Job Description
Polwhele operate a friendly school, with excellent facilities offering riding lessons to children as young as three and opportunities to learn about horse care and management. They also have equine events for children to compete in dressage, show jumping and gymkhana as well as representing the school in external competitions.
They are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated apprentice who is interested in a career as a Riding Instructor. You will be a self-starter, reliable and conscientious.
Within this role tasks will include:
- Being involved in stable and field maintenance duties
- Exercising horses
- Riding
- Schooling work - assistance with lead rein lessons etc
- Feeding and watering
- Grooming and rugging
- Health checks
- Stock control and maintenance of equipment
- Mucking out / cleaning the yard / bedding up
- Helping with the clients - you must be good with people of all ages
- Showing, dressage and eventing
This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to develop their career, learn lots of specialist skills and gain an apprenticeship qualification.
Personal Qualities :
- Goal to become an instructor
- Be physically fit
- Be confident with large animals
- Must be a confident and competent rider
- A genuine interest in horses and their welfare
- Enthusiastic
- Common sense
- Ability to use own initiative
- Motivated
- Flexible and reliable
- Healthy and fit to perform practical activities
Skills Required :
The candidate must:
- Be a confident and competent rider
- Have good interpersonal skills
- Be able to work as part of a team or alone as appropriate
- Have good verbal communication skills
Future Prospects :
- On successful completion of your apprenticeship the right candidate will have the opportunity to become an integral part of the team
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