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This is a question for the Equine lovers out there... Mainly, I'm curious about how you got your land/house/stable, etc... And also, what do you horse lovers do for a living? I know they can be a bit pricey to buy and maintain... Or so I think!Thanks!
Bump. I hope I get at least one reply. Curious to hear more about you all!
I'm am not sure if this is the right place to post this or not. I think it should go in the How To's and FAQ forum. But i could be wrong.....To answer your question tho, i don't have the first clue. I am still in college. But i do know that you can find some homes for sale that have some land with it and sometimes has a barn or stable on the property. Other than that, i have no idea.
Thanks for the reply! It was hard to decide where to put it... So I decided to stick it here.
ummm - this is kind of a duplicate thread - we have a what do you do for a loiving thread - this may be a little invasive - but none the less i will move it to zoo
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I'm a professional horse breeder, six years of school specifically for my career choice. Which I'm giving up on... horse people suck. Easier to earn a living in another field and do horses on the side. So tired of pay cuts, seven day weeks, 10 hour days, year round, no vacation, no sick days, no appreciation.
Sorry about that Southflorida, I'll try and look a little harder next time.
QUOTE (PonyStud08 @ May 27 2008, 08:44 PM) I'm a professional horse breeder, six years of school specifically for my career choice. Which I'm giving up on... horse people suck. Easier to earn a living in another field and do horses on the side. So tired of pay cuts, seven day weeks, 10 hour days, year round, no vacation, no sick days, no appreciation. Damn, sounds like the career of an IT professional!Contract labor, no rights, no benefits... :/At least you have contact with the objects of your desire, because I sure can't imagine stroking my computer and expecting results...
QUOTE (PonyStud08 @ May 27 2008, 10:44 PM) I'm a professional horse breeder, six years of school specifically for my career choice. Which I'm giving up on... horse people suck. Easier to earn a living in another field and do horses on the side. So tired of pay cuts, seven day weeks, 10 hour days, year round, no vacation, no sick days, no appreciation. I used to be in a somewhat similiar place...I trained horses, had no benefits, didn't make enough from it even though I was well-trained myself(I was trained by another John Lyons certified trainer). Worked myself to the bone, and had a 7-day-a-week 12+ hour-a-day job on top of that one to make enough money, no breaks in either job, no holidays between the two and didn't have a vacation for over 3 years. It sucks.
Thanks for the reply Vixen! I was about to just let this threat die. Reason I'm asking, is that I'm in Arizona, and I plan on moving up from my crappy job... However, I'm interested in quite a few jobs, and am interested in seeing some of the paths people took to get to their goal of a better paying job/their first mare.
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You'll never get rich in horses unless you are that 0.01% of folks who are just waiting to get discovered. In practical terms, its FAR more likely to get you your goals if you were to work your way up in another profession and purchase your horses on the side. They are so frickin expensive its not funny... I once calculated that 45% of my annual income goes straight out the door to the ONE big horse I owned at the time. And I don't make peanuts. We're talking a good $20k/yr... and that's after taxes! And they aren't anything special either, we're not going to $1000/day shows. IF we show its $100/day!
QUOTE (PonyStud08 @ May 27 2008, 07:44 PM) I'm a professional horse breeder, six years of school specifically for my career choice. Which I'm giving up on... horse people suck. Easier to earn a living in another field and do horses on the side. So tired of pay cuts, seven day weeks, 10 hour days, year round, no vacation, no sick days, no appreciation. that would be the exact reason i no longer do the same job ... i love the work don't get me wrong i just miss having time to spend with the horses and enjoy them rather than constantly working and supervising them ... i am currently pursuing a career in law ... it pays a hell of a lot better and gives me the time to hang out with my hooved family
Two things I've learned throughout my life thus far... 1) You'll never get rich in the horse business (as stated). A horse will be "worth" well over $100k by the time he/she passes on. That value is in grain, shots, vet bills, farrier, etc. 2) You'll never get rich in the military. But the 2nd one has nothing to do with the topic.I've owned horses since I was four and I love it. I don't want to get out of it, which was one reason I never had a job in High School, I had a hard enough time coping with a job and school that I had none left for horses. If it's something your passionate about... marry someone who can support it (and of course that you love) or find a nice paying job lol. They are not cheap animals by any means. They may be big, but they get hurt easier than a mouse.EDIT: I did a 30 day training of a 3 year old race horse. I will never pursue training or anything horse related for my career, it makes what used to be fun... absolute horrid work. Didn't help the owner had to come and watch EVERYTIME I got him under saddle.
i share a horse with a couple people i know. we pooled our money and bought a quarter horse mare.i work at the boarding stable where we keep her. boarding stable cleaning paddocks and mucking stalls as my main source of income.
It takes a considerable amount of income to keep even a couple of horses, *depending* upon the level of financial liberty you enjoy in the state in which you live... Overall, the key to keeping horses is to tightly control all associated costs. Which is much more complex and difficult than it may sound....Even in a great location with a favorable cost of living and ready access to labor, great veterinary facilities, etc. it is not something anyone ought to expect will be a money-maker, but rather a labor of love. It is incredibly difficult to make a business out of horses that will support you, never mind paying its own costs. I disagree with the statement that "horse people suck". Yes, SOME people suck, and yet that remains unchanged over centuries of recorded human history.Moving along, SwolfnG made the insightful statement: "marry someone who can support it (and of course that you love) or find a nice paying job" which is really the bottom line quite honestly! One of you is going to have to hold down a real job that pays enough to carry you during years where the horses are bringing in no income at all.TSPony mentions a career in law, which is great money but then you are a lawyer.... LOL! Considered that route myself and chose happiness instead.... ;-)I would advise against getting into keeping horses unless you are really into it for reasons beyond the ones that brought us all here ;-) It's a hard life, fraught with unexpected and sometimes MAJOR expenses and it can ruin a family that isn't prepared for the reality of it. Unless you have the *gene* (and/or a lot of spare cash) it's probably better to pass.Cheers![EDIT]In the end I know I did not answer the burning question. I did not plan to. I will say that we don't count on the horses to contribute income to our household. We both have careers doing more trad work.[/EDIT]
Thanks for the thought-out reply Okono, sure it didn't answer the question directly, but it was most certainly a welcome contribution.
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