Description
Barn Attendant – Equine
Elgin Veterinary Hospital
Elgin, TX
Full-time: Monday-Friday and rotating weekends
Compensation for this position is $15/hour
About You
You are comfortable working around horses and take pride in supporting daily barn operations in a fast-paced environment. You enjoy hands-on work and are confident cleaning stalls and maintaining a safe, organized space while horses are present.
You’re dependable, detail-oriented, and work well as part of a team.
Your Experience & Skills
- Experience working around large animals required
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Must be comfortable cleaning stalls while horses are present and working around horses of varying temperaments and sizes
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Comfortable working in a veterinary hospital environment
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Strong attention to detail and ability to follow instructions
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Reliable, team oriented, and able to work in fast paced environment
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Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, evenings, and holidays
Key Responsibilities:
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Feed, water, and provide daily care for hospitalized equine patients
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Clean and maintain stalls, treatment areas, and barn facilities (mucking, bedding, sanitation)
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Perform general barn cleaning and maintain equipment tack, and treatment areas to help keep the environment safe, clean, and organized
- Move hay bales
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Maintain accurate observation notes on feeding, behavior, and patient condition
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Stock and manage inventory of feed, bedding, and medical supplies
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Support general hospital operations and barn upkeep
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Additional duties as assigned
Physical and Schedule Requirements:
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Physical Requirements: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and safely perform physical barn duties, including moving supplies, cleaning stalls, and handling feed or bedding, with or without reasonable accommodation.
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Ability to stoop, bend, and stand for extended periods of time as required by the role, with or without reasonable accommodation.
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Work Environment: Ability to perform essential job functions outdoors in varying weather conditions (including heat, cold, rain, and icy conditions), with or without reasonable accommodation.
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Schedule Requirements: Monday – Friday, rotating weekends, and holidays
You’ll Grow with Us
Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:
- Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
- Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
- A program designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
And, with so many locations nationwide, you can find and move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.
Benefits – our care in action
Thrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members’ emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing. In addition to our health and life insurance, and short- and long- term disability plans, we offer eligible team members:
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Competitive pay
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401(k) with employer match
- Mental health resources, including easy access to therapy through Lyra Health
- Paid parental leave
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Purr-ental leave for when you adopt a pet
- Subsidized backup childcare and elder care
- Expert advice, support and network discounts for fertility and family planning
- FREE CE courses
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Pet perks and veterinary service discounts
- Student loan support tools and assistance
- Some benefits shown are only for full-time team members who work 30 hours or more per week. Certain Benefits may be subject to waiting periods or length of service requirements.
About The Hospital
Elgin Veterinary Hospital is a Bovine and Equine emergency referral and primary care facility that offers the best medical and surgical treatments.
About Thrive
Thrive Pet Healthcare creates the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners. Today, its network of 360+ primary, emergency, and specialty hospitals across the U.S. cares for pets of all ages and health needs, while portfolio companies provide tools and technology that help veterinary teams work smarter and deliver better care. Thrive invests in its people—through mentorship, leadership programs, continuing education, and well-being initiatives—so teams can grow and feel supported. For pet owners, convenient solutions such as a mobile app, digital booking, Thrive PlusTM membership, HereFurYou Helpline, an online pharmacy and flexible financial options* make accessing quality care simpler— giving families the peace of mind their pets deserve. Learn more at thrivepetcare.com.
We welcome you to join our story and join where #WeThriveTogether.
