What are some good careers with horses? (i need lots of ideas!)?

Answer 1

Bloodstock agent - hard to break into, very political
Trainer - need talent
Dentist - 4 week course to qualify
Sports therapy - massage, etc, course all over the country, lot of people doing it though
Breeding manager - need a good grasp of breeding practices and equine repro
Farrier - hard, smelly job, bent over all day but pays good
Barn manager - pay not so good
Instructor - should really have qualifications like BHS exams to be creditable
Jockey - apprenticeships or program like British Racing School
Polo player - need exceptional talent and a patron to make it pro
Pinhooker - buys up foals cheap at TB sales, keeps them a year, preps them and sells them as yearlings for big profit - need money, land and eye for what sells

Answer 2

Buy the book Horse Careers or check it out of the library or even the book Horse Schools as it also has a list of jobs. I would think any job with a horse was fun but some of course make more money then others and some are not in every area of the country so it would depend on where you live or want to live.
Vet,
ferrier
reporter
photographer
message therapist
tech
labratory/research
AI tech
Barn manager
Breeder
Trainer
Rider/Jockey
Groom
Driver
Trailer saleman
Judge
course designer/builder
Work in any magazine as editor writer etc
Work in a registry or association well there is a few I guess

Answer 3

I dint see these on the previous lists..some may not be in direct handling of horses but are inportant in their own way
feed anylst they have an inportant job
horse physic for people that are curious
surgion for when the horse gets big boo boos
web site admin can be people buy and sell all the time online
even a horse transport hauler handler
you need barn and fence sellers and installers
farmers and such to grow harvest process and deliver food

Answer 4

You can become a Horse Camp Counselor..even if you are a kid you can become a Jr Camp Counselor and help teach the little kids.
You can train horses. I started training my own horse when I was 10 years old.
You can volunteer or work as a groom or exercise rider and a local stable or farm.
You can horse sit for people. Like go to there house and ride and feed peoples horses while they are gone.
You can help exercise people's horses for them.

There are endless possibilities..Remember ALWAYS be cautious around horses and wear a helmet when you ride. I learned the very hard way.

Answer 5

It all really depends on what your skills are:

A vet is the classic horsey job, and it would be best to pursue that if you are good at math and logic and are ok about doing things like putting a horse down.

A riding instructor is another one, but looks like a lot of work and a hge commitment, and you must be good at working with both people and horses for your barn to become sucsessful.

If you are the kind of person that enjoys making a real differnce in the world, get into something with theraputic riding, some examples would be:
-bringing horses to hospitals or nursing homes
-teaching disabled kids to ride
ect. ect.

or what about working at a horsey camp? if you like kids and if you have experience teaching them, that might be a good job for you..

some other random ideas:

work at a horse magazine
or write horse literature
become a barn manager
a dressage judge
a groom
massage thereapy
(ive seen horse whisperers)
tack shop owner
breyers!
work at shows
or polo matches
a course designer

Answer 6

trainer
boarder
riding instructor
vet
dentist
farrier
chiropractor
masseuse
own a rescue center
own a tack shop
horse show judge
don't be a breeder ( the world has many of horses to adopt that really need to be rescued)
horse helper ( some one who helps and teaches new owners how to take care of there new horse and helps the owner understand how horse need to be trained and treated)
take people on trail rides
own a horse camp


that is all i can think of for now


good luck

Answer 7

There is a place in Texas called Windridge. They use horses in therapy sessions with disabled children. If you are interested in that kind of work it would combine horses and kids.

Answer 8

Heres some that i could just think off the top of my head:
*Trimming and Shoeing horses
*Groomer
*Stable hand
*Cleaning tack and other equipment for other riders who don't have the time
*Trainer
*Exercising horses (for people who dont have time)
*Breeder
*Sales
*Equine dental
*Shipping and delivering horses to the riders destination
*Equine vet
(and many more)

Answer 9

If you ride them there is racing, jumping, hunting, dressage, wild horse riding like at rodeos. YOu can also get horses and you would get paid take them to the butchers, which i hope you aren't that kind of person.

Answer 10

reiners, pool bending , horse vet ,farreir ,show ,trainers ,horse dentest, invent some new equine equipment that helps hoseman train there horses better. open a horse tack shop, bord horses