How to become a Senior Horse Stable or Stud Worker

Oversees the raising, feeding, exercise, treatment and welfare of horses on a horse farm or stable. Prepares horses for work, sport and recreation.

Main tasks

• Supervises horse farm or stable activities, including feeding, exercising, grooming and readying of horses for work, sport or recreational activities
• Oversees the rearing of young horses, including the wellbeing of broodmares, foals, weanlings and yearlings
• Supervises Stablehands, overseeing the cleaning and maintenance of stables and horse equipment
• Supervises the assembly, preparation and storing of feed, bedding and horse equipment
• Prepares and attends to horses for transportation to race days and other sports and recreational activities
• May train new Stablehands

Ways in

• TAFE and VET: Certificate IV in Equine Care (ACM40921); Certificate IV in Horse Breeding (RGR40619); Diploma of Equine Allied Health (ACM50521); Diploma of Equine Management (ACM50421); Diploma of Horse Stud Management (RGR50319); Certificate III in Horse Care (ACM30821); Certificate III in Racing (Driving Stablehand) (RGR30318); Certificate III in Racing (Stablehand) (RGR30218)
• Licence or registration: Registration or licensing may be required.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• About 78,900 people work in this job group now, and about 79,800 are projected by 2035. (+1.2%)
• AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Senior Horse Stable or Stud Worker?

Ways in include: Certificate IV in Equine Care; Certificate IV in Horse Breeding.

Is a Senior Horse Stable or Stud Worker a growing career in Australia?

Employment is projected to stay about the same by 2035: about 78,900 people now and 79,800 later (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become a Senior Horse Stable or Stud Worker?

Usually not. Only 16% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate IV in Equine Care; Certificate IV in Horse Breeding.

Will AI change the work of a Senior Horse Stable or Stud Worker?

AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.

Sources

• Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04

Updated 2026-10-04