Company: The Jaeckle Centre
Address: 100 Saddle Springs Blvd.
Location: Thompsons Station, TN
Application Deadline: Available Year-round
Position: Full-time, Paid
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Description
The Jaeckle Centre is a state of the art Equine Therapy business. We work in conjunction with Tennessee Equine Hospital to provide the most advanced therapeutic treatments to the horses we work with. Equipment we use includes the Aqua Pacer Underwater Treadmill, ECB Cold Saltwater Spa, Class IV Laser, MagnaWave, Solarium and others. We encourage you to look at our website www.jaecklecentre.com for a more detailed look into what we do.
Responsibilities
Intern position would include assisting staff equine therapists in performing daily treatments on horses. Responsibilities would also include daily care of boarded horses including some stall cleaning, feeding, hand walking, wrapping, bandaging, etc.
Requirements
Must have at least 2 years of hands on horse experience. Must feel comfortable performing routine daily horse tasks including walking, wrapping legs, bandaging, giving medications orally, feeding, cleaning stalls etc. Would prefer applicants that have a general understanding of equine anatomy, and are somewhat comfortable speaking in veterinary terminology.