Equine Groom Apprentice
Tandridge Priory Riding Centre
SURREY (RH8 9NE)
Closes on Tuesday 31 March 2026
Posted on 25 February 2026
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Summary
Busy riding school & livery yard looking for an apprentice that wants to work up the levels as an equine groom and eventually on to becoming a horse riding instructor.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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- Training course
- Equine groom (level 2)
- Hours
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Number of Hours: 8-5.
Working days: 4 or 5.
Lunch break length: 1 hour.
Start Time: 8 a.m.
Finish Time: 5:30 p.m.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 April 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Turning out, bringing in, mucking out liveries
- Grooming & tacking up horses for lessons
- Meet and greet riding school customers, help them mount and dismount.
- Assist in lessons as a junior instructor, leading ponies in lead rein classes.
- Assisting and leading in RDA sessions
- Schooling and hacking school horses and possibly liveries, depending on riding level, escorting hacks.
Where you'll work
RIDING CENTRE
BARROW GREEN ROAD
OXTED
SURREY
RH8 9NE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ACTIVATE LEARNING
Training course
Equine groom (level 2)
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Training schedule
Equine Groom Apprentice Level 2.
Merrist Wood College or within the workplace.
Day release - Once a week.
Functional Skills - if required, Level 2 maths and English.
Dedicated Performance Coach.
More training information
The ideal candidate will already have experience riding and handling horses and ponies, have good knowledge about equine behaviour and basic levels of equine care and welfare.
The correct candidate will already have experience competing horses or ponies in dressage and or showjumping (unaffiliated or affiliated from preliminary dressage and above, and/or confident jumping 70cms or above) and be happy to show photo or video evidence to support this.
You must have good people skills, be able to problem solve and be confident enough to ask for help if unsure.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
A DBS check will need to be completed before you become fully employed by us.
Located 5-minute drive from Oxted train station.
The role is incredibly active and all of our fields are on a hill so good physical health is a must. There is also some heavy lifting of hay & straw bales and water buckets.
About this employer
Tandridge priory riding centre is a busy, family run riding school, livery yard, RDA and Pony club centre looking for an apprentice of any age above 16 to assist with day to day equine welfare, working through the levels and hopefully becoming a full time member of staff and riding instructor.
http://tprc.ecpro.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
We would consider our apprentice bringing their own horse to our yard at a discounted livery rate after a trial period of work and getting to know one another.
After this apprenticeship
Full-time post as a horse riding instructor and groom.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ACTIVATE LEARNING
Jenny Hyam
faculty.enrolments@activateapprenticeships.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013867.
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Closes on Tuesday 31 March 2026