Summary
High Beech Riding School is a long established, family run Riding School that offers lessons and forest hacking to riders of all abilities from beginner through to advanced. We are BHS and ABRS approved and have a small team of full time grooms and qualified instructors that care for the horses and look after our clients requirements.
Wage
£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Training course
Equine groom (level 2)
Hours
9am-6pm weekdays and 8am-6pm weekends. We close every Tuesday and Friday so as well as Mondays and Thursdays you would be expected to work a weekend day. Wednesday's will be spent a Writtle College (CM1 3RR) for studies.
30 hours a week
Start date
Monday 2 June 2025
Duration
1 year 3 months
Positions available
2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
* Mucking Out
* Grooming
* Feeding and turn out
* Assisting with vets
* Helping the farrier
* Clipping
* Worming
* Field maintenance
* Riding lessons are available and for those doing the riding qualification they will be scheduled weekly to support the course requirements
Where you’ll work
HIGH BEECH RIDING SCHOOL
PYNEST GREEN LANE
HIGH BEECH
WALTHAM ABBEY
EN9 3QL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WRITTLE COLLEGE LIMITED
Your training course
Equine groom (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
Your training plan
9am-6pm weekdays and 8am-6pm weekends. We close every Tuesdya and fridayso as wellas Mondays and thursdays you will be expected to work a weekend day- Wednesday's will be spent at Writtle College CM13RR for studies. We also close Bank Holidays.
More training information
* The positions are paid at Apprenticeship minimum wage for a 30 hr week and attract paid holiday in line with the hours worked/accrued.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 2 or E)
* Maths (grade 2 or E)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Customer care skills
* Team working
* Patience
* Physical fitness
Other requirements
You will need to be efficient and reliable and able to follow instructions working independently as well as part of a team. You will also need to be flexible as working times / days may vary and have a pleasant friendly manner in order to interact with our many clients that visit the yard daily.