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Jessica Argue

Beaudesert,QLD

Summary

Hardworking and reliable employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic and high attentional to detail. I am a passionate and patient person who always looks on the brighter side of life.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Stable Hand

Embrook Stables
Beaudesert, Qld
01.2024 - Current
  • Feeding and making feeds for a large number of horses
  • Rugging and washing horses
  • Assisting the vet with castrations, scans, X-rays etc
  • Medical treatments- IV & IM needles, vaccinations, bandaging etc
  • Assessing horses for lameness/ injuries
  • Treadmilling horses for fitness.

Station Hand

Ray Scott Pastoral
Bauhinia, Qld
01.2024 - 01.2024
  • Water runs- checking, cleaning water troughs around the property and putting out salt blocks
  • Simple fixing of wire fencing
  • Mustering on horse back and small amount on buggy
  • Simple butchery cuts on a home killed beast including making mince & sausages
  • Limited yard work & tick spraying
  • Gained knowledge of cattle handling skills

Trackwork Rider/ Breaker/ Senior Stablehand

Hinterland Thoroughbreds
Wonglepong, QLD
11.2020 - 12.2023
  • Riding anywhere from 7-13 horses a day trackwork.
  • Slow work, fast work, timed pacework and jumpouts as well as educating yearlings.
  • Arena work, jumping and weekly farm rides to mix up the routine for all horses.
  • 2 full seasons of Breaking- In with just myself and the head breaker. We had a minimum of 25 breakers in at once and did upwards of 150+ yearlings each year.
  • Teaching young horses how to swim and water walk.
  • Simple knowledge of using a horse treadmill.
  • Experience with treatments such as icing, lightboot therapy and shockwave therapy for recovery.
  • Monitored the progress of each horse in training to ensure goals were met and to determine which young stock we could push towards early 2YO races and which ones would need a longer education.
  • Managed a team of staff and assistant managers to ensure tasks were completed efficiently.
  • Worked alongside a large team and communicated through group Whatsapp conversations.
  • Maintained accurate records of horse health history, vaccinations, feedings schedules, medications administered.
  • Worked closely with veterinarians to develop treatment plans for injured or ill horses.
  • Simple use of a Bobcat to load and unload pallets of horse food as well as using a bucket to move wood shavings around the property.

Trackwork Rider

Ben Ahrens Racing
Beaudesert, QLD
11.2017 - 11.2020
  • Rode a minimum of 8 horses a morning including young stock and racing stock.
  • Slow work, pace work & gallops.
  • Attended race meetings weekly and would often be required to saddle by myself and speak to the owners and jockeys.
  • Float horses by myself to and from the racetrack and race meetings.
  • Administer IM and IV medications and perform medical procedures such as bandaging.
  • Daily jobs such as mucking boxes, saddling, washing, swimming, brushing horses, cleaning troughs etc.
  • Simple use of a tractor to harrow the track and unload feed orders.
  • Drive a manual water truck to water the sand racetrack.
  • Simple property maintenance including mowing, whipper snipping, hedging, spraying, slashing, trimming of trees etc.

Sales Consultant Representative

Scenic Motors Beaudesert
Beaudesert, QLD
05.2016 - 11.2017
  • Sale of new Hyundai and Mitsubishi vehicles.
  • Assisted customers with product selection, order placement, and payment processing.
  • Developed sales strategies to increase profit margins for the company.
  • Generated leads through cold calling and networking activities.
  • Analyzed customer feedback to improve products or services offered by the company.
  • Created marketing materials such as brochures, flyers, and promotional items for campaigns.
  • Identified opportunities for improvement within the sales department processes.
  • Participated in training sessions designed to enhance knowledge of products or services being sold.
  • Fostered relationships with customers to expand customer base and retain business.
  • Developed customized sales techniques to successfully sell and upsell services to new and existing clients.

Stablehand/ Trackwork Rider

Clear Summer Lodge
Beaudesert, QLD
07.2014 - 05.2016
  • General day to day stable hand duties.
  • Simple property maintenance including mowing, whipper snipping, hedging, spraying, slashing, trimming of trees etc.
  • Obtained my Queensland trackwork license.
  • Attended race meetings and trials.
  • Simple operation of a tractor
  • Limited ability to weld but gave it a go

Stud Hand

Glenlogan Park
Rathdowney, QLD
02.2014 - 05.2014
  • Provide care for broodmares and foals
  • Foal weaning
  • Medication and treatments of broodmares
  • Participated in the Magic Millions Broodmare Sale
  • Holding horses for farriers
  • Getting horses in for vetting and noting all vet findings.
  • Bringing horses in from large paddocks to holding pens using a quad bike.

Education

High School Diploma -

Beaudesert State High School
Beaudesert, QLD
11.2013

Certificate 3 Racehorse Care And Management -

Racing Queensland
Sunshine Coast
11-2013

Skills

  • First Aid & CPR certificate
  • Physically fit and capable of lifting up to 20kgs
  • 6 years trackwork riding experience
  • Ability to carry out treatments on large animals
  • Assisting veterinarians
  • Patient approach to all aspects of animal handling
  • Simple Bobcat & Tractor operation
  • Great time management skills
  • Friendly & encouraging approach towards management of staff
  • Confident driving car & float/ trailer
  • Quick leaner and confident in myself and my work
  • Friendly and clear communication & customer service skills
  • Operation of a buggy plus 2 wheel and 4 wheel motorbikes
  • Operation of a small water tank truck
  • Unrestricted open manual drivers license

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Stable Hand

Embrook Stables
01.2024 - Current

Station Hand

Ray Scott Pastoral
01.2024 - 01.2024

Trackwork Rider/ Breaker/ Senior Stablehand

Hinterland Thoroughbreds
11.2020 - 12.2023

Trackwork Rider

Ben Ahrens Racing
11.2017 - 11.2020

Sales Consultant Representative

Scenic Motors Beaudesert
05.2016 - 11.2017

Stablehand/ Trackwork Rider

Clear Summer Lodge
07.2014 - 05.2016

Stud Hand

Glenlogan Park
02.2014 - 05.2014

High School Diploma -

Beaudesert State High School

Certificate 3 Racehorse Care And Management -

Racing Queensland

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