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Watershed Farm & Bowness Stud Young NSW, New South Wales
2nd Year Visa Eligible
Job Description
Bowness Stud and Watershed Farm require a very knowledgeable, experienced and confident horse handler of young thoroughbred horses. Please only apply if your resume demonstrates extensive past horse skills and experience. This position is eligible to sign off for 2nd working visas.
The role involves yearling sale preparation (which involves teaching young unbroken thoroughbred horses to walk out and stand for sale parades so strong and confident horse handling skills are a must), feeding, medicating, cleaning yards and stables plus checking horses wellbeing. Attention to detail and a strong work ethic is required.
The yearlings, broodmares, foals and all horses on farm require a person who understands the importance of identifying a horse's needs, and be able to competently attend to those needs and instructions given. This is a robust role so a flexible and honest team player with excellent communication is ideal.
We require a commitment of at least 4 - 6 months and can employ very good workers for up to 12 months.
See some of our staff profiles and what it is like working with us:
Staff profile 1: https://youtu.be/I8eUdJY0tks
Staff profile 2: https://youtu.be/W5Ay9PidrHQ
Applicants must have a drivers licence, extensive previous horse experience with excellent references. Accommodation is available. This position counts towards 2nd & 3rd Yr Visa extensions. Email resume to [email protected].
Postcode: 2594 (Young NSW, New South Wales)
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Watershed Farm & Bowness Stud
Member since: December 2018
Employer's email matches the bownessstud.com.au website.
Description:
Bowness Stud and Watershed Farm is a large thoroughbred horse breeding, agistment and sale preparation farm, near Young in NSW. We enjoy employing experienced, knowledgeable and competent handlers and educators of strong young thoroughbred horses.
Anyone with an Australian work visa with extensive horse experience is most welcome to apply, we are a regional farm so we are eligible to sign off for the 88 days WHV 2nd Visa.
Young is a beautiful country town with lots of facilities and amenities, including Woolworths, IGA & Aldi supermarkets, Big W, Bunnings, cafes, pubs and more.
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbKRQEVyVZA&list=PLvLQsmiikc26qutT7qphpROsDD-nks2cg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8Ewh11XytM&list=PLvLQsmiikc26qutT7qphpROsDD-nks2cg&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8eUdJY0tks&list=PLvLQsmiikc26qutT7qphpROsDD-nks2cg&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Ay9PidrHQ&list=PLvLQsmiikc26qutT7qphpROsDD-nks2cg&index=5
Industry:
Farming, Animals & Conservation