Year-Round Wrangler Wanted: Make the Wild West Your Office!
Experience Western Adventure at Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Colorado
Wrangler
- Location
- Tabernash, Colorado
- Wages/Pay
- $14.50 - $16.50 / hour + tips
- Experience Level
- Some experience required
- Job Start Date
- Job Starts:
Apr 21, 2025
Year-Round Wrangler provides an opportunity to oversee the training and care of our horses while delivering exceptional guest experiences at Cabin Creek Stables.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Facilitate safe and enjoyable activities and events at the Stables.
Deliver exceptional guest experiences, ensuring visitors to the Stables feel welcomed and valued.
Provide assistance with veterinary care, hoof care, and feeding of animals.
Perform daily housekeeping and maintenance tasks to keep facilities in top condition.
Act as Barn Host as required, ensuring guest needs are met.
Groom, tack, and untack trail animals; harness and unharness driving animals.
Handle reservations for stable activities through phone and in-person interactions, utilizing the reservation system.
Ensure guests complete waiver forms and manage the POS system for ride checkouts.
Support ranching operations, including fencing, firewood gathering, mineral block distribution, and hay harvest.
Maintain and repair tack and harness equipment.
Move herds in and out of pasture on horseback.
Report and assist in repairing unsafe trails, fences, or hazards.
Act as an ambassador for the ranch, promoting other departments during guest interactions.
Participate in all aspects of our ongoing herd health program.
Requirements
Three to five years of riding experience.
Guest or dude ranch experience required.
Driving or teamster experience essential; cattle work experience a plus.
First Aid/CPR certification preferred.
Truck and trailer driving experience a plus.
Background in guiding or teaching desirable.
Familiarity with heavy machinery operation and fence or trail maintenance preferred.
Outgoing, friendly, and responsible with strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to multi-task and adapt priorities as needed.
Self-motivated and mature, able to remain calm and professional in all situations without direct supervision.
Physically fit, capable of working in all weather conditions, flexible with demanding work hours, and able to lift 45 lbs or more.
To Apply: Submit application materials, including resume, application questions, three references, and a riding video, through the Paylocity application portal or via email at hr@devilsthumbranch.com.
How to Apply
To Apply: Submit application materials, including resume, application questions, three references, and a riding video, through the Paylocity application portal or via email at hr@devilsthumbranch.com.
Contact Info
- Maddy Jones
- mjones@devilsthumbranch.com
- (970) 726-7000 x 128
- www.devilsthumbranch.com