Cheralee Wallis
Bejoording,WA
Summary
Hardworking, experienced farm hand with a strong background in livestock management and horsemanship. Solid riding skills and a history training and starting horses. Raised caring for sheep, cattle, pigs, horses and poultry with a wide range of animal knowledge. Driven by an interest in learning as much as possible about proper livestock management and animal agriculture as a whole. Invested in animal welfare and determined to become as skilled and knowledgeable as possible.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
2021
2021
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Animal Caretaker
Sandalwood Downs
Dewars Pool, Wa
09.2024 - Current
- Managing a large variety of domestic and exotic animals including camels, donkeys, deer, macaw, emus, guineapigs ect.
- Monitoring and rotating paddocks
- Keeping all troughs clean and full
- Feeding animals appropriate and balanced diets
- Fencing and yard repairs
- Keeping animals up to date with drenching, backlining, shearing and farriering
- Educating tour groups about animals
- Spotting and treating injury and illness
- Catching and treating large unhandled/overhandled animals for crucial care such as donkeys and cattle
- Keeping incubators running well and chicks in ideal conditions for their age and species
- Re-stocking feed and keeping track of stored feed and hay
General Farm Hand
Renny Le-steer
Coondle, Wa
08.2022 - 09.2023
- Mustering in steep, rocky and heavily wooded areas
- Yarding and drafting sheep
- Drenching, backlining and tagging sheep
- Lamb marking
- Counting and loading sheep for sale
- Operating tractors, buggies and quad bikes
- Checking fencelines and waters
- Occasionally riding or restarting problem horses
Polo Groom
Theodore Cunningham
Cranbrook, WA
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Caring for and working 8 horses
- Doing fast work in open paddocks while ponying 1-3 other horses daily
- Bringing horses back into work
- Keeping yards and tie ups clean
- Prepping feeds
- Grooming, washing and rugging a team of horses efficiently
- Preparing and loading horses for long trips
- Grooming, tacking, untacking and watering at speed during matches
- Monitoring for lameness/soreness
- Keeping tack clean and oiled
Farm Hand
John Martin
Culham, WA
01.2020 - 12.2021
- Moving cattle and sheep using low stress methods
- Feeding livestock
- Repairing and putting up fences
- Rock picking
- Cleaning grain sheds
- Stacking hay
- Cleaning farm machinery
- Penning up sheep during shearing
- Lamb marking and drafting
- Loading cattle
Education
Northam Senior
Northam, WACert 4 - Animal Studies
Tafe
Skills
- Basic Livestock management skills
- Solid seat and Horsemanship
- Strength and persistence
- Good in paddock emergencies
- Wide range of animal experience
- Not afraid of mud or blood
Affiliations
- Homesteading
- Gardening
- Painting
- Horse trekking
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Animal Caretaker
Sandalwood Downs
09.2024 - Current
General Farm Hand
Renny Le-steer
08.2022 - 09.2023
Polo Groom
Theodore Cunningham
01.2022 - 04.2022
Farm Hand
John Martin
01.2020 - 12.2021
Northam Senior
Cert 4 - Animal Studies
Tafe