Horsemanship Instructor

Culver; Indiana, Northern (PA, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Culver is seeking a Horsemanship Instructor to lead riding lessons and mentor students across all disciplines. This 12-month role supports both our winter school and summer camps, with duties including coaching, training horses, managing saddlery and equipment, and upholding barn standards.

The successful candidate will work in a team, ensure herd health, and participate in clubs and activities while maintaining safety, care, and instruction quality for riders of all levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.
• At least 3 years of experience in all phases of equine instruction.
• Instructional qualification with a recognized national governing body.
• Ability to train unbroken horses and maintain trained horses as they develop.
• Solid understanding of safety procedures for handling and training large animals.
• Ability to identify lameness and provide basic veterinary treatments.

Responsibilities

• Coaching, mentoring, training young horses, and maintaining equipment inventory.
• Deliver stable management and pasture care, while maintaining barn standards.

Skills

Equine instruction

Horse training

Team collaboration

Safety procedures

Supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Horsemanship Instructor provides instruction in a learning environment that enables students to learn basic to advanced techniques in all disciplines of riding. Responsibilities for this position include; coaching & mentoring, training young horses and maintaining trained horses, saddlery, and equipment inventory, delivering stable management to maintain the herd's health, pasture management and care, and maintaining barn standards. This position is a 12-month position working for both our winter school and our summer camps and schools.

In addition to regular duties, the Horsemanship Instructor is expected to participate in various clubs and activities, coach athletic teams, perform student supervisory and chaperone duties, and engage in other duties assigned by the proper authorities.

REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to work within a small team to achieve the outputs. A bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required. The successful candidate will possess At Least 3 years of experience in all phases of equine instruction, including an instructional qualification with a recognized national governing body, must be a capable trainer with the ability to train unbroken horses and maintain trained horses as they develop, must have a solid understanding of the safety procedures that are required to handle and train large animals; must be able to identify lameness and injuries in horses and be able to provide some veterinary treatments to the horses.