Strapper

A strapper is a British English term, mostly used in Australia, for a person holding a position looking after racehorses. The duties range from cleaning out the stables and yards, feeding, grooming and rugging horses, plus saddling horses for track-work and races, hence the name.^[1] Relevant vocational qualifications include Horse Care and Saddlery.^[2]

In North America, these tasks are lumped into the general job category of "groom," though saddling may be a task assigned to more experienced grooms while stall cleaning and walking hot horses are tasks assigned to the less-experienced stablehand.^[3]

References

^ Peter Huntington; Jane Myers; Elizabeth Owens (2004), Horse Sense: The Guide to Horse Care in Australia and New Zealand, p. 309
^ Kogan Page (July 2004), British Qualifications, Kogan Page Publishers, pp. 655–657, ISBN 978-0-7494-4137-1
^ Horse and Equine Industry Jobs Archived 2010-08-18 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Peter Huntington; Jane Myers; Elizabeth Owens (2004), Horse Sense: The Guide to Horse Care in Australia and New Zealand, p. 309

[2] Kogan Page (July 2004), British Qualifications, Kogan Page Publishers, pp. 655–657, ISBN 978-0-7494-4137-1

[3] Horse and Equine Industry Jobs Archived 2010-08-18 at the Wayback Machine

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