Expert: Ed Hess - 7/6/2009

Question
Hello. I'm Maddison and I have always wanted to become a race horse trainer. I was wondering, what college did you go to? How many years were you there? Is there any other colleges that you'd recommend? Did you start out as a groom before you became a trainer? I hope that you can answer these questions of mine, because they will help me greatly. Thank you so much.


Answer
hi maddison . there is no college  that i know of to go to to become a horse trainer. i worked my way up from working on a horse farm, cleaning stalls, hot walking them. doing the grooming and all of the other barn work you had to do along the way to become a trainer. i worked on a breeding farm for a year to get that aspect of the business. i also worked for at least 2 years as a assistant trainer before i even thought about getting my own license. you have to do just about everything with the horses , so you know what you will have to do as a trainer. getting to know about the feeding and training is very important to know. leg care and how to spot lameness is a must in this business . so if you are serious about becoming a trainer, then you have a long hard road ahead of you, but it is well worth the effort it will take to become a trainer.  hope this helps you  thanks ED HESS