Equine Yard Manager (to live onsite)
- 💰Salary: Up to £33,204 per annum (full-year salary) (dependent upon experience and qualifications)
- 🕒Working Pattern: Full-time and working in 5 in 7 days to cover rota to include weekends (Yard Manager must be willing to work flexibly)
- 📍Location: Sparsholt Campus (Winchester)
- 📅Closing Date: 11th March 2026
- Subsidised onsite accommodation available
Inspire the next generation of equine professionals! 🐎
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Equine Centre as we seek to continue to expand our events calendar and enhance student experience.
If you are motivated, interested in all aspects of equestrianism and looking to develop your equine industry skills including management then this position could be for you!
About the role: 🐴
The Yard Manager will assist in managing a dedicated and skilled team of staff with key responsibility for maintaining high standards of husbandry, teaching and learning across the student provision at the Equine Centre and delivering commercial activity.
Commitment to the provision of a high quality, professional and customer focused service to students and commercial clients is essential in this post.
The successful candidate’s main responsibilities will be to enhance the student experience through supporting curriculum requirements, ensure equine welfare is exemplary and support an increase in commercial activity.
About you
You will be:
- Qualified to a minimum of BHS Stage 3 Coach in Complete Horsemanship
- Extensive stable management and coaching experience in the industry
- A confident leader with strong organisational and people-management skills
- Committed to excellence in equine welfare, education, and customer service
Why join Sparsholt: ✨
You’ll be part of a forward-thinking college with exceptional facilities, a strong industry reputation, and a genuine commitment to staff development and wellbeing, all set with a stunning countryside campus.
Benefits include:
• Access to discounted staff livery as Equine Yard Staff
• Free entry to college run unaffiliated competitions
• Management skills and Equine Specific CPD opportunities
• Eligibility to join NEST Pension Scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Occupational Sick Pay scheme
• Free Access to Sparsholt Gym
• Free access to an employee assistance scheme
• 23 days holiday entitlement
• Active Staff Association with programme of events
• Long service Award Scheme
• Free access to Library and Learning Resources Centre
• Eligible to apply for professional support to undertake professional qualifications.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment.
All successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check and to provide proof of their eligibility to work in the UK.