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August 2023 - Present day.

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Tom Dabernig Racing, Warrnambool Vic & David McColm Racing, Murwillumbah NSW.

 

• Daily care and management of horses in training.

• Saddling horses for daily exercise programs

• Swimming and Treadmilling horses as part of their daily exercise programs.

• Preparing feeds and administering treatments.

• Recording daily horse records on Prism stable management software.

• Attending race meetings, saddling horses for racing.

• Teaching new staff members stable procedure and how to saddle horses correctly.

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October 2022 - April 2023

 

Seascape Farm Manager

www.seascapefarm.com.au

400 Princess Street

Drysdale, Victoria, AUSTRALIA.

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• Daily management of the various facets of a modern well eqipped spelling property.

• Planning daily work programs and staff rosters. 

• Working alone or as team with other staff members. 

• Assessing and modifying feed requirements of individual horses.

• Daily feeding and paddock inspections of all horses on property. 

• Calculating stable feed requirements and administering feed procurement orders.

• Producing monthly reports for horses owners and trainers.

• Managing a herd of cattle as part of overall farm management plan.

• Liaising with vets and farriers.

• Daily farm maintenance including operating machinery and power tools.  

• Planning and implementing farm fire management plan and procedure. 

• Maintaining, cleaning and carrying out repairs to farm livestock watering systems.

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June 2021 - May 2022:

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Hong Kong Jockey Club 

Conghua Race Course, Guangdong, CHINA.

 

• Stable management of recently retired racehorses.

• Supervision and training of staff. 

• Assessing and modifying feed requirements of individual horses.

• Calculating stable feed requirements and administering feed procurement orders.

• Managing and planning staff work roster.

• Overseeing stable occupational health and safety monthly reports.

• Liaising with vets and farriers.

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2016 - 2017.

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China Horse Club, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, CHINA.

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•  Head Trainer & Barn Manager for 100+ horse racing team.

•  Planning daily exercise and paddock turnout routines for horses.

•  Supervising and training staff in daily horse management procedures.    

•  Assessing and modifying feed programs for horses in training or spelling.  

•  Education of young horses including introduction to saddling and riding out.   

•  Assist with development and implementation of Stable Handbook incorporating  

        Worlds Best Practice management strategy for China Horse Club, Ordos Racing Team.    

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2015 - 2016.

 

Forest Lodge Racing, Warrnambool, Victoria, AUSTRALIA.

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• Riding Thoroughbred race horses during beach and dunes exercise work.

• Daily care, feeding, training and stable management of Race Horses

• Truck driving to various training or racing destinations.

•  Race day attendance including saddling and strapping of runners.

• Assisting with introduction of horses to Water Walker & Swimming Pool.

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2002 - 2012.    Professional Thoroughbred Horse Trainer, Victoria & South East Queensland.

 

• First started out as an Owner Trainer at Hamilton, Victoria in 2002.

• Trained my first winner, a horse called "Romantico" at Ararat, Victoria on 29/11/2002.

• Commenced training in a professional capacity on the Gold Coast, QLD (2004).

• Spent several months in Hamilton, Victoria (2009), Toowoomba, QLD (December 2009) and Caloundra, QLD (2011) training and racing.

• Have trained winners in four different mainland states of Australia.

• Overall management and training of own and syndicated Thoroughbreds.

• Devised and implemented appropriate feeding and conditioning programs.

• Planning and overseeing construction of stables and horse property.

• Sound  veterinary knowledge combining  good practical skills.

• Have successfully bred, raised and sold my own foals and yearlings.