Elena
Athlone, County Offaly, Ireland
About
- Jobseeker No
- 363960
- Status
- Looking
- Gender/Working Couple
- Female
- Age
- 26
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Marital Status
- Cohabiting
- Occupation
- Head Groom
- Height
- 1.63m = 5' 4"
- Weight
- 89 kgs = 14 st 0 lb
- Smoke
- Drive
Preferences
- Live-In Position
- Bring Own Horse
- Locations
- (Galway, Roscommon)
- Work Types
- Permanent; Contract; Freelance
- Work Times
- Full-time; Part-time
- Notice Required
- 1 week(s)
- Minimum Pay
- from €15 hour
- Job Types
- Competition Groom; Dressage Groom; Hunt Groom; Rider Groom; Show Groom; Showjumping Groom; Head Groom; Dressage Rider; Hunter Seat Rider
- Facility Types
- Eventing; Hunt; Livery; Riding School; Show Jumping; Showing; Breeding/Foaling; Training; Conditioning/Handling
Documents
Duties of Current Occupation
Main duties include , Feeding , Mucking out , turning horses out , lunging , riding , grooming , Cleaning tack , Cleaning/Organising yard.
Equine Work Experience
Worked in my local riding school yard for several months , Been a riding member/livery owner / worker there since 2010. Have groomed for 3 weeks at vilamoura Atlantic tour in portugal oct/nov 2019 for top riders Jude burgess and DLS showjumping with david and louise Simpson. Ive competed in Sj, Xc , Dressage , hunter trails , pony club events, derbys , including 2, ODE where ive placed both first and second. Started showing in 2019 and have been quiet successful. Well able to hack out by myself and with large groups of people , lunging , long reining , Member of glasson farmers hunt since 2015. Have worked with beginners, Children/Teens/Adults , Advanced and special needs. Previous experience with breaking in young horses/handling foals/yearlings/unbroken/green horses. have been abroad and travelled with horses on ferries. have been apart of the world breeders championships in lanaken in 2023 along with 2 other venues in belgium in 2023. Experienced with handling stallions also.
Specialities
Knowledgable experiences : •Broodmares/Foals/Yearlings ; from getting the mare in foal to the mare foaling and everything inbetween from birth to yearling stage. •Introducing and preparing young horses for training and breaking, Establish boundaries , gain confidence and make it a positive experience. •Riding school experience •Rehab work for OTTB •care and management of elite fei affiliated horses and understanding of fei guidelines Head groom experience show groom experience
Type of Ride Work
Have previous experience in all disciplines apart from racing & stud work. • Showjumping up to 80cm •Hunted weekly on and off for the last 5 years. • Cross country up to novice and some open fences. • Hacking/Fitness/lunging. • Showing Classes ( Cob Class ) •Derbies •ODE’s •flatwork & Pole work. In my younger years I was also a member in pony club.
Competition Details
previously been on my school showjumping team where I have competed and placed both as a team and as an individual in novice category in mullingar & Cavan equestrain. •Have competed in both pre- novice and novice hunter trials. •Placed 1st at my first ODE and placed 2nd in my second ODE. •Placed first in tullamore show 2019 in Cob class Have groomed internationally at FEI level at Vilamoura 2019,peelenberg ,2022 sentower 2022, also groomed at the world breeding championships in 2022
