Job Description:

• 1) Cares for horses and mules to protect their health and improve their appearance: Waters animals and measures, mixes and apportions feed and feed supplements according to feeding instructions.

• 2) Washes, brushes, trims and curries animals' coats to clean and improve their appearance.

• 3) Inspects animals for disease, illness, and injury and treats animals according to instructions.

• 4) Cleans animals' quarters and replenishes bedding.

• 5) Exercises animals.

• 6) Unloads and stores feed and supplies.

• 7) May whitewash stables, using brush.

• 8) May clean saddles and bridles.

• 9) May saddle animals.

• 10) May shoe animals.

• 11) May be designated according to animal cared for as Horse Tender; Mule Tender; Stallion Keeper.