I can do almost any work with horses that you may need help with, I'm not afraid of getting my hands dirty. I don't break horses in, but I can do all the groundwork.
*Beginner Riding Lessons - 30mins/1hr +
*Horse Interactions - spending quality time with a horse. Giving them treats, grooming them or just loving them, and they will love you right back. οΏ½οΏ½
*Hoof trimming and balancing, as long as
they are well behaved.
* Show Conditioning - details below
* Sale Preparation - details below
* Pre-Breaking Preparation - details below
* Foal Handling, halter training and leading.
* Float training for young horses.
* Medical Needs - Treating wounds, changing bandages, poultices giving intramuscular injections, assisting vets etc.
* Basic Natural Horsemanship - Teaching horses to want to be caught, teaching them to be ground tied, give to pressure, flexing etc, desensitisation to ropes and other scary horse monsters.
* Equine Midwifery Service - keeping track of your mare as she draws towards her foaling due date, ensuring that I am there for the birth to assist if needed (or call the vet immediately if necessary) and remain until the baby is on it's feet, has had a proper drink of colostrum, is feeding unassisted and has passed it's first meconium. Other Proposed Services - Prices on Approval
* Vacation care - Feel free to go away on holidays knowing your horses (and other
pets) will be cared for the same way you care for them - any of the services mentioned below.
* Feeding & De-rugging (morning) - Feeding & Rugging (evening)
* Grooming - This can include currying, brushing, hoof picking, applying insect repellent, hoof oil & sunscreen or zinc for pink noses.
* Washing - shampooing, conditioning, detangling & treatment if needed.
* Itch treatment - apply itch shampoo which doesn't contain any soap, allow to sit for 5-10mins, rinse, apply soothing ointment to any rubbing wounds, then apply insect repellent and rugs. This treatment will need to be done twice a week for at least a fortnight.
* Exercising - Lunging
* Show conditioning (6 -10 weeks prior to show) Lunging 3 days on 1 day off, starting at 5 mins each way for first week, then 10mins each way 2nd week, then 15mins each way 3rd week and finally 20mins each way until the show. They get 2 or 3 days off before the show day.
* Sales Preparation and Pre-Breaking- De-worming, feeding quality feed to build a topline and create a shiny, healthy coat. Day-to day handling and de-sensitising, teaching to be tied up, learning to have a bath, wear a rug etc, farrier every 6 weeks.
* Mucking out stables & yards - Everyday stable cleaning, manure removal and raking out flat. Can also include entire sawdust change - empty stable of soiled sawdust, hose out, spread lime and refill with clean sawdust and rake out flat.
* I also love doing fencing (wire or electric) repairs or building a whole new fence.
* Clipping - full body clips, Endurance Clips or just trims. My Experience
I got my first horse when I was 10yrs old. I learnt how to ride and went to Pony Club for 2.5yrs, frequently winning Presentation and Rider Class. My favourite sporting events were Bending, Bounce Pony and Barrels. My parents bought their first Arabian and we started taking her to Arabian Shows. They then started up their own Arabian Stud, breeding and showing them. I used to halter show as well. My sister and I were in charge of the day to day care of the stud horses. They were stabled, so they were tended to twice a day fed, rugged, de-rugged etc. and the stables were cleaned every morning before school. When the horses were being shown, I was in charge of working them into show condition. I did this for about 8yrs. I also did Work Experience at a huge Arabian Stud - Redwood Lodge, which has since relocated to France! They had about 20-30 horses at the time which included stallions, mares, colts, fillies and broodmares with or without foals at foot. I handled them all, my duties included - preparing feeds, feeding, cleaning stables inside and out, grooming, bathing, moving from stable to paddock and back again including mares with foals. I also assisted in preparing them for an open night presentation. I also used to assist friends at shows by warming up their horses for them before they went into the ring. I have owned my own Arabian Stud since 2009, I have had 3 foals born 2014, 2016 and 2018 and been there to assist at all of their births. My next foal is due in September this year. I have successfully treated some severe injuries, after surgery recovery, cured my severely itchy filly to a manageable level. I also tamed a yearling filly that had gone feral and had a 5m rope attached to her and she became as quiet as a lamb! I am an Open Endurance Rider (Apr 2015) and I acheived this on my green broken mare, so we both became Open together with 100% completions! I have also ridden 4 times for other Endurance owners. I am currently employed at Marshall Thoroughbreds Stud since Feb 2017. Duties include feeding, mucking out stables and yards, handling babies, yearlings, spelling racehorses and broodmares. Bathing, lunging, treating wounds, float training, making feeds, assisting Vets, giving intramuscular injections. Assisting in foaling down mares, doing pH milk testing, using foaling alarms. Mowing, whippersnipping, driving a tractor, poisoning weeds, fence repairs, trouble shooting electric fences.
