Property
The diversity of the product offering encompasses a Luxury hotel, with 204 rooms within the main Hotel and Villa accommodation, 11 meeting rooms, 3 golf courses, The Spa at Turnberry and Turnberry Adventures across the grounds of the 827-acre resort. The property is owned and managed by The Trump Organisation.
POSITION PURPOSE
The Senior Groom will play a key role in maintaining horse welfare, supervising yard operations, supporting the team, and ensuring that Resort guests, riding school clients and private liveries receive a premium equestrian experience in line with the resort’s luxury brand. As well as supporting the stables team in their day-to-day duties. Due to the nature of equine care, this role requires occasional on-call availability outside of standard working hours.
Key Responsibilities
Horse Care & Welfare
* Oversee the daily care of all horses and ponies, ensuring exceptional standards of welfare.
* Monitor feeding, turnout, exercise, and rugging programmes.
* Assess horse condition, fitness, and behaviour; report and manage any health concerns.
Guest Equestrian Experience
* Allocate horses appropriately for lessons based on rider ability and horse workload.
* Ensure tack is safe, correctly fitted, and impeccably maintained.
* Support instructors during lessons where required.
Livery Yard Oversight
* Supervise and deliver high-quality livery services in line with agreed care packages.
* Act as a key point of contact for liveries for day-to-day requests, maintaining professional communication.
Team Leadership & Supervision
* Supervise grooms whilst ensuring tasks are completed to a high standard.
* Provide training, mentoring, and guidance to develop team members.
* Assist the Yard Manager in organising daily task allocation and rota planning.
Yard & Facility Standards
* Maintain immaculate yard presentation consistent with a luxury resort environment.
* Ensure stock levels of supplies, ie feeding, hay/haylage and any other consumables are maintained
* Oversee stable hygiene, arena maintenance, tack rooms, and storage areas.
Guest & Resort Experience
* Deliver a warm, polished, and professional welcome to guests and members.
* Represent the resort brand with discretion and excellence.
* Support equestrian events, VIP bookings, and special experiences.
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Skills & Experience Required
* Proven experience as a Senior Groom or experienced Groom in a riding school, livery, or competition yard.
* Strong knowledge of horse health, behaviour, and stable management.
* Confident handling a range of horses and temperaments.
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Desirable Qualifications
* Relevant equestrian qualifications (e.g., BHS Stage 2/3 or equivalent).
* Human First Aid certification.
* Supervisory experience in a customer service-focused role preferred
* Experience in horse care to a very high and professional level
* Full driving licence (trailer licence desirable)
Mandatory
* Member of PVG scheme (company will assist with membership application)
* Must be aged 18+ (for insurance purposes)
Grooming:
All employees must maintain a neat, clean-shaven and well-groomed appearance per Trump Turnberry standards. This also includes looking after uniforms that have been provided. This must be washed and maintained to the desired standards.