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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR HELPING OUT AT Haldane Icelandic Horses, Yambuk, Victoria, Australia Summer 2017/2018 LEADING HAND AND WORK EXPERIENCE ICELANDIC HORSE TRAINERS/RIDERS WANTED.

Position 1 : Leading Hand – Dates JAN, FEB, MARCH ( 3 months approx) 2018

Experienced Icelandic horse trainer to train horses on farm. Suit someone who is used to starting young horses and training tolt. Happy to coordinate train and teach a couple of other helpers as well as working independently, to do general horse husbandry and train horses ( from groundwork, starting to tolt training) . We’d love to have someone who is happy to conduct lessons or run a clinic/or open day at the end of the season when horses are prepared well. This will be paid position with vehicle and accommodation provided.

Position 2 : Work Experience ( 1 – 2 people) Dates JAN, FEB, MARCH (approx) 2018 also 1 - 2 persons required NOV/DEC 2017 to assist getting horses fit.

Want to come to Australia and have an adventure with Icelandic horses? Improve your skills, practice working with a large herd of Icelandics. Food and board in return for some help on the farm, working with young horses, riding and training Icelandics under the instruction of experienced leading hand.

Our Ideal team : Non smokers, fun loving, hardworking, independent as well as team players with international drivers licence ( manual), valid working visas, flexible attitude, whom have a calm, relaxed and kind attitude to training horses.

For more information about the following positions please send an email to info@icelandichorses.com.au with the position you are interested in plus your availability, experience, and a little about yourself and how you work with horses ( also what other interests are) . Video and/or photos of you riding would be helpful. Feel free to ask us any further questions about ourselves and the positions advertised.

Warmest Wishes Amy Haldane ( stud manager)


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