Equine Groom Apprenticeship for top Hanoverian Stud.
Fosshey Stables
CHESHIRE (CW9 6NP)
Closes in 6 days (Wednesday 29 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 October 2025
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Summary
Fosshey Stables & Hanoverian Stud are a beautiful livery and stud yard in Cheshire. They are looking to recruit an equine enthusiast as an apprentice groom. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to start a career in the equine sector.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Equine groom (level 2)
- Hours
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Days of work: Four day week- Sunday to Wednesday
Hours: 8am to 5pm including a lunch break
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 30 October 2025
- 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
The position requires you to have an understanding of equine needs and yard duties in order to maximise efficient and effective working. You will assist the manager, proprietors and wider team as required, approaching daily business positively and to keep motivation high both personally and within the team.
You will carry out daily tasks to ensure a smooth and professionally run yard which means keeping abreast at all times of the changing needs of all horses and owners. You need to be able to take instruction and direction from the Yard Manager or Head Groom as and when necessary and approach work in a positive and polite way at all times.
You will ensure a good balance of service and workload between the livery and stud horses, ensuring all needs are met communicating relevant issues and observations as they arise to the Yard Manager. High priority is to be given to customer relations, ensuring that clients are kept informed at all times and to work within given time schedules as written in the contract of employment unless otherwise required.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Involved in the welfare of the horses, which includes: Stables, Adhering to diet guidelines, Adhering to turn out rotas and instructions & Exercise
- Organising horses to be ready for vets, blacksmiths etc and efficient handling when on the yard
- A team member in the efficient running of the yard in all daily, weekly, monthly, annual duties
- Ensuring you play your part in ensuring both aspects of the business are well serviced and all horse needs are catered for, whether that be for the livery or the stud horses
- Day to day yard duties that include: Feeding, turning out and bringing in, mucking out and bedding down – to a high standard, exercise and schooling, hay nets and feeds, brushing off and feet cleaning, checking for injury and well being, tack cleaning, muck heap management, sweeping up and general tidiness of the yard, washing out feed buckets
- Take personal responsibility in ensuring you notice any changes in all horses – rugs, water and general needs before leaving the yard
- Other yard duties that include: Trough cleaning, checking fencing and fields for poisonous plants, painting, washing down and disinfecting stables and rubber mats, rug cleaning and the organisation of the rugs for pick up and return of them to the owners
- Maintain good relations with clients and other members of staff/ visitors
- Staff meetings – to attend and make every effort to contribute positively
- Keep personal motivation high and positive
Where you'll work
KEEPERS LANE
ANTROBUS
CHESHIRE
CW9 6NP
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
You will be working towards your level 2 Equine groom apprenticeship.
You will also work towards achieving your Functional Skills qualifications in maths and/ or English at level 1 or 2 if required.
All training will be done at the employers premises with the employer and Haddon Training.
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
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
This role will require working outdoors in all weather conditions, so any applicant must be able to work in these conditions.
About this employer
At Fosshey Stables & Hanoverian Stud we are dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of our equestrian facilities in Cheshire. The team are all vastly experienced and have a long history of running the livery services and keeping and breeding quality horses.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completetion of the Level 2 Equine Groom apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity to progress on to the Level 3 Senior Equine Groom apprenticeship or full time employment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
Enquiries@haddontraining.co.uk
01443749000
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344431.
Apply now
Closes in 6 days (Wednesday 29 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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