groom
Grooms provide practical daily horse care to ensure the horses health, welfare and safety. They take part in exercising horses, cleaning and maintaining the stables, buildings and territory.
Also called: riding coach, stud hand, jockey, horse groom, trek assistant
- 26
- essential skills
- 15
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 9212
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- equine workerWhat changes?11 skills in common
- livestock workerWhat changes?10 skills in common
- horse breeder9 skills in common
- equine yard manager8 skills in common
- cattle breeder7 skills in common
- fur animals breeder7 skills in common
- pig breeder7 skills in common
- sheep breeder7 skills in common
Essential skills
26- animal nutrition
- animal welfare legislation
- assist animal birth
- biology
- breed stock
- breed-specific behaviour of horses
- clean stalls
- control animal movement
- control livestock disease
- equine dental diseases
- keep task records
- livestock reproduction
- livestock species
- maintain farm equipment
- maintain pastures
- maintain the farm
- operate agricultural machinery
- perform farm equipment hygiene
- provide nutrition to animals
- supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings
- teach young horses
- train horses
- training equipment for riding
- transport horses
- transportation vehicles for horses
- young horses training
Optional skills
15- advise horse owners on farriery requirements
- agricultural business management
- agritourism
- analyse animal locomotion
- assess equid footcare requirements
- assess lameness in horses
- assess requirement for horseshoes
- attach horseshoes
- clean horse's legs
- make farrier tools and supplies
- manage horse events
- prepare equid hooves
- project management principles
- provide care for horses
- safe horseback riding principles
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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