Having your own horse business is selling to, or providing a service for owners and horses. An Agistment / Boarding / Livery Stable cares for horses on behalf of their owners, while studs breed horses and care for breeding horses. Riding Schools / Equestrian Centers teach people to ride horses safely and correctly, and Tack Shops, Feed Stores, sell saddles, etc., and feed, to owners for their horses.
There are many specialists who take care of horse health, while others specialise in taking care of horses’ feet.
Whatever horse business you have, for the best possible outcome before you start, you should have a thorough knowledge with experience and qualifications in that area, or employ someone who does!
You will also need knowledge of management, finances, marketing, and promotion, as well as registrations and other legal matters particular to your niche in the horse industry.
So things like you'd need knowledge of management, you know, longer-term planning, management of goals, management of people who could be staff, clients, and suppliers, for the finances.
It's not just about paying bills, but it's about budgeting, forecasting, and managing cash flow so they can remain financially viable in quiet times.
For the marketing promotion, you need to develop a strategy so people know how you can help them and their horses, and then registration and other legal matters.
Stay on top of the latest industry developments and comply with your local counsel and other legal matters.
Plan your business well. You could look back to it being the best decision you ever made!
Talk to us about your career in the International Horse Industry… Now!
If you are interested in a career in the International Horse Industry then contact our friendly staff for a free Equine Industry Career Consultation.
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great video
inspirational video!
This video is empowering and very true
Great summary! very inspiring
very well summed up and inspirational!
This Video is a awesome summary of various aspects of the equine industry. well done IHC!!
This is a great video and provides a list of the many different horse business paths.
Great video can't wait to get started
this video made a great summary and i can't wait to get started
such an amazing video, i cant wait to get started!
Great video! really inspiring and helpful 🙂
GREAT video
This video gave a great explanation of careers in the horse industry.
Great video.
Awesome video. Great explanations.
This video was educational and very helpful to those looking to start a business within the horse path and where to start.
awesome video with a great summary of the multiple paths that can be taken within the equine industry.
This video is very informative to people who are not quite sure what they want to do in the industry
This video shows good definitions of the different roles in the Horse Industry and the basics of running your own Horse business.
It's good to know what's required before starting your own equine business.
Very inspiring video, I cant wait to begin.
great video with good definitions of all the roles in the horse industry and very educational of the basics of having your own horse business
This video is a good start to tell you what is necessary before taking that big leap of starting your own equine business.
Great video, helpful for anyone interested in starting a horse business.
Great video
its great to have that information on how to begin your own horse buisness
The video was knowledgeable but the words disappeared far to quickly making it difficult to read, i had to keep pausing the video. the information was helpful and direct, this video is good for encouraging people looking to start an equine business, helping them on where to take those first few steps of making a business.
It's amazing to see how many careers and businesses you can have just with horses.
I"m looking forward to operating my own equine business one day
It's great to see the career options you can do with horses
This video gives a fantastic insight to the many career choices available in the equine industry. I found this video to be informative as to what is needed in order to have and maintain a successful business within an equine related career. For example it highlighted the importance of having both management and finance skills, as well as a qualification or some experience in your chosen field.
I'm interested to learn more about marketing my equine business and the legal requirements.
Cant wait to learn more to hopefully start my own horse business on day.
This video is empowering and really gives me the hope that this could be me someday