Groom (Per Diem)

Specific duties and responsibilities:

•  Night checks


•  Early, late and after hours needs


•  Transportation of horses to vet clinic, or elsewhere, as needed


•  AM/PM feeding (including hay, water, grain)


•  Assisting with grain preparation and inventory as needed under direction of Barn Manager


•  Cleaning and scrubbing buckets as well as paddocks regularly


•  Meeting trailers and assisting with arrivals and departures of horses


•  Meet vet and farrier when Barn Manager is not available


•  Muck stalls


•  Turnout and turn-in horses (including dressing, blanketing, booting)


•  Assist with lunging and hand-walking horses along with medicating, wrapping, ice booting, bandaging under the direction of Barn Manager


•  Keeping barn clean, tidy and organized


•  Assisting with setting courses, maintaining jumps and arenas (including manure cleanup, picking rocks, raking, watering, cleaning, etc)


•  General barn, facilities and grounds maintenance and cleaning (dusting, sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, disinfecting, cobwebs, picking up garbage, raking, etc)


•  Caring for horses (clipping, grooming, bathing, hosing)


•  Laundry


•  Cleaning tack and tacking horses, as needed


•  Assisting with camp, summer events, horse shows, etc


•  Restock hay and shavings and stock feed when delivered


•  Light maintenance and repairs as necessary


•  Monitor horse welfare and alert Barn Manager to lameness, horse not eating or drinking, or any other signs of distress


•  Provide high-quality and professional care of horses

Qualifications: 

•  Horse knowledge and experience preferred


•  Excellent attention to detail and communication skills


•  Self-starter with a positive attitude and strong work ethic


•  Reliable, dependable and punctual who is flexible and adaptable


•  Be respectful, collaborative, kind and caring to people and horses


•  Willing to learn and be open to suggestions in a team environment


•  Manage multiple tasks and deadlines with solid time management skills

Physical Requirements:

Physical demands listed below are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job:

• Able to pick up, carry, move, push and wheel 50+ lbs


• Sit, stand, and walk for required periods of time, and in all weather conditions.


• Visual acuity within normal parameters. 

Additional Requirements:

• Successful completion of post-offer, pre-employment criminal background check and drug test.


• Maintain punctual and regular attendance.


• Work is performed on a smoke-free campus.