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The duties of a Stablehand include grooming, feeding, walking, keeping the stable clean, saddling up and attending the races with horses to ensure they are safe at all times. Some Stablehands ride track work in the mornings too.

A foreperson is a senior stablehand that looks after the daily organisation of the stable. They are an integral part of any racing organisation and often take instructions from the Trainer to ensure the smooth running of the stable. They may also be required to act as a stable representative on race days.

Horse Float Drivers are responsible for the transportation of racehorses. Their work involves transporting racehorses to and from various race tracks on race day and transporting horses between racing stables and farms. There may also be some long haul and interstate work involved.

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Float Drivers must hold a MR, HR or HC truck license and be prepared to work long hours, involving early morning starts and overnight trips. The must also have experience handling horses as they will be required to load horses on and off the trucks.

The landscape of communication between owners and their trainer has changed significantly in recent times which has created the role for a communications person in many stables. Communications managers assist the trainers with filming gallops, recording audios and sending these communications via email. They are responsible for keeping large ownership groups informed of movements, race plans, nominations, acceptances, pre-race communications and post-race follow ups as well as general training updates.

A Track Rider plays a vital role in conditioning thoroughbreds to a level of fitness suitable for racing, they can also be known as 'work riders' too. Track Riders follow directions given to them by the trainer and ride each thoroughbred's work to those instructions. A Track Rider is required to ride at speeds that vary from walking, trotting, collected canter through to controlled speed known as half-pace and, or three-quarter pace or even-time. A Track Rider's duties require strength as well as judgement, it's skilled work as riders need to be able to interpret information that concerns each horse's action and health to a high level of accuracy when reporting back to the trainer.