Teamster / Draft Horse Covered Wagon Driver

The Draft Horse Driver/Teamster is responsible for driving the horse-drawn covered wagon, caring for our herd of draft horses, and ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for guests. This is a hands-on, outdoor, physically active job that blends horsemanship, guest interaction, and the tradition of horse-drawn touring.

You’ll work closely with the Covered Wagon Guide and help deliver one of Black Diamond’s signature experiences.

Primary Responsibilities

Horse Care & Preparation

Teamsters play a critical role in the daily care and well-being of our draft horses. Duties include:

1. Feeding, watering, grooming, and general horse care
2. Maintaining the living environment and monitoring horse health
3. Grooming and preparing horses before tours
4. Harnessing and hitching the team safely and properly before every tour
5. Unhitching, unharnessing, and performing post-tour care after each tour

Driving & Guest Safety

As the driver, you are responsible for:

1. Safely operating the horse-drawn wagon for the entire tour
2. Monitoring horse behavior and maintaining control of the team throughout the tour
3. Keeping guests safe, comfortable, and secure during all parts of the ride
4. Working closely with the Covered Wagon Guide to deliver a smooth, enjoyable tour
5. Staying calm and confident in changing weather or trail conditions

Ideal Candidate Traits

We look for individuals who are:

1. Experienced with horses, or very eager and confident to learn draft horse handling
2. Calm, patient, and attentive around large animals
3. Naturally safety-focused
4. Comfortable outdoors for long periods
5. Good communicators and friendly with guests
6. Reliable, responsible, and capable of working independently or as a team

Housing:

We have single $15 per day and double rooms for $10 per day and that includes all utilities and most supplies as well as basic food such as soups, pasta, canned goods, mac n cheese, bread, tuna, peanut butter and jelly, oranges, apples, things of that nature. It is plenty of food but not fancy. We also offer places to park campers or RV's and that is $5 per day or we have smaller travel trailers for rent. Access to nice kitchens & laundry is available.

Job Benefits:

Some benefits we offer: inexpensive housing, free golf, covered wagon rides, atv tours, end of season party; also our employees get to go white water rafting for free, as well as flightseeing, fishing, hiking.