Career with horses - realistic or unrealistic?

[Blondie1]

Hi,

Can someone who has 10years experience as a horse owner, knocking on 30 years old, with no equine qualifications, but would have financial backing for training etc succeed in a career with horses and in time be able to earn approx £25K per annum?

Any experiences or views much appreciated and what types of career paths would be possible? Or is this a completely unrealistic goal?

Thanks x

 

[millitiger]

yes if you were able to fund yourself through training as a dentist or McTimoney or similar and were good enough at the end to have a full book of clients.

however, i think to be really good at something you need to have a passion and interest in it already (not just want to work with horses).

 

[Dubsie]

Don't see why not.

FWIW my mother, over 30 years ago, with a degree (in English I think), but no prior legal knowledge, studied by correspondence course and qualified as a solicitor. She must have only started studying aged about 36 and wasn't fully qualified until her mid 40s, but it paid well and enabled her to indulge in penny shares,some of which (eg Body Shop) did rather well.

I would aim high, and go for a discipline that interests you and pays well.

 

[charlie76]

I earn about that however I do have my BHSI(SM) , not sure you would earn that without any qualifications.

 

[LMuirEDT]

If you really went for it dont see why not. Depends at what level you want to do it. You wouldnt earn that much as a groom but yard manager it's possible. Quite often larger establishments like equine colleges pay better than standard yards.

Being self employed is more likely to get you a better wage but it does often take a VERY long time to build up a client base to give you that sort of turn over.

My main thoughts are give it a go, you don't want another 10 years to pass and you to sit there thinking 'what if...'

 

[Kat]

It is entirely possible to get yourself a career with horses now, but whether you can earn that kind of money is another matter - the equestrian field is notoriously poorly paid.

To be able to earn that kind of money you would almost certainly have to look at getting some qualifications or using existing skills and qualification in a horsey way. For example with since qualifications you might be able to get into equine nutrition or with experience of insurance you might be able to get a job with petplan or SEIB dealing with horse insurance.

It really depends what sort of horsey job you do and how broadly you define "working with horses".

 

[Natch]

I am re-training to be self employed with horses, at a similar age to you

PM me if you want to discuss options.