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Ponds Farm Livery/ Event Yard - Level 3 Senior Groom Apprentice
Ponds Equestrian is Fiona Kashel, an international event rider who competes and produces horses up to an advanced level as well as running the livery yard. She is looking for an experienced candidate with good 'horse sense' to join her team on her big 50 box livery yard.
Requirements
- GCSE in: English (grade 4), Maths (grade 4)
- Other relevant qualifications and industry experience are desirable and the apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Responsibilities
- Mucking out, sweeping yard
- Turning out and bringing in
- Feeding
- Filling hay nets and water buckets
- Putting horses on and off the horse walker
- Tacking up and untacking
- Responsibilities involving the supporting of the running and management of the yard and dealing with clients
- Potential of riding for the right candidate
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Benefits
- Wage: £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age (National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices)
- Training course: Senior equine groom (level 3)
- Hours: 40+ per week over 5 days to include 1 weekend day per week. Days and times to be confirmed. (40 hours a week)
- Start date: Saturday 30 May 2026
- Duration: 1 year 6 months
- Positions available: 1
- Possibility of a full-time job on completion for the right candidate.
Application Process
- Closes in 8 days (Friday 29 May 2026 at 11:59pm)
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About Ponds Equestrian
Fiona is an international event rider who is ranked in the Top 100 BE Riders. She competes and produces horses up to advanced level as well as running the livery yard offering a wealth of experience looking after and caring for horses, ensuring each horse is settled and happy at all times. Ponds Equestrian has fantastic facilities and offers a variety of livery options, for those who want to enjoy the fantastic hacking and care the yard has to offer, to those who want some assistance in achieving their competition goals, wether it be to complete an event or to be competitive at the higher levels.
Contact
- HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
- Emma
- emma.openshaw@haddontraining.co.uk
- Reference code: VAC1000348499
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