419 Animal Farming

This group includes occupations, not elsewhere classified, concerned with animal farming and related activities.

419.224-010 HORSE TRAINER (agric.)

Trains horses for riding or harness: Feeds, exercises, trains, grooms, and talks to horses to accustom them to human voice and contact. Talks to horses to calm and encourage them to follow lead, or standstill when hitched or groomed. May use lounge line to exercise or train horses. Places tack or harness on horse to accustom horse to feel of equipment. Mounts and rides saddle horse to condition horse to leg, seat, hand or oral aids, according to knowledge of horse's temperament and riding technique. Hitches draft horse to wagon, sledge, or other horse drawn equipment and conditions horse to perform in single or multiple hitch, using rein and oral commands. Trains horses for show competition according to prescribed standards for gaits, form, manners and performance, using knowledge of characteristics of different breeds and operating routines of horse shows. Retrains horses to break habits, such as kicking, bolting, and resisting bridling and grooming. May train horses or other equines to carry pack loads and work as part of pack train. May arrange for mating of stallions and mares, and assist mares during foaling. Usually specializes in conditioning and developing horses of one breed only, or in training horses for one type of riding, driving, racing or show activity.

Adapted from US Department of Labor DOT for Dictionary of Agricultural Occupations

15 November 2004