Stable Attendant
Employer: Robert Gentry
Location: Lexington, KY
Workers needed: 4
Pay: $14.33/hour
Season: Jan 15, 2027 – Nov 15, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Skill Level 1
Equine -Stable Attendant
Workers will perform all job duties according to the instruction and supervision of the farm manager, horse trainers, riders, and senior staff. Extremely specific instructions may be given regarding care for particular horses, sometimes daily.
Assist in breeding and foaling of mares. Assist with post-pregnancy treatment of mares and neonatal care of foals. Work with foals/yearlings, including brushing, leading, picking up feet, petting. Assist in handling young horses in preparation for sales, including, preparing stall and sale grounds; setting up feed and hay storage, and supply room, setting up bathing and grooming stations; walking yearlings for exercise. Identify and catch horses in stalls and fields, affix halters and lead ropes, lead into barn and tie securely and tum back out. Competence in basic grooming practices include bathing, brushing, hoof care, and clipping. Clean stalls by removing soiled bedding and manure, replace with fresh bedding. Strip stalls and disinfect floors, walls, and surrounding areas for broodmares. Sweep barn aisles, stall areas, ceilings to remove dirt, hay, cobwebs, and other duties. Maintain/clean and fill water troughs and buckets. Handle basic feeding activities including apportioning grain, hay, and feed supplements according to instruction. Observe and identify sick or injured horses. Assisting farrier in trimming feet and shoeing horses. Hold horses for farriers and veterinarians. Cattle duties include daily observations of the cows for any issues, throwing out hay, supplying salt, collecting cows/calves into chutes for vaccinations and castrating, assisting with vaccinations and castrations.
Alternative Work: General farm maintenance and other duties as required in the farming operation maintenance. Includes, but not limited to, maintenance of tool & equipment and other work as directly related to the crop activities for which the worker is hired. Also includes fixing, clearing and painting of fence/barns, mowing and weed-eating the property. Such work will be offered when climate or crop conditions preclude working in the primary activities listed above. Workers may be required to work when weather is wet and should have suitable clothing for conditions which include light rain and temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to more than 100 degrees. Workers should be able to stand, bend, stoop, work for prolonged periods of time and be physically fit to perform duties as assigned. Care must be exercised at all times when working with horses, cows, and equipment.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer shall provide free and convenient access to cooking facilities or a kitchen so that workers can prepare their own meals. The employer will also provide transportation, at least once each week to assure that workers have access to stores.
Transport: The employer will permit workers eligible for travel reimbursement to select any means of transportation they choose, and employer will reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges
Experience wanted: 0 months
Physically able to bend, stoop, and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Physically able to meet and perform all job specifications. May be required to take random drug and / or alcohol tests, at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. All testing and background check will occur after employment has started and is not a part of the interview process. May be required to submit a criminal background check, at no cost to the worker. Felony convictions that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers or other individuals on the farm will result in immediate termination. Failure to comply with request for criminal background check may result in immediate termination of employment.
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