Sophie
Whiston, Liverpool, UK
About
- Jobseeker No
- 379505
- Status
- Looking
- Gender/Working Couple
- Female
- Age
- 27
- Location
- Whiston, Liverpool, L35, UK
- Nationality
- UK
- Marital Status
- Single
- Occupation
- Customer Care Advisor - Medivet
- Height
- 1.71m = 5' 7"
- Weight
- 72 kgs = 11 st 4 lb
- Smoke
- Drive
Preferences
- Live-In Position
- Bring Own Horse
- Locations
- Work Types
- Permanent
- Work Times
- Full-time
- Notice Required
- 8 week(s)
- Salary
- 25,500
- Comments
- Would prefer sole accommodation, if bills not included, salary must reflect this.
Qualifications
No equine related qualifications. A degree in BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour and Welfare.
Documents
Duties of Current Occupation
Mucking out 4/5 large shaving beds, handling large competition horses, grooming to a low standard, usual yard duties; poo picking, cleanliness of work areas, harrowing indoor and outdoor schools. Riding such as exercise and light hacking.
Equine Work Experience
Local riding school - 2009 - 2019 as a team leader. Various rescue centres over multiple months at a time. 5* livery yard - 2021 - 2023 - preparing the schedule for both employees and owners for the week, preparing feeds and administering medication, riding flat and ground work for competition horses, assisting with the rehabilitation of injured horses (lunging, cold hosing, magnetic boots/bands, icing, claying), assisting farriers, vets and physio/chiro visits, turning out and bringing in competition horses, grooming to a high standard (not plaiting or clipping), bathing and banding manes over, checking and cleaning injuries where required, relaying any information to both manager and owner when necessary, mucking out to a high standard in appropriate time. Using both soaker and steamer (haygain), weighing nets. RTV certificate and able to harrow both outdoor arenas and indoor. Full livery and grass livery yard - 2023 - 2023. (Yard downsized so was let go)
Specialities
Team leading skills in multiple jobs including the riding school and 5* livery yard. Very high standards of cleanliness, contacting clients, mucking out with shavings beds, hacking and light exercise riding, working with retired, competition, pleasure and rehabbed horses in multiple jobs including equine rescues. Able to turn out to a low standard (still willing to learn) and have excellent time management skills.
Type of Ride Work
Riding work is limited due to not having my own horse, however have ridden to BHS stage 3 equivalent, as well as having my own green loan horse. At current, I ride a variety of horses from competition horses involving exercise schooling and hacking.
Competition Details
Unfortunately do not have any competition experience, do not know how to plait or turn out to a standard.