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Superior Stables, LLC Second Ranch Hand in Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Perform a variety of tasks associated with the breeding, birthing, gentling and halter training of Gypsy Vanner equine stock. Identify and catch horses in fields, affix halters and lead ropes, lead into the barn and tie securely. Groom horses. Clean stalls. Strip stalls and disinfect floors, walls and surrounding areas for broodmares. Sweep barn aisles, stall areas, and ceilings. Maintain/clean water troughs and buckets. Handle feeding activities. Hold horses for farriers and vets as needed and administer routine intra-muscular injections. Assist in gentling young
horses in preparation for sales. Help maintain equipment, assist with mowing and weeding. Clean around barns. Load trucks with bales of hay and sacks of grain and feed weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must demonstrate common sense and awareness of safe equine handling procedures, i.e., no running in barns, shouting, abusing horses, leaving gates/stall doors/feed rooms open or smoking in and around barns, sheds and hay storage. Operate tractors and other field equipment under supervision, painting
and repairing farm buildings, fences and similar tasks of general nature common to a horse breeding operation. Remove snow around the property, maintaining heat tapes and trough heaters, and de-ice water troughs. Expected to begin work early in the morning when fields may be wet with dew or roads may be covered in snow. Temps may range from -5 to 100 F. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodation. Must be on call for up to 24 hours a day, 6 days a week. Saturday work may be required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Required Experience: 6 months in job offered. Email HR Manager at SuperiorStables.Recruitment@gmail.com{rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"}