Horse Related Experience

1. Amber Gates
1st Floor Vice President - Moore Hall
Mahattan
ambergates@ksu.edu - 908-763-4453
WORK EXPERIENCE
Dog Walker & Racer
LGRA/COBRA - New Jersey & Pennsylvania - January 2013 to Present
LVGRA & NOTRA
• Help race club member's dogs
• Care for and walk neighborhood dogs
• Plan, organize, and prioritize paperwork and races
Equine Educator
White Bridge Farms - Montgomery, TX - June 2015 to August 2015
Responsibilities
- Pull horses from pasture to barn
- Clean stalls
- Provide feed and water
- Provide medication
- Refill hay feeders
- Prepare for students arrival
- Assisted teacher in educating students about how to interact with horses
- Haltered, tacked, and brought horses out to practice field
- Educated students on proper way to get on horses
- Educated students on proper English riding techniques
- Returned students, horses, and tack to barn
- Turned out horses
Accomplishments
- Learned greater horse handling skills
- Safely have students interact with horses
Skills Used
- Horse handling
- Teaching
- Equine medical practices
- First-Aid
Barn Manager
Phillipsburg High FFA Chapter - September 2012 to June 2014
Animal Caretaker
Farm Work - June 2009 to 2014
Animal Caretaker
Common Sense for Animals - March 2009 to July 2013

2. Veterinary Assistant
Animal Health Center - July 2012 to November 2012
Animal Caretaker
Dogs Daycare - January 2009 to January 2010
Leadership
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Science in Agriculture
Kansas State University - Manhattan, KS
2014 to 2015
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Skills
Computer: Proficiency with many computer software programs (Excell, Word, Powerpoint, Adobe)
Obtain and process information
Analyze quantitative data
Create and/or edit reports
Business: Work in a team structure
Supervision
Decision Making
First Aid Certified
Efficiency Improvements
Problem Resolution
Verbally communicate with persons inside and outside the organization
Language: Speak conversational German