Horse Groom Part Time

Horse Groom Part Time

Performs a variety of tasks to assist in the maintenance of the Miami University Equestrian Center and the horses boarded there.

• Daily cleaning of stalls, and periodic stripping/rebedding of stalls, as well as feeding and watering of horses in the barns and fields.
• Sweeping, dusting, cleaning of all areas, including public areas, tack rooms, offices, restroom.
• Grooming of horses, including daily routine grooming and more specialized show grooming.
• Perform daily physical and psychological inspection of all horses, reporting abnormal physical appearance or unusual behavior to the manager.
• Perform first aid and health maintenance duties on horses, such as daily leg maintenance duties involving rubbing and bandaging tendons and hoof inspection.
• Perform duties involving feed additives/supplements and medicated feed supplements.
• Perform duties that may require knowledge of and experience with different types of farm machinery.
• Perform duties which may involve interaction with college students, parents, alumni, and prospective students, requiring a degree of communication skills and professional decorum.

Prior experience in horse care and barn and farm machinery. Requires driver's license.

• Knowledge of procedures of horse training and shows
• Knowledge of and experience with farm machinery
• Knowledge of equipment and procedures used in conditioning arena footing surfaces and courses of jumps for training

A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.

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