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Dorothy

Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA

About
Jobseeker No
354609
Status
Looking
Gender/Working Couple
Female
Age
26
Location
Fairfax Station, Virginia, 22039, USA
Nationality
USA
Marital Status
Single
Occupation
Assistant Trainer, Event Rider, Jumper Rider
Height
1.63m = 5' 4"
Smoke
Drive
Preferences
Live-In Position
Bring Own Horse
Locations
Work Times
Full-time
Notice Required
2 week(s)
Earliest Start
Jun 2026
Job Types
3 Day Event Rider; English Rider; Jumper Rider; Assistant Manager; Show Manager; Trainer; Apprentice; Management; Retail & Sales; Sales/Marketing
Facility Types
Eventing; Show Jumping; Showing; Breeding/Foaling; Training; Retailer
Bio
Competitive event rider with 12+ years experience, currently competing at Training level in eventing. Former 1.20m jumper, Zone Championships 2nd Team. Experienced in young horses, rehab, show management, and high-performance barn environments.
Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Auburn University with a Certificate in Artificial Intelligence. Extensive applied equestrian education through 12+ years of riding experience and hands-on work in professional barns in the U.S. and France. Experience developed through working student roles in show jumping, breeding, and eventing barns, collegiate equestrian team involvement, and national-level competition. Continuous practical training in horse care, management, and performance.

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Duties of Current Occupation

Working student in show jumping, breeding, and eventing barns. Responsible for daily horse care, grooming, tacking, turnout, and stall management. Assisted with training, competition prep, young horse handling, and show logistics.

Equine Work Experience

Competitive event rider with 12+ years of riding experience and 4 years focused in eventing, currently competing at T with top placings. Former 1.2m jumper with competitive experience at USHJA Zone Champs. Qualified two horses for Zone Champs and AECs, and developed a horse from BN to T. Extensive working student experience across show jumping, breeding, and eventing barns in the U.S. and France. Skilled in full-service horse care including feeding, turnout, grooming, stall management, tacking, braiding, and general barn maintenance. Experienced with foals, young horses, performance horses, stallions, and rehabilitation cases..Strong competition background assisting with horse show logistics including schooling, course walks, jump setting, warm-up support, and show preparation. Experience supporting NCAA operations at AU, working closely with coaches and staff during competition execution. Reliable, adaptable, and confident in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.

Specialities

Skilled in handling foals, young horses, stallions, and high-performance sport horses. Strong background in high-volume turnout, daily barn operations, and maintaining structured care routines. Confident in managing difficult horses and supporting rehab cases. Experience assisting with team operations, competition preparation, and coordinating logistics in fast-paced show environments.

Type of Ride Work

Extensive experience across eventing, show jumping, flatwork, western, fox hunting, hunter paces, and mounted reenactments. Confident in dressage basics and schooling flatwork. Hunt experience with Potomac Hunt Club in First Field. Civil War reenactments included mounted drills, formations, and demonstrations with noise and crowd exposure. Experience riding stallions, Grand Prix horses, ponies, young and green horses across all disciplines.

Competition Details

Extensive competition experience as both rider and support staff at national and FEI-level shows. Groomed at an FEI competition for a show jumper, assisting with daily care, warm-up preparation, and competition turnout. Worked in multiple competition yards supporting horse care, schooling, tack preparation, and show logistics for various employers. Experienced in fast-paced show environments including scheduling, ring support, and maintaining horse readiness throughout multi-day competitions.

Key Skills
Riding Driving license First-Aid Equine First-Aid Handling Youngstock Schooling Lunging Bandaging Plaiting Clipping Teaching Trim/Pull Sole Charge Exercising Starting/Breaking Competing People Skills Long Reining
Areas of Expertise
Eventing Showing Show Jumping Working with children Flatwork Hacking
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