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what careers are available in professional horse back riding?

besides veternarian work, im interested in pursueing a career where i could ride horses, but how can i do this and still make a decent living?

Public Comments

1. open a ranch...
2. Well you can runa farm...or you can work in racing horses...you can also be a horse trainer!! Good Luck!!
3. There are quite a lot of options. There are professional riders, who compete in eventing (you see these guys and gals in the Olympics), you could become a jockey (if you are small enough) if you are not small enough, you could become an exercise rider for the race horses. You could become a trainer/riding instructor. I know a young twenty-some year old girl who works atleast five days a week, making $185-$250 each day. Not bad for just starting out. It all depends on what you want to do =D
4. Barrel racing, jumping competitions, show competitions, breeding thoroughbreds, run a riding trail, giving horseback riding lessons, or do therapeutic riding lessons with handicapped children.
5. I suggest buying (or borrowing from the library) a book called Careers with Horses by Vicki Hogue-Davies. It covers everything from owning a tack store to designing horse barns to being a wrangler. p.s. one the highest paying jobs (not including "hitting it big" as a jockey, or just getting lucky) is being a horse dentist. They usually make at least $100,000 a year.
6. Dressage Racing Breeding Show Jumping Cross Country Hunter Barrel Racing just to name a few. The possibility's are endless!