Re-Advertising: Reliable Groom/Animal Helper, Sunday, Small Private Yard/Farm
Elisabeth Wenusch, Four Marks, Hampshire, UK
- Work Type
- Contract
- Work Time
- Part-time
- Live-Out
- Live-Out (No Accomm.)
- Bring Own Horse
- Training Available
- Non-Smoker
- Job No
- 430366
- Status
- Looking
- Updated
- 03/07/2025
- Expires
- in 5 days
- Views
- 7
From mid-July 2025
The Job:
Sunday mornings and evenings; morning session starting at 8.30am, evening at 6pm. Potentially some weekday hours (to be agreed). Morning takes 4-5 hours, evening around 2. General yard duties: feed, turn out/ bring in, muck out, poo pick (we have vehicles) etc. Potentially help with teaching the young gelding.
Potentially more weekday hours, but Sunday is most urgent as one of my existing helpers is giving up Sundays for family reasons.
The Animals:
4 horses: 3 friendly adult mares, 1 young gelding small flock of 12 sheep barn cat in the future possibly a couple of pet Kunekune pigs
The Place
Small private grassland farm; extensive turnout, extremely well-drained outdoors arena, horses in shared barns or large loose boxes, on shavings beds. The sheep live mainly in the same fields as the horses with shelters.
Currently 3 other part-time helpers.
The Ideal Person:
Nice, responsible and reliable - RELIABILITY IS KEY. Comfortable handling animals, including youngsters.
Must drive and have a car.
Must provide references.
Ideally located close to Four Marks, happy to connect with the other helpers.
Required Key Skills: driving license, equine first-aid
Equestrian Employer Details
- Employer No
- 267247
- Location
- Four Marks, Hampshire, UK
Equestrian Employer Details
3 adult mares, young gelding (sweet but stupid); kept in barns with wood shavings beds and access to the yard in front; extensive turnout on permanent pasture; very well drained arena, grooming/ farrier/ vet barn, feed and tack rooms, large hay barn (own hay); flock of sheep cross-grazing with the horses;