Dartmouth College
Position Details
Position Title:
Assistant Equestrian Coach
Position Number:
1128154
Posting Date:
10/16/2025
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Employment Category:
Regular Full Time
Scheduled Hours:
40 per week
Scheduled Months per Year:
12
Location:
Hanover, NH (Onsite only)
Position Purpose To assist the head coach in planning, coaching, recruiting, administering, and promoting the equestrian program within the NCAA, NCEA, Ivy League, and institutional standards.
Description Essential duties include:
Coaching/Mentoring : Assist the head coach in conducting team practices, training, conditioning, and competitions. Prepare horses and arena for practices. Teach equitation skills to student-athletes. Provide guidance on academic, personal, and physical welfare.
Horsemanship
(20%): Care for horses with meticulous attention to feeding, turnout, first aid, cleaning stalls, and maintaining tack and equipment. Work with the head coach to maintain a fitness plan for each horse.
Recruiting
(20%): Assist the head coach in developing a recruiting plan, identify qualified prospects, communicate by phone, mail, and e‑mail, organize and participate in campus visits, and maintain recruiting records.
Administration
(10%): Comply with NCAA and Ivy League rules, assist in budgeting, expense reconciliation, schedule planning, travel coordination, and alumni/parent/community communication. Promote the program and represent Dartmouth in an exemplary manner. Demonstrate commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness.
Miscellaneous : Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
3–5 years’ experience competing and/or coaching at the NCEA collegiate or 3'6" level.
Positive, team‑oriented attitude.
Ability to work independently.
Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail and focus on quality.
Ability to operate vehicles, small equipment, tools, and tractors.
Physical ability to work in all weather, lift/push/pull up to 50 lb, stand/walk for extended periods, bend, kneel, stoop, reach overhead and below. Comfort with exposure to dirt, dust, pollen, animal hair/feathers; willingness to work weekends, evenings, and holidays.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong knowledge of correct equitation.
Prior experience riding/training horses at the 3'6" level and teaching riding lessons.
Preferred Qualifications
3+ years of coaching at the NCEA collegiate or 3'6" level.
Bachelor’s degree in Equine Studies.
Experience loading and hauling horses with a bumper pull and/or gooseneck horse trailer.
Department Contact for Recruitment Inquiries Name:
Mariruth Graham
Email:
mariruth@dartmouth.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.
Background Check Employment is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre‑employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of required academic credentials. Results must be acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant.
Additional Requirements Tobacco‑free policy: Smoking and use of tobacco‑based products are prohibited in all Dartmouth facilities, grounds, and vehicles.
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Assistant Equestrian Coach
Position Number:
1128154
Posting Date:
10/16/2025
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Employment Category:
Regular Full Time
Scheduled Hours:
40 per week
Scheduled Months per Year:
12
Location:
Hanover, NH (Onsite only)
Position Purpose To assist the head coach in planning, coaching, recruiting, administering, and promoting the equestrian program within the NCAA, NCEA, Ivy League, and institutional standards.
Description Essential duties include:
Coaching/Mentoring : Assist the head coach in conducting team practices, training, conditioning, and competitions. Prepare horses and arena for practices. Teach equitation skills to student-athletes. Provide guidance on academic, personal, and physical welfare.
Horsemanship
(20%): Care for horses with meticulous attention to feeding, turnout, first aid, cleaning stalls, and maintaining tack and equipment. Work with the head coach to maintain a fitness plan for each horse.
Recruiting
(20%): Assist the head coach in developing a recruiting plan, identify qualified prospects, communicate by phone, mail, and e‑mail, organize and participate in campus visits, and maintain recruiting records.
Administration
(10%): Comply with NCAA and Ivy League rules, assist in budgeting, expense reconciliation, schedule planning, travel coordination, and alumni/parent/community communication. Promote the program and represent Dartmouth in an exemplary manner. Demonstrate commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness.
Miscellaneous : Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
3–5 years’ experience competing and/or coaching at the NCEA collegiate or 3'6" level.
Positive, team‑oriented attitude.
Ability to work independently.
Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail and focus on quality.
Ability to operate vehicles, small equipment, tools, and tractors.
Physical ability to work in all weather, lift/push/pull up to 50 lb, stand/walk for extended periods, bend, kneel, stoop, reach overhead and below. Comfort with exposure to dirt, dust, pollen, animal hair/feathers; willingness to work weekends, evenings, and holidays.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong knowledge of correct equitation.
Prior experience riding/training horses at the 3'6" level and teaching riding lessons.
Preferred Qualifications
3+ years of coaching at the NCEA collegiate or 3'6" level.
Bachelor’s degree in Equine Studies.
Experience loading and hauling horses with a bumper pull and/or gooseneck horse trailer.
Department Contact for Recruitment Inquiries Name:
Mariruth Graham
Email:
mariruth@dartmouth.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.
Background Check Employment is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre‑employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of required academic credentials. Results must be acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant.
Additional Requirements Tobacco‑free policy: Smoking and use of tobacco‑based products are prohibited in all Dartmouth facilities, grounds, and vehicles.
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