Leaving horse work

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poiuytrewq

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Have you done it? Do you regret it!
Over the past year although I've had some bad luck and a tough time horse wise I've really not enjoyed my horses. Currently my lovely horse hasn't been sat on in ages as I can't be bothered.
I used to love being at my yard even poo picking or clearing up- just being with my horses was my favourite past time!
I work at yards in the morning so I have time in theory to ride but also do house work and things with my daughter etc. I do another yard on the weekends to enable affording my horses.
I'm thinking seriously I should maybe give up the jobs so its not a case of "doing my own is the last thing I'm interested in after work"
Stable work is my comfort zone though and I'm worried about the whole interview (always swapped jobs via word of mouth/friends at yards)
I have no qualifications or experience and its a bit daunting!
 
Why don't you have a look around at what is available that suits your skills and available time, go to some interviews even and see whether what is around is better for you. Most new jobs will expect you to give notice on your current jobs so you don't need to ultimately decide until you've found a replacement.

I totally understand the dilema as many many friends who work with horses after a few years give up on their own as they just see horses as work not as fun.
 
Have you tried local tack shops or feed stores? They like staff who are knowledgable with horsey products and would give you a step into retail if you fancied that instead of horses.
 
Polo's mum, that's a good idea! Id thought of it as having to make a definite decision instantly but yes that would be a plan!
LynH, Unfortunately my local feed shop is only a small family run place with one full time employee and a Saturday girl. They offered me the full time position (or at least asked if I was interested before it was advertised) about 5 months ago- sadly I said no as the hours were unsuitable and to be fair the new lady is brilliant and would take some beating!
Tack shop wise the only one in reasonable distance was Derby House which closed down a while back so think its going to have to be a real change. Other wise your suggestion would have been ideal.
 
Speaking as somebody who interview people for jobs quite a lot, while you may not have experience of other careers, you will certainly have lots of transferable skills that will apply. You must deal with people (owners) on regular basis; and you are providing a customer service, which requires communication skills - both listening and speaking. You clearly have time management skills to be working part time, managing a house and your own horses and I'm sure you have to prioritise your workload (there must be one horse who demands to be fed first ;)) and be cool in a crisis. These are all the basics that apply to pretty much any job. You have lots of evidence to draw on to show just what you can do, just because it's horse related doesn't mean it's not valid in other walks of life. Good luck.
 
Totally get it!!
I worked on a yard a few days a week used to love mucking out and horsey duties, however when your doing 7 stables a morning and all the jobs it does become a chore!!
My 2 horses are out and i have been out of work a year (had to stop early due to complications with pregnancy) baby is 5 months old nearly and i have got my horsey mojo back :D
 
I did it... For a year... Then went back to horses as I hated office work but I needed the break from them to be honest!

I found the general response whilst searching for 'proper' work as I once heard it described is that employers generally do not realised how hard working with horses is!

I was In a similar situation to yourself, other than GCSE's, which were outdated by this point I hadn't a single qualification to my name, however, I wrote an impeccable CV, transferring my skills into the relevant 'needs' for a particular job. I used managing a yard of competition horses and their different needs as an example of excellent organisational and delegatory skills and so on.

I will admit I did tell a little bit of a fib and made up a hobbies of swimming and reading because I couldn't just say I didn't have any hobbies due to working 14 hour days, getting into the bath occasionally, shortly followed by bed, 7 days a week and didn't think they would take too kindly as drinking wine being a specialist hobby...
 
I am exactly the same OP! So fed up of working with horses, want more money and more motivation to do my own so looking elsewhere for a job but most want 'office based experience' so I'm screwed or just don't seem to consider me as all iv ever done is horse/animal jobs. I'm also a little bit daunted as got jobs through word of mouth/informal chats so I tend to fail at interviews :/ its a crappy position to be stuck in
 
When I was employing staff I found that those who had worked with horses/dogs were committed, reliable, caring and able to take responsibility.
All transferable skills and in demand in the care sector
It is always good to look around and see what there might be, you have nothing to lose.
 
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