At a Glance
- Tasks: Care for horses, assist with competitions, and manage breeding and foaling.
- Company: Hillview Equine, a hands-on team in Scone, NSW.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, live-in options, and training available.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a dynamic equine environment.
- Why this job: Join a passionate team and work closely with performance horses.
- Qualifications: Experience in horse care and management is essential.
The predicted salary is between 62000 - 85000 $ per year.
Hillview Equine is seeking an experienced and motivated equine professional to join our small, hands-on team in Scone, NSW. This is a varied full-time role across our performance horse, breeding, foaling, spelling and agistment operation.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- General Horse Care & Management
- Feeding, rugging, paddock movements and daily horse care
- Monitoring health, soundness and wellbeing
- Medications, treatments, bandaging, poulticing and basic first aid
- Assisting vets, farriers and other professionals
- Maintaining clean, organised stables, yards, tack and feed areas
- Performance Horses & Competitions
- Preparing horses for the daily riding schedule
- Tacking/untacking, grooming, washing and post-exercise care
- Cleaning and maintaining tack and equipment
- Clipping, trimming and competition-standard plaiting
- Preparing and packing horses, tack, feeds and equipment for competitions
- Travelling to competitions/clinics and assisting as a groom
- Tacking, washing and caring for horses throughout competition days
- Lunging, groundwork and exercising suitable horses depending on experience
- Breeding & Foaling
- Daily broodmare and foal management
- Assisting with reproductive vet work, scanning and breeding procedures
- Monitoring mares approaching foaling and assisting with foal watch/foaling
- Newborn foal and post-foaling mare care
- Handling and early education of foals
- Administering treatments and maintaining breeding/foaling records
Head Groom / Yard Assistant Manager in Scone employer: Hillview Equine
Hillview Equine offers a unique opportunity for equine professionals to thrive in a supportive and dynamic environment in Scone, NSW. With a focus on employee growth, we provide training opportunities and a hands-on work culture that values teamwork and dedication. Enjoy the benefits of a competitive salary, live-in options, and the chance to work with performance horses while contributing to their care and management.
We think you need these skills to ace Head Groom / Yard Assistant Manager in Scone
Communication Skills
Problem-Solving Skills
Adaptability
Time Management
Teamwork
Flexibility
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