Rachel Payne

My name is Rachel Payne, 25 years old and have 2 years on hand experience in the dairy industry.
I am a 2017 graduate of Harper Adams University graduating with a 2:1 in BSc Animal Behaviour and Welfare as well as a FdSc in Animal Management and Welfare. Working with horses was my first passion and what was essentially my gateway into working with animals full time and I've never looked back, working from riding school horses to fit eventers.
I am very quick to learn new skills, intelligent, considerate and eager to please. I am constantly striving to keep busy, reading equine veterinary manuals and looking towards getting my first horse of my own.
The farm was 1400 head strong milking 650 twice a day and all year round calving. I was more concerned with the fresh calves and young stock side of things, but I was used to help in all aspects of the farm.

November 2017- Present. Shutt and Mansell Dairy Farm
Herdsman
• Responsible for the feeding and monitoring the health and welfare of youngstock (BBx and HF) and older stock born on the farm. Jobs including: Making up feed rations, weening, bedding up, ear tagging, vaccinating, disbudding, stomach tubing, assisting at vet visits including bTB testing days.
• Daily tasks involving driving farm machinery (Manitou telescopic loader. JCB telescopic loader, Ford 4630, Yamaha/ Suzuki automatic quadbike, T7 New Holland Tractors, Land Rover 110 Puma)
• Milking in a 36-point rotary parlour.

Sept 2016- July 2017. Harper Adams University
Student Warden
• Co-ordinated regularly with student services and the student union to ensure the welfare and enjoyment of students.
• Provided pastoral care and acted as the first port of call for all first-year students, including first aid and encouraging the involvement of students with social activities while being mindful of the quieter student.
• Conscientious when talking to a wide variety of persons including those in a variety of authoritative positions in the university.
• Able to work to tight time constraints, working as a student warden as well as working towards a degree.
• Sole charge of a halls of 53 people when my partner warden went home.

On and off 2011/ July 2014- May 2015. Wildwoods Riding Centre
Voluntary and Full Time Groom
• Performing day to day tasks such as: mucking out, tacking up, bringing horses in and out of fields, making and putting around feeds, rugging up and grooming the horses.
• Stepped up as yard manager during periods of lack of experienced staff as well as a mentor to new and potential staff.
• Worked with all age ranges (from age three upwards) as well as physically/ mentally disabled persons.

November 2017- Present. Shutt and Mansell Dairy Farm
Herdsman
• Responsible for the feeding and monitoring the health and welfare of youngstock (BBx and HF) and older stock born on the farm. Jobs including: Making up feed rations, weening, bedding up, ear tagging, vaccinating, disbudding, stomach tubing, assisting at vet visits including bTB testing days.
• Daily tasks involving driving farm machinery (Manitou telescopic loader. JCB telescopic loader, Ford 4630, Yamaha/ Suzuki automatic quadbike, T7 New Holland Tractors, Land Rover 110 Puma)
• Milking in a 36-point rotary parlour.