Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Employer: Mathes Horse and Cattle Company, LLC
Location: Lexington, KY
Workers needed: 15
Pay: $14.33/hour
Season: Jan 15, 2027 – Nov 15, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Forage: Duties to include, but not limited to: Soil preparation, operating tillage equipment, cutting equipment. Hauling bales to storage barns/farms that purchase hay. Horses: Workers will perform all job duties according to the instruction and supervision of the farm manger, horse trainers, riders and senior staff. Extremely specific instructions may be given regarding care for particular horses, sometimes on a daily basis. 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 including bathing, brushing, hoof care, 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. Assist farrier in trimming feet and shoeing horses. Hold horses for farriers and veterinarians. Use shiftneys and shanks in leading yearlings. 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 and touching foals to acclimate them to humans; change foals' halters. Assist in handling young horses in preparation for sales, including preparing yearlings to show at farm, preparing stall and sale grounds; setting up feed and hay storage, and supply room, setting up bathing and grooming stations; walking yearlings for exercise; cleaning and preparing yearlings for shows, including walking practice, standing and presenting yearlings; standing, walking and presenting yearlings to prospective buyers; leading yearlings to the sales pavilion for auction. Workers will hook up and operate tractors and manure spreaders, spread manure in specified locations. Paint and repair farm buildings and similar tasks of a general nature common to a horse breeding operation. Workers will be provided a 2-day (14-hour) training period, after which workers will be expected to perform the job required.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. Workers residing in employer-provided housing will be provided free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas are shared by all workers. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three daily meals in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g). In such circumstances, employer will deduct the cost of such meals up to the maximum allowable amount published in the Federal Register, or as otherwise approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Transport: Employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier (e.g., van, bus, plane) transportation charges for the distances involved for both inbound and outbound transportation. Inbound transportation provided from the foreign worker's home city to the U.S. consulate and from the U.S. Consulate to the work site.
Experience wanted: 0 months
Workers must be physically fit to work on their feet in bent, stooping, and standing positions for long periods of time, and must be able to endure manual labor through extreme variant weather conditions, between temperatures of 20 and 100 Fahrenheit, high humidity, wind, rain, sleet, snow, etc. Physically able to meet and perform all job specifications.
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