ed&arch
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Ok, ok, I'm back again. I havent posted on here in AGES(well, it seems a long time to me)
Right:
I'm currently in year ten, and am doing my work experience this year, in July, at a nearby, stud. Today, I went up and had a tour and generally helped out. I loved it. I have had the same idea of what I want to do for a long time now.
I would love to get 4GCSEs(or above) and go on too do a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Horse Management at our local college, with TOP equine facilities!
As for my job, I would like to work in equine administration. My parents on the other hand disagree with the ideas though. They went from saying that horses should just be a hobbie, but now they're saying if you want to do equine administration you dont need to take the equine course, it would be a waste of time. As any other parents, they want me to do well in school, and get a well paid job etc. But I want a job that I enjoy and is "average" pay.
I really want to do this course and have to apply to it in a few months (exaggeration) but it makes me excited, ok Mum says (ex instructor, groom, etc haha ) "I can teach you all you need to know with horses!" But I've said that surely, I cant go into a job, have them look at my CV, and say "do you not have any equine qualification?" and me to reply and say, "oh no, my mum taught me everything." I dont think that is right, I would of thought you would of had to have a qualification etc.
I am really set on getting a job in the equine world, but I know parents wont have me mucking out all my life, or being a general groom, grr
What other jobs are there in the equine world?
What jobs do people have, and do they enjoy it? What did you have to do to achieve this?
Sorry for blagging a lot, but am really stuck at the moment, and really annoyed with same old "what do you want to do when you're older?" and replying with a 'dont know' I know my plans could easily change, but I am really going to try with my horses this year, I really enjoy anything with horses, and I'm so lucky to have a mother that has been in horses all of her life.
again, sorry for the long post, any replies please!
Right:
I'm currently in year ten, and am doing my work experience this year, in July, at a nearby, stud. Today, I went up and had a tour and generally helped out. I loved it. I have had the same idea of what I want to do for a long time now.
I would love to get 4GCSEs(or above) and go on too do a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Horse Management at our local college, with TOP equine facilities!
As for my job, I would like to work in equine administration. My parents on the other hand disagree with the ideas though. They went from saying that horses should just be a hobbie, but now they're saying if you want to do equine administration you dont need to take the equine course, it would be a waste of time. As any other parents, they want me to do well in school, and get a well paid job etc. But I want a job that I enjoy and is "average" pay.
I really want to do this course and have to apply to it in a few months (exaggeration) but it makes me excited, ok Mum says (ex instructor, groom, etc haha ) "I can teach you all you need to know with horses!" But I've said that surely, I cant go into a job, have them look at my CV, and say "do you not have any equine qualification?" and me to reply and say, "oh no, my mum taught me everything." I dont think that is right, I would of thought you would of had to have a qualification etc.
I am really set on getting a job in the equine world, but I know parents wont have me mucking out all my life, or being a general groom, grr
What other jobs are there in the equine world?
What jobs do people have, and do they enjoy it? What did you have to do to achieve this?
Sorry for blagging a lot, but am really stuck at the moment, and really annoyed with same old "what do you want to do when you're older?" and replying with a 'dont know' I know my plans could easily change, but I am really going to try with my horses this year, I really enjoy anything with horses, and I'm so lucky to have a mother that has been in horses all of her life.
again, sorry for the long post, any replies please!