Equine Groom Apprenticeship

Liscombe Park Equestrian Centre have two yards with 30 stables on each, two outdoor arenas and one indoor arena and on-site café amongst other facilities. Their riding school has lessons throughout the daytime and early evening and weekends.

Liscombe have nearly 100 horses, a mixture of full livery, working livery and riding school horses and ponies.

Your job as an apprentice will be to support the other team members by catching in, turning out, mucking out etc.

Jobs will include but are not limited to:

Mucking out Turning out/bringing in Tack cleaning Tacking up Feeding Filling hay nets Rug changing Holding for vet/farrier/dentist

Training:

All training will be provided on site during your paid working hours. Your day to day mentoring will be with your employer, and a combination of online and in person monthly sessions will be held with your Haddon Training Trainer Coach.

Training Outcome:

Possibility of progression on to the Level 3 Senior Equine Groom for the right candidate, or standard employment.

Employer Description:
Liscombe Park Equestrian Centre is a family owned and run business set in 350 acres of rolling countryside on the Bedfordshire / Buckinghamshire border. The Equestrian Centre offers a wide range of lessons, hacks and activities for all ages and abilities, 7 days a week. In January 2009, we opened a brand new indoor arena, with a 20m x 45m Martin Collins surface, a viewing gallery to seat 80 people, and a coffee shop serving hot and cold snacks and drinks.Alongside this arena, we have also built a new floodlit outdoor arena, with a 60m x 30m Cushionride surface. The Cross Country field can be ridden as an enclosed field, or, our more advanced riders can ride a bigger course, including water complex, ditches and banks. We can offer our clients hacking in the beautiful countryside around the private Liscombe Park Estate, with the added benefit of not having to ride on any roads.

Working Hours :
Hours are 40 per week over 5 days, some weekend work to be expected. Exact shifts TBC.

Skills:
Communication skills,Organisation skills,Team working,Initiative,Physical fitness