Horseback Guide

• At least two years experience in Horse Care

• Pleasing personality
• Ability to handle complaints
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to use initiative

• May occasionally be required to work beyond normal hours

Tour

• Assist with the maintenance of the tour area and facilities, thus ensuring that they are clean and free of litter.

• Groom horses and arrive at least 15 minutes before each tour time at the

      pony-line.

• Monitor clients closely during tour to ensure that they are complying with the safety practices.  Communicate all breaches to your trail master in a timely manner.
• Describe tour points of interest to guests and respond to questions.
• Conduct trail inspection as required.  Inspection must be done each morning and recorded.

Horses

• Collect horses from pasture each morning.
• Perform grooming duties such as washing, brushing, clipping and trimming coats. Mineral oil must be added to coat on rainy days.
• Clean, organize and disinfect horse stables and horse equipment such as saddles and bridles. Stables must be cleaned each day and saddles must be cleaned twice per week.
• Clean water troughs each day and ensure that horses are fed with water daily.
• Examine and observe horses in order to detect signs of illness or injury. Inform supervisor of horse sickness or injuries.  Maybe required to provide treatment for minor injuries.
• Mix feed for horses.  Feed and water horses according to feeding instructions.  Two times per day.
• Saddle horses and ensure that they are shoed when required.
• Exercise horses in order to maintain their physical health.
• Ensure that blankets and girths are kept clean.  Blankets must be washed at least once per week and girths at least three times per week.
• Apply coppertox to horse feet during rainy seasons.
• Assist with the removal of feed or hay upon arrival to the farm to the container.
• Tick wash horses every two weeks.

Grooming and Deportment

• Ensure that you are properly groomed and neatly dressed in company uniform at all times.
• Conduct oneself consistent with the policies and procedures of the company.  Your action must always reflect favourably on the image of Chukka Caribbean Adventures.

Meetings

• Attend monthly meetings and all others as required.

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