who works with horses and is on good money?

I want to stop working in my job now an work with horses!!
I asked at my riding school (they are only a small family business) and they would start people on £25 a day, I don't think I could live on that at the minute!
 
I worked abroad as an event groom for 5 years, i traveled to every top 3 day event in the world, ats a cheap way to travel and because i did not work for English people i got paid very well, even when we move the yard to England, my wages were alot higher than in England, also when traveling about we were given money for food and drink, even though our lorry was packed with food ! so used to pocket that as well !
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I dont have any qualifications but have good references and have worked in all aspects of yards eg riding school to stud yard! I cant cope in an office all day! i dont want stupid money but like enough so i can keep my horse and car and may have my own place soon!
 
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I worked abroad as an event groom for 5 years, i traveled to every top 3 day event in the world, ats a cheap way to travel and because i did not work for English people i got paid very well, even when we move the yard to England, my wages were alot higher than in England, also when traveling about we were given money for food and drink, even though our lorry was packed with food ! so used to pocket that as well !
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can you get a job please?? lol
 
I work in the equine world but downside it is office based so I get paid better but do not see many horses
 
I am the centre manager of an equestrian centre with my BHSI(SM) and I also teach. I earn in excess of £20k per year.
 
I used to work on a racing yard - I earnt £125 per week but got free house, free electricity, free heating, help with shopping. Couldn't afford my own horses mind but I was riding 4 or 5 lots out a day so don't think my bum could have taken any more riding

I wish I had that much spare cash now
 
I didn't think 'good money' and 'works with horses' was legal to put in the same sentence?!! I used to work 6 1/2 days a week - start at 4am and finish at 6/7pm with an hour for lunch - and I'd get £135 in my hand at the end of a week! Excellent fun though, if hard work.... I think working with horses is about the perks rather than the money to be honest - there are so many people who would work for next to nothing. I think there are good jobs out there, but few and far between....
 
yep i used to work on a showjumping yard and got £75 a week, free accommodation but had to but my own food. i also lived in the middle of nowhere with no car!!

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no fun
 
ive always wanted to work for a stud yard and really enjoyed it but the money was nt good so i had to stop and get a proper job my mum told me! I would never be able to afford what i do now working with horses then? is that final?? lol
 
Accomodation usually consists of a shabby caravan with a leaking roof and no heating (if you're lucky) and your boss always tells you that it is worth £100 per week on top of your wages...! Yeah right! People know that there will always be someone out there who will work for next to nothing just because they love doing it, or because they want experience, that's the problem....
 
i worked as a groom/stbale girl NEVER AGAIN! they paid me £150 a week but made me keep my horse on full livery and charged me £90 a week to keep him there even tho i was mucking him out and doing everything for him ! then i went to an eventing yard and never got any free time to myself !
i work full time now in an office, it pays the bills and i see my horse twice a day ... couldnt be happier !
 
Unless you morph into Ellen Whitaker overnight I think you'll struggle to earn much money working with horses. There must be people who get decent money, but I don't know any of them! I'd get yourself a more interesting job than accounts - i used ot do that and I hated it! At least then you have some money to do what YOU want to do, not what someone tells you lol
 
when i worked on the sj yard i lived in a mobile home, and it was soooooooooooooooooo cold when i went to bed at night i had to wear pj's, pulled up socks, (over the bottom of my pj's) a jumper and a dressing gown. and id wrap myself up in the duvet like a caterpillar in a cacoon! xxx
 
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when i worked on the sj yard i lived in a mobile home, and it was soooooooooooooooooo cold when i went to bed at night i had to wear pj's, pulled up socks, (over the bottom of my pj's) a jumper and a dressing gown. and id wrap myself up in the duvet like a caterpillar in a cacoon! xxx

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Know the feeling - our mobile home had a massive leak in the roof and the water pressure was so bad in the shower that it literally just dripped out! They used to tell us how lucky we were to have such good acom!! 2 quilts, jogging bottoms, jumpers, wooly hats and gloves in bed are now (thankfully) distant memories!!
 
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They used to tell us how lucky we were to have such good acom!!

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oh yeah great accommodation says them who live in a warm house!
 
This is bringing memories back, i worked at a well known yard in Hampshire and also lived in a leaky caravan where ice was on the INSIDE of the windows!! I had three duvets and kept the electric blanket on all night!!! What fun!!
I was paid nothing and had to pay livery for my horse, dont ask how i lived through that but i had a great time!!
Now i work in an office with a good salary but dream of being back out in the fields, i think i need to see a doctor!!!!!
 
im the same! i work in an office and like the thought of working with horses again, if only i got paid the same as i do now......and its not even that much but its more than i used to get on a yard! and if i could live in my own room with heating then it would be great xxxx
 
To make good money you either have to own a massive yard or be an outstanding trainer.
A good trainer teaches can teach for up to 9 hours a day at minimum £30 a lesson, more if you are at the top of your chosen discipline (£60)
Of course you need to have the pupils getting results to get that level of people wanting lessons!
Multiply that by 6 days a week and you get over a £1000 a week, but people like that are few and far between.
Most horse jobs are crap pay and long hours to boot.
I'd retrain for something that pays well not horses...
 
Worked with horses both as a head groom and then as a freelance trainer.

As a groom the money was dire
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I worked very very long (unsociable) hours and got very little pay for it. Im not saying i didnt enjoy it... but the novelty soon wore off when i saw people my age, in none horsey jobs earning enough to keep their own horse, have a decent car and afford nights out and clothes!

Freelance teaching was only ever because i enjoyed it and was asked really... it was never a career decision when i first started out.

My trainer in the UK didnt do too badly... she charged £30 per hour for her lessons and she was usually fully booked all weekend and managing a fair few hours in the week. However she was a grand prix dressage rider with not just a good competition record herself (ex young riders.. represented the UK lots etc) but also a very well known trainer with students who were doing well (rider of the 2006 dressage pony of the year for example).

I think unless you're extremely talented and make a very good name for yourself, the horse world is a tough place to be. There are so many young girls who are willing to work for very little just to be around the horses that unless you're exceptional.. you're always replaceable
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Good money? Well to be on good money in horses would be somewhere around 50K per annum in my opinion.....I very very much doubt anyone is on "good money" working for someone else.

My farm takes a fairly substantial amount of money over the year, but I don't take much of it for myself, I certainly wouldn't employ someone as they would be taking home more than me LOL!!
 
I dont think many people make "good" money in horses, hence the famous quote "there's no money in horses". I guess the only ones making this are people like top racehorse breeders / trainers or something?

I have bought and sold the odd horse in my spare time, more for fun than to make money. But Ive always made a profit of about £2k each time which is ok pocket money.
 
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