LaceyVirginia
About
- Job Seeker no.:
- 1020488
- Status:
- Looking
- First name:
- Lacey
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 40
- From:
- Virginia United States
- Nationality:
- United States
- Marital status:
- Single
- Occupation:
- Working Student
- Height:
- 1.61m = 5' 3"
- Weight:
- 48Kg = 105lbs = 7st 7lbs
- Smoke:
- Registered:
- 01 Mar 09
- Account:
- Active
- Recent Sign-Ins:
- 1
- Signed In:
- 24 Feb 10
- Unread Msgs:
- 0
Preferences
- Live-In position:
- Bring own horse:
- Job types:
- Manager-Barn, Management, Instructor
- Barn types:
- Dressage, Eventing, Private, Riding School, Showing, Other, Hunt
- Countries:
- Regions:
- Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania
- Locations:
- [No preference]
- Work types:
- Full Time
- Notice required:
- 2 weeks
- Earliest start:
- Mar 2010
- Salary:
- nego.
- Comments:
- Mature, single, no human dependents.
Qualifications
B.S. Animal Science, Equine Science concentration. 1992. University of Massachusetts. Amherst, Massachusetts. Summa cum Laude
M.S. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 1998. University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona.
Documents
- Resume (CV):
- References:
- Awaiting document
Duties of current occupation
Budget Management
Operations Management
Public Relations/Client Relations
Strategic Planning
Marketing, Fundraising
Oversee and train volunteer staff
Equine work experience
Handled client relations for boarding and breeding farms, increasing customer retention an average 40%. Implemented service improvements that attracted new boarding clients and increased occupancy from 75% to 100% in one year.
Worked with breeding stock (incl. stallions), show animals, pleasure mounts, and young stock. Experience with thoroughbreds, quarter horses, Arabians, warmbloods, draft horses.
Ten years teaching balanced seat, dressage, and western pleasure. Coached 4-H horse judging teams. Spotless safety record, top reputation for professional integrity and value of services.
Led riding program as owner/operator. As contract instructor, expanded riding school program from nine to 35 students in 18 months.
Developed horsemanship seminars and camps, including a horse ownership series. Thirty percent of non-horse owning participants bought or leased a horse within 6 months; 100% of these boarded the horse at host facility.
Specialities
SEE RESUME FOR COMPLETE DETAILS
B.S. Animal Science/Equine Science
M.S. Rangeland Management
Managed and staffed boarding stables, show stables, riding schools, and breeding farms. Administered total program of care for 30-50 horses. Demonstrated knowledge of equine health, nutrition, and range and pasture management. Accomplished in emergency, acute, and convalescent care of equine ailments and injuries.
Type of ride work
Thirty years experience riding dressage, hunt seat, and western pleasure. Received eventing instruction at college level.
Breezed thoroughbreds; schooled ex-racehorses for new careers.
Started young horses for pleasure riding and racetrack, from ground work through riding.
Ten years training and teaching balanced seat, dressage, and western pleasure. Coached 4-H horse judging teams.
Competition details
N/A
Key Skills
Riding; Driving license; Drive Horsebox; First-Aid; Equine First-Aid; Handling Youngstock; Schooling; Lunging; Bandaging; Plaiting; Teaching; Trim/Pull; Sole Charge; Exercising; Starting/Breaking.
Areas of Expertise
Dressage; Lecturing; Riding School; Working with children; Flatwork.