
Country Couple (Groom / Estate Maintenance)- Lincolnshire- REF RR1844
Position Filled
Country couple required for country estate in beautiful Lincolnshire, approximately 5 miles from Stamford. The couple will be required to work under the current Estate Manager, assisting with the heavy horses, animal care and grounds maintenance.
Experience with horses is not essential, as long as the couple are passionate, enthusiastic and willing to learn. Excellent training available. This would suit a rural minded couple who are looking for a lifestyle change.
The estate consists of 90 acres and already has some lovely members of staff helping to run it. The family show and breed heavy horses, and also have alpacas, sheep, dogs, chickens and ducks on site so this role would suit a couple who are great with animals and genuinely enjoy being around them.
Horse care: (training provided)
- Turning heavy horses in and out of the field/stable
- General handling and educating
- Mucking out / poo picking fields
- Grooming
- Feeding
- Going to shows as and when required
- Showing the horses in hand
- Covering the current Manager’s day off / annual leave- sole charge of the running of the yard once the person is confident
Animal Care:
- General care including feeding, checking waters, mucking out, grooming, basic veterinary care, liaising with vets
- Confident and competent around large, heavy horses, alpacas, sheep, dogs and chickens
Estate Maintenance:
- Cutting lawns and hedges
- Gardening
- Re wilding
- Strimming
- Mending both wooden and electric fences
- Maintaining tracks
- Changing lightbulbs in outbuildings/stables and main house
- Splitting logs
- Clearing gutters
- Use of ride on mower, gator/trailer, quad bike and mini tractors
- Ragwort pulling
Gorgeous on-site accommodation available:
Beautiful 2-bedroom cottage with 2 large double rooms and an open plan living, kitchen diner. They must be happy to look after the principals’ little dogs whilst she is away.
The role:
The estate is lovely and the family like things to be done neatly and well.
There is a very strong team in place already with great dynamics.
This would suit a very practical couple who love animals and enjoy working in a rural location. A couple who are happy to muck in, turn their hands to most things with a strong work ethic and a ‘can do’ attitude would be ideal. This is certainly more of a lifestyle than a 9-5 job.
There is also an opportunity to be put through your HGV licence so someone willing to travel would be ideal.
Hours:
- 5.5 days a week
- Will include weekends and pet sitting
If you would like to join this friendly team on a long term, permanent basis then we would love to hear from you.
Clean driving licence essential.
For more information, please contact Rebecca 07771 655879 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk