About this role
Groom - Polo (Casual)Key Responsibilities:
• Perform daily stable yard and field duties, including feeding, handling, and grooming horses. • Muck out and clean stables to a high standard. • Prepare horses for exercise, training, and polo matches, including tacking up, cooling down, washing off, and ensuring horses are fit and presentation ready. • Assist with polo-specific duties such as managing multiple ponies during chukkas, pony changes, and supporting riders during training sessions and match days. • Maintain all tack, polo equipment, and yard areas to a high standard, ensuring saddlery is clean, safe, and correctly fitted. • Travel to polo fixtures, competitions, and training venues as required, assisting with horse transport, set-up, and care whilst away from the yard. • Report any horse ailments, infections, or injuries to the Head Groom immediately. • Administer necessary treatments to horses as directed. • Exercise allocated horses daily through lunging, hacking, schooling, or track cantering. • Safely lead fit and excitable horses, including stallions. • Check and maintain the safety and serviceability of all equipment, reporting any repairs needed. • Ensure riding arenas are clean and tidy at the end of each day. • Transport horses as required. • Assist in client activity preparation tasks and riding activities, following correct procedures. • Any tasks or responsibilities as requested by management within the scope of the position.
Knowledge and Skills:
• Experience working as a Groom (Essential) • Experience in horse care (Essential) • Ability to ride to BHS Stage 2 standard (Essential) • Clean driving licence (Essential) • Experience working with children (Essential) • Equine qualification (Desirable).