Claire

Level 1 BHS Care & Ride 2019 (Currently studying Level 2, due to sit exam in 10 weeks time) I also have Level 1 First Aid in the work place, a BA Hons Degree in Sports Development, 10x GCSE's & 3x A-Levels.

I am looking for a career change as my passion has always been with horses and I have been riding from a very young age. I have been studying alongside my previous role to complete my BHS, now I am ready to advance as a Groom whilst still studying.

I have been riding now for around 17 years on and off, I have competed my own horses at competitions, trained an inexperienced young horse to jump and helped others to gain confidence in their riding by sharing my knowledge. Please see below a list of yard duties I am comfortable and confident to perform:

• Tack/Untack (clean tack, take apart and know the difference in the types)
• Muck out (deep litter, straw, shavings, paper etc.)
• Knowledge of common horse illnesses & signs of a lame horse
• Bandage for excersize and for travel
• Groom ( bath, brush, trim etc. however will need practice on plaiting & clipping)
• Load and unload a horse from a lorry or trailer, prepare trailer and horse for transit
• Turn out, bring in.
• Feed

Examiners in the past have commented on my mannerisms as nice and friendly and my knowledge as extensive when put into the correct situation. Once a bond has been built with a horse I will feel relaxed and be able to work with the horse to a high standard. Horses welfare and safety are of the upmost importance to me and to uphold these values things must be done properly and professionally at all times.

I can perform the below phases to a high level, however under instruction I am not afraid to push further: -walk, trot, canter, gallop

• transitions (walk to canter, halt to trot etc.)
• show jumping up to 1m
• hack
• leg yeild
• reinback
• ride in an outline (and know the difference when a horse is not tracking up properly)
• lunge & free rein

My main competition experience lies within showjumping. I have competed on my own horses at show jumping competitions locally in the UK and across Spain. With my horse in Spain I was registered under the showjumping federation of Andalusia which consists of a collection of competitions across each Southern region up to 1m. When I was younger I owned an Irish Sports horse which i took to XC competitions regularly however I have not had the opportunity to do this in a while.