Fourth Interview Questions

1)   What does a successful horse trainer mean to you? In other words, define success.

2)   Do you find yourself often working with people that have horse problems or horses that have people problems?

3)   What are some important qualities one should have when dealing with horses?

4)   What are some important qualities one should have when dealing with people?

5)   Would you consider showing someone's horse for them a part of training?

6)   When training a horse, what do you look for in the owner?

7)   Do you often find yourself administering basic veterinary care to the horses under your watch?

8)   Have there been any recent breakthroughs in technology that have helped and/or shown problematic in the horse training industry?

9)   At the moment, horse training has proven to of taken a blow from the terrible economy. Do you think the industry will improve in the next five years?

10)   Do you work alone, or do you like to have a partner(s) that help you with the training?

11)   Does equipment play a big role in training a horse?

12)   How would you define a 'green' horse?

13)   What sort of bit do you generally like to use when training a young or green horse?

14)   Do you see any similarities in the young horses you train?

15)   Do you have a distinct line between your professional life and your personal life? Or does training horses naturally fall into your personal life?

16)   There are many well known horse trainers around the globe. If you could pick one to train/work with, who would it be and why?

17)   Why did you choose to become a horse trainer?

18)   How long does it take, on average, to break a young horse?

19)   What is your main goal when it comes to training a horse?

20)   How do you determine the pricing of training someone's horse?