What are the responsibilities and job description for the Horse Trainer/ Ranch Hand position at The Preserve Sporting Club and Resort?
Horse Trainer/ Ranch Hand
Responsibilities Include
Daily ranch maintenance
Keeping to feeding, cleaning and medication schedules
Working with ranch guests and their mounts
Provide educational supervision for an uneducated public
Supervise outings, demonstrations, or clinics
Maintain animal vet and shoeing schedules
Care and feeding of various ranch livestock
Fence and barn maintenance.
Skills and Qualifications
- Riding skills – to guide horses over different types of terrains and through various courses as needed
- Horse handling – horse trainers must be comfortable in all aspects of equine management, from haltering and leading to blanketing and cooling horses down after exercising or training
- Physical fitness – from standing for long periods of time in varying climates to suffering the occasional fall or kick, horse trainers endure many physical demands
- Mentoring skills – horse trainers often work with assistants and horse groomers who wish to enter the field of horse training
- Communication – to direct horses to follow certain commands, instruct riders, and change a horse’s behaviors
- Time management – horse trainers outline schedules for training sessions, ensuring horses are trained within a specified amount of time
- Team player – to work and communicate openly with owners, stable workers, barn managers, assistant trainers, groomers, and other professionals
Experience with horses is essential. Housing is available.
Pay based on experience and housing option.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Rotating weekends
- Weekends as needed
Ability to Relocate:
- Wyoming, RI 02898: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18 - $20