What are some of the highest paying equine jobs (besides veterinarians)?

Question

and how much do they make?

Answer 1

hwinnum is certainly right, to make a small fortune in horses, start with a large one.  I've heard that so many times it has lost it's humor.  

Answer 2

A farrier can earn a decent wage but they literally break their backs doing it.

Answer 3

it really depends, a good trainer can make anywhere from 0- a million per year depending on how may horses he has in the barn and how many are producers, a typical trainer will charge $500- $750 per horse per month with the owner paying all the horse bills, they also charge day fees at shows and hauling fees for transport, so a trainer with 20 show horses in his barn should make about $120,000 year in training fees and about $20,800 in day fees assuming they are taking 10 of those 20 to shows = $140,800 plus premiums on sales of horses of about 10% and 15% of winnings on the horse. It is fair to assume a trainer should end up at about $250,000 with that metod.

photographers normally charge $60 per picture so at a large horse show like the quarterhorse congress they can make about $150,000 for that show alone but that would take along time to get the exclusivity for an event like that, the norm for smaller shows is prob about $10,000 per show, if you factor about 36 shows a year you should be looking at $360,000.

the top producing jockeys earned millinions this year but again can be anywhere from 0- millions with a good jockey with good horses around $300,000.

your vets really don't make as much as you think they do, they liability insurence in rediculously expensive as it is which greatly takes away from their bottom line.

I would say the three I listed are prob the highest paid on average though but take lotts of training, skill and luck!

Answer 4

People that sell equine pharmaceuticals often do very well.... but its alot of traveling :/  

Answer 5

It's a well known saying that the way to make a small fortune with horses, is to start with a large fortune.  

You could always try photography or art.

Answer 6

Equine chiropractor... if you don't call that a vet. Trainers also make good money if they are good.