Stable Hand

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Cold/refrigerated
• Horse breeding
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Develop specific plans to prioritize
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Groom horses in preparation for competitions and shows
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Perform animal grooming activities
• Perform livestock feeding
• Feed and tend animals
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Train horses
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Tractor
• Farm truck
• Loader
• Forklift
• Hand tools

Area of specialization

• Horses

Animal specialization

• Thoroughbred horses

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner