HorseWorld - Whitchurch Branch - Equine Welfare Apprenticeship
HORSEWORLD TRUST
WHITCHURCH (BS14 0QL)
Closes on Thursday 30 October 2025
Posted on 26 September 2025
Contents
Summary
HorseWorld have an exciting opportunity for an Equine Welfare Apprentice to support the Horseworld welfare team providing daily care to a wide variety of rescued horses. Join the team and be part of something meaningful!
- Wage
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£13,104 a year
- Training course
- Equine groom (level 2)
- Hours
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Hours: 4 ½ days (31.5 hours a week) You will receive a 30 minute (unpaid) lunch break. Must be available to work weekends and bank holidays.
31 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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2
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
General Husbandry Duties
• Mucking out stables and barns, sweeping, filling hay nets, maintain a tidy working environment
• Feeding, grooming, and providing basic foot care
• Assisting with minor wound care and nursing sick or new horses
• Supporting equine rescues and welfare emergencies as required
• Working in the Isolation Unit, adhering to biosecurity measures
• Providing out-of-hours equine care when necessary
Providing daily care for horses at pasture
• Conducting daily checks and providing feed to around 100 horses across 180 acres
• Assisting with paddock maintenance, including cleaning, weed control, and water troughs
• Monitoring horse health and treating minor ailments in the field
Support to Welfare Team
• Catching and releasing horses and ponies at pasture for training or routine care
• Assisting with handling and training a variety of horses, including youngsters, stallions,
and nervous or feral horses
• Supporting external professionals during visits (vet, farrier, dentist)
Contributing to HorseWorld
• Adhering to all health and safety regulations and maintaining personal protective equipment
• Supporting onsite events such as Sponsorship and Open Days
• Representing HorseWorld positively at all times
• Undertaking additional duties as requested
Where you'll work
DELMAR HALL
KEYNES FARM
STAUNTON LANE
WHITCHURCH
BS14 0QL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Equine groom (level 2)
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Training schedule
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.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Essential Skills & Experience • Genuine passion for equine welfare and care • Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions • Previous experience working with horses or ponies (paid or voluntary) • Basic knowledge of horse behaviour, handling, and care • Team player with strong communication skills • Reliability, punctuality, and commitment to a fixed schedule • Proactive approach to health and safety and biosecurity
About this employer
HorseWorld is a charity dedicated to saving the lives of abandoned, neglected and mistreated horses, ponies and donkeys. We specialise in the rehabilitation of severely abused and neglected horses. The organisation cares for more than 100 horses, ponies and donkeys at its Bristol site and provides after-care and support for around 200 more, who have been rehomed throughout the South-West. HorseWorld is fully funded by the generous donations of our supporters, we rescue the feral and the fearful and work with them over time to rehabilitate and help them reach their potential. Our ultimate aim is to give them a second chance at a meaningful life, whether that is with us here as part of the Discovery team working with special educational needs children through our equine-assisted learning programme, going on loan to one of our rehoming families, or for some it is to remain at our sanctuary in Bristol being role models to other abused or abandoned horses when they arrive with us. HorseWorld is not open to the public on a day-to-day basis but it holds exciting events throughout the year. Please see the events page for details.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression to the Level 3 Senior Groom
- Possibility of full time employment
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
Emma Openshaw
emma.openshaw@haddontraining.co.uk
07749577150
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343995.
Apply now
Closes on Thursday 30 October 2025
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