Melissa Rhoad Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Florida Area

Apex,Nc

• PREPARATION OF DAILY PROCEDURES.• ANIMAL RESTRAINT• PREPARATION OF VACCINATIONS• RECORD MAINTENANCE• MONITORING OF SUBCUTANEOUS FLUIDS• ADMINISTERING OF MEDICATIONS• LASER THERAPY• ADMINISTERING INTRANASAL VACCINATIONS

Zirconia,Nc

• Teaching assistant for English horseback riding lessons for girls grades K-12.• Teaching assistant for Western trail rides for girls grades K-12.• Providing hay, feed, supplements, and water.• Grooming, saddling, unsaddling, and cooling down horses.• Hand walking/exercising horses.• Turning horses into pasture or turnout.• Care of barn and horse equipment.• Observed animals' physical conditions to detect illness.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Daily management mares and foals • Assist with mare delivery and aftercare • Evaluation of mare colostrum • Administering vaccines and dewormer• Foal handling and imprint training.• Kept clear and accurate records on animal behavior, food intake and medications.• Cleaned horse stalls and performed minor maintenance.• Managed medical intervention and therapy for specific animals in collaboration with their veterinarian.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

• Created enrichment activities for small mammals and gorillas.• Oversaw nutritional needs for small mammals and gorillas.• Kept clear and accurate records on animal behavior, food intake and medications.• Developed new husbandry and training techniques and standards.

Bachelor’S Degree, Animal Sciences, Graduate

Minor in Agricultural Business Management. Multiple internships within the animal husbandry field. Lots of hands on management practice.

High School

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society