Equine Apprentice
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Company: FIRST WAVE EQUESTRIAN LIMITED
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Location: ROMSEY, SO51 6AD
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Agriculture, environmental and animal care
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Ref: NAS-2000014225
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Application Deadline Date: 28/03/2026
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Start Date: 01/04/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Days and shifts to be confirmed. 40 hours per week. Will involve weekend working.
Brief Description
This is a rare opportunity, to work and train with an elite yard, rider and horses. The horses are a mixture of youngstock, world class dressage horses and livery horses.
This is in a rural setting with no public transport. This is a Non Riding position.
Future Prospects
There may be an opportunity to progress to a Level 3 Equine Apprenticeship for the right candidate.
Vacancy Detail
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work:
- All aspects of horse care e.g. grooming, mucking out, trimming and clipping, plaiting, lungeing, health care, feeding, assisting with customer care
- Handle young fit competition horses
- Help with the preparations for training and competing
Other Information
Physically fit,with a confident and firm but kind attitude which enables the handling of large well bred competition horses.
Must be able to get to the location as there is no public transport available.
This is a small team so you need to love horses, be dedicated and work well with others with a positive attitude.
This rider has sponsors and owners so requires an apprentice with a professional attitude with integrity and honesty.