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06-04-2007, 10:18 PM
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Horse Management question
I will be enrolling at Michigan State University in the fall (tough decision for since I am a huge Notre Dame fan, but had to do it) and my current Major is Education. Well, in Michigan that isn't a very good thing to go into now. I have been looking at new things and see that MSU has a Horse Management program. If I could really do this and find a good job doing so, I would absolutely love it. Anyone have any info they could give me on Horse Management that would be great.
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06-04-2007, 11:22 PM
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I Believe You Would Manage Horses.
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06-04-2007, 11:44 PM
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Usually to get in this position you have to know owners in the buisness and have a pretty good knowledge of horses and their care. My best advice is to see if you can find a trainer to learn from , watch the horses train , see how the trainer interacts with their owners and go from there. Big outfits are the one's that need managers and the job usually requires you to be able to travel and also to be able to go and look at young horses at the sales and report back. A good knowledge of horses and breeding is fundamental.
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Horses are like strawberries....they can go bad overnight. Charlie Whittingham
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06-05-2007, 06:48 AM
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If you are interested in management from the farm side rather than the racing side of the business it is also a great job...but if you want to work in central KY you will have to start from the ground up no matter what your degree says. Fortunately there are some really good internship programs that can get you in the door on some of the major farms and lead to rewarding jobs down the road.
Like Honu said, the more fundamentals you have and hands on horse knowledge you can get the better. No book or classroom can teach you as much about a horse, as a horse can teach you about a horse.
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06-05-2007, 10:35 AM
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Just a guess but I would assume that horse management at MSU is directed at general horse farming, care, ect. as opposed to racing.
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06-05-2007, 11:03 AM
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go work on a farm or at a stable and check it out this summer. Then continue as an Education major, move to Chicago and go to work in one of the suburbs for a public school starting at 50K plus with FULL benefits. Enjoy summers off at Arlngton and seeking your next career in your early 50's when the pension kicks in.
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