Jen
Margam, Neath Port Talbot, UK
About
- Jobseeker No
- 385775
- Status
- Not Looking
- Gender/Working Couple
- Female
- Age
- 43
- Location
- Margam, Neath Port Talbot, SA13, UK
- Nationality
- UK
- Marital Status
- Single
- Occupation
- currently livery yard owner/manager
- Height
- 1.69m = 5' 6"
- Weight
- 59 kgs = 9 st 4 lb
- Smoke
Preferences
- Work Times
- Full-time; Part-time
- Comments
- The ideal situation for me would either be a sole charge role living on site, if there was the opportunity to have my animals on site too, or working with a small team and I would be happy to look for somewhere locally that will accommodate us all.
Qualifications
national certificate in equine studies national diploma in equine studies nvq level 1 and 2 bhs stage 1 and 2
BHS Exams
BHS Stage 1 BHS Stage 2
Duties of Current Occupation
running the livery yard single handed, including all yard work, horse care and business side
Equine Work Experience
For the past nearly 20 years I have been running my own business of livery yard and freelance yard work. After leaving school in 1998, I attended pencoed equine college (now part of bridgend college) I then went away to work on a yard that bred and produced young horses for sale. I returned early in 2002 to set up my own livery yard (rented), which alongside this I ran a freelance yard work service for people on their own yards, with some just short term holiday cover and others which turned into regular longterm work. I also for a short time, while setting this up, went back to work on the college yard.
I had been running the business like this until a few years ago when the opportunity came to buy my own yard (lots of help from parents!!) and start up a new livery yard in a different area, and to this time only offer full livery. Which I have done successfully, the yard is only small but I have no more spaces available.
Specialities
I am hard working, reliable and cheerful, have a safe and sensible way of working and am tidy and organised. I am confident working with horses large and small and am firm yet calm when handling. I am able to clip, pull and trim, plait. I'm can undertake field management tasks such as poo picking, have driven a tractor and implements in the past, and am confident with a strimmer. I prefer to work alone but will also work alongside other likeminded people. I also have my hgv licence.
Type of Ride Work
I am a capable rider and whilst I can and do school my own, I wouldn't say this is where my strengths are, for other peoples horses I'm happy keeping them exercised by hacking, though in a correct way, or lunging, and am mostly not phased by naughty or excitable behaviour, I have had many successes bringing on nappy type horses, giving them confidence to ride out well, and same with getting unsure young horses out to see the world.
Competition Details
I have competed my own horse at mostly BE90 level eventing and a little at BE100 level I have had experience of grooming for other riders at competitions