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    BB's with classifieds in VA/MD/DE?

    Hey all. I'm looking for bulletin boards that have help wanted classifieds in the MD/VA/DE areas? Any and all suggestions are welcome! Looking for full time, rider/trainer/general upkeep/assistant barn manager positions with housing included or the salary allows enough $$ for rent. Thank you so much.
    "And my good dreams? They all come with a velvet muzzle and four legs. All my good dreams are about horses."--In Colt Blood

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    http://www.theequiery.com/

    http://www.usea2.net/ads/index.php

    Off the top of my head.
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    I've found that I don't tolerate people idiosyncrasies as well. - Casey09

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      http://www.virginiaequestrian.com
      Where Fjeral Norwegian Fjords Rule
      http://www.ironwood-farm.com

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        #4
        The more the merrier, thanks ladies.
        "And my good dreams? They all come with a velvet muzzle and four legs. All my good dreams are about horses."--In Colt Blood

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          Any others?
          "And my good dreams? They all come with a velvet muzzle and four legs. All my good dreams are about horses."--In Colt Blood

          COTH Barn Rats Clique!

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            I'm not trying to be snarky, but it's you and about 10,000 other people looking for the same situation. I'm looking for someone to do stalls, mowing, weed whacking, grooming, tacking up, barn upkeep, etc. NOBODY wants to do that. Everyone just wants to ride and/or train without doing any "dirty" work.
            Whoever said money can't buy happiness never owned a horse.

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              Woah sweetheart.....

              I'm pretty sure I mention general upkeep, which means that I'm more than happy to do stalls, groom, and tack up. I have NO problem with hard work, and have had horses on my own and know how much work goes into it.

              HOWEVER, I'm not looking to be anyones "grunt". I will not be expected to do everything at your barn. It's not realistic to expect to have ONE person to feed/turnout/muck, or strip the stalls because the horses never go to out/weed whack/stack hay/ride and groom 3-5 horses/bring in/feed again for a 30+ horse barn and expect everything to be done WELL. There needs to be more than one person. I'm more than happy to help out and do my fair share, but I don't expect that to be my sole purpose on the farm. There needs to be more help. And yes, I've been in situations where the amount of work was overwhelming and I was exhausted everyday.

              All in all, I'm more then willing to help, but I refuse to be taken advantage of. I'm a good, experienced rider, and I deserve to be treated with a bit of respect and not treated like a 12 year old that should be happy doing anything because she's "working with horses".
              "And my good dreams? They all come with a velvet muzzle and four legs. All my good dreams are about horses."--In Colt Blood

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              • #8
                Have you looked at www.yardandgroom.com? There are a bunch of ads listed. Merrychase Farm is looking for someone, and I can highly recommend the facility and trainer/manager. Locochee is also looking for someone. It is a really nice facility right down the road from me.

                Ardarra Farm had a help wanted ad listed on VAEquestrian. It is a LOVELY farm, and if you like foxhunting, you've got it made (they hunt with OCH--gorgeous territory).
                Cherry Blossom Farm - Show & Field Hunters, Side Saddles

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                  Thanks for the reccomendations, I'll look at those two. The hunt farm was something I inquired about right away, but she thinks she found someone.
                  "And my good dreams? They all come with a velvet muzzle and four legs. All my good dreams are about horses."--In Colt Blood

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                    Originally posted by TatteredDaydreamer View Post
                    It's not realistic to expect to have ONE person to feed/turnout/muck, or strip the stalls because the horses never go to out/weed whack/stack hay/ride and groom 3-5 horses/bring in/feed again for a 30+ horse barn and expect everything to be done WELL. There needs to be more than one person. I'm more than happy to help out and do my fair share, but I don't expect that to be my sole purpose on the farm. There needs to be more help. And yes, I've been in situations where the amount of work was overwhelming and I was exhausted everyday.
                    That is an INSANE amount of work for one person!!!
                    ~Veronica
                    "The Son Dee Times" "Sustained" "Somerset" "Franklin Square"
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                      Thanks V.....I think they were trying to kill me....
                      "And my good dreams? They all come with a velvet muzzle and four legs. All my good dreams are about horses."--In Colt Blood

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                        I'm not trying to be snarky, but it's you and about 10,000 other people looking for the same situation. I'm looking for someone to do stalls, mowing, weed whacking, grooming, tacking up, barn upkeep, etc. NOBODY wants to do that. Everyone just wants to ride and/or train without doing any "dirty" work.
                        Did she say she had no desire to do "dirty" worK? I thought that's what applying for a assistant barn manager/general upkeep sort of position was all about?
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                        They're small hearts.

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                          Originally posted by Trixie View Post
                          Did she say she had no desire to do "dirty" worK? I thought that's what applying for a assistant barn manager/general upkeep sort of position was all about?
                          Maybe that poster thought the OP was looking to hire someone, rather than looking to be hired by someone else?

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                            Originally posted by TatteredDaydreamer View Post
                            Woah sweetheart.....

                            I'm pretty sure I mention general upkeep, which means that I'm more than happy to do stalls, groom, and tack up. I have NO problem with hard work, and have had horses on my own and know how much work goes into it.

                            HOWEVER, I'm not looking to be anyones "grunt". I will not be expected to do everything at your barn. It's not realistic to expect to have ONE person to feed/turnout/muck, or strip the stalls because the horses never go to out/weed whack/stack hay/ride and groom 3-5 horses/bring in/feed again for a 30+ horse barn and expect everything to be done WELL. There needs to be more than one person. I'm more than happy to help out and do my fair share, but I don't expect that to be my sole purpose on the farm. There needs to be more help. And yes, I've been in situations where the amount of work was overwhelming and I was exhausted everyday.

                            All in all, I'm more then willing to help, but I refuse to be taken advantage of. I'm a good, experienced rider, and I deserve to be treated with a bit of respect and not treated like a 12 year old that should be happy doing anything because she's "working with horses".
                            Whoa back at ya, sweetheart.....
                            First of all, I'm not offering you a job and I don't expect you to do anything at my barn. I simply posted that there is an enormous number of people looking to ride/train without having to clean stalls, etc. Secondly, I don't have 30 horses. I have 10 right now, with 15 being the maximum. Thirdly, my horses ALWAYS go out at night in the summer and during the day in the winter when the weather allows it. Fourth, I currently do much of the work BY MYSELF. PLUS I ride at least three horses a day. Yes, it's a LOT of work and pretty much eats up my life. But I know that's life with horses and I live it.

                            As I wrote, I wasn't (and STILL am not) trying to be snarky. But the fact of the matter is that there are many, MANY more people interested in riding and/or training than in actually cleaning stalls and doing other "dirty" work. I had an ad on Yard and Groom and got a LOT of responses. Mostly from people who didn't really want to clean stalls, mow, weed whack, etc. They just wanted to ride. And my ad was EXPLICIT in the job description about what was expected.

                            BTW, "general upkeep" (and this is just my interpretation of it) does not include cleaning stalls daily, mowing the grass, and weed whacking on a weekly basis; to me, "general upkeep" means keeping the barn's public areas neat, clean, and presentable.

                            I'm sorry that you seem to have been taken advantage of at some point by being put in the situation you describe. I agree that the amount of work you described is far too much for one person, and I would NEVER expect that out of a single human being.
                            Whoever said money can't buy happiness never owned a horse.

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                              IslandGirl, I am puzzled as to why you would think this thread/the posts on it are directly specifically at you? I don't think the OP asked what you were hiring for/your turnout schedule/how many horses you have etc. I think there's some extra weird miscommunication going on?!
                              ~Veronica
                              "The Son Dee Times" "Sustained" "Somerset" "Franklin Square"
                              http://photobucket.com/albums/y192/vxf111/

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                                This is why:

                                Originally posted by TatteredDaydreamer View Post
                                ...HOWEVER, I'm not looking to be anyones "grunt". I will not be expected to do everything at your barn. It's not realistic to expect to have ONE person to feed/turnout/muck, or strip the stalls because the horses never go to out/weed whack/stack hay/ride and groom 3-5 horses/bring in/feed again for a 30+ horse barn and expect everything to be done WELL...
                                Perhaps I took it the wrong way, but it DID seem directed at me.
                                Whoever said money can't buy happiness never owned a horse.

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                                  V has it correct.

                                  IslandGirl....I never meant you as in your person. I was going for You, as people in general.
                                  "And my good dreams? They all come with a velvet muzzle and four legs. All my good dreams are about horses."--In Colt Blood

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                                  • #18
                                    No problem.
                                    Whoever said money can't buy happiness never owned a horse.

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                                    • #19
                                      I think it's just a miscommunication. I read the "you" to mean "you, person advertising a job for horse help," not "you" IslandGirl.
                                      ~Veronica
                                      "The Son Dee Times" "Sustained" "Somerset" "Franklin Square"
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                                        That's exactly what happened....going to contant the people SidesaddleRider suggested.
                                        "And my good dreams? They all come with a velvet muzzle and four legs. All my good dreams are about horses."--In Colt Blood

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