im wanting to be a horse trainer, does anyone know how i should get started?
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First, you need to go to a school for training horses.  I suggest finding someone that you like, such as John Lyons, Pat Parrelli or Chris Cox...do your research and find the best one.  There are also Cowboy and Cowgirl camps that you can attend and hone your skill.  PLUS, having taken riding lessons of course will help.  Then, buy you a little unbroke pony and with a friend with you incase of injury, get to it!  Good luck!
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I believe what you are seeking is a coach?  It's very hard to even understand your English enough to conclude what sport it is you wish to compete in.  Riding something, I gather?  And you need a sponsor for financial support?  Also, not knowing where you are located isn't helping, either!  Try to give a little more information, clearly, and perhaps someone can assist you. Good luck!
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I am a certified equine sports massage therapist.  I make $65/hr.  You won't find jobs for this, you work for yourself.  It is slow to get the business going, and you must live where there are a lot of horses.\n\nI am about to have my certification in canine massage as well.\n\nIf you want to do pet therapy, go for it.\n\nCheck out www.equissage.com for more info about becoming certified as an equine/canine sports massage therapist.
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If you have the talent and the desire you can become a jockey.\nMost jockeys start out by working for a stable as a stable hand and doing various jobs like walking hores in the morning and after races and cleaning stalls in the morning.\n\nIf you are with a good trainer he will put you on some horses in the morning to work them out on the track when he feels you are ready.\n\nThis will be a chance to see if you have the ability and are good with horses.\n\nAnother way that some jockeys learned to ride was to work at a large breeding farm which many of the bigger stables have.\n\nThey are always training young horses and looking at them to see which ones they want to keep if they have bred them for their own stable as opposed to inviduals who send their mares to the farm to be bred.\n\nThe ones they don't want usually go to the auctions where they are sold to the highest bidder.\n\nSeveral young jockeys learn to ride at these farms and it is a more relaxed atmosphere to learn in than the racetrack itself.\n\nAll of these farms have their own training tracks.\n\nSometimes there will be horses on the farm that are recouperating and when they go back into training they need someone to ride them.\n\nI know Sandy Hawley got his start in racing by working at a farm like that.\nIt was probably EP Taylors farm but I'm not 100% sure about that.\n\nAs the first answerer pointed out racing can be a rough business and it does help if you know someone but if you do not, try and find out who some of the better and MORE  HONEST trainers and people are because there are a lot of crooks.\n\nIf you do make it and become a jockey try and stay honest because many do turn crooked or are not above pulling a horse if the price(bribe) is right.\n\nSometimes jockeys at smaller tracks for sure have to follow crooked orders if they do not want to suffer physical harm.I have seen some of the results of those who didn't.\n\nThe Mafia is in thoroughbred and probably harness racing as well(thats even more crooked).\nThey are are also in pro sports but that is another story.\n\nI could tell you more true stories about crooked things and even the worst thing that can happen to a jockey but I don't want to discourage your dream.\n\nIt is an exciting life style and it can be a good life but you have to be careful.\n\nI'm not an authority but I used to spend a lot of time in the summers with a trainer at various tracks when I was younger.They were not major racetracks but it was exciting and I really enjoyed those times.\n\nI also had ideas about becoming a jockey but unfortunately I was more suited to baskeball.\n\nGood luck to you and do your best if that is what you think you would like to do.\nIf you get too big you could still become a trainer or maybe find some other type of work at a track like being a racing offical or even a jockey agent.
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Just type in Equine. You will get 20,900,000 sites I'm sure you can get some good information from one of the site's.\n Good luck!
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Go to a local store that sells horse riding gear and supplies.  Go online and look it up too would work, unless the owner is old and not into the technology of today then he would most likely not have a site.  Or stop at someones horse ranch and ask if they know anyone offering the lessons... most people will have the contacts.
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Please don't teach your 20 year old horse anything.  It's like teaching your 97 year old grandmother to play football, lol.  Just walk it, feed it and groom it.   "Horse sense"
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Hi, I barrel raced for years and won alot.  The best thing I can say is to try to stay as close to the horse as you can for air streaming.  Good balance is a must.  I tied a barrel with a cable through it between two trees.  Then had someone shake it slowly at first, then faster as I got better.  It's a trick I learned from watching my brothers pratice bull riding.  It really does work.  Another thing is when you are practicing, at first anyway, make sure the horse you are riding already knows the barrels.  A green horse will fight and throw you all over the place.  Believe me I know!!!!!  When you sinch your saddle on, walk your horse, then sinch again.  3 times.  That should make sure your saddle is on tight enough.  Alot of horses will blow themselves up, so the saddle won't be very tight. When you walk them, they can't bloat themselves out.  Last but not least, even if you fall, KEEP GETTING BACK ON!!!! No matter how much it hurts.  Hope you have lots of fun, I did.
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whoa now that's a monumental task depending on to what degree you are talking about.  Probably way out of the scope of a simple question and answer.\n\n1) Get some help from someone who knows what's what here without knowing your current equine education I can only guess you are a ranch owner or rider with a interest\n2) Find appropriate land that does not need too much development to get it going (you might even be able to find a boarding facility that is selling out or looking for a investor)\n3) Once you have the right place in mind you'll need to work out the finances / create a business plan start marketing / investigation working with a bank etc. \n4) Start slow, add to what you have or make a splash big decision.  This could be as simple as adding stalls to your barn, cleaning up the pastures and fences or extend to doing roads and building a ranch from scratch.  If the latter there are a few good books that will tell you what it takes to build a nice ranch but this is a lot of work.\n5) Work out the horse facility and office building issues  Unless you start with friends you'll want to have the foundation of the boarding facility up and working with a couple horses before you start advertising / getting inquiries.  If they come over and it's a shambles or there are no horses people will talk and you won't have a good start.  Hook up with a local vet and feed store for special pricing opportunities and to get leads.\n6) Now go through a dry run read this link to get a idea of what people will be looking for / comparing you against.\n7) Also while your getting your facilities ready you'll need to be working our your legal issues, licensing, horse boarding / riding contracts leases and so on. Look into your's states laws in this regard the state will likely be able to help you here is a link to look at for illinois there should be something similar for your state.\n8) Once those things are done you need to get your books in order using something like quick books and prepare to pay vendors taxes etc.
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I would recommend you do the following:\n\nObtain a reputable certification.\nGet liability insurance.\nChoose what route to go - club trainer, in-home trainer, open a studio, etc.\nChoose a specialty or niche.\nStudy the business / marketing side of the personal training industry.\n\nIf you want more information, check out http://www.fitnessconsultinggroup.com.  There are dozens of free articles there about how to be a successful trainer.\n\nGood luck,\n\nPat
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Try equine.com or horsetopia.com thats where i found mine.\n\ni like equine.com better.
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Read, read, read.  Working in a round pen is not something you can accomplish by reading one book, or even watching one video.  Please for the horses sake read up as much as you can before you try it.  When you start you will make mistakes, but you can minimize them with a lot of research.  I recomend learning how to work your horse on a line first and teach them to disengage their hind quarters.  If you do not know what that means, you are definatly not ready for round pen work.\n\nAlso read books like Buck Brannamans "Far Away Horses", and Mark Rashid- "Horses Never Lie"\n\nParelli books and video's help also.\n\nGood luck!!!!
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I am only 23 but I have been riding for over 17 years now and I hope to still be riding when I am in my 50's! Congratulations to those of you ( men included) who take up riding in the later years. It is one thing to start riding when you are a little daredevil of a child but to be an age where you know what the risks are really involved is something else indeed!. Yes Peruvian Pasos are a very smooth ride. If it is one that you think you want to buy or at least try, make sure that it is one that is a little older as he probably will have been trained a lot more and knows what he is supposed to do. Tennessee Walking Horses are also very smooth. Finding a gaited breed of horse will be of your best interest as they having smoother gaits than the jarring trot and even the canter. I know that as a 23 year old I am really starting to feel just how bad the trot really can be. It requires a lot of work to counteract the jar of it and riding the canter can be hard on your body with certain horses. Best of Luck on finding a horse for you. I hope you find a partner that will last a long time.
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Lots of people love horses.  Some of my happiest memories are my time with a Morgan (my favorite breed) named Henry.  Some of my most hilarious rides were in Central Park, NY.\n\nNever doubt your passion.  While you are spending time around horses, think in terms of possible careers - you can learn to train horses, you can teach riding skills, you could become a veterinarian specializing in large animals.\n\nSome of my favorite books on horsemanship are THE ART OF RIDING by Xenophon and THE MAN WHO LISTENS TO HORSES by Monty Roberts.  \n\nIf you can't find the titles, click on the link below and it will take you to Amazon.
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I think the best way is to do some research on your own and then get in touch with local health insurance agents or brokers. I say more than one because talking with more agents will give you more ideas, see more health plan products, and – most importantly – get several different insurance agents competing two earn your business. Many people don’t realize it, but insurance plans aren’t any cheaper online than they are through an agent.\n\nYou might want to find out whether a horse trainer organization has group health insurance. It would be cheaper than individual health insurance. I’ve included a link to United Professional Horsemen’s Association; they might have group health plans for members or offer advice. I’m sure there are other professional horse trainers in your situation.\n\nWhen I’ve looked at self-employment matters, The National Associated for the Self-Employed (see link below) had some good information. They have a health care Web site with some good information as well (also below). Also, some states have group-purchasing pools for small business and the self-employed. Depending on the kind of business you’re in, there may be a trade association you can join and get group health insurance through them.\n\nAfter you’ve done some researching, try visiting MostChoice.com. You fill out a short form, they send you information on health plans available in your state, and local state-licensed insurance agents contact you within 48 hours to talk about what you’re company needs in a group health plan. It’s free and you’re not required to buy anything from the agents who contact you. Just wait until one of them delivers an insurance solution that makes sense for you and your company.\n\nYou can visit MostChoice here: http://www.mostchoice.com/health-insurance.cfm\n\nHope this helps,\nBarnes@MostChoice
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Try the book Marthoning for Mortals by John Bingham.  It has lots of helpful advice and training plans for beginners.
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You should check out the Jockey club (jockeyclub.com) or the Bloodhorse (bloodhorse.com) which is "Focused on Thoroughbred racing and breeding in the United States."