
Sorrel
Glastonbury, Somerset, UK
About
- Jobseeker No
- 385991
- Status
- Looking
- Gender/Working Couple
- Female
- Age
- 29
- Location
- Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6, UK
- Nationality
- UK
- Marital Status
- Single
- Occupation
- Trainee coach / groom
- Height
- 1.68m = 5' 6"
- Weight
- 53 kgs = 8 st 4 lb
- Smoke
Preferences
Qualifications
• Clean Full UK Drivers Licence • BHS First Aid • BHS Stage 1 Care & Ride • BHS Ride and Road Safety • BA English Literature (University of Southampton) 2.1
BHS Exams
BHS Stage 1
Duties of Current Occupation
I have 5 competition horses belonging to students that I am responsible for. I ride, lunge, and monitor the horse's behaviour, weight etc. I accompany students to competitions and take care of all basic yard duties eg. mucking out, tack cleaning etc.
Equine Work Experience
Millfield Prep School - Trainee coach/groom
- I have 5 competition horses belonging to students that I am responsible for.
- Immaculate turnout including equipment.
- Monitor the horses' weight, behaviour etc.
- Exercising the ponies (riding/lunging)
- Accompany students to competitions.
Specialities
Vast experience working with children and young adults.
Being lightweight, and working at Millfield Prep. I exercise a wide variety of the student's showjumpers, race ponies, and eventers as well as backing my boss's pony.
I turn out to a very high standard (the ponies and the yard itself) and regularly groom for students at competitions.
Independent, versatile and responsible.
Organising feed deliveries, farriers, physios, dentist, vaccinations etc.
Type of Ride Work
*Jumping - I show jumped and evented regularly growing up. I competed for the Varsity 1st team at uni. I ride the students jumping ponies at work
*Flatwork/schooling
Backing - I recently backed my boss's pony as well as rescue ponies (my own as well as clients).
Re-training/problem solving
Young horses
Competition Details
The 5 horses I groom for at work compete regularly to a high level.
Showjumping - I competed for Millfield school and in the Varsity 1st team for University of Southampton. I currently exercise and school showjumping ponies while working at Millfield Prep.
Eventing - I have mostly competed in unaffiliated events. I regularly ride eventers and groom for Students at their NSEA events.