Level 2
Racing Groom Apprentice - Joe Tickle Racing
JOE TICKLE RACING LIMITED · TIVERTON
Advertised to close on 24 November 2026, but employers often close early.
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- Pay
- £16,640 a year
- Hours
- 40 a week
- Length
- 15 months
- Starts
- 30 Nov 2026
- Advertised closing date
- 24 Nov 2026
- Openings
- 1 position
- Last checked
- an hour ago
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What you would do
Joe Tickle Racing is a small, family-run dual-purpose racing yard based at Lower Ford on the Devon downs, training horses both on the Flat and over jumps.
Day to day
Daily jobs will include:
- Riding thoroughbreds/ young horses
- Exercising on the gallops
- Turning in and out
- Picking out feet/rugging up
- Grooming/tacking up
- Tack cleaning
- Bathing/show prep
- Lunging/long reining
- Holding for farrier/vet/dentist
- Accompanying horses to races
This position is for someone that already has good experience of riding thoroughbreds/young horses.
What you would study
Equine groom (level 2)
- You will be working towards the Level 2 Racing apprenticeship qualification, and all training will be provided on-site during your paid working hours
- Your day-to-day mentoring will be with your employer, and a combination of online and in-person monthly sessions will be held with your Haddon Training Trainer Coach
Training provider: HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
Working week
Working 5 day per week, 8:30am- 5:00pm with 1½ hours lunch. (Weekend work may be required)
What you need
- GCSE English at grade 4 and Above (desired)
- GCSE Maths at grade 4 and Above (desired)
Skills they are looking for
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Passion for Horses
After the apprenticeship
- There is also the possibility of progressing on to the Level 3 Senior Racing Groom apprenticeship for the right candidate
Where
TIVERTON, South West (EX16).
About JOE TICKLE RACING LIMITED
Joe and Danielle Tickle and has 16 licensed stables, alongside two isolation boxes and nine point-to-point boxes. Facilities include carpet, sand and grass gallops, a horse walker, sand schooling area, starting stalls, practice hurdles and fences, and approximately 10 acres providing all-year turnout.
Things to consider
- On-site accommodation is available
Reference 2000060951.
Report a problem with this listing- Pay
- £16,640 a year
- Hours
- 40 a week
- Length
- 15 months
- Starts
- 30 Nov 2026
- Advertised closing date
- 24 Nov 2026
- Openings
- 1 position
- Last checked
- an hour ago
Applications are handled by the Find an Apprenticeship service.
Know someone this would suit?