Livery Yard Manager

Are you an experienced, passionate equestrian with strong management skills? Farfield Livery, are looking for a Yard Manager to join our dedicated team. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an ambitious and growing yard with exciting plans for the future. About Us: · Full livery yard providing the highest level of horse care for our clients. · Fantastic facilities – with 66 stables and four arenas we are no small operation! · Over 200 acres of off-road hacking on-site. · Olympic sized showjumping arena and full course of jumps. · XC Field · Far reaching views across the Wharfe valley, you will be working in a truly picturesque location · Friendly, experienced owners and staff with good team spirit to get us all through those long winter months! Role & Responsibilities: As Yard Manager, you will be overseeing the smooth running of the yard, managing a team of four other staff members daily, and working together to deliver high standards of horse care. Duties include: · Supporting the yard owners with planning and growth. · Assisting the owners in organising clinics, competitions and coordinating yard events. · Managing daily yard tasks, allocating duties and ensuring everything runs efficiently. · Responsibility for ensuring the yard operates in line with H&S policies and procedures. · Assisting and liaising with vets and farriers as required for emergencies or yard visits. · All general yard duties along side the team daily including, feeding, rugging, filling and hanging haynets, turning out, bringing in, mucking out, skipping out, checking horses for injury. Skills & Experience: • Proven experience in horse care and yard management. • Strong leadership skills to manage and motivate a small team. • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team. • Experience with booking clinics or organising events is an advantage. • Experienced rider preferred. • This is a very manual role, you need to be physically fit and happy to lead from the front with all general yard duties. • First Aid qualification desirable however training can be provided. What we can offer you: · Full time role – at least 37.5 hours over 5 days, hours and days can be discussed with the right candidate. · 28 days holiday · Competitive salary, dependent on experience. · Opportunity to bring your own horse(s) – and time to ride during the day! · A really great base and opportunity for a qualified instructor, coach or other equine professional. · A well-staffed team with a realistic workload. · Supportive and forward-thinking team environment with room for growth and personal development. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join us on our journey! If you are interested in coming along for the ride, we want to hear from you!