Barn Manager
Employer confidential 24-horse hunter/jumper barn · Ocala, FL
$55,000 – $68,000
View role →3 days ago
Ocala, Florida · Since 1982
The people who run great barns.
Recruited, vetted and placed by horse people. In Ocala since 1982.
Which are you?
Every listing verified — we call the barn first
References checked by phone — not by email
Replacement guarantee — in writing
Since 1982
placing in Ocala
2,400+
roles filled
4
on a shortlist, never fifty
50
states covered
How we work
Listen first. Shortlist four. Check every reference by phone.
The same four steps whether it's a groom in Ocala or a general manager in Middleburg. You'll know exactly where your search stands at every stage.
Step 01
Listen first
We learn the barn, the horses and the hours before we write a word of the advert.
Step 02
Search and shortlist
Four people who can actually do the job you described. Never a stack of fifty to sort yourself.
Step 03
Check by phone
Every reference spoken to, by someone who knows what the answers should sound like.
Step 04
Stand behind it
A replacement guarantee on every recruiter-managed placement. In writing.
Who we place
From the shed row to the board room.
Nearly half of what we place is high-end estate and executive work. The same four steps either way.
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Roles we are filling this week
Every listing shows the pay, the location and whether housing is included — before you click. Apply in one short form, and a person reads it, not a filter.
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Three ways to hire
You can post it yourself. Most people would rather we did it.
Both work. The difference is who does the sorting, the chasing and the reference calls — and how confident you are on the first day. Kaitlin reads every request herself and comes back with a shortlist of four, never a stack of fifty.
Post a job
For straightforward roles when you have time to screen.
- Live on the board in minutes
- Seen by everyone browsing
- You write the advert
- You read every application
- You chase the references
$50/month to confirm
Post a job
New
We write it and advertise it
For when you know who you want but have neither the time nor the words to go looking.
- Kaitlin writes the job description
- Advertised on the board and across our social channels
- Refreshed and re-run if it goes quiet
- Applications land in one place
- You still read and shortlist them
- You still chase the references
$1,000–2,000 per role to confirm
Talk it through
Most hires start here
Recruiter-managed search
For roles you cannot afford to get wrong — and for anything senior, live-in or confidential.
- Kaitlin writes the brief with you
- We search our own network, not just applicants
- A shortlist of four, never fifty
- Every reference checked by phone
- Replacement guarantee, in writing
- Confidential searches handled discreetly
Upfront fee + placement fee to confirm
Request talentQuoted per role before any work starts.
These prices are our proposal, not agreed. Kaitlin signs each one off before it goes anywhere public — the layout is what we are asking you to look at today.
Not sure which you need? Send the role over and we will tell you honestly — sometimes a listing really is enough.
Equine staffing and recruitment across the United States
EquiStaff is an equine staffing agency based in Ocala, Florida — the Horse Capital of the World. Since 1982 we have connected job seekers and employers across every corner of the horse industry, from show barns and breeding operations to private estates and equestrian centers. We recruit and place staff in all fifty states.
Roles we place
Where we place
Who you'll be working with
“I've been placing people in this industry for a long time. I still read every request myself, and I still pick up the phone.”
Kaitlin Snyder — Principal / Owner, EquiStaff · Ocala, Florida
Our in-house team of equine industry recruiters provide one-on-one assistance with your positions. From barn staff to C-suite professionals, there is nothing our recruiters cannot handle — and we have been doing it since 1982.
We are horse people first. That is why we ask about the turnout schedule and the hours before we ask about the salary band, and why a shortlist is four people long instead of fifty.
Book a call with KaitlinWho we place
From barn staff to the board room.
Our in-house team of equine industry recruiters handles one-on-one placement across every level of the business — the same four steps whether it is a groom in Ocala or a general manager in Middleburg.
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They sent four people. Three of them I would have hired.
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First agency that asked about the turnout schedule before the salary. That told me everything.
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I had the role filled in eleven days, and she is still with us three years on.
Placeholder quotes — real client words to be supplied by EquiStaff before launch.
Request talent
Tell us what you need. It takes a minute.
No account, no job spec required. Answer five questions and Kaitlin will come back to you — usually the same day — to talk through the role properly.
Would rather list it yourself? Post a job to the board instead — it stays free to browse for every candidate.
