About the Facility
This newly established 20 acre show facility in beautiful St Augustine, FL is home to a budding Hunter/Jumper program with a large focus in the Hunter/Equitation rings! This property currently has 18 stalls and is at capacity with plans to add another 8 stalls within the year for a total of 26 horses on property. They offer both full-service training board and standard board to their clientele, and have an established group of A circuit Junior and Adult Amateur clients. This is a facility that believes in teamwork for all aspects of the horse and property care - and with 4 grooms, a hands-on barn manager, the Head Trainer, and the owners of the facility, the work stays manageable for all!
As this facility grows, the show schedule will likely expand accordingly - but currently the team only spends about 20 weeks of the year on the road. This group primarily shows at the World Equestrian Center, being only an hour and a half away - but also spends 2 weeks a year at both Tryon and Bowling Rock.
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Head Groom to join the team! The ideal person would be seasoned in a AA circuits and looking for a step back from the hectic travel schedule of the top show barns. This person will be responsible for the top quality care of their show string, and will ideally be willing to train up the other grooms to their caliber of show care. Everyone at this facility is expected to work across all aspects of the operations, including facility maintenance with the standard horse care responsibilities. This team has a positive, kind atmosphere and a zero tolerance policy for bad attitudes or selfish work habits! Although the travel requirements will likely grow with this facility - the option exists for this individual to train up additional staff as the main travel grooms while holding a more stay-at-home role within the program. Local (WEC) travel will likely be required in any capacity.
Job Duties (6 day per week schedule)
- Standard Care Responsibilities
(stall cleaning, watering, turn in/turn out, feeding, etc)
- Grooming Responsibilities
(tacking, untacking, grooming, clipping, lunging, holding for vet/farrier)
- Client Interactions
(Grooming/tacking for full-care clientele, customer service as needed)
- Facility upkeep
(sweeping, cobwebbing, mowing, weed eating, fence fixing, minor repairs, etc)
- Show Grooming
(show scheduling, taking horses to/from the ring, hauling to/from shows, packing/unpacking trailer, ring prep, etc)
- Night check on rotation with other staff
