UMD Equine Research Unit Winter Student Worker

If you're interested in getting hands-on skills with horses during the winter break, UMD's Equine Research Unit (ERU) is looking for a small but dedicated group of students to hire that will take care of our campus horses turned out at the ERU in Ellicott City, MD from 12/20 to 1/21. This is a part-time job involving basic horse care.

The ERU is located on the beautiful 900-acre Central Maryland Research and Education farm in Ellicott City in Howard Co. (4241 Folly Quarter Rd). The ERU has about 13 acres of fenced pasture, a 16-stall barn, and office and storage space. It is home to our Equine Rotational Grazing Demonstration site. 

The shifts that need to be covered are from 8:00 am to ~ 9:00 am and 4:00-4:30pm. Students must have their own form of transportation. Pay is minimum wage and covers gas money if you live close, but students will also gain hands-on experience with horses and grow relationships with UMD animal science professors. 

The job involves performing health observations, feeding, grooming, performing basic treatments, mucking paddocks, and keeping good records. Students with horse experience or those that took ANSC 103, 232, or 330 are preferred, but horse experience is not necessary. Once hired, students must enroll in the occupational health program at UMD and take the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee training. If you're interested, please complete the form linked here and send it back to Dr. Burk amyburk@umd.edu as soon as possible.