Hiring for Horse Jobs needs some special insight. Profitable Horseman business coach Doug Emerson gives 10 useful tips for hiring success in the Equine Industry.

If you are like many professional horsemen, finding the right people to help you in your business is one of your biggest challenges.  That’s partly because candidates with horse experience are limited, the rate of pay in the equine industry is low in comparison to other industries and much of the work is unsupervised requiring employees with good work habits.

A resume, job application and a short interview will you tell you only part of the story about an employee candidate.

Joanna Robson’s Chiropractics, Acupuncture & Saddle Fitting

Joanna Robson, DVM will be a presenter at Equine Affaire she will teach the participants on Thermography- A Hot Tool in Equine Diagnostics: Using Thermography to Assist in Saddle Fitting, Competition, Pre-purchases, Etc, Recognizing a Horse in Pain: Understanding Non-traditional Lameness, Body Changes & Behavior as Signs of Pain, and Horse Chiropractics- Veterinary Spinal Manipulative Therapy: Maximizing Your Horse’s Performance through Correct Motion at the seminar stage. Robson will also present demonstrations on Veterinary Chiropractics Up Close: Understanding the Treatment Process & Why a Veterinary License or Referral is Required, and Veterinary Acupuncture- Connecting the Dots: Performing an Evaluation, Identifying the Acupuncture Points & Medians.”

Collin Walker’s Stall Flooring & Arena Footing

Equine instructor Collin Walker will present a demonstration on Arena Footing: Tips for Creating an Arena that Meets Your Needs at the Equine Affaire. He will also teach the participants on Selecting Stall Flooring: Why What Your Horse Stands on Matters.

Collin Walker is a specialist at the Lynwood Equine Flooring Systems. The company   specializes in ecologically friendly flooring systems for use in landscaping and equine applications. EquiTerr and EquiTerr Pro are the company’s principle horse flooring products for stalls, turnouts, paddocks, round pens, and arenas. It also offers, its complete expertise in the complete construction of arenas.

Equestrian Vacations | Tom Seay

Tom Seay, a true horse lover who has been around horses since the age of five. He is a professional horseback outfitter and was engaged in taking people on overnight horseback vacations for about nineteen years. His “The American Transcontinental Trail Ride” in 1995 was one of the most significant accomplishments as an outfitter in his nineteen years of career. Hosted by eighty-three towns with 256 riders, including Mayors, Texas Rangers and Chiefs of Police, the trip took four and a half months.

Susie Huber-Lytal’s Equine Biomechanics & Sports Massage

The owner of The Worthy Horse, an equine bodywork firm established in 1995, Susie Huber-Lytal is a horse lover. She is dedicated to working on equine wellness and providing outstanding equine massage therapy.

 

Susie will conduct demonstrations on variations of warm ups, stretches and exercises, along with stress relief and massage programs for the horse at the Equine Affaire.  Susie will give us the know how to increase the wellness of horses through healing, education and awareness and provide information suitable for all horse lovers, be they owners, riders, or trainers.

Steve Edwards’ Donkeys, Mules & Packing

The Equine Affaire will feature Steve Edwards and his Donkeys, Mules & Packing clinic. Edwards’ clinics specialize in educating and training mules, donkeys and horses as well as their riders and general public about mulemanship, horsemanship, mule packing and gamesmanship.

Steve Edwards has been training mules and donkeys for thirty-five years. He educates the general public through his clinics, apprenticeships, and various individualized programs. Steve and his wife, Susan offer clinics on understanding and training mules, donkeys and their owners at their Queen Valley Mule Ranch, in Queen Valley, Arizona. Their mule training program includes colt starting, foundation training, driving from one to six mules, various levels of showing, pack mules, trail riding, problem solving and much more.

 Rick Lamb’s “Natural Horsemanship”

Rick Lamb will conduct clinics on natural horsemanship at the Equine Affaire, Pomona, California. Rick will present clinics on The Power of Natural Horsemanship-Understanding & Using a Horse’s Nature to Improve Your Relationship, Micromanagers Need Not Apply-Giving Horses What They Really Need, Finding Flicka-Choosing a Horse That’s Right for You, and Mythbusting-Dispelling Common Misconceptions about Natural Horsemanship.”

Rebecca Rigdon Dressage

Rebecca Rigdon will present her clinic on dressage at the Equine Affaire. She will teach participants on Collection: Establishing a Solid Dressage Foundation at First & Second Level; “Creating a Better Ride: Explaining & Applying Effective Aids to the Dressage Horse; Evaluating Performance & Setting Realistic Training Goals for the Young, Advanced & Olympic-Level Dressage Horse; and Going for the Freestyle: Tips for Developing and Performing an Impressive Dressage Freestyle Test.

Michelle Staples’ “Disaster Preparedness for Horses Tips

Michelle Staples will teach participants of the Equine Affaire on Barn Fire Safety: Making Your Barn Safe, What to Do In Case of Fire & Understanding the Mechanics of a Fire Response Call, Disaster Preparedness: Understanding Disasters, Evacuation Plans & What to Take for You & Your Animals, and Your Safety is #1! How to Be Safe Around Horses.

Michelle Staples is a horse safety specialist, who has several years of experience in providing training to both horses and humans. She always had an intense passion for horse rescue and is well-known in the Standardbred rescue world. Michelle is also the author of A Horseowner’s Guide to Large Animal Rescue.

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