NEW ARRIVAL IN AUS - 1ST JOB REQUIRED
LARA, 26, FEMALE, HOLLAND
EXPERIENCED HORSEWOMAN, RIDING INSTRUCTOR, STUDYING DIPLOMA IN ANIMAL CARE
DEGREE QUALIFIED PHOTOGRAPHER, RETIREMENT HOME WORKER, ,
KEEN FOR WORK WITH HORSES AND / OR OTHER LIVESTOCK
Will be in Australia for 3+ months, Looking to work for at least 3 months, available from approx. 25/11/2024
LARA, 26, FEMALE, HOLLAND
EXPERIENCED HORSEWOMAN, RIDING INSTRUCTOR, STUDYING DIPLOMA IN ANIMAL CARE
DEGREE QUALIFIED PHOTOGRAPHER, RETIREMENT HOME WORKER, ,
KEEN FOR WORK WITH HORSES AND / OR OTHER LIVESTOCK
Will be in Australia for 3+ months, Looking to work for at least 3 months, available from approx. 25/11/2024
Aims and Motivations here in Australia
Eager to learn new skills in equine and general farm work, including driving a tractor or other farming equipment.
Eager to learn more about horses within Australia.
Back Home
Lara is 26 from the Netherlands. She completed secondary school in 2016
Graduated with a Diploma in photography in 2020.
Completed a riding instructor course in 2022
Currently studying a Diploma in Animal Care in the Netherlands, hopes to continue this in 2025
Future plans to work in a dog shelter as well as a horse riding instructor.
Employment History
A varied employment history. She has worked 5 years at a bakery shop, 2 years at photography shop, 3 years as a horse riding instructor and various work experience and training internships.
2013 – Internship at a kindergarten (3 weeks)
2014 – Internship at a riding school facility for private horse owners, mucking out stables & feeding horses (3 weeks)
2015 – Internship at a tour/travel company that organises trips with horses around an Island in the Netherlands. Was responsible for caring for sheep and donkeys. The main responsibility was for the horses to tack up, saddle, feed, lead, and generally prepare the horses for riding.
2016 – Internship at a retirement home. Helped at the day care facility for the residents, helping to cook for the people who worked there and other general tasks.
2016 – 2021 – Bakery Worker, Customer service, selling bread to customers and other bakery duties.
2017 – Internship for a company called catchy images, a photographer that specialises in photography of dogs and cats. Helped with the shoots and practised her own photography. (10 months - 5 days a week)
2021 – 2024 – Riding Instructor and stable hand – teaching children and adults to ride horses. (4 days / week - 30 hours / week)
2022 – 2024 – Photography shop worker - Assisted people with their camera equipment and help resolve problems as well as assisting them to print pictures. (4 days / week, 32 hours per day)
SKILLS & EXPERIENCES
Farm / Livestock
Completed an internship on a farm with sheep, horses, donkeys helped care for all the livestock.
Equine / equestrian
Advanced horse rider with 19 years experience,
Started riding at age 7, has mostly done dressage, jumping, and a small amount of experience with eventing.
In 2020 she started at a riding school with stable work and in 2021 achieved her diploma as a riding instructor and has been teaching since then.
From 2020 – 2021 she worked at the stables of the riding school, helped with ground work to clean the stables and feed the horses two days per week.
Driving & vehicles
Has held a manual license for 2 years. confident driver.
Domestic, cook and childcare etc
Is happy cooking simple food for herself and others.
Has worked with children as a riding instructor at a stable back home
Hospitality and customer service
Worked for five years in a bakery shop in customer service.
Hobbies, other skills and interests
Horse riding for 19 years now, long walks with dogs, & photography with animals, Is very adventurous and also enjoys mountain biking, abseiling, kayaking, and Outdoor cooking.
Personal
Very good English, is caring and compassionate, friendly and extroverted, excellent communication skills, flexible and open-minded.
FITNESS: Very good fitness, 166cm & 65kg
DIET / MEDICAL:
No medical conditions, Normal diet (tries to avoid gluten when possible)
Eager to learn new skills in equine and general farm work, including driving a tractor or other farming equipment.
Eager to learn more about horses within Australia.
Back Home
Lara is 26 from the Netherlands. She completed secondary school in 2016
Graduated with a Diploma in photography in 2020.
Completed a riding instructor course in 2022
Currently studying a Diploma in Animal Care in the Netherlands, hopes to continue this in 2025
Future plans to work in a dog shelter as well as a horse riding instructor.
Employment History
A varied employment history. She has worked 5 years at a bakery shop, 2 years at photography shop, 3 years as a horse riding instructor and various work experience and training internships.
2013 – Internship at a kindergarten (3 weeks)
2014 – Internship at a riding school facility for private horse owners, mucking out stables & feeding horses (3 weeks)
2015 – Internship at a tour/travel company that organises trips with horses around an Island in the Netherlands. Was responsible for caring for sheep and donkeys. The main responsibility was for the horses to tack up, saddle, feed, lead, and generally prepare the horses for riding.
2016 – Internship at a retirement home. Helped at the day care facility for the residents, helping to cook for the people who worked there and other general tasks.
2016 – 2021 – Bakery Worker, Customer service, selling bread to customers and other bakery duties.
2017 – Internship for a company called catchy images, a photographer that specialises in photography of dogs and cats. Helped with the shoots and practised her own photography. (10 months - 5 days a week)
2021 – 2024 – Riding Instructor and stable hand – teaching children and adults to ride horses. (4 days / week - 30 hours / week)
2022 – 2024 – Photography shop worker - Assisted people with their camera equipment and help resolve problems as well as assisting them to print pictures. (4 days / week, 32 hours per day)
SKILLS & EXPERIENCES
Farm / Livestock
Completed an internship on a farm with sheep, horses, donkeys helped care for all the livestock.
Equine / equestrian
Advanced horse rider with 19 years experience,
Started riding at age 7, has mostly done dressage, jumping, and a small amount of experience with eventing.
In 2020 she started at a riding school with stable work and in 2021 achieved her diploma as a riding instructor and has been teaching since then.
From 2020 – 2021 she worked at the stables of the riding school, helped with ground work to clean the stables and feed the horses two days per week.
Driving & vehicles
Has held a manual license for 2 years. confident driver.
Domestic, cook and childcare etc
Is happy cooking simple food for herself and others.
Has worked with children as a riding instructor at a stable back home
Hospitality and customer service
Worked for five years in a bakery shop in customer service.
Hobbies, other skills and interests
Horse riding for 19 years now, long walks with dogs, & photography with animals, Is very adventurous and also enjoys mountain biking, abseiling, kayaking, and Outdoor cooking.
Personal
Very good English, is caring and compassionate, friendly and extroverted, excellent communication skills, flexible and open-minded.
FITNESS: Very good fitness, 166cm & 65kg
DIET / MEDICAL:
No medical conditions, Normal diet (tries to avoid gluten when possible)