Farmworker-Animals

Workers will perform agricultural duties associated with the breeding, raising, and care of horses. Duties include feeding, watering, grooming, and providing routine care for horses; observing horses for signs of illness, injury, pregnancy, and readiness for breeding and reporting concerns to the supervisor; and handling and moving mares, stallions, foals, and young horses. Workers will assist with horse breeding activities, including preparing and handling mares and stallions for breeding and assisting with breeding procedures under supervision. Workers will care for pregnant mares, monitor mares approaching foaling, and assist with foaling as directed. Workers will provide routine care for mares and newborn foals and assist with weaning and handling young horses. Workers will clean and maintain stalls, barns, pens, corrals, breeding areas, feeders, and water troughs; remove manure; replace bedding; and clean and disinfect livestock areas and equipment. Workers may repair and maintain fences, gates, barns, pens, and other facilities used in the horse breeding operation.

Workers may operate tractors, utility vehicles, trailers, and other farm equipment used in feeding, moving, and caring for horses and maintaining livestock areas. Workers may load, unload, lead, and move horses as necessary. Perform other agricultural duties directly related to the breeding, raising, and care of horses.

Requirements: 4 months of experience. 4 months working with breeding and caring for horses.