Barn Manager

Marisa with her filly, Jo

Reports to: General Manager (Dan)

DUTIES:

• Animal Care
  • Ensure and maintain health, safety, and happiness of all animals owned by the ranch
  • Develop and implement nutrition plan for all animals
  • Fit and check the fit of tack several times a year as necessary
  • Basic medical and preventative care of herd with Dan’s help
  • Monitor animals on leased grazing land
  • Keep horses fit and correct behavioral issues with training
• Barn Management
  • Maintain organization and cleanliness of barn and grounds around barn/arena
  • Ensure tack is clean and in good repair
  • Ensure that all necessary supplies are stocked at all times
  • Scrape paddocks when necessary
  • Manage manure responsibly and run manure spreader
  • Ensure water troughs are clean and stocked at all times
  • Tarp hay
• Record Keeping
  • Maintain immaculate records of horse care: vaccinations, worming, teeth floating, and hoof maintenance on master barn log.
  • Maintain master horse list under Dan’s supervision
  • Coordinate hay delivery
  • Coordinate stocking of grain and other supplies with Dan
  • Maintain rotational grazing plans on lease properties
• Employee Management
  • Create weekly barn staff schedule and send to House Manager for approval each week
  • Ensure that all barn staff are meeting standards of horse care
  • Ensure Head Wrangler is allocating barn staff resources effectively

ABILITIES:

• Prefer lifelong equestrian
• Previous Herd Management experience (5+ years)
• Equine nutrition knowledge
• Knowledge of equine health, disease
• Exceptionally high standard of animal welfare
• Organizational capabilities
• Self-starter
• Honesty and open communication skills
• Ability to drive a tractor
• Ability to properly fit western tack
• Knowledge of rotational grazing practices to ensure land health is maintained on lease properties
• Management experience (1+ years)
• Hospitality minded
• Current CPR certification