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Mounted Tour or Trail Guide – Horse Jobs

people riding horses on a trail

This is another of the dreamy dream horse jobs for horse enthusiasts because it means being paid to ride. While it encompasses a wide variety of different types of employment, there is a lot of hands-on experience with the animals themselves along with a potential for adventure.

What You Need

Above all a love of horses is a must to work as a mounted guide, but that’s not where it ends. Regardless of where you are and who you work for, this position requires being alert, understanding body language (both horse and rider) and a strong work ethic. In smaller establishments guides may also be responsible for varying degrees of horse care and maintenance in addition to tours. Stables offer a range of riding packages to their guests and guides can expect to be in the saddle anywhere from an hour to eight in the saddle.
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 14. James Howard

Black horse in a green field

Chapter 14. James Howard

Early one morning in December John had just led me into my box after my daily exercise, and was strapping my cloth on and James was coming in from the corn chamber with some oats, when the master came into the stable. He looked rather serious, and held an open letter in his hand. John fastened the door of my box, touched his cap, and waited for orders.
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6 Calendars for 2013 – Horse Gift Ideas

GiftOver the past few weeks we’ve begun our annual gift idea celebration & have been sharing fab gift ideas for horse lovers of all types. We have plenty more to share & today is no exception.

Keeping Track of the Time

Whether you need a calendar at the barn to keep track of vet & farrier visits or to keep a little horse with you at the office, we’ve got something for you. Every year we try to share a few fun horsey calendars for our readers & we select them based solely on the lovely quality of their images.
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Equine Cufflinks – Horse Gift Ideas

GiftLast time we ventured into the exciting world of mens footwear and today we want to continue the men’s accessories journey into so pretty hot horsey ties. Some that even non-horse people would snatch up.

Suited Horse

While not all of us can work with horses, it’s not impossible to bring a little horse to the workplace with you. Especially if it is disguised as part of your attire. The ties below are fun and funky enough to make them worth the horse. We aimed for unique patterns, colors and ideas to give a fresh perspective to the traditional equestrian tie.
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Trendy Men’s Ties – Horse Gift Idea

GiftLast time we ventured into the exciting world of mens footwear and today we want to continue the men’s accessories journey into so pretty hot horsey ties. Some that even non-horse people would snatch up.

Suited Horse

While not all of us can work with horses, it’s not impossible to bring a little horse to the workplace with you. Especially if it is disguised as part of your attire. The ties below are fun and funky enough to make them worth the horse. We aimed for unique patterns, colors and ideas to give a fresh perspective to the traditional equestrian tie.
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Handy Stretches for Your Horse

Click to see VideoLast week we shared some videos with horse pilates exercises and today we are keeping in a similar theme. Today’s video will

Essential Warm Up

While many of us stretch our own muscles (and give our mount a nice long walk to warm them up) we don’t often fully stretch our horse in preparation for athletic motion. Stretching does the same thing for your animal as it does for you, making movement easier, more natural and decreasing the chance of sore muscles after a workout. Ideally both you and your mount should stretch before and after workouts.
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Guest Ranch Management – Horse Jobs

Man on a horse

Perhaps truly the dreamy dream job for horse lovers, running a guest ranch requires a bit more elbow grease than romantic notion may provide. While a fun and exciting job, running a successful guest ranch requires a high level of organization and experience.

What You Need

This is a management position, so contact with the animals will be more limited in larger establishments. More than a love of the animal and lifestyle, this position requires a thorough knowledge of the hospitality industry and even strong speaking and marketing skills. Great communication skills are essential, as is basic health and field training.
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 13. The Devil’s Trade Mark

Black horse in a green field

Chapter 13. The Devil’s Trade Mark

One day when John and I had been out on some business of our master’s, and were returning gently on a long, straight road, at some distance we saw a boy trying to leap a pony over a gate; the pony would not take the leap, and the boy cut him with the whip, but he only turned off on one side. He whipped him again, but the pony turned off on the other side. Then the boy got off and gave him a hard thrashing, and knocked him about the head; then he got up again and tried to make him leap the gate, kicking him all the time shamefully, but still the pony refused. When we were nearly at the spot the pony put down his head and threw up his heels, and sent the boy neatly over into a broad quickset hedge, and with the rein dangling from his head he set off home at a full gallop. John laughed out quite loud. “Served him right,” he said.
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Equestrian Theme Shoes for Men – Horse Gift Ideas

GiftLast time we ventured into the exciting world of ladies footwear but we didn’t want to leave the fellas out. This week we’ve got a surprisingly decent list of men’s shoes with a slight equine flair.

Horses on Your Feet

While we realize that in today’s world, it’s not exceedingly stylish for men to walk around covered in horses. Frankly, we don’t want to see that either. However, we do think men can celebrate their love of horses through clothing items too. Although most of them have a more equestrian flair, advocates of all disciplines can appreciate the subtle horsey touches.
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Equine Theme Shoes & Boots – Horse Gift Ideas

GiftWe’ve already shared some amazingly fashionable horse theme tops, tees and dresses. Today we are moving into the accessory department for everyone’s favorite kind of shopping, shoe shopping!

Horse Feet

Small equestrian touches have always had a place in the shoe world, the strong combination of brass and leather is too rich to pass up. Not to mention shoes and boots are an essential part of any rider’s wardrobe. We aren’t sure about wearing any of these beauties to actually ride, but they are a fun way to get a little horse into your wardrobe in a simple and subtle way.
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