Cecilia Freese

- Maintain a clean and safe facility for exceptional horse health

- Inspect horses for injuries, illness, and behavioral changes

- Prepare feed based on each horses individual needs and supplement requirements

- Maintain pastures and clean water troughs/automatic waters

- Increased efficiency within the stable through meticulous organization of tools, supplies, and workspaces for easy access during daily tasks

- Managed inventory of supplies, maintaining an organized workspace and preventing shortages of essential items

- Cared on average for 20 horses by feeding, watering, and cleaning stalls

- Turned in and out 13 horses of ages 2-26, both geldings and mares

- Monitored behavior and conditions closely, reporting anything unusual to employer

- Checked fence lines and pastures regularly, picking up lose boots and debris

- Mixed and administered special food formulas to individual animals based on unique dietary needs

- Cleaned stalls to ensure safe stabling and to regulate the fly population

- Organized the barn to ensure a safe facility for boarders and lessons

- Assisted in the training of new stable hands, sharing expertise on best practices for equine care and maintenance tasks

- Scraped and bedded milking cow barn

- Enhanced overall barn cleanliness by maintaining a consistent schedule of bedding changes and stall cleanings for calves

- Processed newborn calves including administering an oral paste, naval iodine dip, and subcutaneous multi-min shot

- Mixed and fed milk depending on the calf's age, mixed consisted of whole milk, half whole and half milk replacer, and full milk replacer

- Ensured that milk was properly mixed and at the correct temperature prevent illness or death in young calves

- Properly tubed calves that were unable or unwilling to drink on their own

- Mowed and weedwhacked property weekly to maintain appearance and control weeds

- Cared for and maintained a large herd of horses, around 100 on average

- Mixed grain and administered medication depending on horses individual needs

- Demonstrated strong multitasking abilities while managing multiple responsibilities within fast-paced stable environments

- Contributed to the overall success of the stable by performing routine maintenance tasks, such as maintaining paddocks and ensuring water troughs were clean

- Worked in varying conditions such as blizzards and rain storms outside

- Updated barn whiteboards to ensure the correct information was being posted

- Maintained clean facility to ensure healthy and safe conditions for the horses