Equine Groom Apprentice
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Company: SIRONA THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP CIO
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Location: Totnes, TQ9 6EB
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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-2000020652
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Application Deadline Date: 03/04/2026
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Start Date: 20/04/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: 30- 35 hrs per week between 8.30am - 4.30pm Monday - Friday (with 2-3 hrs occasional weekend cover if required - either as O/T or swap weekday hours as preferred)
Brief Description
Sirona Therapeutic Horsemanship are offering an opportunity to join their team as a Level 2 Equine Groom apprentice! Located in Totnes, Sirona Therapeutic Horsemanship provides equine-assisted therapy and learning to vulnerable and disadvantaged young people and adults with support needs supported by therapists, social workers and teachers.
Training to be Provided
- You will gain a Level 2 apprenticeship qualification in Equine Groom & also an Emergency First Aid qualification
- You will need to attend our Duchy Stoke Climsland one day a week, with the rest of your working week in the workplace
Future Prospects
Upon successful completion of your apprenticeship, you may wish to consider progressing to Level 3 Senior Equine Groom. There may also be an opportunity for paid employment at Sirona.
Vacancy Detail
Duties to include but are not limited to:
- Mucking out of stables
- Field maintenance collecting muck, fencing and weed control
- Turning out horses and bringing in
- Feeding horses
- Grooming and assisting with clipping
- Changing rugs, tacking up
- Exercising horses and ponies both ridden and in-hand
- You will learn the skill of liberty, lunging and long reining of horses
- Assisting practitioners on therapeutic sessions
- Supporting volunteers and work experience students
- Keeping the yard and buildings clean and tidy
- Assisting with general running and managing yard duties including other animal care
- Assisting on events, such as courses and open days
Other Information
- Located on a bus route to Dartington - 10 min walk
- Rural location. Has a car park. Own transport strongly recommended
- Possible option to bring own horse considered (if fits into our free-range herd)
- Sirona is committed to keeping children and young people safe. Roles are subject to full safeguarding scrutiny and assessment process, including enhanced DBS and reference checks