Why This Site
I have wanted to pursue horses from a very young age. At thirteen years my parents leased out a horse for me and I’ve had him since. The obsession has grown from here.
It wasn’t until the age of 16 that I came up against some opposition - a careers teacher told me that for my two lots of Work Experience I wouldn’t be allowed to work with horses. They were too dangerous and every little girl goes through a horse phase; I’d grow out of it when I discovered boys. Nice! Thankfully mum managed to convince this teacher to agree to me doing placement with horses which resulted in two weeks at each a stud/training property, Caulfield Racecourse and a Riding School.
I believe this is a misconception - the hours are long and not everywhere pays well, but you can find places that look after you, provide opportunities for further education, pay rises, extras (rent, free services to stallions, connections overseas and much more) and if you’re interested, it’s worth pursuing! In whatever field you’re interested.
I write EQUUS to open horse lovers’ eyes to the possibilities of perhaps not thought of horse related careers; not to big note one horse person over another.
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So the site in a nutshell - I’m trying to find as many jobs/careers as possible with horses and provide avenues for those interested to explore these possibilities further. If you are interested in a particular discipline or focus and don’t know where to look, consider sending me an email (darquette_@hotmail.com) and I’ll look into it for you. Hope you enjoy,
Chris
