Horse Stable Hand and Groundskeeper
Job Description
Are you passionate about horses? We have a beautiful, privately-owned, small dressage facility and are looking for an experienced, responsible and reliable full-time staff member who can assist with maintaining our horses and facilities.
Our facility is heated with a fully enclosed center aisle barn. We are seeking a highly qualified individual, with exceptional attention to detail, who is searching for a long-term position at a farm.
We are a small barn community and are looking for someone who is a team player and wants to work with others. The ideal candidate enjoys collaboration and conversation — not significant independent work.
Job Duties
· Participate in the continual process of cleaning the facility
· Muck stalls/paddocks
· Feed/water horses/fill hay nets
· Turn horses in/out
· Monitor horses for injury and illness
· Assist with landscaping
· Assist with fence repairs
· Assist with other maintenance projects as needed
Experience required
· 3-5+ years of barn worker experience
· 3-5+ years of handling horses
· Ability to lift 50 pounds without assistance
· Must have a valid driver's license
· Willing to learn how to operate a tractor and other small farm machinery
· Must be willing and able to work outside in all four seasons
Hours
· 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 1hr. onsite lunch break
· Six days per week (Saturday off)
Benefits
· Salary compensation $58-65k, dependent on experience
· Weekly payment via check
· Double time pay on major holidays
· End-of-year bonus
· Additional compensation negotiable for sharing night check duties
