Barn Assistant

National Center For Equine Fac•Woodside, CA

3d•$19 - $22

About The Position

The Barn Assistant prepares therapy horses for sessions, including grooming, tacking and untacking, and bringing horses to and from the arena. The role includes checking tack and fittings before each session and cleaning, conditioning, and inspecting tack and equipment weekly. The Barn Assistant monitors horse behavior and promptly reports concerns to the Barn Manager, feeds horses as needed, and maintains clean, orderly work areas in the stalls, barn, and arena. The position also supports daily horse conditioning and warm-ups under the Barn Manager’s direction, participates in demonstrations and fundraising events as needed, maintains current CPR and First Aid status, and performs other duties as needed. The role requires frequently lifting up to 35 pounds from ground to waist height, walking and standing throughout the work schedule while moving horses around a 12-acre farm/ranch facility, and having the agility and dexterity to move rapidly toward or away from full-sized horses to help protect the safety of riders and other people involved in sessions.

Requirements

Maintain current CPR and First Aid status.
Frequently lift up to 35 pounds from ground to waist height during a normal workday.
Walk and stand for the duration of the work schedule while bringing horses to and from stalls across a 12-acre farm/ranch facility and regularly tacking and untacking.
Possess the agility and dexterity to move rapidly toward or away from full-sized horses to protect the safety of riders, sidewalkers, horse handlers, and therapists.

Responsibilities

Prepare therapy horses for sessions by grooming, tacking and untacking, and bringing horses to and from the arena.
Check tack and fittings before each therapy session.
Condition, clean, and inspect tack and equipment weekly; report needed repairs to the Barn Manager.
Monitor horse behavior closely and immediately communicate concerns to the Barn Manager.
Feed horses lunch or dinner as needed.
Maintain clean, orderly, and organized stall, barn, and arena work areas.
Participate in demonstrations and fundraising events as needed throughout the year.
Help condition and warm up horses daily as directed by the Barn Manager.
Maintain current CPR and First Aid status.
Perform other duties as needed.