Senior Stud Hand

Sutton Park Racing; Murwillumbah; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Sutton Park Racing in Murwillumbah is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic individual to care for our mares, foals, and young stock, ensuring their health, safety and development.

This hands-on role involves all stud farm duties with broodmares and foals, requiring genuine foal‑handling experience and in-depth horse husbandry knowledge.

Competitive salary based on experience. Responsibilities include weaning education, yearling preparation and injury treatment.

Qualifications

• Experience handling foals from birth through to yearlings.
• Solid understanding of horse husbandry and broodmare management.

Responsibilities

• Weaning education
• Yearling preparation
• Injury treatment

Skills

Horse care

Foal handling

Teamwork

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to join our small team and help care for our mares, foals, and young stock, ensuring their health, safety, and development.

About the Role:

This is a hands-on role that involves all stud farm duties and working with broodmares and foals.

We are looking for someone with genuine experience and confidence handling foals from birth through to yearlings. You will have an in-depth knowledge of horse husbandry and a solid understanding of the systems that keep a thoroughbred breeding farm running smoothly.

Competitive salary based on experience.

Role responsibilities:

• Weaning education
• Yearling preparation
• Injury treatment

About You:

The successful candidate will be reliable and hardworking, have good communication skills with strong attention to detail. Highly motivated and be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.