Stablehand

Main tasks

• Feeds, waters, grooms and brushes horses to maintain their health, appearance and cleanliness
• Cleans and maintains stables
• Assembles, prepares and stores feed, bedding and horse equipment
• Assists with saddling and bridling horses
• Assists with exercising horses by walking, lunging and long reining, riding (excluding galloping), leading and swimming
• May assist with readying horses for sales, breeding and race days, and attending to horses at track work, barrier trials and races
• May administer equine first aid and assist in the delivery of some allied therapies, including massage therapies and ice boots

Specialisations

State nomination

Each state nominates different occupations for the 190 and 491 visas.