Polo Groom

YardandGroom; Cranbourne; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

YardandGroom is seeking a dedicated groom for a polo academy. The role includes mucking out, feeding, grooming for matches, tack cleaning, exercising horses, and assisting with lessons. Training can be provided for those without polo experience.

The position runs six days a week (Tuesday to Sunday) with Mondays off, and requires a friendly, enthusiastic team player who is happy to interact with clients and help care for horses.

Qualifications

• Hardworking and reliable with good attention to detail.
• Tidiness and ability to keep yards clean and organized.
• Friendly team player who communicates well with clients and staff.
• Riding experience is helpful but not required; training can be provided.

Responsibilities

• Muck out stables and yards
• Provide hay, water and feed for horses
• Turn out or bring horses in
• Tack up for lessons or chukkas
• Groom for matches and events
• Clean tack and yard areas
• Exercise the horses
• Brush and bathe horses
• Bed down the horses for the night

Skills

Hardworking

Attention to detail

Tidiness

Team player

Client interaction

Riding experience

Job description

Working as a groom at a polo academy. We are looking for someone who is hard working, has attention to detail, tidy, good team player, enthusiastic, friendly, happy to interact with clients and some riding experience but not a necessity. We may also take someone who is a trainee/no polo experience where we can teach them how to do certain elements of the job e.g tacking up for polo. The job would be six days a week from Tuesday to Sunday with Monday as their day off.

The Job consists of;

• mucking out
• hay, water and feed
• turnout or bring in horses
• tacking up for lessons or chukkas
• grooming for matches
• cleaning tack and yard area
• exercising the horses
• brushing and bathing horses
• bedding down