Resilient Arena

Boarding · Overnight Stalls · Arena Rental

Now hiring · Two days a week · Abilene, TX

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Grow into something bigger

The position

Arena & Grounds Caretaker

We need one good person to help take care of our arena and grounds. It starts at two days a week. But we are a growing outfit — the arena, the horses, the barns, and 3,000 acres of cattle country. For the right person, this turns into full-time work and a real career.

The opportunity

This is not just a part-time job

Most places hire someone to mow and leave it at that. We are looking for someone to grow with us. There is a lot of room here. Take a look at where this can go.

01

Right now

Two days a week

You learn the place. Mowing, dragging the arenas, keeping the barns clean, keeping the equipment running. We show you how we like things done. You get paid for every hour you work.

02

In a few months

More days, more trust

By now you know this place better than most, and you run your own list without being told. As we take on more horses, more boarders, and events, we can add days and more days means a bigger check.

03

Down the road

Full time. And a say in how it runs.

We are building something here. More horses, more boarders, and events on the calendar. The person who knows every inch of this property is the person we want in charge of it. That could be you.

04

If you want it

Learn the cattle side

The arena and the horses are one part of what we do. We also run cattle. Checking pastures, working fence, moving and sorting. If you take to this work and want to learn that end of it, we will teach you. That is a career all by itself.

We would rather train one person and keep them for ten years than hire a new one every spring. If that sounds good to you, keep reading.

3,000

Acres of cattle country

That is how much land we run cattle on, on top of the arena, the pens, and the horses. This place is bigger than the job you are applying for. That is the point.

The job

What you would do

If you have worked as a groundskeeper, a ranch hand, or on a landscaping crew, most of this will look familiar. Here are some of the tasks you can expect. They are already written down in a custom app we built for our program, easy to pull up on your phone, with notes on how we want each job done. You will never have to guess.

Weekly
Drag the arenas, the big round pen, and the walker.
Weekly
Water and drag the covered round pen. Pick it clean first, water it, let it sit, then drag.
Weekly
Mow the common areas. Around the arena, barns, and pens. Along the roads and the entrance.
Weekly
Detail the barns. Rake the alley, pick up manure, sweep the tack room, put tools back where they go.
Weekly
Scrub and refill the water troughs.
Weekly
Haul the trash and put fresh bags in.
Weekly
Check and fuel the equipment. Fuel, tires, and make sure it all runs. Fill the gas cans in town when they get low.
Weekly
Clean stalls.
Every 2 weeks
Weed eat the fence lines around the pens, arenas, and buildings.
Every 2 weeks
Spray weeds along fences, roads, and around buildings.
A few times a year
Spray the horse pens to keep them maintained, and spray the mesquite around the property.

Tasks are on a repeating schedule. Two days a week covers it today. As we grow, so does the opportunity.

Why work here

What we promise you

You always know the plan

Every task and project is tracked and managed in our app with notes on how we like it done. There’s no guesswork. Your schedule is set ahead of time.

You get paid biweekly

You clock in and out on your phone. You can see your hours, your expected pay, and what you were paid before. Payday does not move.

We will teach you

You do not have to know everything on day one. If you want to learn to run a piece of equipment, we will teach you.

There is room to move

Two days can become five. You can take on more responsibility with the arena, the horses, and the cattle. We would much rather move you up than post this job again.

Who we are looking for

You might be the one

You do not need a resume. You do not need extensive horse experience. You do not need to know how to run every machine. Groundskeeper, landscaping, farm, ranch, or maintenance work all carry over here. If you are willing to learn and you work hard, we want to hear from you.

Apply

Tell us about yourself

Five questions we need, then anything else you want to share. It takes about three minutes. We answer every single one within two business days.

How we reach you
The job

Two days a week is what the job is right now. We can only consider people who can commit to it.

Which days could you work? tap all that work for you
What you can do
What have you done before? tap all that apply
What can you run? tap all that apply

Not required. We can help you get licensed.

You do not need extensive horse experience. But there are horses here.

In your own words

A PDF, a Word file, or just a photo of a printed one. Up to 4 MB. Skipping this will not hurt you.

We read every one. You will hear back within two business days.