Elisabeth
Congleton, Cheshire, UK
About
- Jobseeker No
- 243832
- Status
- Looking
- Gender/Working Couple
- Female
- Age
- 32
- Nationality
- UK
- Marital Status
- Cohabiting
- Occupation
- Job Seeker
- Height
- 1.71m = 5' 7"
- Weight
- 56 kgs = 8 st 11 lb
- Smoke
- Drive
Preferences
- Live-In Position
- Bring Own Horse
- Locations
- (Cheshire)
- Work Types
- Permanent; Contract
- Work Times
- Full-time; Part-time
- Earliest Start
- Oct 2026
- Job Types
- Competition Groom; Dressage Groom; Eventing Groom; General Groom; Hunt Groom; Show Groom; Showjumping Groom; Head Groom; Assistant Manager; Yard/Barn Manager
- Facility Types
- Dressage; Eventing; Hunt; Livery; Private; Show Jumping; Showing; Other; Training; Veterinary
Bio
Equestrian professional with over 15 years experience, equine qualifications. Varied employment background from top level event yards to riding school and livery. Exceptional standards, honest, reliable and self-motivated. Looking for long term role.Qualifications
MSc Animal nutrition - ongoing BSc Equine Science Level 3 Ext Dip Equine Management BHS Stage 2 care
Documents
BHS Exams
BHS Stage 1 BHS Stage 2
Duties of Current Occupation
- Yard duties (muck out, feeds, poo-picking, field maintenance, rugging, grooming)
- Comp prep (clipping, plaiting, bandaging, trimming, pulling, tack cleaning)
- Yard maintenance (jet wash, weeding, painting)
- Assistant manager, sole charge
Equine Work Experience
- 15 + years equestrian employment
- Sole charge 12-14 horses from happy hackers to eventers
- Assistant manager/supervisor 3-4 grooms and apprentices and 40+ horses
- Comp groom for novice to 5* event horses
- Sole charge 12 horse livery yard happy hackers - low level competition
- Groom at large equestrian facility - mostly groomed on 24 box livery yard, daily care + comp prep alongside 1 other groom and yard manager, also supervised apprentices prepping and turning out horses after evening lessons on the riding school
- Hunt/livery yard - cared for owners hunt horses and her full and part time liveries
- Riding school - horses and ponies living out 24/7 - routine care, lesson prep, assisting with lessons
- Showing - native breed showing
Specialities
- Assistant manager - led team of 3-4 grooms and apprentices looking after 40 horses
- Sole charge - sole charge of 12-14 horses
- Horses - foals, stallions, broodmares, 5* event horses, dressage, hunt horses, livery, riding school
- High standards - exceptional standards of care, turnout and general tidiness and organisation
- Team work - integrate well into close-knit team
Type of Ride Work
Hacking/fitness work Schooling - basic flat and jump Lunging - various aids Long lining
Competition Details
- Comp groom on event yard with a number of horses and riders competing from novice to 5* - mostly home groom and competition prep, travelling and grooming at offsite training days
- Competed up to Novice affiliated with own horses and livery horses
