Experienced Race Horse Stud & Stable Hands - Start Now - 2nd Visa Eligible
Watershed Farm & Bowness Stud Young NSW, New South Wales
2nd Year Visa Eligible
Job Description
Bowness Stud and Watershed Farm require very knowledgeable, experienced and confident horse handlers of young thoroughbred horses. Please only apply if your resume demonstrates extensive past horse skills and experience. This position is for one person to start now and we're eligible to sign off for 2nd working visas.
The role involves assisting with the foaling and breeding season, bringing mares and foals through the crush for the vet, feeding, medicating, cleaning yards and stables plus checking horses wellbeing. Attention to detail and a strong work ethic is required.
After the breeding season the role moves into yearling sale preparation - handling and educating unbroken yearlings, lunging, educating them to walk out and stand correctly for parades, grooming, washing, medicating, feeding, cleaning stables and other duties as required.
Must be very confident handling, hand walking and educating young unbroken stock and have previous stable hand experience. Must also be able to identify horse wellness, condition and health.
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 drivers licence and adequate previous horse employment experience with excellent references with phone numbers provided. Accommodation is available. This position counts towards 2nd & 3rd Yr Visa extensions, involves working 6 days per week (with overtime pay). 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