Senior Equine Farm Manager

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Oversee facility and stable operations and manage stable and farm staff.
• Organize feeding, grooming, exercise, and daily care schedules; ensure horses’ health, welfare, nutrition, and safety.
• Coordinate veterinary, farrier, training, and other specialist appointments.
• Monitor cleanliness and maintenance of stables, pastures, paddocks, and facilities.
• Manage supplies and inventory, including feed, equipment, medication, and other farm items.
• Maintain records relating to horses, staff, supplies, and farm operations; monitor budgets and control costs where required.
• Implement farm policies, procedures, and safety standards and ensure applicable health, safety, animal welfare, and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate basic facility maintenance and report issues requiring attention.
• Work with owners and stakeholders, support horses’ performance and wellbeing goals, and resolve operational issues.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing an equine facility, horse farm, stable, or similar operation.
• Strong practical knowledge of horse care, equine health, nutrition, welfare, and safety.
• Experience supervising stable staff and managing daily work schedules.
• Ability to coordinate veterinary, farrier, and training services.
• Organizational and administrative skills, including inventory management, record keeping, budgeting, and facility maintenance coordination.
• Leadership and people-management skills; ability to work independently and take responsibility for daily operations.
• Good written and verbal English communication skills.
• Knowledge of relevant health, safety, animal welfare, and regulatory requirements.
• Comfort working outdoors and in a physically active environment; flexibility for weekends or extended hours as needed.
• Equine studies, animal science, agriculture, or related qualification or training is preferred; equivalent hands-on equine management experience is considered.

Schedule

• Full-time, six days per week; weekends or extended hours may be required when operational needs demand.

Work arrangement

• On-site at an equine facility in Abu Dhabi.