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Track Rider resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what track riders actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most track riders should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Track Rider with hands-on experience exercising racehorses in morning trackwork at racing stables. Skilled at following trainers' pace and distance plans, monitoring horse condition and recovery, and reporting observations clearly. Committed to safe riding, horse welfare and industry compliance.
Key skills
- Riding racehorses in timed gallops, pace work and slow work
- Horse handling, grooming, saddling and unsaddling
- Monitoring gait, breathing, condition and post-work recovery
- Following trainers' instructions on speed, distance and track position
- Recording trackwork times and reporting to trainers
- Equilab and Equisense GPS trackers
- Racing Australia horse registry
- Stable management software
- Stopwatch and timing apps
- Physical stamina and dexterity
- Safety and compliance awareness
- Attention to detail and written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Rode up to ten horses per morning in timed gallops and pace work, adjusting pace and distance as directed by trainers.
- Monitored horses for signs of distress, injury or poor recovery during trackwork and reported concerns to trainers immediately.
- Recorded trackwork times using stopwatch and timing apps, maintaining accurate records in stable management software.
- Assisted with grooming, saddling and unsaddling, ensuring horses were presented safely and comfortably for each session.
- Followed strict safety protocols including helmet, vest and appropriate footwear, maintaining a clean riding record.
- Communicated with trainers and stable staff to coordinate morning schedules, track conditions and individual horse programs.
Education
Certificate III in Equine Studies or equivalent on-the-job training, with some riders also holding a diploma in horse management or a bachelor degree in equine science.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Track Rider
- Trackwork
- Racehorse
- Racing Australia
- Trackwork rider licence
- State racing authority
- Equine
- Horse handling
- Animal welfare
- WHS
- Safety compliance
- Gait monitoring
- Horse recovery
- Trainer instructions
- Equilab
- Equisense
- Stable management software
- Stopwatch
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.