Professional Travel Groom

Professional Travel Groom

Location: Kentucky Florida Wyoming
Position: Full-Time Travel Groom
Department: Equine Ashbourne Farms

About the Position

Ashbourne Farms is seeking an experienced dependable and hardworking Travel Groom to join our equine team. This is a full-time position supporting our horses and rider at home and while traveling between our Kentucky Florida and Wyoming locations.

The position will involve travel for 3-day eventing competitions including dressage show jumping and cross-country as well as daily horse care conditioning transportation and barn management.

We are looking for someone who takes pride in excellent horse care maintains a clean and organized barn and understands the responsibility that comes with caring for high-level sport horses.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide daily high-quality care for horses before during and after competition.
• Travel with horses to events and between Kentucky Florida and Wyoming.
• Assist with preparation and care for horses competing in dressage show jumping and cross-country.
• Maintain a clean organized and exceptionally tidy barn and work environment.
• Groom tack bathe hand-walk exercise and otherwise assist with daily horse care.
• Safely load unload and transport horses.
• Drive trucks and horse trailers confidently and responsibly.
• Assist with competition-day preparation and post-competition care.
• Monitor horses closely and communicate any concerns regarding health behavior or performance.
• Assist with therapeutic and recovery equipment including water treadmill Theraplate and MagnaWave.
• Maintain a consistent schedule and high standard of care regardless of location.
• Work closely with the equine team to ensure horses receive consistent care and attention.

Qualifications

Required:

• Significant professional experience working with horses.
• Strong riding experience and confidence around experienced sport horses.
• Ability to safely and confidently handle horses in a variety of situations.
• Experience driving trucks and horse trailers with horses on board.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively.
• Strong work ethic and excellent attention to detail.
• Honest dependable respectful and responsible.
• Strong understanding of proper horse care and stable management.
• Ability to work independently while also functioning effectively as part of a team.

Preferred:

• Experience with eventing dressage or show jumping.
• Experience with water treadmills Theraplate MagnaWave or other equine rehabilitation/recovery equipment.
• Experience traveling to and working at horse shows and competitions.
• Willingness to learn additional therapeutic and conditioning techniques.

Work Schedule

This is a full-time position generally requiring 56 days per week with a schedule that will vary based on horse care travel competitions and the needs of the equine program.

Flexibility is essential.Competition and travel schedules may require longer days weekends and time away from home.

Compensation & Benefits

• Full-time employment
• Medical dental and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• 120 hours of accrued PTO
• Housing provided in Kentucky Florida and Wyoming
• Opportunity to travel and work with a high-level equine program

Housing

Housing is provided at our Kentucky Florida and Wyoming locations for the duration of employment.

No pets.

Who Were Looking For

This position is for someone who genuinely enjoys working with horses and takes pride in doing things the right way.

We need someone who is honest hardworking reliable clean respectful and highly attentive to the details of horse care. The right person will understand that the quality of care provided to the horses comes first.

If you are an experienced equestrian who enjoys traveling competition and being part of a professional equine operation we would like to hear from you.

Serious inquiries only.

To inquire about the position:

Fredy Cortes
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