In order to participate in the forums and post comments, you need to be registered on Horse Hero. Please make sure you are Registered and Login to get involved!
|
|
|
Vanessa Hawkins
16 Oct 2008 22:50
|
Most parents shriek at the thought of their children working with horses - "There's no future in the Horse Industry" or "You'll just be a horsey bore!"
Well, what they don't realise because 'We' (the Horse Industry) don't promote it, is that the Horse Industry is huge and offers massive amounts of varied employment opportunities.
If you combine your passion (presumably horses) with your skill (you should know what you are really good at)then you WILL find a job with horses. This may not necessarily being riding or grooming every day but could be in retail, manufacturing (saddlery, equipment, gifts etc), media (photography, journalism, filming etc), services (accounting, legal etc), marketing, event management, health & veterinary, property development, the list is endless and only limited by your own imagination!
So don't let anyone tell you NOT to follow your dream of working with horses. There is always a way to achieve your goals if you think hard enough about! Good luck!
|
Hannah.sharp
18 Nov 2008 22:28
|
Hi, what a breath of fresh air that is! I am going to make my dad read this tomorow! Over the past year I have had injury after injury - November 07 broken foot, May 08 very badly broken shoulder and a week ago a broken wrist after suffering a teriible rotational fall (I am lucky to be alive and so is Bumble my horse). Anyway, I am 20 and work as a freelance groom and rider (dad really can't see why I want to get back on and no doubt keep getiing hurt, he said why dont you get an office job..........!) I trained to be an Equine loss adjuster but couldn't stand the whole 'sit on your arse' all day thing but each to ther own hey. So here I am now thinking this cant carry on. I have been off for more than half a year due to injury but no matter how many times dad says get a normal job, this is normal to me and I love it!
|
Smartie
16 Feb 2009 11:32
|
My parents are not very keen on horses/ponies but now I have started riding and my riding teacher is someone we know, they are starting to let me go riding more - which is great. Next stop is getting them to buy my a pony. Trust me that is NEVER going to happen, but that is not the point. I just want to ride more and more - which is what I am doing.
|
Nikki C
16 Feb 2009 20:44
|
Good luck with your riding - and you never know your luck, if you really keep at it your parents might buy you a pony. Look at some of the biogs such as Anna Ross Davies - plenty of the riders there didn't have their own ponies but managed to get to the top of their sport anyway
|
Smartie
19 Feb 2009 15:26
|
Thanks. Maybe I could possibly become that famous horse rider which is my dream!!
|
AnnyPants
10 Apr 2009 19:23
|
I ride and I really want to be an equine photographer. I have tried to explain this to my mum but she has got it into her head that I want to be a graphic designer, which I dont. I dont know how easy it is to get into this job, what the pay is or what qualifications I need.
|
Moomin
02 May 2009 00:34
|
My advice is just keep going out to all the loacal shows and events and keep photo photo photoing! That's what I do.. take business cards etc. to hand out dont be afraid to approach people as that is my downfall. That's the way to get yourself known!
|
PatrickMcSmall
02 May 2009 11:37
|
Ask all you horsey friends if you can take some photos of their horses and use the pictures as samples, that way you can spend all day faffing around gettin it right. Advertise in your local paper, not just as equine but all pets as all experience is worthy. Ask at your local shows and event phone up the sectary and ask if there is a photographer employed for the day, you could possibly shadow the photographer. Also ask at riding clubs and schools if you could take pictures of their horses for free in return for a good refrence and maybe pass your buissness card to a few collegues. Remember nobody got where they are today without persistans, determination and hardship.
|
jessxandxherxarabian
08 May 2009 07:34
|
My dream is to train and produce an Arabian horse for the in hand and ridden show ring!!! I'm 16 and just about to sit my GCSE's although I am aiming for good grades (A/B) I am going to college to study graphic design, I would love to get straight out there because I know loads of studs and what ever but I know I need a back up, just incase everything caves in. My parents still think that it is a completely mad idea to even think about have a career in horses, they thing I should just 'keep it as a hobby' but thats the complete opposite to what I want to do... I just wanna work with horses!!! I have been working extremely hard on my Arabian preparing him for the Arab nationals this year, I am already quite well known in the Arabian world but I want to use this to my advantage and when I get into college and have a bit more free time maybe start breaking in a few arabians for people along with showing... get the ball roliing!!!
|
zenta
05 Jun 2009 20:13
|
I became dedicated to horses at the age of two. Far away from my home in a small mountain village in Montenegro, where my father was born. My parents thought I was mad. My father was born on a farm and convinced that horses can only pull heavy loads, working on the fields. He knew only tales of how horses can be dangerus. We never had enough money, so my parents couldn't afford to buy a horse for me. I started serious riding at the age of 12, at 23 I got my first contract job and bought myself my first horse, a black Lipizzaner stallion. Soon I realized, that I want to get into a breeding. So I dedicated my life to Lipizzaners, breeding, training and sales. Today I am proud that our horses are known and shipped all overy the world.
|
Fiona Price
05 Jun 2009 20:57
|
Wow! That's living your dream. An inspiration, well done!!
|
Scotty
06 Jun 2009 11:40
|
I think the keen young equestrians are much luckier nowadays as there is such a huge range of jobs within the equestrian industry, from the hands on practical type of jobs to the academic jobs to the desk jobs etc etc. When I was young (in the 70's), my parents very much insisted that I kept horses just as a hobby as quite honestly the jobs were very limited and were mainly either being a groom or an instructor and the pay was terrible. Professional riders were pretty few and far between too (mainly show-jumpers) and infact professional riders were not allowed to compete at the Olympics! (Presumably it was not in keeping with the spirit of the "what matters is the taking part" bit of the Olympics!!!)
I wish I was young again.....and I feel very envious of all you young folk with all the FAB horsey opportunities that there are now!
|
sophieandcallum
22 Jun 2009 20:42
|
At 16, I had a fair amount of savings that I had added to continuously over the last few years [through xmas and birthday money and jobs] and last year decided what that money could be used for, to buy my own dream pony and guess what! I got him! I bought an obese but beautiful very green 8 yr old highland pony! Who only yesterday won 1st in novice ridden, now slim and fit and qualified us for blair! My mum couldn't afford to buy me one, and my dad well said there was little point and it wasn't the right time! So I did it myself and my did it feel good. My dad didn't see much potential but I did, I fell in love with him the first time I saw him! I wasn't looking for a show pony I just wanted a best friend so this is a total bonus! He is so much more special that he is actually mine, and I'm on the ownership on his passport. I am interested in going into the equine industry but not sure where, I am about to start a HND in animal care after just finishing the int2 course. No equine courses are local to me, so the next best thing!
|
sophieandcallum
22 Jun 2009 20:42
|
This post has been deleted!
|
MagicalAnna
22 Jul 2009 22:50
|
My dream is to be a professional rider/UKCC Level 2 BSJA Accredited coach and I'm already heading down the long road to the end product. I produced my pony from nothing to a national show jumping finalist at trailblazers last year, during the course of the journey, I have been offered 3 new rides all of which I have taken on for different amounts of time. I have my old pony coming back for me to sell next month and I'm jumping BSJA up to 1.20m on my pony and unaffiliated on everyone else. My friend has promised me the ride on her new loan pony until she grows in confidence and on her own pony when she recovers from lameness. I was born into a relatively poor family, but we have all set goals, my Dad was a struggling maths teacher when I was born, and he worked so hard to achieve his goal that of becoming Chief Executive of the QIA, my sister had a passion for France and skiing she is now a hotel substitute manager and this is only her second time working in France. My Mum was unemployed and she is now teaching at the open university of Cambridge and works as a speech therapist in Wyboston. My brother was going to be expelled from school 2 years ago and he is now the official photographer for a few bands in and around Cambridgeshire. This is surely proof that absolutely anything can happen if you want it to!
|
|
|
|