ISCO Occupation Group 9212.3 Groom
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Groom: Grooms provide practical daily horse care to ensure the horses health, welfare and safety.
They take part in exercising horses, cleaning and maintaining the stables, buildings and territory.
Essential Skills
- Equine Dental Diseases
- Clean Stalls
- Training Equipment For Riding
- Maintain Pastures
- Maintain Farm Equipment
- Biology
- Livestock Reproduction
- Teach Young Horses
- Control Livestock Disease
- Keep Task Records
- Assist Animal Birth
- Animal Welfare Legislation
- Transportation Vehicles For Horses
- Young Horses Training
- Livestock Species
- Breed Stock
- Control Animal Movement
- Transport Horses
- Perform Farm Equipment Hygiene
- Supervise Hygiene Procedures In Agricultural Settings
- Maintain The Farm
- Provide Nutrition To Animals
- Animal Nutrition
- Train Horses
- Breed-Specific Behaviour Of Horses
- Operate Agricultural Machinery
Optional Skills
- Clean Horse'S Legs
- Assess The Footcare Requirements Of The Equid
- Make Farrier Tools And Supplies
- Assess Lameness In Horses
- Analyse Animal Locomotion
- Advise Horse Owners On Farriery Requirements
- Prepare Equid Hooves
- Agricultural Business Management
- Attach Horseshoes
- Assess Requirement For Horseshoes
- Safe Horseback Riding Principles
- Agritourism
- Provide Care For Horses
- Manage Horse Events
- Project Management Principles
Alternative Names
- Riding Coach
- Horse Grooms
- Stud Hand
- Jockey
- Trek Assistant
