Equine Apprenticeship - Large Professional Livery Yard
Middleton Livery
NORTHAMPTON (NN6 9SD)
Closes on Monday 19 January 2026
Posted on 12 December 2025
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Summary
- This is an excellent opportunity to work on a large busy livery yard with a wide variety of horses and ponies
- Learn all the basic aspects of running a successful yard as well as providing top quality care to all the horses
- 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
- Equine groom (level 2)
- Hours
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40 Hours per week over 5 days to include some weekend work, exact days and hours to be discussed with employer.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 20 January 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
All general yard duties :
- Mucking out
- Turning out/bringing in
- Tack cleaning
- Tacking up
- Feeding
- Filling hay nets
- Clipping/pulling/plaiting/trimming
- Bathing
- Rug changing
- Paddock maintenance
- Riding ( for the right candidate )
- First aid
- Holding for vet/farrier/dentist
Where you'll work
TURNERS FARM
HANNINGTON
NORTHAMPTON
NN6 9SD
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 - Level 2 Equine Groom apprenticeship, including Functional Skills in English and maths if required
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
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Passion to work with horses
Other requirements
- There is no accommodation available here so please make sure you can get there daily before applying.
- Possibility of livery for own horse if space.
About this employer
Our focus is the provision of a relaxed, friendly environment for owners and their horses, offering excellent facilities together with high quality livery services which will enable owning a horse a pleasurable experience.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression to the Level 3 Senior Groom and or possibility of full time employment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000005001.
Apply now
Closes on Monday 19 January 2026
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