Stable Manager

Job Description: Stable Manager

Classification: Full Time, Salaried, Exempt

Reports to: Chief Financial and Operating Officer

Job Summary:

The Stable Manager is responsible for the full care and well-being of the school’s horses and privately owned

horses. The Stable Manager in cooperation with the Director of Riding supports the operations of the equestrian

program. The Stable Manager oversees and manages day-to-day maintenance and grounds operations for the

McConnell Stables. This position also provides leadership to the Assistant Stable Manager, Stable

Maintenance, and the Grooms. In addition, the Stable Manager identifies facility needs and assists with and

oversees any projects pertaining to the barn.

From time to time the Stable Manager may provide mounted and/or unmounted instruction for the students

while they are riding, handling the horses in the barn and leading them to/from paddocks. Instruction is

designed to help each rider develop into a true horsewoman who appreciates each horse as an individual and

understands the fundamentals of the horse’s health and the sport.

Key Responsibilities:

● Provide full care of horses

● Act as liaison to veterinarians, farriers and other outside service providers

● Document and communicate equine health related information to owners of private/leased horses

● Provide routine medical treatments and emergency medical care as need

● Prepare, monitor, and implement medical care for horses as directed by veterinarian

● Schedule staff and workloads for the Grooms

● Train, guide, and provide leadership to the Assistant Stable Manager, Stable Maintenance, and the

Grooms

● Step in for a grooming string in the event of an absent groom

● Oversee and participate in the operations of the equestrian program as needed, including but not

limited to mucking, cleaning and filling water buckets, preparing feed buckets, sweeping and

removing cobwebs from aisles and stalls

● Ensure the physical plant is free of defects by notifying the Director of Facilities of repairs required

using the work order system

● Operate School tractors, trucks and horse trailers as needed

● Oversee maintenance for arena footing, equipment, jumps, and fence lines

● Student instruction in horse care

Stable Manager May 2025

● Ability to ride school and private horses as well as longe horses to maintain fitness

● Participating in a rotating on call schedule which includes occasional weekends, after hours and

holidays as well as possible night check duties

No job description can anticipate all responsibilities as such; there may be other assigned duties.

Qualifications:

● Minimum bachelor's degree or minimum of 5+ years’ experience as professional in the equine

industry with a focus on Stable Management

● Familiarity with school equestrian programs preferred

● Potential to reside on campus

● Strong interpersonal, communication, analytical and organizational skills

● Ability to work independently and as a part of a high-performing team with exceptional initiative

● Strong customer-service orientation

● Willingness and ability to have a flexible work schedule, including evenings,weekends and rotating

holidays

● Appreciation of, and commitment to Foxcroft’s mission as an all girls boarding school which

prepares students to lead and learn in college and in life.

Other Qualifications:

All prospective employees must be able to clear a fingerprint and background check and TB screening.

Our community welcomes and celebrates the diverse histories, experiences, and identities of each of its

members, and we believe that shared experiences - formal and informal - within a diverse community foster

authentic human relationships and growth.

Foxcroft School strongly encourages the use of COVID-19 vaccines to safeguard the health of our students in a

boarding school program, our employees, our families, visitors, and the community at large.

Physical Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to

successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable

individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position an incumbent is required to regularly remain sedentary for long

periods of time in meetings and while processing information and paper work both manually and on a

computer.

The employee is required to stand; walk; use hands and arms to reach and hands to type and manipulate a

computer keyboard and mouse. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision

and ability to adjust focus. Additionally, the incumbent must be able to converse in clear English both written

and orally, over a telephone and in person. The employee is regularly required to listen, physically direct, and

speak.

Occasionally, an incumbent may be required to lift up to 25 pounds, traverse uneven terrain and climb stairs

while moving about campus, bend and stoop. Work hours may vary and include days, nights, and weekends.

Employees may be required to drive a vehicle for student needs and/or on School business. The noise level in

the work environment is usually moderately quiet; however, variations in noise level may occur when the

employee attends school functions such as assemblies, school dances, and other events.