Equestrian Groom

The Greenbrier Hotel•White Sulphur Springs, WV

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Provide Horseback Rides & Carriage Rides while providing history & facts about The Resort to our guests. Grooms also provide daily maintenance and care taking for the horses under their supervision. Their duties are to bathe and brush each horse, clean, harness/tack, and provide basic first aid to horses, such as bandaging small scrapes and cuts. In addition to grooming tasks, the responsibilities of a horse groom include mucking out each stall, helping with stable maintenance, and preparing and distributing feed at a 30-stall barn.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years experience riding and working with horses.
Excellent verbal communication skills and guest interaction
Drivers License
Knowledge of tack and harness
Ability to operate farm equipment.
Intermediate proficiency in Word Processing
Intermediate proficiency in Spreadsheet software
Intermediate proficiency in Database software
Intermediate proficiency in Programming
Intermediate proficiency in Calendars
Intermediate proficiency in Internet usage
Typing at 40 WPM
Intermediate Data Entry skills

Nice To Haves

Have extensive knowledge of The Greenbrier and its history.

Responsibilities

Perform daily physical and psychological inspection of all horses, reporting abnormal physical appearance or unusual behavior to the manager.
Lead horseback rides and/or drive carriage/sleigh for narrating guided trips.
Perform first aid and health maintenance duties on horses, such as daily leg maintenance duties involving rubbing and bandaging tendons and hoof inspection.
Perform duties involving feed additives/supplements and medicated feed supplements.
Perform duties that may require knowledge of and experience with different types of farm machinery.
Perform duties which may involve interaction with guests & team members requiring a degree of communication skills and professional decorum.
Work daily with horses and guests in a safe manner.
Assists with Kates Mountain Retail
Harness/Tack and untack horses for daily rides.
Clean the barn stalls, alleyways, water buckets, tack, equipment, etc.
Have extensive knowledge of The Greenbrier and its history.
Have good communication with Manager.
Teamwork abilities
Horse training
Daily cleaning of stalls, and periodic stripping/bedding of stalls, as well as feeding and watering of horses in the barns and fields.
Sweeping, dusting, cleaning of all areas, including public areas, tack rooms, offices, restroom.
Grooming of horses, including daily routine grooming.