Types of Horse Jobs and Careers
People who work in the horse world generally come from a horse background of some sort. Whether they always wanted one, grew up on a farm or just loved horses enough to plan their life around them.
In the weeks to come, The Equinest will feature each of the jobs on this list in detail. If you love horses, I’m willing to be there is a perfect horse job for you out there.
There are plenty of horse jobs out there for the adventurous horse lover, and here is a big, long list of them.
Horse Jobs & Careers
Careers At The Stable
Barn Manager
Barn Foreman
Horse Trainer
Assistant Trainer
Riding Instructor
Schooling Rider
Farrier
Groom
Stall Cleaner
Handler
Stable / Barn Hand
Careers in Medical & Health
Veterinarian
Vet Assistant
Vet Tech
Geneticist
Rehabilitation Therapist
Massage Therapist
Equine Nutrition Specialist
Equine dentist
Careers in Breeding and Management
Breeding Manager
Breeder
Stallion Manager
Broodmare Manger
Foaling Attendant
Artificial Breeding Technician
Bloodstock Agent
Careers At the Track
Race Track Manger
Racetrack Vet
Racetrack Judge
Racetrack Trainer
Jockey
Racing Driver
Jockey Valet
Exercise Rider
Hot Walker
Outrider
Track Starter
Track Photographer
Track Blacksmith
Track Groom
Horse Competition Careers
Professional Rider
Horse Show Manager
Inspector
Drug Inspector
Show Judge
Show Vet
Steward
Show Groom
Show Photographer
Course Designer
Jump Designer
Jump Builder
Loper
Rodeo Careers
Rodeo Crew
Rodeo Cowboy
Rodeo Clown
Rodeo Pick Up Rider
Recreation & Hospitality Careers
Horse Mounted Tour Guide
Horse Trail Engineer
Guest Ranch Management
Guest Ranch Employee
Horse Camp Counselor
Carriage Driver
Horse Trade Careers
Auctioneer
Horse Buyer
Misc Horse Careers
Therapeutic Riding Instructor
Horse Sitter
Transportation Specialist
College Professor
Stunt Rider or Double
Horse Identifier
Circus Rider
Have I missed anything? If you can think of one (or 10) that I’ve missed, be sure to let me know and I’ll add them to the list.
Hi, I’m a major horse lover and have pet sitted for a horse farm consisting of 15 horses and absolutely loved it. Of course I am close to the owner. I would love to find a career with horses but my patience for taking a long time in school to get there is little. How can I make a living with a career in equine but without a lot of schooling? Do you have any advice?
Sincerely,
Kim Bartel
Hi Kim,
Believe it or not, working in the horse industry is more about experience than schooling. For a list of pros and cons about schooling and a horse career, check out this page from our Career Game:
http://equ.equimax.com:8080/CarGame/pages/advice/starting.htm
Scroll down to “Deciding About Formal Education.”
Seth
hi kim
my name is skyler im 11 and want to work with horses to. To work with horses it doesnt matter about school all that matters is how much you care about horses and some day if you just hold on to your dream and keep trying you almost always pull the thing off. So just keep trying and i hope acomplise your dream and never forget you can do anythig you set your mind on.
Two careers to add to this list: Horse boarder and also Mounted Police.
This is a great website with careers in the horse world, i know its a working progress but i would love to see links to more discriptions on all of the different jobs.
I am the co-founder of http://www.HorseJobs.ca. We are Canada’s first employment website dedicated to the equine industry.
Let’s not forget police officers who ride horses.
This is a GREAT site with many job ideas. But do NOT forget the proffesional vaulters.
Thanks for the additional job ideas, I’ll definitely add them when I have a chance.
You can also add “saddler” to this list
I once visited a ranch in Illinois that was absolutely huge. There were well over 200 employees. Therefore they had hired a barn cook. So I guess you can add that to the list, a barn cook.
Im only 14 -live in Bristol and yet I really have no idea what I want to do when I have left school !!
Please someone help me x
You can find a comprehensive list of horse careers here:
http://equ.equimax.com:8080/CarGame/pages/advice/jobtypes.htm
This page comes from The Career Game, a guide to careers with horses. It starts here:
http://equ.equimax.com:8080/eq_cargame.htm
I just wanted to say that this site is great! I am looking into future careers for myself and I am really considering horses being a large part of it! This site is so informational, thank you so much for sharing with us!
Another good one is a chiropractor, cant forget about those. My horse had his back throne out really bad last year, one trip to the chiropractor, and he was all better.
hello, im 13 and would really start to think about my career in the equestrian world now. i have been around horses, for as long as i can remember. i love helping people riding and REALLY enjoy riding myself, i have 1 horse at the moment, but are getting another horse soon. i would love to help horses in life in many aspects and am i great lover of natural horsemanship. i do not belive in using any force in my riding and hope to make everyone feel that way. do you have any ideas of what i could do as my job?
thanks
Well, you’re still very young. A good starting out idea is to go to a vocational school that offers an Equine program or general animal care program that focuses on the Equine field. Being in those types of prgrams really narrows down what you would like to do for your career when you graduate school.
And remember, with Equine it’s both education and experience.
I hope that was of help to you
Hi im 14 and I know Im going to be a horse trainer when I grow up, but my grandfather says I have to have a college education. Im ok with that but what kind of college or what college??
Hi, I’m trying to find a career in the horse industry, but I am looking for an office to put my administrative support skills to work. I live in Southeastern Massachusetts, and was just wondering if anyone had any ideas about where I could look for such a job.
Thanks so much!!
you have also missed out horse breaker, educator, pony person, jockey agent, rodeo professional, extension horse specialist, association executive, lab technician, harness drivers, you can also get jobs in retail relating to horses like saddlery stores or feed stored
this website was alot of help to me thank you, Megan
hello, im only 13 years old and i have been around horses for a while. I love riding them and caring for them. I would love to become a horse trainer and also a riding instructor. is there a career that involves both of these or do i have to just choose one?
I am only 13, too, I spend a good deal of time with horses as much as possible. Put it this way; if you set me up with Taylor Lautner or a trail ride, I would go on the trail ride! I don’t want to breed, only one close companion horse, but I don’t know what I want to do, but college is a few years away, I got time!
my name is bailey. i am 15 years old and have always wanted to b a vet but now the more i think about it i am starting to shy away fromt that idea i really want to work with animals im just not sure a vety is the way for me to go i was looking into this website and would like to look into rehabilitation therapy, massage therapy, and theraputic riding instructor but im not sure were to fint the information i need any ideas?????
HELP
~Bailey
you could also add chiropractor (spell check) and rodeo/comp. annoucer.
i am 10 going on to 11 and i love just to spend time with the horses alone or people horses znd i like kids but i don’t want to be a vet i need some answers
sorry i made a few mistakes on the commet before
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