Horse Trainer

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We are looking to add additional horse trainers to our growing rescue volunteers!

Responsibilities include:

• Meet regularly with the Executive Director to understand the most critical training needs for the farm regarding residents and adoptable horses.
• Provide regular updates on assigned training horses to the Executive Director and Barn Manager in order to make sure that the horses can be safely handled by volunteers
• Create training videos for volunteers to post to the Facebook group to ensure everyone follows current procedures for interacting with horses, basic horse training activities, etc.
• Interact regularly with the Barn Manager, Farm Manager, Equine Enrichment Specialist Volunteers and Volunteer Coordinators to ensure that everyone understands current priorities and works toward the same goals and overarching tasks.
• Assess the needs of incoming horses to determine their training needs.
• Prioritize working with horses that are unsafe for leading and handling as well as the horses that are ready for adoption.
• Determine plans for each horse (as needed) and communicate strategies and plans to Program Director and Volunteer Horse Trainers to ensure consistent execution and training.
• Train horses and work with them on their individual needs to ensure they are safe and ready for adoption or community outreach.
• Liaise with training partners (AH) as needed to understand progress of current horses that are returning to the rescue.
• Work with volunteers to help them learn basic horse handling skills (i.e., picking up feet, safely leading, safe tying, etc.)