Equine Barn Manager

Private family facility in Alabama seeks individual capable of managing barn, and riding, training, and conditioning A-level show hunters, multi-purpose schooling horses, foxhunters, and retirees. The barn manager/resident trainer manages daily operations, rides and trains horses, supervises other employee, assists owners’ riding, and works in conjunction with out-of-town trainer. Typical tasks include tack and boot cleaning, laundry, body clipping, scheduling, trailering horses to shows and foxhunting meets, planning jump courses and exercises, facilitating sales and purchases, nightcheck, caring for barn and house dogs when needed, and accompanying owners foxhunting. This person must be able to jump a 3‘ course proficiently, ride approximately 4 to 6 horses a day, and condition and jump foxhunters in woods and fields unaccompanied. Ideal candidate has a formal lesson and showing background, doesn’t want to manage a bustling business, and would love to maintain a small number of very nice horses to a very high standard. Our ideal barn manager/resident trainer/rider enjoys a quiet, family-oriented environment, is interested in a wide variety of horse-centered activities, will maintain existing positive relationships with other staff and support community, and is extremely clean and organized. 10 stall facility with indoor and outdoor riding arenas, 500 acres of fields and wooded trails. Inquire for further details if you are an excellent rider and experienced manager, personable, responsible, organized, dependable, and honest. Please attach a video, preferably taken within the last year, of you jumping a complete hunter, jumper, eventer jumping phase, or equitation course of at least 8 fences at 3‘ , preferably at a show, if one is not already in your profile.

Experience driving a dually truck and at least a 32 ft. long trailer, an excellent driving record, valid driver license, and ability to work legally in the U.S. is required, and employees are background checked and drug tested.

Very nice furnished house with 2 bedrooms, high ceilings, large windows, gated driveway, porch, garden area and fenced yard is within 1 mile of barn.

Salary depends upon experience, and includes insurance, 401K plan, furnished very nice house nearby, no own horse, one approved dog possible.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• Can you jump a 3’ course proficiently, ride approximately 4 to 6 horses a day, and condition and jump foxhunters in woods and fields unaccompanied?
• How many years of equine management experience or relevant training do you have?
• Are you able to send a video or link to a video of you jumping a complete course at 3' or higher within the last 5 years?

Experience:

• riding: 10 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Alabama: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $60,000