| When you're watching show horses compete in an | | | | apprenticeship as an assistant to an experienced |
| event, it's easy to forget that they are wild animals. | | | | trainer will give you invaluable hands-on experience, but |
| That's because the show horse trainers have done | | | | you will first have to perform tasks such as grooming, |
| such an excellent job of teaching these creatures to | | | | exercising, and saddling horses to hone your equine |
| move, behave, and even think in a desired manner. It | | | | skills before you can progress to the training of horses. |
| takes a lot of skill, experience, time, and patience to | | | | |
| train horses, as well as a willingness to endure the | | | | Whichever educational route you choose, be sure to |
| occasional kick, bite, or shove. | | | | immerse yourself in the world of horses. Study equine |
| | | | | anatomy, physiology, psychology, and health issues. |
| You must truly love horses to be a show horse trainer, | | | | Spend as much time as you can with horses, as there |
| as the hours are long, the work is dirty, and the horses | | | | will always be something else to learn about them, and |
| are dangerous. Even experienced riders need to learn | | | | compete in as many events as you can. Once you |
| the art of training from a professional, as it involves | | | | begin your career, you will have a better chance of |
| techniques that go beyond those of basic | | | | attracting clients for your services as a show horse |
| horsemanship. There are several places would-be | | | | trainer if you've first built up a reputation for yourself as |
| trainers can learn the trade, including equine colleges, | | | | a serious, accomplished show horse rider. |
| professional horse training schools, and business | | | | |
| facilities that train apprentices. | | | | If you love horses, your efforts will be more than |
| | | | | offset by the tremendous satisfaction of working |
| Horse training schools offer certification programs or | | | | closely with horses and experiencing, along with kicks |
| courses in equestrian skills, while equine colleges | | | | and bites, those magical moments of clarity - the times |
| provide both an equestrian education and an academic | | | | when something the horse does makes you |
| degree. Choose an institution that has a good job | | | | remember why you started working with these |
| placement service for its graduates, as there is a lot of | | | | animals in the first place. |
| competition for jobs in show horse training. An | | | | |