[1][2][3] Some responsibilities trainers have are caring for the animals' physical needs, as well as teaching them good behaviors and/or coaching them for events, which may include contests and other riding purposes.
[4] The level of education and the yearly salary they can earn for this profession may differ depending on where the person is employed.
[6] Another source of early recorded history of horse training as a discipline comes from the Greek writer Xenophon, in his treatise On Horsemanship.
[7] Writing circa 350 BC, Xenophon addressed starting young horses, selecting older animals, and proper grooming and bridling.
Some fields can be very lucrative, usually depending on the value of the horses once trained or prize money available in competition.
According to the United States Department of Labor, "The median annual wage for animal trainers was $25,270 in May 2012.
[2] Racehorse trainers in the UK can earn up to a standard yearly amount of £45,000, depending on the level of expertise a person possesses.