About the Facility:
Situated on 35 acres between UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke, the 25-30 horse facility is a family-friendly show barn with a strong emphasis on community involvement through planned social activities, show schedule, equestrian outings, and clinics. Offering amenities like a temperature-controlled members lounge, heated wash stall, and lighted arena, the horses and humans live a luxurious lifestyle at this top notch facility.
Job Description:
Located in the #1 location for equestrian relocation in the USA, this incredible tech-forward show program is looking to bring on a Head Trainer to the team. With a schedule of approximately 20 rated shows a year, we are searching for a trainer that can comfortably work and succeed in that environment. Lessons, billing, and barn management are completely covered with an state of the art digital program - technology making your life easier! With approximately 28 horses on property and a full staff of two assistant trainers and 3 barn care professionals this is major facility on the east coast! Extremely close to both top - quality grade schools and Universities, this is an incredible location most only dream to have a bustling hunter/jumper/eq facility. Our ideal candidate will enjoy being busy, and working hard, and developing this facility into the future! The Head trainer requires ability to take on an established group of clients and horses, plan and organize the show schedule, teach multiple lessons per week - instilling proper biomechanics, horsemanship, and riding technicalities' to dedicated students, correctly and safely drive a horse trailer, and be the business liaison between clients and ownership. There is no need to source your own clients or horses, unless you desire it, as the farm has a loaded program and a strong marketing plan already in place.
Additionally, this person would ideally take on barn management duties utilizing their digital system. Managing equine business, trainer's travel, show schedules, team building, budgeting, staffing, development, equine care, equine health and nutrition, and other management endeavors. This would be boots on the ground, get your hands dirty management, not an office style management role. If would be best fit for a person who "lives in the barn" as they say!
As a unit as Trainer and Manager this role can exceed six figures in compensation! If the role is split into two, salary will be DOE for each part.
