Summary: A Career As An Equine Trainer
If you were told you could be anything in the world what would you do? Would you be a firefighter, a nurse, a engineer, or maybe a graphic designer. Have you ever thought about doing something outside of the box? What if your job was something that could cause stress but in the end of the day you wouldn't choose anything else. Being an equine trainer requires you to teach horses to respond to commands, prepare them for competitions, make sure they are in good health, and that they are well groomed and in top physical shape: however for all the work you do the pay is not the best. This job is not fit for everybody because of the stress that can come with it but many people in this industry can not even imagine doing something else. Being a
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As a trainer they spend most of the day on their feet, lifting hay bales, mucking stalls, riding, and even bathing horses (BLS, “Working Conditions” par. 3 and McMullen par. 3). As a trainer they need to be compassionate about what they do, because without it they would get burned out quickly and hate what they do (BLS, “How To Become One” par. 13). They also need to be very patient due to the fact that training an animal can be frustrating and takes time which they may not always have on their side (McMullen, par 13). They also need to be reliable and trustworthy for clients to want to leave their thousand dollar grand prix horse, or even just their old companion (BLS, “How To Become One” par. 13). As a trainer you need to be good at solving problems in order to fix bad behavior with troubled horses this could be as simple as changing tack or as hard as the horse having an internal injury that can not be seen (BLS, “How To Become One” par. 13). Many people that decide to go into this field have grown up around horses and know what to expect with this job and how to handle green horses. It would be best to start getting internships at a young age to see if this is something you really want to do and this can help them build a portfolio of clients if they want to go on to open their own stables (How, par.
As a trainer they spend most of the day on their feet, lifting hay bales, mucking stalls, riding, and even bathing horses (BLS, “Working Conditions” par. 3 and McMullen par. 3). As a trainer they need to be compassionate about what they do, because without it they would get burned out quickly and hate what they do (BLS, “How To Become One” par. 13). They also need to be very patient due to the fact that training an animal can be frustrating and takes time which they may not always have on their side (McMullen, par 13). They also need to be reliable and trustworthy for clients to want to leave their thousand dollar grand prix horse, or even just their old companion (BLS, “How To Become One” par. 13). As a trainer you need to be good at solving problems in order to fix bad behavior with troubled horses this could be as simple as changing tack or as hard as the horse having an internal injury that can not be seen (BLS, “How To Become One” par. 13). Many people that decide to go into this field have grown up around horses and know what to expect with this job and how to handle green horses. It would be best to start getting internships at a young age to see if this is something you really want to do and this can help them build a portfolio of clients if they want to go on to open their own stables (How, par.