Pen Riders
Core
Monitoring cattle health and behavior, moving cattle safely, and maintaining feedlot infrastructure.
Role type
Pen Rider (cattle handling)
Builds
Cattle movement and health monitoring within a feedlot
Domain
Agriculture / Livestock Management
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
cattle handling, horse riding, livestock health monitoring, low-stress stock handling, physical fitness, record keeping
Preferred skills
feedlot experience, horsemanship, team cooperation
Technologies
none
Responsibilities
Riding pens and monitoring cattle health and behaviour, Identifying sick, injured or shy-feeding cattle, Pulling and moving cattle safely from pens, Checking water troughs, fencing, gates and pen conditions, Maintaining accurate livestock health records, Following low-stress stock-handling and animal welfare practices
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC