claire shen

Travel Agent

If your idea of a dream vacation features horses, then your dream job may be working as a travel agent. Love of travel and the advantage of industry discounts are the main reasons why people enter the travel business. As a horse lover, you have another in... Read >

Show Horse Trainer

When you’re watching show horses compete in an event, it’s easy to forget that they are wild animals. That’s because the show horse trainers have done such an excellent job of teaching these creatures to move, behave, and even think in a desired manner. I... Read >

Pony Girl or Boy

If you’ve got a knack for hairdressing, try your hand at prettying up the manes and tails of ponies and horses with braiding, banding, and other ornamental embellishments. Don’t let the name scare you off, as pony girls or boys can be mature horse lovers ... Read >

Mounted Police Officer

In the world of law enforcement, a horse and a human make a winning team. The most famous mounted police officer may be Dudley Do-Right, a cartoon Canadian Mountie featured on Rocky and Bullwinkle shows, but in real life there are police forces all over t... Read >

Judge

After every horse competition, someone’s going home a little happier than the rest. And someone else has to decide who that happy person will be. Judges come in all shapes and sizes, but they have certain characteristics in common. Chief among these are k... Read >

Horse Clothing and Accessory Designer

If you think this sounds a bit bizarre, visit an affluent neighborhood on a wintry day and note how many pet dogs are sporting knit coats. People scoffed at the idea of those outfits too, but now there are thriving companies devoted to selling them. An In... Read >

Horse Breaker/Trainer

If you’ re the first person to place a saddle onto the back of a horse that’s never worn anything but its birthday suit—and wants to keep it that way—you’d better know what you’re doing. Like people, horses are complex creatures that can be compliant, stu... Read >

Horse Breeder (Breeder, Horse Manager)

Ever since man first discovered that there was money to be made by racing horses against each other, the chief goal of the thoroughbred industry has been to build a stronger, swifter horse. Using the principles of genetics to manipulate the natural proces... Read >

Farrier (Horseshoer)

Imagine that you’re walking through a gravel pit in your bare feet, and you’ll get an idea of how important a farrier is to a horse’s welfare. Farriers make or adjust horseshoes to properly fit the horse’s hooves as well as provide protection, cushioning,... Read >

Eventer

Combine the three disciplines of dressage, show-jumping, and cross-country (endurance) to create what is known as eventing. This popular equestrian event follows either a one-day or three-day format and has been termed in the past as horse trials, combine... Read >

Equine Veterinarian

Horses and competition just seem to go together, and that’s especially true in the equine medical profession. With the worldwide horse population estimated at an impressive 65-75 million, including about 10 million horses in the United States and more tha... Read >

Equine Massage Therapist

Are you one of those touchy-feely people who always seem to know how others are doing? Do you also love horses? If so, equine massage therapy may be a good career choice for you. The same massage principles and techniques used on people are now being prac... Read >

Course and Jump Designer

The next time you watch a horse and rider sailing over one of those disturbingly high hurdles, remember that it’s the object of someone’s creative mind to design those obstacles. It doesn’t sound like such a difficult project, but you need to understand t... Read >