Senior Equine Care & Conditioning Specialist II

Leaps & Bounds Pediatric Therapy; Norco (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Leaps & Bounds Pediatric Therapy in Norco, CA seeks an Equine Specialist II to care for assigned horses, manage daily welfare, and support safe ranch operations. You will monitor health, behavior, and readiness for sessions, while grooming, conditioning, and coordinating with staff and volunteers.

The role includes grooming, tack, warming up, and pre-session routines to ensure horses are prepared and safe for activities, with responsibility for maintaining high standards of equine welfare and

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary handler and daily steward for assigned horses, ensuring they are physically prepared, properly equipped, and appropriate for scheduled sessions and activities, and ready to produce high quality, medical grade movement.
• Prepare horses for sessions by grooming, tacking, warming up, performing recommended stretches and readiness activities, and ensuring horses are ready on time.
• Monitor assigned horses before, during, and after sessions to assess soundness, behavior, responsiveness, and overall readiness.
• Communicate effectively with Barn Operations Manager, therapists, and other team members throughout sessions regarding horse performance, behavior, and safety concerns.
• Prepare horses for sessions through grooming, warming up, tacking, and other pre-session routines, in accordance with Company procedure.
• Remains current on techniques and standards on feeding and physical conditioning of horses.
• Cool down, untack, and groom horses after sessions, ensuring horses are properly cared for following work.
• Provides oversight of volunteer activities during sessions.

Job description

Leaps & Bounds Pediatric Therapy in Norco, CA seeks an Equine Specialist II to care for assigned horses, manage daily welfare, and support safe ranch operations. You will monitor health, behavior, and readiness for sessions, while grooming, conditioning, and coordinating with staff and volunteers.

The role includes grooming, tack, warming up, and pre-session routines to ensure horses are prepared and safe for activities, with responsibility for maintaining high standards of equine welfare and