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Working Student

Expiry date
Dec. 06, 2018
Location

United States

Facility
WB Stables
Time commitment
Full Time
Compensation type
Depends on Experience
Job Description

Our team in the Netherlands is looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic horse(wo)man who is looking to gain experience at a large sales barn with the oppertunity to ride. We have over 50 sale and competition horses, ranging from young horses to FEI. We are searching for someone who:

 

- wants to learn more about a  large scale sales operation

- wants to get hands on experience with competition horses; young horses to FEI horses

- is looking to gain experience working with a large team in a multi faceted operation

- wants to improve their horsemanship and riding

- would like to attend and groom at national and FEI competitions

- would like to experience the European show jumping culture

- has a positive attitude, good work ethic and initiative

 

You will be expected to:

- assisst with all day to day activities with the horses which includes: grooming, feeding, tacking up, lunging, going to competitions etc. (no mucking stalls!)

- work with our existing team and come every day with a positive attitude and excellent work ethic

- 5 1/2 work day per week typically 8.30am - 5pm (when we are horse showing, sometimes it is earlier or later!)

 

In return you will get:

- private room and bathroom

- expenses paid at horse shows and all transportation and accomodation

- tradtional Dutch transportation at home (a bicycle!)

- a horse to ride for the duration of your stay, suitable for your riding ability

- weekly lessons

 

About the farm:

- state of the art facility with two indoors, two outdoors, walker, grooming and wash stalls, gallop track etc.

- over 50 sale/competition horses competing from the Young Horse age classes up to the 1.60m and Nations Cup

- stud book testing for the Friesian Studbook

- hosts national dressage and show jumping competitions

-  sale horses to clients all over the world

 

Please email Samantha at [email protected] or call on WhatsApp at +1(518)779-3892