I need a good idea for a career...?

Question

With horses of course! High school blows, I can't wait to graduate, but i seriously need to start thinking about a career. I've put a lot of thought into it and I can't see myself doing anything else but being around horses. (i could NOT work in an office environment or sit at a desk all day! i'd go insane) I've considered being a jockey (who hasn't?) cuz im 5"4 and weigh 114. But for the college payments i would have to take out a loan (you have to pay every month ahead of time!) I've also thought about going to college and getting a degree in buisiness and then manageing a breeding/boarding stable or something.

So i know what i want to work with, i just have no clue which job to pick.

Anyone have some ideas?

Anyone have those jobs I mentioned? How are they working out for you?

Answer 1

Check out the book "Careers with Horses: A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Your Dream Job"

I just got it about a month ago, and it's really helpful. There are over 200 job profiles (AKA 200 horse jobs!) listed, with helpful stats, like average pay, education needed, job details, etc.

There's also a section on equestrian colleges/scholarships, and a load of references and additional resources!

Answer 2

There are student loans that you don't have to repay until after you graduate or drop to less than full time.

You can major in Equine sciences or some similar subject, or possibly you might like to become a vet tech and get special certification to work with horses.  I'm sorry but even though you are tiny, you would still be considered too "big" to be a jockey (seriously, you should see how freakishly little those guys are.)  But if you want a career with horses, there are really a lot of possibilities out there.  You can even just go to a local stable and start asking questions.  Or attend a horse show and start asking questions.  Or a rodeo.  Look around you, opportunities are everywhere if you look for them.

Good luck!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

get a job at the kentucky horse park in lexington, ky

Answer 5

If you wanted to work with a medical things, you could be an equine vet. I'm pretty sure the course is only three or four years. I know it is much shorter than becoming a veterinarian, because that takes 8 years. You could do equine management, it is a course for starting a business where you open a barn. You could learn to train horses, and check on Google and Yahoo. They could list some good jobs. There are many possibilities.

Answer 6

I'm gonna do something with horses when i grow up to. (im 13, middle skool blows, lol) i either wanna be a horse trainer or run a boarding facility or start my own horse breeding thing. It would also be cool to run like a horse rescue and you could hire vets and stuff, that would be cool.  

Answer 7

Obviously you're sure you want to work with horses, and there are many jobs out there, here are a few:

Mounted Police

Jockey

Horse Riding Instructor

Groom

Yard Owner

Trainer

Vet

Teacher of Horse Care At A School

Breeder

Horse Farmer

Farrier

Horse Dentist

For more ideas visit: (You'll have to copy this into your browser,sorry!)

www.equinestudies.umd.edu/documents/ Horse Industy Jobs.pdf

Hope this helps

Answer 8

omg i hate school too and offices too hahaha but you could be a working student for someone famous after high school for a few years while attending collage and after that you could open up a boading/training barn...OR you could be an equine vet but that takes a lot of collage so it may not be a good option...or you could start like a tack/riding clothes buisness and that would bring in lots of $ so u could have ur own private small barn with ur own horses...or you could work @ some show grounds...or you could be a judge...or you could just forget about collage and go and be a grand prix rider...and yup thts all i can think of haha =]]

Answer 9

you can search "jobs with horses" on google

i searched "jobs with animals" and now i picked out and hoping to be a vet tech (:

Answer 10

First if u think u really want to work with horses. Start from the bottom of da Stable Mgt business. get a job as a stable hand, cleaning stalls, grooming, mayb evn excercising the horses. While on the side u can pick up some books or classes on Therauputic Massage {yes alot of ur race horses get massages to keep their limbs loose enuf 2 race} and Horse Physiology & Anatomy. Then if u decide this is all 2 much manual labor u will at least have the proper background knowledge with which to apply the Business/Accounting & Management decisions u'll need 2 make 2 run a Stable.