Equine Therapy Centre Manager

As Equine Therapy Centre Manager, you will oversee the full operation of the Centre ensuring exceptional horse welfare, an excellent client experience and a high-quality learning environment for students. You will lead a small specialist team and work closely with vet partners and academic departments to integrate rehabilitation practice into teaching and research. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the day to day running of the Equine Therapy Centre
• Ensuring best practice rehabilitation and welfare of therapy horses
• Managing and developing a team of specialist staff
• Supporting teaching, student learning and research activity
• Developing commercial income and industry partnerships
• Maintaining strong relationships and veterinary practices and horse owners
• Ensuring safe, sustainable and compliant operation of the centre
• Promoting the Centre through outreach, marketing and CPD activity
This is a hands-on leadership role combining yard management, people leadership and academic contribution.

You will be an experienced equine professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for welfare-led practice and education. You will likely have:
• RCVS Registered Equine Veterinary Nurse, RAMP Registered Veterinary Physiotherapist, Equine Science degree or equivalent industry experience
• Significant yard or rehabilitation centre experience
• Experience leading or supervising staff
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Knowledge of horse management to at least BHS Level 4 (or equivalent)
• A collaborative approach to teaching and knowledge sharing
Experience within a veterinary practice, rehabilitation centre or education setting would be highly beneficial.

Hartpury University and Hartpury College are among the UK's leading specialist education providers in agriculture, animal, equine, sport and veterinary nursing. Located in Gloucestershire, Hartpury University and Hartpury College sit side-by-side on a beautiful 360-hectare campus. We provide world-class facilities to more than 4,500 university and college-level students studying undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, A-levels and diplomas, as well as undertaking industry research. The University is rated top 10 in the UK for Teaching Quality (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025) and has 97% graduate employability, whilst the College is rated Ofsted Outstanding in all areas. Our passionate, innovative business culture and strong support networks make Hartpury an exceptional place to develop professionally and progress your career.

We offer a fantastic package of staff benefits including:
• Hybrid working arrangements with blended approach of office and home working
• 35 days annual leave entitlement
• Wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (TPS)
• Employee Discounts Scheme
• Onsite fitness facilities
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Support for continuous professional development
• Flexible working opportunities available
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, paternity & shared parental leave
• Entry to seasonal events