Horse Strapper / Stable Hand
Job Description
Stablehands assist with maintaining and cleaning stables and handling horses.
Duties and Tasks
Stablehands may perform the following tasks:
- brush and groom, feed, handle and exercise horses, and lead them to their stables
- check horses for lameness, common injuries, ailments and infections
- give first aid, medication or other treatment to horses
- clean and maintain stables and training equipment
- accompany horses to registered race meetings, gymkhanas and equestrian events
- exercise horses during track work or equestrian activities
Personal Requirements
- good health
- capable of hard physical work
- genuinely interested in horses and their care