This is the uni I will be going to!! Am I asking the impossible?

Ladyknight

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I am in year 12 currently and I am planning to do the course listed in the links below after a gap year off next year to save lots of $$$$. I can't wait, however although my parents support me, they are doubtful on the careers I can get. There is options listed on the course site, but they want to see their daughter earning money:rolleyes:
I know that there will be more personal gain(e.g experience etc) than finacial throughout my life with horses, but what can I tell my parents? I have no set career I am aiming for, so I was wondering if you know of any well-paying horse career options that I can investigate?
Sorry, whats that, impossible I hear you say?:p:D

http://www.uq.edu.au/nravs/index.html?page=57591&pid=64269

http://www.uq.edu.au/gatton/index.html?page=3498&pid=3578




Thanks! :)
 
samilar to me!

I am going to do Equine science and Equine Business management. My parents wanted me to achive a high paying job but thats not what i want. I have a rugs business with my dad (currently in the making) and I am hoping to have my own Riding School and/or Livery yard.
 
I have no set career I am aiming for, so I was wondering if you know of any well-paying horse career options that I can investigate?
Sorry, whats that, impossible I hear you say?:p:D

http://www.uq.edu.au/nravs/index.html?page=57591&pid=64269

http://www.uq.edu.au/gatton/index.html?page=3498&pid=3578




Thanks! :)



Well, there are well-paid jobs and there are horsey jobs; you're right, not many jobs combine both. Although when you think that people are paid to ride and be wth horses when the rest of us have to pay to do it, that has to be worth something!

But that looks like a really serious degree, and when you've done it you'll be on the same level as any other graduate when it comes to getting graduate-type jobs or going on for professional training. And they list lots of possible jobs you could do too. I've never heard of a rich livery-yard owner, but this degree is obviously relevant, and if that's what you want to do, go for it.
 
Well.. I know a high paying horsey job.. Being a specialist farrier. We had one come over to try help a mystery lameness, he put shoes on the fronts and nothing else, £250!! :eek: Okay, fair enough, they were put on in a special way to help the horse, but still! That much for just doing the fronts!! And he was driving a well funky car too, which probably had cost him a fortune as it was specially modified to his farriery stuff!

So he was making a good living.. :rolleyes:

But not sure if farriery is exactly what you had in mind.. :p Sorry, a bit of a pointless post.. :eek:

Nina x
 
There are a lot of differant aspects of the horse industry you can either take on part time or full time. The better paying ones will be a bit more hands off I feel like. (marked with a -)

Equine Reality-
Equine Law-
Equine Photography
Equine Nutritionist-
Barn manager/owner
Instructer
Trainer
Farrier
Vet
Saddle Fitter
Message theropist
chiropracter
Hydro Theropest (couldn't tell you the fancy name for this. this is a growing industry at least around here!)
Equine Journalist
Show managment
Groom
Police horse work
Hotel/vacation barns/trail ride agensies
Equine Travel
Working at tack shops/owning a tack shop
Working at/with feed companies (goes with nutritionist a bit)
You can take non horsey jobs that pay well and make them horsey like reality and law. There are a lot of options out there.
 
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