Join the Whispering Miracles Equestrian Center Team
Become a part of the fastest growing equestrian center in Virginia.
Our remarkable staff is an integral part of our team. Their expertise is beyond reproach. They support each aspect of the integrity and reputation of the Whispering Miracles Equestrian Center.
Employment FAQs
- Salaried employees (after a year of employment) will receive:
- Five paid sick days
- Five paid vacation days
- Paydays are biweekly.
- Health care benefits are not provided.
- WMEC is a drug-free environment.
- Smoking is not permitted inside the barn.
- Applications will be kept on file for 6 months.
The following positions are open:
All Positions Requirements
- Be kind and pleasant around others and animals
- Be reliable, punctual, self-motivated
- Have experience with horses
- Have reliable transportation
- Be attentive to details
- Be safety conscious
- Follow direction well
- Work as a team player
- Excellent English comunication skills
(spoken and written)
Depending on the position, knowledge and experience in the following areas is a plus:
- Knowledge of equine health, medications, lameness, and illnesses
- Handling of young horses, brood mares, and stallions
- Physically able to lift 50+ pounds.
- Perform basic farm maintenance
- Knowledge of training youngsters, teens and adult riders
Assistant Manager Requirements and Responsibilities
Include, but may not be limited to:
- Must be over the age of 18
- Hours:
- Work week consist of 5 days a week
- Thursday thru Monday
- 6:30am to 11:30am and
3:00pm - 6:00pm
- Daily 4 point check of all the horses
- Turn horses in and out
- Keep all horses safe and out of harm
- Provide minor equestrian medical attention and administer medications as needed or directed
- Holding for veterinarians and farriers
- Feeding and watering
- Make food and supplements
- Steaming hay
- Daily hoof picking and oil application on all horses
- Picking stalls
- Lunging as needed
- Grooming as needed
- Maintain a calendar of significant items for each horse (Shots, Injuries, etc.)
- Blanketing as needed
- Show venue responsibilities
- Must be a team player and able to manage a team
- Must be a self starter
- Must be able to put the horse first
- Stall available for the right candidate
Show Groom Requirements and Responsibilities
Includes, but may not be limited to:
- Must be over the age of 18
- Daily Hours:
- 7:00am - 12:00pm and
3:00pm - 6:30pm
- 9:00pm night checks on certain nights
- Grooming 5-8 horses daily
- Grooming/prepping horses for show
- Braiding and unbraiding horses
- Tacking and untacking 5-8 horses daily
- Clean and maintain tack and tack room daily
- Lunging
- Cooling down horses as needed
- Perform Bemer and magnawave treatments as needed
- Blanketing as needed
- Feeding
- Hay steaming
- Cleaning and refilling water buckets
- Picking stalls
- Drag rings
- Laundry
- Must be able to lift 50lbs or more
- Operate farm tractor
- Must be experienced in driving and pulling a horse trailer
Barn Groom Requirements and Responsibilities
Includes, but may not be limited to:
- Daily Hours:
- 7:00am - 12:00pm and
3:00pm - 6:30pm
- Turning horses in and out
- Blanketing as needed
- Barn cleaning
- Yard cleaning
- Feeding
- Cleaning feed and water buckets
- Mucking
- Must be able to lift 50lbs or more
