Horse Breeder

Great men are made, not born. But great horses can be made OR born. A Horse Breeder banks on the idea that genetics is just as important as training. As a Horse Breeder, you mate adult horses to create baby horses with special talents, looks, or bloodlines as dictated by your client’s taste.

People have their horses bred for a few different reasons. The first and most basic: They want to grow their herd. In this case, the Horse Breeder picks out a few different stud options (a.k.a. male horses), and lets the client pick the one that best suits their preference based on things like health, looks, coloring, and temperament.

Other clients may come to you searching for something a little more specific. They may want to continue a specific breed, like an Arabian or Palomino, or they may want a specific trait, like jumping abilities or speed. In these cases, you do a little more research to find the stallions that meet the specific criteria.

Before breeding, you look over both horses to make sure they’re healthy and well cared for. Then you educate your clients on what to expect during the process and the resulting pregnancy.

After the male horse has been chosen, you arrange to have the two horses meet and mate. If it’s not possible to do this physically, you might be tasked with artificially inseminating the female horse. So as you can tell, this isn’t a job for the squeamish or those who don’t like being around large, excitable animals.