Equine Reproduction Farm Employee

Salary: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Job Description

Job Title: RREH Reproduction Farm Employee

Hours: 5 days a week to include a weekend shift; (Start/end times may fluctuate with seasons). Overtime after 40 hours per week.

Experience: Basic horse care and farm maintenance knowledge required. Advanced horse handling experience preferred.

General Purpose: To cater to the daily herd management needs of nearly 300 recipient mares, assist veterinarians with various reproduction procedures, care for client mares, in addition to fulfilling barn & farm maintenance duties as assigned.

Ideal Candidate: Seeking a self-motivated, solution-oriented individual with a passion for the horse. Ideal employee will be eager to learn and grow with a young and growing equine reproduction operation. Individual will be capable of working effectively and efficiently within a close-knit team as well as alone.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Physical: Position requires prolonged periods of fast-paced walking and standing. Must be capable of lifting up to 50 pounds. Daily physical demands include squatting, bending, lifting and pushing/pulling horses & equipment to accomplish required duties. Vision must be correctable to 20/30. All job duties to be performed year-round and during inclement weather conditions.

· Behavioral: Individual should be self-motivated and maintain a high productivity level. He/she should demonstrate the ability & desire to work within a team environment by supporting co-workers. Individual should have a thorough work ethic in order to meet quality RREH standards by adhering to safety & biosecurity protocol. He/she must be able to perform effectively under fast-paced circumstances while paying attention to careful detail. Excellent communication and people skills are a must in order to provide superior client care services.

· Organizational and Communicative: Should be detail oriented and able to manage multiple responsibilities both independently and with co-workers. Must demonstrate effective time management, comprehend and follow oral instructions. Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English in order to communicate information with RREH veterinarians, co-workers & clientele.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

I. Recipient and Client Mare Duties

Sorting daily list of mares to perform palpations and any other vet work necessary
Assisting with daily TPR’s and grooming of client mares
Assist in turning out and bringing in client mares
Cleaning stalls while following biosecurity protocols
Assist with feeding/catching mares that need to be stalled, based on that day’s agenda

II. Daily Monitoring of Herd Health

Addressing body condition changes and lameness issues
Assisting in field and feed changes
Notice and document any medical symptoms that may arise with individual mares within the herd
Treat horses for various ailments as needed upon request of farm manager and/or veterinarians

1. Farrier & Dentist

· Safely hold/restrain mares as needed for the farrier and dentist

2. Vaccination/Deworming Schedule & Herd Health Records

Assist with the administration of both scheduled vaccinations and deworming
Learn what items are included in individual horse health records & electronic charts for both navigation and data entry purposes

3. Herd Nutrition

· Assist in daily herd feedings of both hay and grain

· Monitoring individual horses with weight concerns and alerting manager as needed

4. Monitoring Farm Supplies

· Alerting supervisor when necessary horse care or farm maintenance items need to be ordered, and farm machinery needs maintenance

5. Farm Machinery

· Must be willing to learn how to operate farm machinery safely

III. Biosecurity Protocols & Cleaning Duties

· Learning and abiding by biosecurity protocols for both the recipient and client side

· Mucking stalls (including cleaning/disinfecting), sanitizing barn aisles and laboratory areas, bathrooms, feed and hay rooms

· Scrubbing water and feed buckets daily and any other cleaning tasks assigned (i.e., removing cobwebs from stalls and ceilings as time allows)

· Ensuring the automatic field waterers are functioning and scrubbed out

IV. Light Landscaping and Maintenance Duties

· Daily surveillance and maintenance of fence lines as needed

· Pasture maintenance to include mowing, weed eating, chain harrowing, etc.

· Minor automatic waterer and fencing repairs as needed

· Seasonal projects as assigned

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Employee discount
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

Lexington, KY: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital

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