Witheford Equine Work Experience

Work Experience Placements

We offer placements from a minimum of one week to a maximum of one year.

We have full public and employers' liability insurance but your education provider will usually issue additional forms for us to complete. We will require an Application Form to be completed for our records and a Health & Safety Induction will be carried out at the start of your placement.

Outline range of duties for placement as STABLE HAND & TRAINEE at Westcourt Stables include :

Morning and evening stables
Grooming horses according to experience and capability
Putting horses on and off Horsewalker
Halter work and leading horses out for daily walks around village
Riding applicable to your skill if required
Paddock maintenance
Tack cleaning
Observing horses being worked in the Round Pen
Evaluating progress with each horse's handler / owner
Making tea and coffee for customers

If accommodation is provided, this will include provision of electricity, water, gas and full use of all facilities within our staff accommodation. However, you should bring with you all linen, bedding, food supplies and personal items appropriate to the length of your stay.

Please note that we are in a village location and therefore we recommend that you bring adequate food supplies for the bulk of your stay and use the local shops for fresh supplies such as bread and milk.

For students over 18 years of age, your normal hours of work are 6 days per week from 7.00am to 5.30pm, with reasonable breaks and one hour for lunch. We recommend that you work these hours in order to gain a true evaluation of genuine working conditions. Those students who are under 18 will work shorter hours in line with Government guidelines on working hours.

Items to bring with you :

Warm / waterproof clothing in accordance with seasonal weather
PPE - Riding hat, boots, body protector to latest safety standards please
Lunch - we provide kettle, fridge and microwave
If you are resident at Westcourt, bedding, towels and food supplies

APPLICATIONS FOR 2010 PLACEMENTS being finalised now!!

Limited spaces remaining!

Witheford Equine is a company registered in England and Wales with Company No : 3574879

Registered Office : Westcourt Stables, Westcourt, Burbage, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3BW

VAT Registration No:717 9615 07

Witheford Equine Ltd

Westcourt Stables

Westcourt · Burbage

Marlborough · Wiltshire

SN8 3BW

Office : 01672 811423

Fax : 01672 811416

info@garywitheford.co.uk

We suggest you apply as soon as possible as places are limited and in high demand! Applications in writing by post please or preferably by e-mail to request our Application Form. PLEASE use 'Work Experience' as the subject of your email.

We require Application Forms completed as indicated with dates required and experience applicable to the position together with a request for accommodation if required please.

Due to working hour restrictions and Health & Safety rulings, PLEASE advise if you will be under or over 18 at the
time of the placement - this will not prejudice your application but governs which application forms will be sent to you.