker No
- 132663
- Status
- Looking
- Gender/Working Couple
- Female
- Age
- 35
- Nationality
- Finland
- Marital Status
- Single
- Occupation
- Groom
- Height
- 1.64m = 5' 4"
- Weight
- 54 kgs = 8 st 7 lb
- Smoke
- Drive
Preferences
- Live-In Position
- Bring Own Horse
- Work Types
- Temporary; Permanent; Contract
- Work Times
- Full-time
- Notice Required
- 5 week(s)
- Job Types
- General Groom; Race Groom; Rider Groom; Stud Groom; Endurance Rider; Trotter Rider; Harness/Driving; Parelli Horsemanship; Ranch Hand; Stud Hand
- Facility Types
- Racing; Stud; Holiday/Hacking Centre; Endurance; Other; Breeding/Foaling; Conditioning/Handling; Trotter; Western; Ranch
Qualifications
Worked in many different stables in Finland, Sweden, France, Italy, Germany and Australia. Broken in yearlings from wild children to very well behaving youngsters and taken them to auctions in France.
Mainly experience from harness racing stables, but also been riding gallop horses and dressage horses.
Been rehabilitating horses back to work.
Normal stable duties, sole charge, equine first-aid. Helping with Vet. Working in busy environment. Training race horses.
Duties of Current Occupation
Currently I'm working at an Equine Clinic as a Vet assistant. My duties include office tasks, lab, x-ray, showing and preparing horses for vets etc etc. I also work extra hours for harness racing school doing normal stable duties and keeping lessons.
Equine Work Experience
I've been around harnessracing horses since I was born and been driving and riding them. I've worked mainly in harnessracing stables, but also tried gallophorses and showjumping stables. Doing normal stable duties, being in sole charge, and training, riding, driving, breaking in young horses, equine first-aid, taking horses to races etc.
Over 5 years I worked part time and full time for Pekka Korpi with high level racehorses. I learned so much during that time about horses and how to train and take best care of them. In the farm I worked mostly, the trainer only visited once per week, so we had to be in sole charge and run the training progress by ourselves. I’ve also worked 2-3 months in different yards in Italy, Australia, France and Sweden.
I have some experience with gallophorses galloping on the beach etc. I've been riding also a top class dressage horse over 6 years, mostly hacking on his days off, but sometimes practicing a bit dressage.
Specialities
I'm very happy, social and hardworking girl. I'm always really eager to learn new things. I absolutely love horses, and I have lots of experience working with different kind farms and stables. I get along with all kinds of people too. I speak fluent Finnish and English, and I can communicate in French and in Swedish.
I always want to be kind and patient with horses, and am very interested in natural horsemanship.
Now I am looking for a summer job for 2-3 months.
Type of Ride Work
Been riding mostly harness racing horses (monté and hacking), but also basic flat work and small jumps. I'm confident rider, and not afraid of energetic horses if they are not too crazy. I have good balance and I often ride bareback if the horses are nice. I have also experience of riding gallop horses, but no track work with them, only training them in gallop on the beach.