SENIOR REMOUNT GROOOM

Senior Remount Groom

Location: Berkshire

Days per week: 5

Job Type: Full time

Salary: £34,145.54

Required Skills

• Schooling
• Riding (hacking/exercising)
• Bandaging
• Plaiting
• Clipping
• Trim/pulling

About The Opportunity

Kick On Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting experienced Senior Grooms for a unique opportunity within a high-security equestrian environment.

This is a both an exciting and unique opportunity for an experienced equestrian professional to work with a variety of high-quality horses, including young and developing horses, within a highly structured and professional setting.

The successful candidate will play an important role in the exercise, schooling, development and day-to-day care of horses, working alongside an experienced team to ensure they are fit, healthy and prepared to the required standard.

About The Horses

The role will involve working with a variety of horses, including:

• Irish Draughts and Sport Horses, generally ranging from approximately 15hh to 17.3hh.
• Larger traditional breeds including Shires and Clydesdales.
• Young and developing horses at various stages of training.
• Horses requiring bespoke training, rehabilitation and behavioural development.

The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Day-to-day leadership and support to the grooming team, coordinating workloads and ensuring consistently high standards of horse care, welfare, training and stable management.
• Ride, exercise, school and lunge horses as required.
• Develop horses through structured mounted and dismounted training programmes.
• Work with young and developing horses at different stages of their training.
• Undertake grooming, bathing, clipping, trimming and mane and tail pulling.
• Assist with stable management and maintaining high standards across stable areas.
• Prepare feeds/supplements and support their correct management and distribution.
• Present horses for veterinary and farriery inspections.
• Assist with treatments as instructed by veterinary or farriery professionals.
• Prepare horses and documentation for transportation between locations.
• Undertake travelling groom duties where required.
• Assist with tacking up horses for exercise and formal operations.
• Apply appropriate rugs and bandages.
• Provide regular updates on training progress and report any concerns.
• Maintain accurate digital records and update relevant management information systems.
• Liaise and coordinate effectively with other equestrian professionals.
• Participate in emergency drills and maintain familiarity with emergency procedures.
• Provide additional support during periods of absence, increased activity and major horse movements.
• Work essential overtime where requested and formally approved.