Job Title: Competition Groom Apprentice

Apprenticeship: Level 3 Senior Equine Groom

Location: Wisborough Green, West Sussex

Salary: £8.00 per hour

Hours: Full-time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Competition Groom Apprentice to join a highly successful professional eventing yard in West Sussex.

This is not an entry-level riding position. We are looking for someone with good existing equine experience who is a confident and capable rider and wants to develop their skills within a high-calibre competition environment, working with performance horses.

Benefits

• £8.00 per hour
• Level 3 equine qualification
• Work within a professional competition eventing yard
• Hands-on experience with high-level competition horses
• Opportunity to attend events and competitions
• Develop advanced riding, grooming and horse-care skills

Requirements

• Strong, confident and capable rider
• Good previous experience handling and caring for horses
• Comfortable riding fit, forward-going competition horses
• High standards of horse care and attention to detail
• Reliable, hardworking and happy working outdoors in all weather
• Genuine interest in eventing and competition horses
• Able to work as part of a busy professional yard team
• Ambitious and keen to develop within the equine industry

Responsibilities

• Riding and exercising competition horses
• Daily horse care, including feeding, grooming and turnout
• Mucking out and maintaining exceptionally high yard standards
• Preparing horses for training and competition
• Plaiting, clipping and general competition preparation
• Tack cleaning and equipment care
• Assisting with loading, travelling and competition days
• Monitoring horses’ condition and wellbeing
• Supporting the wider team with the day-to-day running of the competition yard

Apprenticeship Information

You will complete a Level 3 Senior Equine Groom Apprenticeship, combining practical experience within a professional competition yard with structured training and development.

This opportunity would particularly suit someone who already has a strong foundation with horses and now wants to take their riding, competition grooming and professional yard skills to the next level.

APPLY HERE or for further information please contact Angela Potter at Next Step Apprenticeships on 01273 063769.