Senior Equine Groom Apprenticeship
ELMS FARM EQUESTRIAN CENTRE
GRANTHAM (NG32 3HD)
Closes in 27 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 2 July 2025
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Summary
Elms Farm is a professional livery yard that also has a riding school, sales yard and is an affiliated event centre. As part of your apprenticeship you will be looking after a variety of horses completing horse care tasks.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Senior equine groom (level 3)
- Hours
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Working 5 days out of 7, 7.30am - 4.30pm. Please expect to work some weekend days.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 11 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- 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
As the apprentice on the yard, you will be required to complete all yard duties such as:
- Feeding
- Mucking out
- Turning out/ fetching in
- Caring for a variety of livery horses
Also, you will be learning skills such as;
- Clipping
- Loading
- Trimming
- Bathing
You will improve your customer service skills by dealing with clients over at the riding school and supporting show days. They also have breeding stock on site.
Where you'll work
FRIESTON HEATH
CAYTHORPE
GRANTHAM
NG32 3HD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Senior equine groom (level 3)
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Your training plan
All training will be provided on site during your paid working hours. Your day to day mentoring will be with your employer, and a combination of online and in person monthly sessions will be held with your Haddon Training Trainer Coach.
There will also be opportunities to ride is that is something you would like to do.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
This yard requires applicants who have a good level of equine knowledge. A level 2 Equine qualification (or comparable experience) will be advantageous when applying for this role. There is no accommodation available on site, so please ensure you can make your own way reliably to the location each day. There may be the possibility for you to bring your own horse to the yard dependent on availability.
About this company
Long standing employer that has a riding school, sales yard, livery yard and is an affiliated competition centre.
After this apprenticeship
For the right candidate there may be an opportunity to progress to full time employment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
Haddon Training
Enquiries@haddontraining.co.uk
01443749000
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329418.
Apply now
Closes in 27 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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