Rebecca Wordsworth

- December 16, 2018
CV Headline
Looking for Yard Assistant/Work Rider position in Mpumalanga, South Africa (preferably close to Hazyview area)
Relevant experience
-Have worked at the same busy riding school/livery/competition yard for the past 7 years
-Ridden for around 18 years
- Some sole charge/leading a team of staff in current job
- Some teaching experience
- Speak with and help clients daily both face to face and over the phone
- Past/current work for Matthew Sampson (showjumper) as groom cover - both whilst he’s there and also sole charge whilst he is away at shows
- Experience in most yard work from mucking out to turning out/fetching in to tacking up for a variety of disciplines/work
- Experience handling a variety of horses including stallions and youngstock
- Some groundwork with breakers - also have laid over before
- Work well within a team of staff and also on my own initiative
- Can plait, trim, pull, clip
-First Aid Qualification
Please contact for references
Current role - description
Yard Assistant qualified Level 3 diploma in horse care and management - Equivalent to BHS Stage 3. Management level qualification
Copies of certificates and portfolio available if needed
-Run a busy riding school/livery yard two evenings per week and every other Sunday - in charge of a small team of staff
-Daily general yard duties inc mucking out, making feeds, haynets, tacking up etc
-Can ride/lunge/handle a variety of horses
-Some teaching
-Helping clients with bookings and their queries