What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Veterinary Technician - Equine Care position at Hanover Shoe Farms, Inc.?
About the farm and vet team
Hanover Shoe Farms is the world’s leading Standardbred breeding farm and “The Greatest Name in Harness Racing.” On more than 3,000 acres in Hanover, Pennsylvania, our veterinary team cares for stallions, broodmares, foals, yearlings, and retirees through a high-volume breeding and foaling season. The farm has a heated hospital barn, ICU capability, a neonatal hyperbaric oxygen chamber, and a full reproductive caseload that includes embryo transfer. If you want hands-on equine medicine experience, this is the job.
You will work alongside the resident veterinarians on ambulatory rounds, reproduction, neonatal care, and post-surgical cases. Breeding season is busy. Off-season is slower, with shorter days.
What you will do
- Stock and prepare mobile units, medications, and supplies for daily rounds
- Inventory and order medical supplies
- Assist with mare reproductive exams, breeding, and pre- and post-breeding treatments
- Assist with embryo transfers
- Provide neonatal foal care, including blood draws for IgG testing, plasma administration, and umbilical care
- Provide postpartum mare care and administer daily oral medications
- Support hospital-barn and ICU cases, including fluid changes
- Operate the hyperbaric chamber for foals as directed
- Clean and sterilize equipment, including autoclave use
- Help maintain the hospital barn and related facilities
Who we are looking for
- Current Pennsylvania Veterinary Technician license (required)
- Strong, safe horse-handling skills with stallions, mares, yearlings, and foals
- Ability to work independently, stay organized, and keep accurate records
- Reliability during long breeding-season days and weekend coverage as needed
- A calm, professional manner around horses and a willingness to learn advanced reproductive and neonatal work
· Preferred: 5 years of horse handling, prior equine or large-animal veterinary experience
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Vision insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Experience:
- horse handling: 5 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Hanover, PA 17331 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $20 - $25