08/19/2026
Hello. It is Honeycomb. I speak for the herd here, a position I gave myself some time ago and nobody has taken back.
One of our favourite people is moving on, and I will be honest, we are not thrilled about it. She has been very good to us and we will miss her at the gate. We wish her every good thing, and we have said so at length in the field.
Which means we are looking for someone to join the team. Full time, starting in September, here in Ashburn. It is a big pair of boots to fill, so I have been asked to explain what the job actually involves.
Think of it as being paid to go to the gym, except the gym nickers at you when you pull in, and every machine has a personality. Hay bales are your deadlifts. Wheelbarrows and water buckets are your farmer's carries. Turnout is your cardio, and one of us will always add an extra lap for you, free of charge. You will sleep well and you will never once wonder whether you moved enough that day.
The rest of it looks like this. Stalls get mucked. We come in, we go out, and quite often we come straight back in again. Hay goes in front of us. Feed gets made up. Water is kept clean and filled. The barn gets swept and tidied and kept like somewhere people and animals actually want to be.
You will be looking after our people too. Saying hello when they arrive, helping them, answering their questions, sending them home happier than they came in. We are very fond of our people and we would like them looked after properly.
And you will be looking after us, which matters more to me than anything else on this list. Noticing when one of us is a little off. Knowing the difference between grumpy and sore. Making sure everybody is settled and content and nobody is sulking at the back of the field.
So we need somebody who has handled horses before. This is not a beginner job. We are lovely, but we are large and we all have opinions, and I have more than most.
Somebody who sees what needs doing and gets on with it, and who can sort a small problem before it turns into a bigger one. Somebody the rest of the team is glad to see walk through the door.
And there is one more thing, which I was asked to raise personally. You must love giving treats. The vote was unanimous. I counted.
If that sounds like your kind of place, send your resume to [email protected]
Tell us your name, your experience with horses, and the horse who taught you the most. I will be reading over Kristi's shoulder.
