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We have a position available

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Do you want to work with us?

Horse Stable Groom
Available: November 1, 2025
 

About us

We are collaborative, fun, professional and our goal is to create performance horses that WORK for non professional riders.

Horse Stable Groom

  • Available immediately

  • Assist at the barn of a Reined Cow Horse training operation.

  • Help out by catching horses at pasture, walking them up to the barn, brushing them off and tacking up for the trainer. If requested, put the horse in the exerciser and then return them to the barn.

  • Your job will include cleaning 5 horse stalls plus the alley, tidying the tack room and kitchen. Other general ranch work may be required from time to time such as fence repair or construction, moving cattle, cutting grass, checking waterers and much more.

  • You will have the opportunity to observe how horses are trained in preparation for big competitions in Working Cow Horse.

  • More details are available at the link above.

Working at the ranch

horses

We often host young adults at the ranch to help with ranch work while they learn about horses, ranch life and/or English.  There are many tasks from stall cleaning to horse training, depending on previous skills and experience.  If you are looking for an opportunity to work with horses and grow your skills or perfect your English, drop us a note.

Skills you might have: clean stalls, catch horses at pasture, bathe & groom, tack up, distribute feed, check water, clean waterers and assist at horse shows on weekends.

Skills you could develop: socialize young foals, evaluate body condition, scan for injury, give medication, hand walk or longe, clean & bandage wounds, halter training, teach body control, desensitizing ground work, first rides, basic walk, back, turn under saddle.

Attractions near by: At the ranch near Bergen, Alberta, explore the mountains, visit the wild horses, tour the rodeos all summer and enjoy long summer days.  In Cottonwood, Arizona all winter, enjoy warm weather, beautiful Sedona scenery, daytrips to Grand Canyon or Phoenis.

We host through WorkAway, WWOOF, HippoHelp or you can set something up yourself.

You will need: some horse experience, a valid visa to be in the country, and at least beginner English.  An international driver's license is beneficial for exporing.

With a tourist visa, you can work in exchange for room & board with time off to explore. You will have your own room in our home and share meals & basic chores.  We have limited horsemanship requirements for tourists.  Tourist visas usually cover a stay of 3 months in USA or 6 months in Canada.

With a working visa, you could be paid for the skills you provide us - part time or full time but we expect proficiency in the Reined Cow Horse discipline.  Working visas may cover a few months to several years in Canada.

We are proficient in English and French.  We have basic Dutch, Spanish and Italian.  Once you get used to the duties, work will be conducted in English.

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