The Humble Equestrian

Life Lessons from an Amateur in the Professional World.

HumbleEQOct 5, 20154 min read

5 General Rules for Aspiring Professionals in the Equestrian Industry

I’ve only worked at four barns consistently, not consecutively, for a culmination of what would probably estimate at somewhere between 6–7 years. Four of them were intentionally sought out career choices (when…

Three Things I Would Never Say to my Trainer

Growing up spending my first seven years of riding executing tiny cross rails during the school year and 2’9 hunter courses at my favorite summer camp, Cedar Lodge in Lawrence, Michigan, it was safe to say my riding abilities were not handed down from…

Why I Work in the Horse Industry

It’s a question that non-horse people ask on a regular basis: why do you do what you do? What they’re really asking is this: why do you slave away for hours, work for terrible pay, rarely get days off, and not want to quit? My answer is something that has taken me years…