Farm Manager

LINDY FARMS OF CONNECTICUT

Premier Standard bred & Thoroughbred Breeding and Training Somers, Connecticut

Full-Time, Year-Round | On-Farm, Somers, CT | Housing Available | Reports to Ownership

Lindy Farms of Connecticut is a family-owned operation founded in 1972 and recognized as one of the most successful breeding and training farms in North American harness racing. The farm has bred more Hambletonian winners than any other individual breeder, and its founders are enshrined in the Harness Racing Hall of Fame's Hall of Immortals. Today Lindy Farms maintains active Standard bred and Thoroughbred divisions across our Somers, Connecticut property, positioned between New York, Boston, and Saratoga.

The Farm Manager is the hands-on operational leader of the farm - responsible for the health and daily care of the broodmares, foals, racehorse layups and rehabs, and young horses across both the Standard bred and Thoroughbred divisions, the crew that cares for them, and the land, facilities, and equipment that support them. The farm runs roughly 150 head with a full-time crew, and this role owns its day-to-day operating budget.

It is a lead-from-the-front position for a proven horse person who is as comfortable in the foaling stall at 3 a.m. as they are managing a crew, preparing young stock for the sales, and keeping the property in first-class order. The Farm Manager works alongside the farm's trainers - who run the training barn - and reports directly to ownership.

• Oversee the daily care, feeding, turnout, and well-being of all broodmares, in-foal mares, and foals across both divisions.
• Routinely inspect the stock - walking the barns and paddocks daily to check condition, soundness, and well-being, and catch problems early.
• Manage turnout and herd dynamics - paddock groups, pairing, and rotation across the property.
• Manage all phases of the breeding season: mare cycle monitoring, coordination of shipped and AI semen, and breeding bookings and logistics.
• Schedule and coordinate reproductive exams with the veterinary staff - pre-breeding checks, pregnancy ultrasounds (14, 28, and 42 days), and foal-heat timing.
• Supervise foaling season - overnight foal watch, safe deliveries, and post-foaling mare and foal care - and staff the operation accordingly during peak months.
• Maintain a nurse-mare and foster-mare program to care for orphaned or rejected foals.
• Develop and enforce the feeding and nutrition program in consultation with an equine nutritionist, and set deworming and vaccination schedules alongside the farm veterinarians; provide basic care and elevate to veterinary attention as needed.
• Own the farm's biosecurity program - new-arrival quarantine, isolation protocols, and disease-specific prevention (EHV, rotavirus, and similar) to protect the herd.
• Oversee new-horse intake - arrival exams, quarantine, and onboarding of mares and horses shipping in from the sales, other farms, or boarding partners.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date records and registration paperwork for every horse - Jockey Club / USTA registration, DNA typing and microchipping, foaling reports, and health documentation (Coggins and health certificates) for shipping.

• Manage the raising and development of weanlings and yearlings - handling, halter-breaking, turnout, and conditioning.
• Run a structured young-horse development program - early handling and imprinting, a defined weaning process, and regular hoof-care and farrier cycles.
• Provide corrective foal care - monitoring growth and working with the vet and farrier to manage angular and flexural limb deformities during the growth window.
• Direct sales preparation for the yearling and mixed sales: conditioning, grooming, and readying horses for delivery to the consignor.
• Coordinate with the trainers on horses moving from the farm into the training barn, ensuring a smooth handoff.

• Coordinate and execute the matings selected by owners and clients - managing bookings, season and nomination logistics, and scheduling across both divisions.
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