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Overview
Equine workers care for horses and ponies through stable routines, feeding, cleaning, movement control, basic handling and support around training or farm work.
In job descriptions, look for horse care, clean stalls, pasture maintenance, hoof care, safe riding principles, horse transport, task records, hygiene routines, young horses and animal welfare.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Equine work is built around daily horse and pony routines: stalls, feed, grooming, movement, turnout, transport preparation and calm handling. The work can be physically active and tied to early, outdoor or farm schedules.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include horse care, stable hygiene, safe riding principles, pasture maintenance, hoof observation, task records and recognizing changes in movement or behaviour. Some settings add young horse training or support around breeding and foaling.
Salary context
Salary context depends on responsibility for horses, working hours, farm facilities, training support, transport duties and whether the role includes supervision or visitor contact. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Development can move from daily stable work into senior groom duties, young horse handling, farm coordination, transport support, breeding assistance or further specialization around hoof care and movement observation.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names the animals, stable size, shift pattern, riding or handling expectations, transport tasks and record keeping. A clear advert states how much work is routine care compared with training or farm maintenance.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Raising of horses and other equines
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is groom.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Animal Caretakers
39-2021.00
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
01.43Raising of horses and other equines
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Livestock farm labourers (9212)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6630d23f-4c8e-4855-abb0-8ca1e72c74ba |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 9212.2 |
| ISCO group | 9212 |
| Concept type | Occupation |