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Post by ADMIN DAYMI! on Mar 19, 2011 10:25:17 GMT -6
JOB DESCRIPTIONS Note: anyone working at the stable gets free board for one gelding or mare and decreased board on any subsequent horses or the first stallion.
Ridgefield Stables Owner The owner will simply be the owner of the barn. The barn managers will take control of most aspects of the stable, but the owner is the one who has final say.
Ridgefield Stables Managers The stable managers have control over the stable. They hire and fire new employees, handle their training, and handle any tricky situations that an employee may run into. They handle all finances for the barn, make sure that all inventory is up to date, and make schedules for the feeding and turnout of the horses. (Note: remember all horses are turned out as much as possible). They schedule vet, farrier, dentist and chiropractic visits and are present to oversee each appointment. They must always be available for contact in case of emergency. Managers also have full charge of each horse in the barn.
Head Trainer All head trainers must be outstanding in their discipline field and Ridgefield requests that they have a college degree to prove their devotion. The trainers are responsible for having assigned lesson times for each student in their discipline. They are to teach the students and help them get to the next level. Trainers are also expected to be able to tag along to shows in order to help their students. Trainers have full charge over each horse in their discipline.
Assistant Trainers Assistant trainers will only be hired when the work load for any head trainer becomes too much. They will often teach lower leveled lessons or help with a big lesson, and also expected to help at all shows. They have full charge over horses by way of their discipline’s head trainer.
Stable Hands Stable hands are responsible for everything around the stable. They feed, clean, and rotate horses based on the barn managers’ instructions. They are expected to know the horses well enough to notice when a horse is off. Stable Hands will also need to know how to wrap a leg, administer most basic medications (gastro guard, bute etc), and be efficient in their jobs. It is not the job of a stable hand to prepare, warm up, or cool out a horse for their rider.
Horse Trainer A hard to obtain position, the horse trainer is someone who knows horses and can show they can train without being cruel. A horse trainer trains the horses that are still in training for their chosen discipline. They also work with horses that need a little extra work on ground manners, show manners, trailer loading, etc. They have full control over their training horses and are considered to be under the head instructors command.
Exercise Rider Another tricky to obtain position. An exercise rider is expected to ride well and simply exercise any horse given to them. With that being said, they must be easily adaptable to all horses. They are to ride the horses that will otherwise not be used that day, therefore they answer to all the head trainers. It is a perk for an exercise rider to have experience in multiple disciplines, including (but not limited to) knowledge and experience with both English and Western riding.
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