We have touched on the idea of racecourse maintenance as a potential horse related (though not necessarily focused) career before on this blog. I think I was of the mindset that someone who is interested in this type of work would need to undertake a horticultural course. In Australia our tracks are made of turf, rather than dirt! Maintaining this is a big job at any racetrack. I was surprised, but also pleased to find that there is actually a track maintenance course. This is for the racing industry in Australia.
You can undertake this course through the Racing Academy in Australia. The qualification is said to reflect the role of a person whose work responsibilities would include the maintenance and repair of racing tracks, gardens and other facilities. Such a role would focus on racetrack maintenance. Although there may also be the need to handle horses in emergency situations on the racetrack. An awareness of how the track impacts the welfare of horses racing on it would also be vital.
Track Maintenance Course for the Racing Industry
It seems that within this qualification, students can opt to undertake the racing stream or the track maintenance stream. You can find out more about the subjects involved in each of these via the above link.
Perhaps you are interested in pursuing this as a possible career. Well year 10 or equivalent is the only entry requirement into the course. Though there is reference on the site to also having employment or planned employment with a particular track.
Track maintenance for the racing industry is a great example of a career that relates to horses, but doesn’t necessarily involve a lot of hands on with them. Want to consider other possible horse careers? Be sure to check out vocation 100 where over 170 different horse related careers are explored.
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