NATALIE BARRY

Maintained stock health with proactive checks for health, injury and illness.

• Ensured compliance with all safety regulations related to farm operations.
• Mixed feed, additives and medicines in prescribed portions.
• Adhered to pet care plans, medication requirements and dietary restrictions as part of quality care.
• Maintained a clean and safe stable environment for the horses.
• Maintained clean and orderly paddocks.
• Provided assistance during veterinary examinations or treatments if needed.
• Kept horses healthy and ready for activities by preparing and distributing feed and water on-schedule.
• Prepared food to meet needs of animals under care with appropriate meals.
• Observed correct procedures for handling dangerous machinery such as tractors, trailers.
• Rendered aid to injured and sick horses and notified supervisors of additional care requirements.
• Transported via Quadbike

Referee: Donna Moore (0425 717 877)

• Quality control of CHEP stock.
• Welding and repairing food shipping container bins.
• Responsible for training new candidates to weld, and maintain safety and performance standards.
• Responsible for the welding department and its stock.
• Report to the manager with daily quotas, and pre-work meetings.
• Use and care for power tools, including saws, heat guns, drills, and hand tools.
• Counting stock and keeping track of quality consistency.
• Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
• Monitored fitting, burning and welding processes to avoid overheating parts, warping, shrinking, distortion and expansion of materials.

Referee: George Jovsanovic (0488070392) - Head of Maintenance.

• Catching and leading horses.
• Treated superficial wounds and called in veterinarian assistance for more complex concerns.
• Following the duties and routine off a whiteboard.
• Tacking horses for track riders.
• Managing yard duties, such as cleaning up yard alleys and getting the yard tidy and presentable.
• Communicating with fellow workmates on job completion.
• Taking a horse's temperature and vital signs for health.
• Claying and icing horses legs.
• Giving oral medication to horses.
• Applying medical ointments and cohesive bandages, poulticing feet, and treating skin irritations.
• Applying GPS systems for performance tracking.
• Grooming, mucking out stables, rugging horses, and filling hay/shavings.
• Packing essential equipment for races.
• Taking horses to races and handling them in trucks.
• Strapping in races.
• Washing the horses.
• Cleaning the walker.
• Fed and watered horses according to individual dietary needs.
• Provided assistance during veterinary visits as needed.
• Cleaned and maintained the stable, including stalls, tack room, and feed storage area.
• Prepped horses for travel.

Referee: Ben Gleeson (0437-269-848)