This week’s letter is G.  If you missed last week’s Friday Feature, take a look at Farrier.

Graphic designers can be involved in many areas, but it is possible to focus on the niche area of horses.  Often graphic designers have undertaken some form of a tertiary course to gain computer skills in particular programs.  If you happen to be handy with a camera, this can be of benefit too – particularly for designing equine related graphics!

An equine graphic designer should be familiar with:

• what makes a good horse photo
• rules and regulations for different equine breeds that could impact on appropriate graphics
• creating images for banners, website, brochures and business cards

They may also be able to set up a business from home, but be ready to travel to clients.  To hear from an equine graphic designer, take a look at Profile On: Susan Davis.

Other posts of interest may include:

• Equine Design Graphics
• Horsey Cards to Clients for Christmas

“A large and liquid eye. . . the swirl of dust around pounding hooves. . .these, then, are the images that move us.” – Author unknown

This week’s letter is E.  If you missed last week’s Friday Feature, take a look at Dentist (Equine).

Their job will generally involve:

• Instructing an individual, small or large group of people
• Teaching theory/practical
• Making sure skills are able to be applied/carried out
• Assessing competency
• Writing resources
• Keeping yourself current in industry knowledge and skills

In Australia if you’re teaching at a tertiary level, you will need a certificate IV in TAE (Training and Education) and a horse related qualification at or above the level you intend to teach.  If teaching at a university level, a degree and graduate diploma of education is required.

Many educators that are specialists in their field (nutrition, veterinary, photonics, etc) will have been studying and practicing in this field for years.

If you’re interested in this area as a potential equine career to pursue, you may be interested in the other posts on this blog:

• Love it Teach it
• Profile On: Christine Meunier
• Writing Educational Resources

“Lessons From Your Horse… When you’re short tempered, let me teach you how to slog around the pasture for an hour before you catch me.” – Author unknown

This week’s letter is D.  If you missed last week’s Friday Feature, take a look at Coaching (Horse Riding).

An equine dentist is a very specialised person in the horse industry.  If someone is carrying out work on horse teeth, they either need to be a qualified veterinarian, or a qualified equine dental technician.

The horse’s teeth generally need to be floated every 6 – 12 months.  In light of this, a full time dentist will need to have many clients to keep them consistently in work.  This may also provide the opportunity or need to travel interstate or internationally to build up a decent client base.

Their job will generally involve:

• Checking over a horse’s teeth and rasping back any sharp edges
• It could also however include removing teeth and needing to administer a sedative to relax a horse
• A lot of travelling to horse properties

 

If you’re interested in this area of horse care as a potential equine career to pursue, you may be interested in the other posts on this blog:

• Equine Dentistry
• Profile On: Sarah Wynd, Equine Dentist
• A Tooth Fairy Goldmine

“Love is… paying a $500 vet bill for a horse worth $50.” – Author unknown