Jaclyn Kimmes has extensive experience working with horses through various internships, volunteer positions, and jobs. She received a Bachelor's degree in Equine Science and Management from Delaware Valley College, where she also minored in Agribusiness. Her experience includes volunteering at Monticello Casino and Raceway, interning at Laurel Haven Farm and the Farm Service Agency, and working as a stable hand at Delaware Valley College's Equestrian Center.
1. (845) 701-6192 Jaclyn Kimmes 904 Lenape Lake Road
Kimmesja6631@delval.edu Livingston Manor, NY 12758
EDUCATION:
Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA 8/2011-5/2015
Bachelor of Science Degree: Equine Science and Management
Agribusiness Minor
• Coursework includes: Stable Management, Horse Breeding Management, Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Economics
• Semester abroad – Hartpury College, Gloucester, United Kingdom Spring 2014
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:
Volunteer, Monticello Casino and Raceway, Monticello, NY 6/2011-Present
• Harness horses up, send them out to warm up, get them ready to race, send them out to race, unharness them after the race,
bathe them, and wash the equipment
Press Box Assistant, Scioto Downs Racino, Columbus, OH 6/2014-8/2014
• Hang numbers during the races, post winners on the board, record pay offs in program and on the hotline
Intern, Laurel Haven Farm, Laurelville, OH 6/2014-8/2014
• Lunged horses, helped break horses to ride, general barn work: hay, water horses, rake isles; file paperwork, assist with
appointments for potential adopters
Intern, Farm Service Agency 5/2012-8/2012
Delaware County Office, Walton, NY
• Printed off maps & write crop codes on them, ran acreage reports, prepared acreage reports for 2 locations and coordinated
mailings to producers, filed paperwork accordingly, and assisted in closing an office and moved to a new location
Stable Hand, Equestrian Center 8/2011-12/2011
Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA
• Cleaned and swept stalls and stable for the campus Equestrian Center Boarding 30-40 horses, watered and fed the horses, and
cleaned the exerciser and wash stalls
Farm Hand, Stone Wall Farms, Jeffersonville, NY 2/2009-8/2010
• Chores: Hay & Water, Bring in horses, Feed, Sweep, Muck stalls; worked Horses, prepared lessons and helped clients
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE:
Cashier, Bookstore 8/2014-Present
Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA
Cashier, Dollar Tree, Liberty, NY 5/2013-1/2014
Office Assistant, Dean’s Office 2/2012-12/2013
Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA
Cashier, Ovations 6/2011-8/2013
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY
ACTIVITIES:
• Horseback riding: English & Western for 10+ years
• 4-H- through Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Play Softball
• Collegiate Farm Bureau Corresponding Secretary and Inter-Club Council Representative
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
• Riding lessons at Hartpury College in Gloucester, England
• Attended the 2014 Badminton Horse Trials in Badminton, England
• Have held a USTA grooms license for the past 4 years
• Clinic Observation: Basics- Nancy Cahill; Jumping- Gary Duffy
• Road in a Retraining the Standardbred clinic with Robyn Cuffey
• Rode in a clinic given by Lindsey Grise on her theories and philosophies on how a horse thinks
• Attended multiple horse shows- Western, English, Hunter, Gymkhana
• Observed different types of shows, competitions, and disciplines- Western, English, Hunter, Jumper, Gymkhana, Dressage
• Farm Bureau Federation Fusion Conference
2. (845) 701-6192 Jaclyn Kimmes 904 Lenape Lake Road
Kimmesja6631@delval.edu Livingston Manor, NY 12758
• Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference
References available upon request!