Well...I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya!
Here's the letter we wrote...
RE: Exp. Horseman/Farm help position(s)
My husband and I are very interested in interviewing for your available horseman/farm help position(s) as a team. We've only been told only a little bit about the position; i.e. that you are a Thoroughbred training facility. I don't know how many horses and how many staff you have employed or even if you are interested in part time or full time help, but I think my husband and I bring some skills with us that you might be able to use. Our horse skills will not show up in our employment history, so we wanted to expand on those in this letter.
I've had horses over twenty five years. We currently have three at home, and we mostly trail ride at the moment, though I used to train and show Arabians, as well as dabbling in a little dressage and jumping. My husband hadn't ridden before we met 3 ½ years ago, but he has proven to be a good hand with a horse and a quick learner.
Together we can handle most jobs that need to be done around a barn. We can handle horses, groom, clip, and bathe, and are skilled with moving, lunging, exercising and cooling horses. I am also skilled at evaluating horse health and welfare and soundness. I can give wormer and other meds and identify symptoms of colic or injury that might need attention. We certainly know how to clean and bed a stall, and we can buck hay bales, feed and water horses. We are handy with tools, we know how to fix and build fencing, we can build a good strong corner and pull wire, as well as build and repair wood fencing. We can help load and unload horses, as well as pull a horse trailer with the safety of the horses in mind.
My husband and I both work in ongoing separate employment from home. Both of our positions are flexible and allow us to seek additional work and still maintain those positions. The hours and days we'd be available are very negotiable.
The reason we are interested in this kind of employment, and the reason we are applying as a team, is that we hope to one day build and operate a boarding facility of our own. Working at your facility would give us both valuable experience in the operation and management of a large equine facility.
Thank you for your consideration! I hope to hear from you.
~signed both of us
We'll see!