
Harriette
Farnham, Surrey, UK
About
- Jobseeker No
- 387413
- Status
- Looking
- Gender/Working Couple
- Female
- Age
- 35
- Location
- Farnham, Surrey, GU9, UK
- Nationality
- UK
- Marital Status
- Single
- Occupation
- Track work rider
- Height
- 1.7m = 5' 6"
- Weight
- 55 kgs = 8 st 9 lb
- Smoke
Preferences
Qualifications
• HGV license
General experience of 20 years of working with horses in different disciplines.
Duties of Current Occupation
Riding (all disciplines), turnout, plaiting, lunging, breaking, clipping, general yard duties, feed/exercise plans, bandaging, vet work
Equine Work Experience
• Worked in Australia for top racehorse trainers for 7 years as a trackwork rider and HGV driver. • Groomed for top Australian international event rider at 4* events. • Sole charge of private yards and top Event yard of 32 horses and 5 staff. • Responsibilities of exercise and feed plans for horses under my care. • Responsibilities of feed orders, keeping farrier appointments, vet appointments and worming etc up to date. • Doing written weekly reports of each horse and it’s progress and any issues that may have arisen and suggestions going forward for each individual horse. • Maintaining a clean, tidy and safe working environment for both horses and riders. • Hacking, schooling, jumping, long reining, hunting and gallop/fitness work. • Fast and efficient on the yard and good organisational skills. • Always ensuring that the horses best interests are put first and that they are happy and healthy. • Keeping owners/trainers updated on their horses on a daily basis.
Specialities
• HGV driving license - driving event horses to competitions and top race horses to and from races, beach and paddock runs. • Working with youngsters, stallions, colts and brood mares and riding yearling thoroughbreds. Breaking in 2-3 olds. • Doing barrier work and jumpouts. • Competing from the age of 8 years old in eventing, showing and dressage. • Hunting experience. • Turn out to a high standard including clipping and plaiting. • Former head girl for event yard and foreman of race yard
Type of Ride Work
• Trackwork (galloping/slow work). • Schooling/jumping/cross-country/flat. • Hunting. • Hacking. • Swimming at the beach.
Competition Details
I used to compete until I was 20 years old eventing, showing and doing combined training. I also worked as a young child showing Connemaras when I was 10 years old.