A Close Look At A Racehorse Trainer

By Tammie Caldwell


A racehorse is under the care and training from Race horse trainers. The job of a racehorse trainer is a package of several activities, this includes; exercising and training program, general horse management and making the horse get acquainted to human handling and making the horse friendly. The services are professional and experience is paramount.

The selection of the race, which the horse will specialize, is in the hands of the instructor. Race horsing training is a professional field, which with time has been appreciated. The leading professionals earn a great deal from their consultancy services and from the races their horses participate and win.

A look at practitioner in this field highlights a common day of a coach, who shared her daily program at her job. She is supposed to be in her work station by half past six early in the morning, the board informs them the horse they will riding that day by seven in the morning. Each horse is scheduled for fewer than three canters. This is courtesy of the rating of the racehorse. The morning stable session is over by noon and the second session commences by three oclock in the evening. This session activities comprises of, feeding the horse, grooming the horses the session ends by half past six before dark.

Racehorse training needs no specific training to venture this lucrative fun filled field profession. For anyone above nineteen years no need college training. For underage enthusiasts it is compulsory for admission into a college to acquire a Level two diploma. The normal horse riding is a prerequisite for this job but riding racehorses is complex in terms of technicalities and styles. The training requires teamwork but individual racing is critical to enhance abrupt decision making when needed. Passion and dedication are critical in the field; the job has been defined tagged as taxing, a trainer needs to work on weekends and long hours.

Apart from this career being admirable, fun filled and breath taking experiences it is not void of associated disadvantages, which includes; low salary, a report from Bureau of Labor Statistics, a trainer in the USA earns sixteen thousand dollars for new entrant and fifty three thousand dollars for a whole year.

The job also physically demanding, that causes fatigue and exhaustion. The job is physical by the riding on the racing horse bark, running, climbing and bending during the training. Grooming and feeding the horses is also taxing job.

The third shortcoming of this job is the risks of associated injuries; the horses are either frightened or aggressive animal. The horse is large to a trainer, hence causing an injury with minimal effort. When provoked the horse turns violent, the instructor risks being bitten, being kicked or being tramped on. This is why it has been concluded the expertise in the field, run highest risk to injury and death than workers in other varied industries.

The forth disadvantage to this adrenaline job is the challenging assignments, this is especially when handling an injured or mistreated horses. They tend to respond slowly or failure of obeying the commands. This needs a character full of patience and creativity.




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