CAREERS
Stony Hill Stables is a premier hunter/jumper training and lesson facility located in the Hamptons. Our facility is on 10 acres and features state-of-the-art amenities including five indoor and outdoor riding arenas, professionally designed jump courses, regulation sized dressage arena, luscious grass paddocks, custom climate controlled tack room, and a 21 stall barn.
Summer instructor
Stony Hill Stables, located in the Hamptons and operating for 60+ years, seeks a riding instructor/light horse care manager to join our established, active lesson program. This is a summer position starting June 2025 through the first week of September 2025 (There is the opportunity to continue on in September as Instructor and Managing Director of the Riding School).
Expectations include teaching a combination of private, group, and camp lessons to students of various ages and abilities on a wonderful selection of school horses as well as overseeing the school horse herd in conjunction with our grooms. The candidate will also be responsible for attending 3-5 horse shows with several students over the course of the summer.
The ideal candidate will have experience teaching children and adults of beginning and intermediate levels. A confident, enthusiastic approach toward students to help foster the love of horses is a must. Applicants must be outgoing and work well with peers and other staff. We are a team-oriented, positive, and supportive work environment with competitive pay.
Benefits include a $1250-1,500.00/week salary and a housing stipend. In addition, a $1,000.00 bonus will be paid upon completion of the contract term.
Please email your resume and list of references to Amanda@stonyhillstables.com.
*Ask about our other opportunities to further an Equestrian career by building a boarding and training business with the riding school as a stepping stone.
Team Resources
• EEOC Poster (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters
• Log and Summary (instructions) of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/RKforms.html
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act Information and Poster In English: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/employee-polygraph-protection-act
In Spanish: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/employee-polygraph-protection-act/espanol
• OSHA Job Safety and Health Poster In English: https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/osha3165.pdf
In Spanish: https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/osha3167.pdf
• Federal Minimum Wage Poster https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/flsa
• Agricultural Employees Fair Labor Standards Act poster https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/wh1386Agrcltr.pdf
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster (for farms employing 50 or more employees) In English: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/fmla
In Spanish: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/fmla/espanol
• Your Rights Under USERRA https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/VETS/legacy/files/USERRA_Private.pdf
• Farm Minimum Wage in New York https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/12/ls110.pdf
• Minimum Wage Order for Farm Workers https://dol.ny.gov/wage-orders
• Minimum Wage Standards for Farm Workers (Article 19-A) https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/03/article-19-a-minimum-wage-standards-for-farm-workers-ls440.pdf
• Equal Pay Provision of the New York State Labor Law Article 6, Section 194 https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/03/ls603_equity_provision.pdf
• Division of Human Rights Equal Opportunity poster https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/03/deod310.pdf
• Department of Health Hazard Safety poster: https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/workplace/right_to_know/docs/rtk.pdf
• Prohibited Retaliatory Personnel Action by Employers: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/02/ls740_1.pdf
• Notice of Compliance for Disability Benefits and Paid Family Leave (PFL) https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/
• Notice of Fringe Benefits and Hours Policy (if applicable) https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/03/ls606.pdf
•https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2023/03/ls702s.pdf
• General Farm Work Agreement In English:
https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2023/02/p737-2-23.pdf
• Article 23-A of the NYS Corrections Law https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/pio/correction-law-article-23a.pdf
• Clean Indoor Air Act
https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/tobacco_control/clean_indoor_air_act/