Horse Trainer
361112 · Medium Next-day readyAnimal trainers teach animals skills like obedience and racing, and how to do security work or help people with disabilities.
Description
Prepares horses for riding, breeding, racing, work, show or competitions.
Typical work tasks
Teaches horses to obey verbal and non-verbal commands and addresses behavioural problems; trains horses to accept riders and pull vehicles; trains horses to perform in competitions.
Typical work environment
- Works outdoors in many situations, but may also work indoors in animal training centres.
- Employees frequently work in dusty or dirty conditions.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Medium physical demand level.
- Frequently stands, walks and moves about the worksite.
- Sitting is required when riding.
- Stretching up or across is likely to be required when working with horses.
- Employees occasionally squat, crouch or kneel when checking horses legs and hoofs.
- Twisting of the body or neck is required occasionally.
- Substantial contact with skin irritants or water is unlikely.
- Lifting and carrying is likely to be required when dealing with saddles, bridles and other tack items.
- Bending may be required when lifting equine equipment.
- Repetitive hand and arm movements are not a significant component of the job.
- Use of hand tools/hand-held objects include bridals, leads and other tack equipment.
- Driving is not a significant component of the job.
- Mental skills necessary include animal handling, alertness, communication, sensitivity to and awareness of animal needs and behaviour.
Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. A licence may be required for some roles or employers. Flagged next-day ready.
Unverified — this label is model-generated and not yet clinician-reviewed. Confirm against the WTDS before relying on it.
How this was determined (model-generated): Horse Trainer: licence is may_be_required (not required), so by the formula next_day_ready MUST be true; proposal's false was internally inconsistent. Flipped to true.
Entry Requirements
- A New Zealand Register Level 4 qualification or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3). In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. For entry-level positions on-the-job training may be sufficient.
- Registration or licensing may be required.
Further Comments
There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.