Ranch & Wrangler

Ranch and Equine Manager

## About the Job The Ranch and Equine Manager oversees daily ranch operations and supports organizational priorities under the direction of the Executive Director. This role is responsible for implementing and monitoring all ranch and equine safety protocols and for collaborating closely with veterinarians, farriers, equine health professionals, and volunteers to ensure the highest standards of equine care and husbandry. The Ranch and Equine Manager supervises ranch hands to ensure that facilities, grounds, and infrastructure are clean, safe, and well-maintained. This position also serves as a lead equine trainer, working as part of the training team to prepare horses for adoption using safe, effective, and humane training methods. ## Responsibilities Sustain a Health of Herd program that is a model of best practice, spanning intake to adoption, including: ·        Develop and oversee individual care plans for each equine including diets and monitoring. ·        Perform training evaluations and soundness assessments on new arrivals. ·        Assess safety levels and basic personality traits of horses. ·        Advise and participate in identifying training pathways for each equine in collaboration with training team and Executive Director. ·        Coordinate equine intake assessments with veterinarians, NMLB and surrenders with Executive Director and training team. ·        Maintain preventive care program including vaccinations, worming, and regular hoof care with trained farriers for the herd. ·        Provide medical care and treatment for horses as needed under veterinary direction.   **Ranch Operations** * Sustain and oversee ranch operations as a model of best practice. * Manage and oversee maintenance and cleanliness of barns, structures, vehicles, and equipment to ensure optimum functionality and safety. * Assign maintenance and repairs as appropriate to ranch hands, volunteers, and contractors. * Check and maintain well systems and water levels. * Schedule operations and deliveries, including but not limited to farrier, vet, hay, grain, and maintenance supplies. * Make morning and evening rounds of the grounds to identify/manage any issues.   **Equine Trainer** ·        Sustain and grow equine training program as a model of best practice with clear program objectives and outcomes. ·        Draft and execute annual training program plan including adoption pathways. o   Includes continued education and work alongside other knowledgeable, experienced trainers (contractors, invited, and volunteers). ·        Manage and coordinate specific training pathways identified at point of intake through adoption. * Supervise and participate in training of equines as assigned, including groundwork and under-saddle training. * Serve as lead instructor for targeted training workshops/initiatives, working with volunteers and related course participants. * Transport equines as needed. * Support adoption program to ensure success. ## Pay and Benefits Salary range, starting at $45,000 commensurate on experience, with merit-based raises. ·        Onsite housing provided in 2 bed, 2 bath, 1,600 sqft. home. Utilities provided. ($25,000 value.) ·        Free boarding for up to two horses on site. ($450 x 2 = $10,800).

New Mexico Horse Rescue at Walkin N Circles Ranch, New Mexico

$45,000 - $47,000 yearly