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Equine Apprentice
The dedicated and friendly team at Caron Roberts Equestrian are now looking for an equine apprentice to join them at their livery and coaching centre based in Wiltshire.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
About Caron Roberts Equestrian
Caron Roberts Equestrian are a livery and coaching centre based in Royal Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire. They offer a range of livery packages to suit a wide variety of owners, from "happy hackers" to 2* competition horses.
Each of their horses are catered for on an individual basis and not just another head over the door. They have a dedicated and friendly team of qualified staff to ensure they provide the best service.
The yard is never left unattended during the day and they also live on site.
About the Role
This is a great chance to work with a variety of horses on a wonderful yard, with people dedicated and passionate about coaching.
General Duties
- Mucking out
- Turning out/bringing in
- Preparing horses for lessons
- Feeding/water/hay net filling
- Yard and paddock maintenance
- Exercising horses (non-ridden & ridden)
- Holding for vet/farrier/dentist
Opportunity to learn about rehabilitation work with a vet. Some eventing opportunities for the right candidate
About the Apprenticeship
Caron’s passion for coaching and putting learners through their qualifications means this is NOT just a 'cheap mucker out' position! The role is 5 days a week, 7.30-5pm with the opportunity to live in and bring your own horse. You will receive lots of training on and off the horse, some are classroom based, as well as bringing home the apprenticeship wage. They will train you in all aspects of the industry including clipping, plaiting, customer care etc. With the end goal of you feeling experienced and confident to take on more of a management position or run your own yard, be a top groom or sole charge of a yard. As well as the apprenticeship qualification they encourage you to take your BHS exams to add to your own CV and maximise your time with them. Whether it's starting with BHS Stage 1 or BHS Stage 4, they can provide you with all the training you need in order to gain these qualifications.
Caron started out as an apprentice herself so totally understands what is required to succeed in the equine world. They are looking for an honest, keen, happy person to join their current team
They are dedicated & passionate about coaching and training and to certainly give you more than just what you need to pass your apprenticeship.
Accommodation
Accommodation on site and space for your own horse on livery. Can be an immediate start.
Course Contents
Core
- Work safely and efficiently at all times and comply with current health, safety and security policies and procedures (including PPE).
- Carry out all typical yard and field routine duties to include mucking out, skipping out, tidying and cleaning the yard, watering and feeding.
- Assess suitability of stabling and grassland environments for horses including checking for hazards etc.
- Assist with the arrival of a new horse to the yard, following current yard procedures and measures to prevent and control the spread of disease.
- Recognise, identify and describe horses including sex, height, type, colours and markings.
- Identify anatomy of the horse to include the bones of the lower limb, points of the horse and the position of the major internal organs.
- Recognise signs of good and poor welfare (including ill health) and check for injuries.
- Report relevant information and assist with medical treatment and other industry specialists, including Senior Groom, Dentist, Farrier, Veterinary Surgeon.
- Ensure the horses’ welfare before and after exercise or travel.
- Handle a variety of horses in the workplace to include tying up, leading, trotting up, turning out and catching in.
- Recognise different types of feed and hay and check their quality.
- Groom a horse including checking feet and shoes.
- Demonstrate trimming and plaiting.
- Fit a variety of common saddlery, equipment and horse clothing.
- Remove, clean and store common saddlery and equipment.
- Check the safe and effective working condition of all saddlery, equipment and clothing.
- Prepare horse(s) for travel using appropriate clothing and equipment.
- Assist with loading and unloading before and after travel.
- Prepare for and provide a variety of appropriate non-ridden exercise including fitting and use of lungeing equipment.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, supervisors, visitors and clients whilst showing good interpersonal skills.
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Flat
- Ride appropriately to follow school rules and regulations in relation to flat groom duties.
- Adopt an appropriate basic riding position on the flat.
- Ride an experienced schooled horse, according to instruction, independently or as part of a group, in an enclosed area.
- Ride in a balanced secure position, showing control at walk, trot and canter, working with and without stirrups whilst demonstrating movements (for example, circles, turns etc.).
- Ride on the road or in public places according to laid down procedures, Highway and Country Codes.
- Open and close a gate whilst mounted.
- Ride a quiet horse whilst leading another quiet horse or pony.
- Walk and trot over poles positioned on the ground in a steady and consistent rhythm.
- Ride in the open, according to instruction, with control, security and balance over varied terrain, negotiating everyday obstacles/ hazards.
Jump
- Adopt an appropriate basic riding position when jumping.
- Ride in a balanced, secure forward seat over a short course of fences, with control, security and balance.
- Ride a quiet horse whilst leading another quiet horse or pony.
- Ride in the open, according to instruction, with control, security and balance over varied terrain, negotiating everyday obstacles/ hazards.
- Open and close a gate whilst mounted.
- Ride on the road or in public places according to laid down procedures, Highway and Country Codes.
- Walk and trot over poles positioned on the ground in a steady and consistent rhythm.
- Ride an experienced schooled horse, according to instruction, independently or as part of a group, in an enclosed area.
- Ride appropriately to follow agreed industry protocols and regulations in relation to jump riding.
Racing Exercise
- Provide pre and post race care including compliance with industry regulations.
- Handle Thoroughbred racehorses in and out of full work.
- Prepare and lead up a Thoroughbred racehorse at the races in accordance with industry practice and the Rules of Racing.
- Fit a variety of specialist racing equipment and tack.
- Ride appropriately to follow agreed industry protocols and regulations in relation to a racing exercise groom duties.
- Provide ridden exercise regimes to Thoroughbred racehorses according to instructions, safely and in control, with a good, secure and balanced position, in line with yard and industry practice.
- Carry out the specific routines required in a racing yard.
- Implement technique and methods to maintain industry weight and fitness requirements for riding racehorses in training.
- Prepare and lead up a Thoroughbred racehorse at the races in accordance with industry practice and the Rules of Racing including pre and post race activities.
- Provide non-ridden exercise regimes to Thoroughbred racehorses safely and according to instruction.
- Assist and support Racing Grooms and provide non-ridden exercise regimes.
- Fit a variety of specialist racing equipment and tack.
- Handle Thoroughbred racehorses in and out of full training.
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Non-Riding
- Assist with storage of supplies and stock rotation.
- Contribute to the organisation and routine maintenance tasks within the workplace.
- Engage with customers and identify their needs.
- Assist with appropriate office duties including answering the telephone, processing information and use workplace IT systems.
- Contribute to yard-based records including passports, vaccinations, worming, farriery, dentistry etc.
- Prepare for and lunge a horse for exercise in an enclosed area according to instruction.
- Contribute to yard-based industry record keeping, operate equipment, machinery and technology appropriately to assist with the effective organisation and maintenance of the commercial business premises.
Breeding
- Handling equines used for breeding purposes including leading a mare through the stocks.
- Demonstrate catching a mare and foal or young stock from grass/ stable with due considerations for health and safety.
- Restraining a foal during mare inspection or cover.
- Assist with the preparation and show off equines of varying ages, as directed, for commercial and or private sale or grading including standing a horse up correctly for inspection as per the requirements of the breed.
- Show a horse correctly in hand at walk and trot.
- Act as a groom and or back-stepper in exercising, show, and (or) trials.
Driving
- Harness up and put to with an assistant a single turnout in both a two and four wheeled vehicle.
- Exercise horses/ponies in a non-driving environment, to be able to lunge or long rein in an enclosed area, in a circle for exercise purposes.
- Drive a quiet pleasure single turnout in an enclosed area demonstrating safe rein handling, turns to the left and right, in the walk and trot. To be able to halt, mount and dismount in a safe manner.
- Demonstrate safe use of the mandatory driving aid as a communication tool.
- Take a horse out of a vehicle with assistance, and unharness horse in a safe manner.
- Dismantle, clean and put back together all the parts of a leather or composite harness.
- Clean a wooden and (or) metal vehicle (two and four-wheeled) and store safely.
Apprenticeship Details
A level 2 certificate will be awarded on successful completion of the apprenticeship
All training will take place within the workplace
Your dedicated trainer coach will visit you at work every 4 weeks.
Requirements
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade
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