LEAD OUTRIDER (LIVE HORSE RACING )

LEAD OUTRIDER 

Job Overview:

Lead Outrider manages the day-to-day operations of fellow outriders. It is the head outrider that exercises swift decision making in regard to crucial situations on the racetrack and communicates with track management and racing stewards. Head outrider makes sure commissions rule and track rules are enforced during morning training hours and afternoon race dates. Opens and closes the racetrack to horse training at designated hours; Catches horses that get free during workouts; Contacts appropriate personnel when injuries occur; Enforces training and equipment regulations on the track; Works live racing when required.

Essential Functions:

• Manages fellow outriders in day-to-day operations;
• In critical situations leads directive to parties involved and communicates to track management;
• Patrols the racetrack during training and racing hours to look for debris and foreign objects;
• Opens and closes the racetrack to horse training at designated hours;
• Catches horses that get free during workouts;
• Contacts appropriate personnel when injuries occur;
• Enforces training and equipment regulations on the track;
• Leads horses in the post parade on to the racetrack;
• Ensures that mounts are properly maintained;
• Monitors skill-sets of exercise riders and make sure that track etiquette is insisted;
• Reports to leadership when there are infractions or disruptions to or by exercise riders breaking/not adhering to rules.

Qualifications:

• 3 years of work experience as an exercise rider and handling horses.

Summary of Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

Physical: Physical danger exists when riding and capturing loose horses.

LAD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THIS JOB DESCRIPTION WHENEVER NECESSARY.