Test Barn Escort
Job Description
Escort winning horses to the test barn while preventing tampering and ensuring safety
Test Barn Escort
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73111
Overview
Position Type Seasonal Education Level Not Specified Travel Percentage None Category Other
Description
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Escort race winner along with other horses determined by the stewards to the test barn for testing.
- Ensures no unscrupulous behavior occurs during the walk to test barn (no administration of drugs or any foreign substances).
- Assists in the safety of escorting said horses to the test barn. (should the horse in question gets loose escort attempts to catch the horse)
- Carries groom apron bag to and from holding barn to the winners circle for every race.
- Maintains own pony horses and assists outriders with loose horses between races.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Must have at least two trained, sound, and athletic horses in the necessary level of fitness capable of supporting an outrider in his duties
- Must be able to work effectively with peers, staff members, and regulatory agency personnel.
- Strong written and oral communication skills required.
- Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of situations
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Knowledge of the rules and regulations as specified in the OHRC rule book.
Escort race winner along with other horses determined by the stewards to the test barn for testing, Ensures no unscrupulous behavior occurs during the walk to test barn (no administration of drugs or any foreign substances), Assists in the safety of escorting said horses to the test barn, Carries groom apron bag to and from holding barn to the winners circle for every race, Maintains own pony horses and assists outriders with loose horses between races
