JOB VACANCY                                       Oferta de Emprego >>

     1. Stable manager
Experienced and trained person, male or female, to manage a yard of 15 horses, some living in some in paddocks. Able to care for horses on a daily basis, make up feeds, exercise whether ridden, lunging, long reining or loose schooling.

As this is an outdoor and physical job the person needs to be healthy and physically fit and able to lift weights such as hay bales.

The business works with local resident clients, also therapeutic riding programme and in tourism, and requires the person to have good social skills, able to co-ordinate other members of the team, and speak Portuguese and English.

Accommodation available on site either in cottage for two or in main house and use of a car with a valid driving license. License for driving a trailer an advantage.

Qualifications desirable but not essential. In house training will be given. Possibility to have regular training sessions.

Contract, social security and salary (14 months). The salary will depend on experience and

qualifications but will be between 700 – 1000 euros per month.

This post could also be adapted for someone with the ATE qualification (Acompanhante de Turismo Equestre) and would therefore involve the responsibility of looking after clients, with a quality service, and taking rides out. For this, use of the language English must be well developed and another language would be useful.

A good opportunity for a young person wanting to work with horses and develop their skills.

Some experience in riding or looking after horses is desirable although training will be given “ in house”.

Accommodation available on site, contract, social security and training salary. Riding is optional in this post.

C.V´s , plus references, to be sent to e-mail: pinetrees.riding@world.net.pt or by post to Centro Hípico Pinetrees, Corga da Zorra, 8135-160 Almancil

These posts are available now to start on trial basis.