Dumb Friends League

Associate

• Provide care for all equines including feeding and watering, stocking feed and supply bins, and checking and updating animal feed sheets.
• Observe animals to ensure proper feeding and report any signs of illness, symptoms requiring medical attention, and behavioral problems.
• Accurately and timely update animal records in database.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment for the animals, personnel and the public including maintaining fencing, stocking cleaning supplies, washing laundry, and cleaning and sanitizing stalls, equipment/vehicles, barns, and turnouts.
• Keep and maintain the property including but not limited to: general landscaping, mowing, trimming, weed control, snow removal, maintaining roads, pens, and pastures.
• Maintain cleaning and care of facility equipment and vehicles to ensure proper functioning and safety, reporting any damaged equipment or repair needs.
• Support adoptions through interviewing potential walk-in adopters; providing basic medical and other information to help adopters make good choices; completing accurate adoption paperwork; receiving adoption fees and providing receipts; and recording transactions and reconciling monies for daily deposits.
• Answer and route incoming calls; answer questions about the equine center, adoptions, Humane Colorado services, and other general information; record and relay messages to appropriate staff.
• Assist with receipt of equines and entering animals into the database.
• Assist humane agents, law enforcement officers, and patrons.
• Work with farrier on trimming and shoeing.
• Work with veterinarians on medical evaluations, treatments, and assist with euthanasia if needed.
• Develop, implement and provide specific training for equines including general, ground, and under saddle work.
• Perform behavior and health evaluations to determine the path of an equine.
• Support adoptions by preparing horses from intake through the adoption process, maintaining equine records, and working with potential adopters.
• Train volunteers on Horsemanship and assist staff on general equine care.
• Contribute to and support initiatives to improve processes and procedures.
• Act as a resource for volunteers by answering questions, addressing concerns, and providing training and direction.

Equine Care Associate, Trainer