Career Development and Entrepreneurship in Equine Science

Have you ever considered a career involving equine? Do you even know that equine also stands for horse? Well if you have ever considered this there are many opportunities for lifelong careers. There is large amount of people who need help training their horses, making sure they are healthy and running horse sports. Plus, is always a need for people to teach horseback riding lessons.  I am going to discuss these career opportunities in detail to exhibit the need for the industry.

There is always a large amount of people who do not know how to properly train horses. They may be having problems with behaviors such as cribbing, bucking or just not wanting to do the job that is asked of them. Highly skilled trainers are always in need all around the United States. This kind of job is designated for people who have grown up around horses and that can fully read and understand body language. They have to realize why the horse is acting a certain way and what can be done to correct it.

Equine Veterinarians are constantly in need on all levels. Just the average pet horse needs yearly checkup shots and maintenance. Horse that are involved in competition are very easily susceptible to injury and their needs to be a vet on the property when competitions are going on. Imagine how many horses are in the United States their needs to be a vet to tend to every single one of them. There is a career opportunity within this field.

Horse sports involve many different people. Types of sports are barrel racing, dressage, roping, western pleasure, jumping and many more. There needs to be individuals who are involved in running the show and getting everything together to advertise the competition. Then there needs to be a set up crew, ring stewards, judges, riders and a cleanup crew. Obviously, a few people can’t put the whole show on together so they will need to hire individuals. This is one more way to be a part of the equine field.

These examples are just a few ways that a person makes a career in equine science. People love their horses and will do anything for them. This is niche market and if you can find your place that you can do well in, you will become very successful within the horse business. You can’t just jump into this business you have to take your time to develop your name and reputation within the community. It takes time but the more work you put into this type of work the more rewarding it will be.

Brainstorming for Final Video Project

There are many different ways to ensure that my video is creative. I have to think outside of the box and think of ways to present my information in a fun and organized manor that will allow my students to absorb the information. At the beginning of the lesson I could create or find some type of riddle about horses that will draw the student’s attention to the lesson. Moving on into the lesson I would incorporate some type of technology and creativity into the video. For example, If I wanted to study the anatomy of the horse I could create a way that would allow for me to put a picture of the horse on the video. Then I would find a way to move the words and zoom in on that particular part of the horse’s body. There are many Web 2.0 tools that will allow for me to create this program. After we have gone over the information then the students could take a test and text in the answers to the software that way the students are engaged in the learning process.