Equestrian Groom

Essential Job Functions

Position: Groom

Department: Livery/Kates Mountain Adventures

Job Description: Horse Groom Provide Horseback Rides & Carriage Rides while providing history & facts about The Resort to our guests. Grooms also provide daily maintenance and caretaking for the horses under their supervision. Their duties are to bathe and brush each horse clean harness/tack and provide basic first aid to horses such as bandaging small ses and cuts. In addition to grooming tasks the responsibilities of a horse groom include mucking out each stall helping with stable maintenance and preparing and distributing feed at a 30stall barn.

Primary Responsibilities: guest interaction ordering responsibilities clean up duties clerical responsibilities etc.

Perform daily physical and psychological inspection of all horses reporting abnormal physical appearance or unusual behavior to the manager.

Lead horseback rides and/or drive carriage/sleigh for narrating guided trips while.

Perform first aid and health maintenance duties on horses such as daily leg maintenance duties involving rubbing and bandaging tendons and hoof inspection.

Perform duties involving feed additives/supplements and medicated feed supplements.

Perform duties that may require knowledge of and experience with different types of farm machinery.

Perform duties which may involve interaction with guests & team members requiring a degree of communication skills and professional decorum.

Work daily with horses and guests in a safe manner.

Assists with Kates Mountain Retail

Harness/Tack and untack horses for daily rides.

Clean the barn stalls alleyways water buckets tack equipment etc.

Have extensive knowledge of The Greenbrier and its history.

Have good communication with Manager.

Teamwork abilities

Horse training

Daily cleaning of stalls and periodic stripping/bedding of stalls as well as feeding and watering of horses in the barns and fields.

Sweeping dusting cleaning of all areas including public areas tack rooms offices restroom.

Grooming of horses including daily routine grooming.

In order to be successful in this position the ideal candidate must meet the following criteria

in addition to the Ten Essential Attributes for All Employees.

Past Work Experience Requirements: (Type of work number of years required equivalent experience etc.

Minimum 5 years experience riding and working with horses.

Educational Requirements: (Degree/Certification highest required/preferred field of study)

Communication Skills Requirements: (Verbal: phone inperson group; Written: memos documents)

Excellent verbal communication skills and guest interaction

Technical Requirements:

Drivers License

Knowledge of tack and harness

Ability to operate farm equipment.

Computer
Experience

Software

Level
(Beginner Intermediate Advanced)

Word Processing

X

Intermediate

Spreadsheet

X

Intermediate

Database

X

Intermediate

Programming

X

Intermediate

Calendars

X

Intermediate

Internet

X

Intermediate

Hardware Installation

Technical Skills

Skill Level (Beginner Intermediate Advanced)

Typing

40 (WPM)

Data Entry

Intermediate

Other

Physical Requirements:

Location of Work

Yes

Yes

X

Indoors

Heated

X

X

Outdoors

Below Ground

Temp. Fluctuations

X

Elevated Areas

Personal Protec. Equip. Req

X

Work Postures

Continuous (up to 8 hrs. in an 8hr. shift)

Frequent (up to 5.5 hrs. in 8 hr. shift)

Infrequent (up to 3 hrs. in an 8hr. shift)

Rarely (up to .5 hr. in 8 hr. shift)

Standing

X

Sitting

X

Walking

X

Climbing

X

Bending/ Stooping

Overhead Reaching

Arm/Hand Movement

X

Hand/Eye Coordination

X

Other (Define) Riding

X

Lifting Requirements

10 lbs. Or less

1120 lbs.

2130 lbs.

3140 lbs.

Over 41 lbs.

Horizontal Lift