Seasonal Field Unit Horse Handler – Yellowstone

National Park Service; Wyoming; On-site; USD 27,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

National Park Service in Yellowstone National Park seeks a Field Unit Local (FUL) Livestock Handler. You will work within the Corral Operations section, managing horses and handling bison hazing in open country as part of the Horse Handler program.

The position is career seasonal, with work from January through mid-November and a non-pay period in the rest of the year. You will supervise daily barn operations and assist in training park staff in riding techniques.

Responsibilities

• Work green horses to work with bison in pen settings as well as hazing in open country.
• Assist in day to day facility maintenance and operations at the barn facility.
• Feeding large herds of animals and administering necessary medical treatment as situations arise.
• Shoe horses.
• Assist co-workers in training other park personnel in riding techniques.

Job description

National Park Service in Yellowstone National Park seeks a Field Unit Local (FUL) Livestock Handler. You will work within the Corral Operations section, managing horses and handling bison hazing in open country as part of the Horse Handler program.

The position is career seasonal, with work from January through mid-November and a non-pay period in the rest of the year. You will supervise daily barn operations and assist in training park staff in riding techniques.