What do you class as a Pro?

I'd usually use 'pro-rider', or producer/breeder etc so I gues if I just said 'pro' I'd probably be talking about a professional rider. Strictly speaking anyone who makes their living form riding/producing/breeding/selling/stabling horses is a pro, I guess?
 
Depends on what you mean, a professional in any field to me is someone who makes money from it. A YO would be a professional YO and a rider a professional rider.

In a less technical way I suppose I would only call an experienced YO a professional who has the management skills and sense expected of a good YO.
 
Someone who makes finacial gains from the industry is a professional in the industry, generally it is their sole income and main income.

If other income is relied on outside of the industry as a main income then they are an amateur.

Broad brush approach and as always there will be exceptions to the sweeping statements I have made!!
 
Hmmmm. But the is many a yard owner who schools/brakes who are quite frankly crap:rolleyes::rolleyes: with many a so called amature the far superior jockey.:p:p
 
Batgirl said:
.... I would only call an experienced YO a professional who has the management skills and sense expected of a good YO.
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So experience and ethics comes into it as well? Or would that mean they are a respectable professional as apposed to just a professional who makes money by any means?
 
Ah but that is the key, amateur doesn't mean not good at it, professional in the real sense only refers to money, not skill :)

Let face it Katie Price is a professional writer and horsey clothing designer, I wouldn't say she was a good one!
 
Keimanp said:
So experience and ethics comes into it as well? Or would that mean they are a respectable professional as apposed to just a professional who makes money by any means?
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I meant in a broader sense trying to answer the OP, much like OP says there are a lot of crap 'professional' out there. Professional in a technical sense isn't always best :)

'Tis a very interesting question OP :)
 
kirstykate said:
Hmmmm. But the is many a yard owner who schools/brakes who are quite frankly crap:rolleyes::rolleyes: with many a so called amature the far superior jockey.:p:p
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The quality of the professional or amateur doesn't mean they are not either a professional or a amature. It does possibly dictate the length of time they will be able to remain a professional though!
 
Batgirl said:
Ah but that is the key, amateur doesn't mean not good at it, professional in the real sense only refers to money, not skill :)
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So true - I know some VERY good amateurs, who can definitely hold their own against professionals. But they don't earn a living doing it, so they rightly remain amateurs.
 
kirstykate said:
So what happens when they give up making money from horses are they still classes as a Pro?:):)
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Not really in reality most are forgotten. Some move on to trade on their professional career, but then they are still makeing money. In most repects those that are famous are refered to in the past tense of 'was a professional...
 
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