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Baileysno1

Baileysno1

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How do you fit your horses in? I'm currently working form 8am till 4.30 but often stay till 6, I'm applying for a job that is on shifts, over five weeks, in sets of three ie 3 earlys, 3 afternoons, 3 nights with a day rest in between and 3 days off at the end or something along those lines, anyhow do you preffer working shifts or days? Why?
 
although i have never worked shifts i would presume that it would be better to work days as it gives a horse more routine and may also help you with time management
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i work shifts,
week 1 7am-4pm
week 2 10am-7pm
week 3 mon, tues wed 7pm-7am, fri 11am-8pm
week 4 mon tues wed 11am-8pm, thurs fri 7am-7pm sat sun 7am-8am
week 5 whole week off. WOO HOO!!!

i quite like doing my shifts, although they are hard work (esp the night shifts) i know that i can fit the horses in and that 1 week every 5 weeks i have all the time in the world to spend with them
 
I use to work shift (12 hour days then 12 hour nights), it was hard going. I actually had my horse in full livery at the time as there was just no other way I could have done it. Earned good money though.
Now work 9am til 5pm and have them at my parent’s home.
 
My dad used to work shifts. 2pm-3pm the next day then the next 23 hours off. He much preferred it as it give him more time to be with his horse or do stuff in the field. However there was always someone at home to do the horses when he was sdoing a sleep over.
 
I work a bonkers 12 hour shift pattern, 4 nights, 3 off, 3 days, 1 off, 3 nights, 3 off, 4 days, 7 off. It's great though, take 4 nights as leave and there you go, a fortnight off! Couldn't do it without the livery yard and super YO though! I get to ride far more than a 9 - 5 job!
 
Jesus, done 18 years of them in just about every pattern they can come up with!

Anyway, they make it quite easy to ride 365 days a year but trouble is sometimes I'm so knackered I just don't fancy riding, he gets lunged regularly!

Also it's frustrating having to work weekends when there's shows you want to go to. The way I get round that tho is by going affiliated so's I can go to stuff in the week, it's also quieter at competitions.

The pay is often better for shift workers but if you then have to pay for full livery may not be worth it. Personally I prefer shifts but have had to get used to doing most of my riding and competing alone. It's nice though and the shops are quieter too.
 
I have worked shifts and love it and find that for me it fits really well around the horses. I used to work 3 long day (ie 12.5 hour shifts) or 3 long nights. I'm lucky in that my OH has horses so when he does his he does mine aswell. I just get up before work to put Alee out and OH will check her or get her in in the evening. It actually means that I get to spend more time with her as I get4 days off in the week which is great in the winter. I have just started covering for someone in a 9-5 5days per week job and hate it i nearly always ebd up working late and get to the yard when everyone else has gone home and in the winter its dark and I have to get the horses in down a lane. So for me shift work wins hands down. I would say you will need someone to help you out occasionaly though!
 
I have worked shifts of one sort or another for 23 years. The positive is that you have more time in daylight to do horse related things, the downside is on an early shift you may start too early to be able to turn your horse out, and on a late shift you generally will have to rely on somebody else to bring it in. Fortunately I am on a yard where we help each other out, otherwise it would be a problem or I would have to pay for assisted DIY at least.

The biggest challenge for me at the moment is juggling weekends off for competitions, because on shift work, weekends are just a distant memory
 
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