Level 3 Senior Equine Groom Apprentice - Show Jumping Yard

Sebastien Poirier Show Jumper is looking for a passionate and hardworking apprentice to join their professional showjumping yard in Esher. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves horses, has previous horse-handling experience and is keen to develop their riding, horse care and yard skills.

What you will do

All general yard duties to include :

• Mucking out / keeping yard area tidy
• Feeding / filling haynets and water buckets
• Turning in and out
• Picking out feet / rugging up
• Grooming / Tacking up
• Tack Cleaning
• Bathing / Show Prep
• Lunging / long reining
• Holding for farrier / vet / dentist
• Riding possible for competent applicant who can walk, trot, canter, Jump
• Possibility of grooming at shows

Training

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.

After the apprenticeship

• Potential for full-time employment with the company for the right candidate following successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness
• Passion for Horses

Qualifications

• Desired: GCSE, English (grade 4 and Above)
• Desired: GCSE, Maths (grade 4 and Above)

Things to consider

No accommodation is available, so applicants must be able to reliably travel to and from the workplace each day.

About the employer

Sebastien Poirier - Show Jumping Training is a professional showjumping training and livery business based at West Weylands Farm in Esher, Surrey. Sebastien Poirier is a professional French show jumper and UK Accredited Coach Level 2 with the British Showjumping Association. He works with riders of different abilities and provides showjumping training, schooling and competition support.

The yard provides a professional environment for horses and riders, with a 70m x 30m arena, dedicated jumping field, cross-country fences, individual turnout paddocks, stabling, grooming facilities, horse walker and other specialist equestrian facilities.

Sebastien also offers full and competition livery, with horses of different grades being cared for and competed on behalf of their owners.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Senior equine groom (level 3), Agriculture, environmental and animal care
• Apprenticeship level: Advanced (level 3)
• Training provider: HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
• Expected duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Hours: 40 hours a week. Working week: Working 5 days per week, 8:00am - 5:30pm, will include weekend work on a rota basis (Exact working days and hours to be confirmed). You will have a 30 minute morning break and a 1 hour lunch break.
• Start date: 26 October 2026
• Positions available: 1
• Wage: £16,640 a year