Latest / Horses in the Morning / AHC: The Trail to a Horse Industry Career for November 5, 2024
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- 0:06Equine
- 0:07Network
- 0:07family.
- 0:08What
- 0:08a
- 0:09beautiful
- 0:10day
- 0:11for
- 0:12Horses
- 0:12in
- 0:13the
- 0:13morning.
- 0:18You
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- 0:18listening
- 0:19to
- 0:19the
- 0:19number
- 0:19one
- 0:19horse
- 0:20podcast
- 0:20in
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- 0:21world.
- 0:21Here's
- 0:22your
- 0:22entertaining
- 0:22look
- 0:23at
- 0:23the
- 0:23horse.
- 0:23World
- 0:23and
- 0:23the
- 0:24people
- 0:24in
- 0:24it.
- 0:30I'm
- 0:30Julie
- 0:31Broadway
- 0:32of
- 0:32the
- 0:32American
- 0:32Horse
- 0:33Council.
- 0:33And
- 0:34I'm
- 0:34Emily
- 0:34Stearns,
- 0:35health,
- 0:35welfare
- 0:36and
- 0:36regulatory
- 0:37affairs
- 0:37liaison
- 0:38for
- 0:38the
- 0:38American
- 0:38Horse
- 0:39Council.
- 0:40And
- 0:40you
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- 0:41to
- 0:41the
- 0:41special
- 0:41monthly
- 0:42American
- 0:42Horse
- 0:43Council
- 0:43episode
- 0:44of
- 0:44Horses
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- 0:45Morning
- 0:45on
- 0:45the
- 0:46Horse
- 0:46Radio
- 0:46Network
- 0:47for
- 0:47Tuesday,
- 0:47November
- 0:485,
- 0:492024.
- 0:49Good
- 0:50morning,
- 0:50Horse
- 0:50World.
- 0:53It's
- 0:53time
- 0:53to
- 0:54hear
- 0:54from
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- 0:54American
- 0:54Horse
- 0:55Council
- 0:55in
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- 0:56monthly
- 0:56episode
- 0:56of
- 0:57Horses
- 0:57in
- 0:57the
- 0:57Morning.
- 1:01Thank
- 1:02you
- 1:02for
- 1:02tuning
- 1:02in.
- 1:03We
- 1:03are
- 1:03very
- 1:04excited
- 1:04about
- 1:04today's
- 1:05topic
- 1:05on
- 1:06careers
- 1:06in
- 1:06the
- 1:07equine
- 1:07industry.
- 1:08First,
- 1:08let
- 1:08me
- 1:08acknowledge
- 1:09I'm
- 1:10traveling
- 1:10in
- 1:10the
- 1:10car
- 1:10today,
- 1:11so
- 1:11this
- 1:12may
- 1:12be
- 1:12a
- 1:12little
- 1:13bit
- 1:13of
- 1:13a
- 1:13bumpy,
- 1:14bumpy
- 1:15episode,
- 1:15but
- 1:15we're
- 1:16going
- 1:16to
- 1:16do
- 1:16our
- 1:16best.
- 1:17The
- 1:17American
- 1:17Horse
- 1:18Council
- 1:18speaks
- 1:18to
- 1:19a
- 1:19lot
- 1:19of
- 1:19equine
- 1:20science
- 1:20students
- 1:21across
- 1:21the
- 1:21country.
- 1:22They
- 1:22range
- 1:23from
- 1:23the
- 1:23University
- 1:23of
- 1:23New
- 1:24Hampshire
- 1:24to
- 1:24Colorado
- 1:25State
- 1:25to
- 1:25Texas
- 1:26A
- 1:26and
- 1:26M,
- 1:26to
- 1:26name
- 1:27just
- 1:27a
- 1:27few.
- 1:28Those
- 1:29students
- 1:29have
- 1:29a
- 1:29great
- 1:30passion
- 1:30for
- 1:30horses
- 1:31and
- 1:31are
- 1:31trying
- 1:31to
- 1:32navigate
- 1:32the
- 1:32transition
- 1:33from
- 1:33being
- 1:33a
- 1:34student
- 1:34to
- 1:34a
- 1:35young
- 1:35professional
- 1:35in
- 1:35the
- 1:36equine
- 1:36space.
- 1:37Emily,
- 1:38you've
- 1:38had
- 1:38a
- 1:38firsthand
- 1:39experience
- 1:39with
- 1:39this
- 1:40journey.
- 1:40What's
- 1:40your
- 1:41story?
- 1:41Sure.
- 1:42So
- 1:43I
- 1:43graduated
- 1:43with
- 1:44a
- 1:44bachelor's
- 1:44of
- 1:45science
- 1:45in
- 1:45Animal
- 1:46science
- 1:46with
- 1:47a
- 1:47concentration
- 1:48in
- 1:48equine
- 1:49science.
- 1:49Shout
- 1:50out
- 1:50to
- 1:50University
- 1:51of
- 1:51New
- 1:51Hampshire
- 1:51out
- 1:52there.
- 1:52And
- 1:53after
- 1:53undergrad,
- 1:54I
- 1:54went
- 1:54and
- 1:55managed
- 1:55a
- 1:55professional
- 1:55eventing
- 1:56barn
- 1:56for
- 1:56a
- 1:56bit
- 1:57because
- 1:57I
- 1:57wanted
- 1:58to
- 1:58be
- 1:58a
- 1:58professional
- 1:59writer
- 1:59and
- 1:59a
- 1:59professional
- 2:00trainer
- 2:00and
- 2:00a
- 2:01professional
- 2:01manager.
- 2:02And
- 2:02during
- 2:03that
- 2:03time
- 2:03I
- 2:03got
- 2:04engaged
- 2:04to
- 2:04this
- 2:04pretty
- 2:05great
- 2:05fellow
- 2:05that
- 2:06got
- 2:06accepted
- 2:06into
- 2:07a
- 2:07program
- 2:08in
- 2:08downtown
- 2:09Boston.
- 2:10And
- 2:10for
- 2:10those
- 2:10of
- 2:11you
- 2:11city
- 2:11dwellers,
- 2:11you
- 2:11know
- 2:12it's
- 2:12pretty
- 2:12hard
- 2:12to
- 2:13manage
- 2:13a
- 2:13horse
- 2:13farm
- 2:14from
- 2:14the
- 2:14city.
- 2:15So
- 2:15I
- 2:15ended
- 2:15up
- 2:16taking
- 2:16a
- 2:16job
- 2:16at
- 2:17the
- 2:17local
- 2:17animal
- 2:18rescue
- 2:18that
- 2:19cared
- 2:19for
- 2:19not
- 2:19just
- 2:20dogs
- 2:20and
- 2:20cats,
- 2:21but
- 2:21also
- 2:22horses
- 2:22and
- 2:23donkeys.
- 2:23And
- 2:24it
- 2:24actually
- 2:24is
- 2:25also
- 2:25in
- 2:25downtown
- 2:25Boston,
- 2:26which
- 2:26is
- 2:26pretty
- 2:26exciting.
- 2:27So
- 2:28during
- 2:28that
- 2:28time,
- 2:29I
- 2:29went
- 2:29back
- 2:29to
- 2:29school
- 2:30and
- 2:30got
- 2:30my
- 2:30master's
- 2:31by
- 2:31research
- 2:32and
- 2:32did
- 2:32some
- 2:33adjunct
- 2:33teaching
- 2:34at
- 2:34a
- 2:34couple
- 2:34universities.
- 2:35And
- 2:36then
- 2:36during
- 2:36a
- 2:36legal
- 2:37case
- 2:37that
- 2:37I
- 2:37was
- 2:37helping
- 2:38with
- 2:38for
- 2:38the
- 2:39Animal
- 2:39Rescue
- 2:39League,
- 2:40I
- 2:40ended
- 2:40up
- 2:40just
- 2:41happenstance
- 2:42in
- 2:42the
- 2:42back
- 2:42of
- 2:42a
- 2:42truck
- 2:43with
- 2:43a
- 2:44woman
- 2:44that
- 2:44worked
- 2:44for
- 2:45a
- 2:45large
- 2:45national
- 2:46organization
- 2:47saying
- 2:48they
- 2:48were
- 2:48looking
- 2:48for
- 2:48someone
- 2:49to
- 2:49help
- 2:49with
- 2:50research.
- 2:51And
- 2:51that
- 2:51was
- 2:51something
- 2:51I
- 2:52really
- 2:52wanted
- 2:52to
- 2:52be
- 2:52doing.
- 2:53So
- 2:53I
- 2:53applied,
- 2:54which
- 2:54led
- 2:54me
- 2:54to
- 2:55contracting
- 2:55Some
- 2:55research
- 2:56with
- 2:56the
- 2:56ASPCA
- 2:57Equine
- 2:58department,
- 2:58and
- 2:59then
- 2:59that
- 2:59all
- 2:59ultimately
- 3:00led
- 3:00me
- 3:00to
- 3:00the
- 3:00Equine
- 3:01Welfare
- 3:01Data
- 3:01Collective.
- 3:02And
- 3:02you,
- 3:02Julie,
- 3:03with
- 3:03the
- 3:03American
- 3:03Horse
- 3:04Council.
- 3:05And
- 3:05just
- 3:05in
- 3:05case
- 3:06anyone
- 3:06is
- 3:06wondering,
- 3:07I
- 3:07did
- 3:07marry
- 3:07that
- 3:07fella
- 3:08and
- 3:08we
- 3:08now
- 3:08own
- 3:09a
- 3:09farm
- 3:09up
- 3:09in
- 3:09New
- 3:09Hampshire.
- 3:10Oh,
- 3:11that's
- 3:11a
- 3:11cool
- 3:11story.
- 3:12Well,
- 3:12I
- 3:12think
- 3:13everyone
- 3:13who's
- 3:13in
- 3:13the
- 3:14horse
- 3:14industry
- 3:15has
- 3:15probably
- 3:15had
- 3:16a
- 3:16few
- 3:16twists
- 3:16and
- 3:16turns
- 3:17on
- 3:17the
- 3:17career
- 3:18road.
- 3:18So
- 3:18we're
- 3:19excited
- 3:19about
- 3:19today's
- 3:20conversation.
- 3:21From
- 3:21world
- 3:21class
- 3:22equestrian
- 3:22facilities,
- 3:23race
- 3:24courses,
- 3:24exhibition
- 3:25buildings
- 3:25and
- 3:26entertainment
- 3:26venues,
- 3:27the
- 3:27team
- 3:27at
- 3:28Poplus
- 3:29uses
- 3:29its
- 3:29world
- 3:30renowned
- 3:30expertise
- 3:31in
- 3:31equine
- 3:31design
- 3:32to
- 3:32create
- 3:33some
- 3:33of
- 3:33the
- 3:33most
- 3:34recognizable
- 3:35immersive
- 3:35equine
- 3:36experiences
- 3:37across
- 3:37the
- 3:37globe.
- 3:38From
- 3:38Churchill
- 3:39Downs
- 3:39to
- 3:39Ascot
- 3:40Racecourse
- 3:41to
- 3:41the
- 3:41Houston
- 3:41Livestock
- 3:42show
- 3:42and
- 3:42Rodeo
- 3:43to
- 3:43the
- 3:43Calgary
- 3:44Stampede,
- 3:45POPLAS
- 3:46specializes
- 3:46in
- 3:47planning,
- 3:48design
- 3:48and
- 3:48development
- 3:49of
- 3:49the
- 3:49world's
- 3:49foremost
- 3:50equestrian
- 3:51and
- 3:51livestock
- 3:51venues.
- 3:52Learn
- 3:52more
- 3:53by
- 3:53visiting
- 3:53poplas.com
- 3:55and
- 3:55we
- 3:55are
- 3:55pleased
- 3:56to
- 3:56have
- 3:56them
- 3:56sponsor
- 3:57today's.
- 3:57Episode
- 3:58as
- 3:59we
- 3:59explore
- 3:59different
- 3:59career
- 4:00paths
- 4:00in
- 4:00the
- 4:00horse
- 4:00industry.
- 4:01We
- 4:01have
- 4:01brought
- 4:02three
- 4:02friends
- 4:02with
- 4:02us
- 4:03today
- 4:03to
- 4:03share
- 4:03their
- 4:04insight.
- 4:05And
- 4:05again,
- 4:05Julie
- 4:05already
- 4:06mentioned
- 4:06she's
- 4:06on
- 4:06the
- 4:07road,
- 4:07you
- 4:07know,
- 4:07spreading
- 4:08the
- 4:08good
- 4:08word
- 4:08of
- 4:08the
- 4:08American
- 4:09Horse
- 4:09Council.
- 4:09So
- 4:10you're
- 4:10all
- 4:10just
- 4:10stuck
- 4:10with
- 4:10me
- 4:11today.
- 4:11Our
- 4:12list
- 4:12of
- 4:12panelists
- 4:13include
- 4:13Dr.
- 4:14Savannah
- 4:14Robin,
- 4:15Ellen
- 4:15Taylor,
- 4:16and
- 4:16Dr.
- 4:17Amy
- 4:17Burke.
- 4:18And
- 4:18so,
- 4:18ladies,
- 4:19I
- 4:19would
- 4:19like
- 4:19you
- 4:20all
- 4:20to
- 4:20take
- 4:20a
- 4:20minute.
- 4:21Ellen,
- 4:21you're
- 4:22first
- 4:22in
- 4:22my
- 4:23eyesight,
- 4:23so
- 4:24let's
- 4:24start
- 4:24with
- 4:24you.
- 4:26Well,
- 4:26thank
- 4:26you
- 4:26for
- 4:27having
- 4:27me.
- 4:27I'm
- 4:27very
- 4:28excited.
- 4:28My
- 4:29name
- 4:29is
- 4:29Ellen
- 4:29Taylor
- 4:30and
- 4:30I
- 4:30am
- 4:30fourth
- 4:31generation
- 4:31in
- 4:31the
- 4:31harness
- 4:32horse
- 4:32business.
- 4:33Been
- 4:33a
- 4:33racetrack
- 4:34bum
- 4:34my
- 4:34whole
- 4:35life.
- 4:35But
- 4:36as
- 4:36we
- 4:36all
- 4:37do,
- 4:37we
- 4:37kind
- 4:37of
- 4:38take
- 4:38a
- 4:38twisty,
- 4:38turny
- 4:39path.
- 4:40My
- 4:41mother
- 4:41and
- 4:41father
- 4:42were
- 4:42all
- 4:42trainers
- 4:43and
- 4:43drivers.
- 4:44Excellent.
- 4:45So,
- 4:46Dr.
- 4:47Burke,
- 4:47Amy,
- 4:47you're
- 4:48next.
- 4:49Great.
- 4:49Again,
- 4:50thank
- 4:50you
- 4:50so
- 4:50much
- 4:50for
- 4:51having
- 4:51us
- 4:51on
- 4:52today.
- 4:52I'm
- 4:52also
- 4:53excited.
- 4:53This
- 4:53is
- 4:53my
- 4:54first
- 4:54podcast.
- 4:55So
- 4:55thrilled
- 4:56to
- 4:56be
- 4:56here.
- 4:56But
- 4:57My
- 4:57name
- 4:57is
- 4:57Dr.
- 4:58Amy
- 4:58Burke.
- 4:58I'm
- 4:59the
- 4:59director
- 4:59of
- 4:59the
- 4:59undergraduate
- 5:00program
- 5:01in
- 5:01the
- 5:01Animal
- 5:01and
- 5:01Avian
- 5:02Science
- 5:02department
- 5:03at
- 5:03the
- 5:03University
- 5:03of
- 5:03Maryland,
- 5:04and
- 5:04I've
- 5:05been
- 5:05here
- 5:0523
- 5:05years
- 5:06and
- 5:06I
- 5:06also
- 5:07serve
- 5:07as
- 5:07the
- 5:07coordinator
- 5:08for
- 5:08the
- 5:08equine
- 5:08program
- 5:09and
- 5:09I
- 5:10teach
- 5:10equine
- 5:10classes
- 5:11and
- 5:11I
- 5:11host
- 5:12extension
- 5:12events
- 5:12in
- 5:13the
- 5:13industry.
- 5:14And
- 5:14I
- 5:14guess
- 5:15personally,
- 5:15I
- 5:15would
- 5:16say
- 5:16I'm
- 5:16an
- 5:17inventor
- 5:17when
- 5:18I
- 5:18have
- 5:18time,
- 5:19so
- 5:19thanks.
- 5:20Inventors
- 5:21unite.
- 5:22Yes.
- 5:24Dr.
- 5:24Robin,
- 5:25you're
- 5:25up.
- 5:26Hi.
- 5:26Well,
- 5:26again,
- 5:27I'm
- 5:27excited
- 5:27to
- 5:27be
- 5:27here
- 5:28too.
- 5:28I
- 5:28grew
- 5:28up
- 5:29in
- 5:29the
- 5:29quarter
- 5:29horse
- 5:29industry
- 5:30and
- 5:30found
- 5:31myself
- 5:31at
- 5:31the
- 5:31University
- 5:31of
- 5:32Kentucky
- 5:33and
- 5:33doing
- 5:34a
- 5:34lot
- 5:34of
- 5:34different
- 5:35pieces
- 5:36and
- 5:36found
- 5:36a
- 5:37path
- 5:37within
- 5:37non
- 5:38formal
- 5:38education
- 5:38and
- 5:39formal
- 5:39education
- 5:39so
- 5:40came
- 5:40from
- 5:40a
- 5:40high
- 5:40school
- 5:40classroom.
- 5:41And
- 5:41I'm
- 5:42currently
- 5:42in
- 5:43the
- 5:43role
- 5:43of
- 5:44a
- 5:44lecturer
- 5:44career
- 5:44professional
- 5:45development
- 5:45with
- 5:46the
- 5:46University
- 5:46of
- 5:47Kentucky's
- 5:47Equine
- 5:48Science
- 5:48and
- 5:48management
- 5:49undergraduate
- 5:49program.
- 5:50So
- 5:50I
- 5:50help
- 5:51our
- 5:51students
- 5:51navigate
- 5:52what
- 5:53is
- 5:53the
- 5:53world
- 5:53of
- 5:53equine
- 5:54careers
- 5:54and
- 5:55I'm
- 5:55super
- 5:55passionate
- 5:56about
- 5:56this
- 5:56space.
- 5:57So.
- 5:57Great.
- 5:58Well
- 5:58thank
- 5:58you
- 5:58all
- 5:59for
- 5:59joining
- 5:59us
- 5:59today.
- 6:00So
- 6:00there
- 6:01are,
- 6:01you
- 6:02know,
- 6:02as
- 6:02we
- 6:02kind
- 6:02of
- 6:02think
- 6:02about
- 6:03all
- 6:03the
- 6:03options
- 6:04for
- 6:05people
- 6:05who
- 6:05are
- 6:06trying
- 6:06to
- 6:06get
- 6:06into
- 6:06the
- 6:07industry,
- 6:07there's
- 6:08a
- 6:08lot
- 6:08of,
- 6:09you
- 6:09know,
- 6:09educational
- 6:10programs,
- 6:11collegiate
- 6:12levels,
- 6:12Aggie
- 6:13schools,
- 6:14internships,
- 6:15working
- 6:16studentships.
- 6:17We'll
- 6:17kind
- 6:18of
- 6:18start.
- 6:18Ellen,
- 6:19again,
- 6:19you're
- 6:19my
- 6:19first
- 6:20in
- 6:20my
- 6:20viewpoint.
- 6:21What's
- 6:22some
- 6:22advice
- 6:23you
- 6:23might
- 6:24have
- 6:24to
- 6:24help
- 6:24young
- 6:25professionals
- 6:25kind
- 6:25of
- 6:26combine
- 6:26their
- 6:26passion
- 6:27for
- 6:27horses
- 6:28with
- 6:28their
- 6:29skills?
- 6:29What
- 6:30should
- 6:30they
- 6:30kind
- 6:30of
- 6:30be
- 6:30thinking
- 6:31about?
- 6:32I'm
- 6:33neglected
- 6:33to
- 6:33say
- 6:34that
- 6:34I'm
- 6:34also
- 6:34executive
- 6:35director
- 6:35of
- 6:35the
- 6:35Harness
- 6:35Horse
- 6:36Youth
- 6:36foundation
- 6:36and
- 6:36have
- 6:36been
- 6:37with
- 6:37the
- 6:37organization
- 6:37over
- 6:38half
- 6:38my
- 6:38life,
- 6:39really
- 6:39close
- 6:39to
- 6:393/4.
- 6:41But
- 6:41my
- 6:41biggest
- 6:42advice,
- 6:43my
- 6:43best
- 6:43advice
- 6:44would
- 6:44be
- 6:46learn
- 6:46how
- 6:46to
- 6:46clean
- 6:46stalls
- 6:47and
- 6:47work
- 6:47from
- 6:47the
- 6:48bottom
- 6:48up
- 6:48because
- 6:49it
- 6:49really
- 6:49does
- 6:50help
- 6:50in
- 6:51the
- 6:51long
- 6:51run.
- 6:52It
- 6:52isn't
- 6:52mandatory,
- 6:53but
- 6:54I
- 6:54think
- 6:54that
- 6:55if
- 6:55you
- 6:55have
- 6:55an
- 6:55understanding
- 6:56of
- 6:58a
- 6:58horse
- 6:59from
- 6:59the
- 6:59stall,
- 7:01you
- 7:01can
- 7:01apply
- 7:02that
- 7:03whether
- 7:03you're
- 7:03going
- 7:03to
- 7:03be
- 7:04a
- 7:04media
- 7:04person
- 7:05or
- 7:06a
- 7:07social
- 7:07media
- 7:08person
- 7:08or
- 7:09in
- 7:09sales
- 7:10or.
- 7:10It
- 7:11just
- 7:11seems
- 7:11to
- 7:11me
- 7:12that
- 7:12that
- 7:13is
- 7:13a
- 7:13very,
- 7:13very
- 7:14critical
- 7:14part
- 7:15of
- 7:16my
- 7:16kids
- 7:17success.
- 7:18That
- 7:18is
- 7:18a
- 7:19great
- 7:19point.
- 7:20Dr.
- 7:20Burke,
- 7:21anything
- 7:21you
- 7:21want
- 7:21to
- 7:21add
- 7:21to
- 7:21that?
- 7:22Yeah,
- 7:23when
- 7:23I
- 7:24talk
- 7:24to
- 7:24students,
- 7:24I
- 7:24think
- 7:25they
- 7:25get
- 7:26beaten
- 7:26down
- 7:26a
- 7:26little
- 7:27bit
- 7:27by
- 7:28the
- 7:28haters,
- 7:29if
- 7:29you
- 7:29will,
- 7:29that,
- 7:30oh,
- 7:30you
- 7:30can
- 7:30earn
- 7:30a
- 7:30living
- 7:31in
- 7:31the
- 7:31horse
- 7:31industry.
- 7:32There
- 7:32are
- 7:32no
- 7:32jobs
- 7:32out
- 7:33there.
- 7:33And
- 7:33I
- 7:33would
- 7:33say
- 7:33stay
- 7:34optimistic.
- 7:34There
- 7:35are
- 7:35lots
- 7:35of
- 7:36jobs
- 7:36out
- 7:36there.
- 7:37You
- 7:37just
- 7:38have
- 7:38to
- 7:38find
- 7:38them
- 7:38or
- 7:38you
- 7:38have
- 7:39to
- 7:39be
- 7:39in
- 7:39the
- 7:39right
- 7:39place
- 7:39at
- 7:40the
- 7:40right
- 7:40time
- 7:40and
- 7:40you
- 7:40have
- 7:41to
- 7:41network
- 7:41and
- 7:41you
- 7:41do
- 7:42have
- 7:42to
- 7:42work
- 7:42hard.
- 7:43So
- 7:43I
- 7:43have
- 7:43a
- 7:43PhD
- 7:44and
- 7:44I
- 7:44still
- 7:45clean
- 7:45stalls
- 7:45and
- 7:45I
- 7:46actually
- 7:46love
- 7:46it
- 7:46because
- 7:46it's
- 7:47great
- 7:47exercise.
- 7:49So
- 7:49you
- 7:49know,
- 7:50don't
- 7:50listen
- 7:50to
- 7:50everybody
- 7:51who
- 7:51might
- 7:51be
- 7:51in
- 7:52a
- 7:52bad
- 7:52mood
- 7:52that
- 7:52day.
- 7:53You,
- 7:53you
- 7:53can
- 7:54do
- 7:54it.
- 7:54If
- 7:54we
- 7:55all
- 7:55did,
- 7:55you
- 7:55can
- 7:55do
- 7:56it
- 7:56too.
- 7:56And
- 7:57then
- 7:57I
- 7:57would
- 7:57say
- 7:58when
- 7:58I
- 7:58talk
- 7:58to
- 7:58employers,
- 7:59communication
- 8:00skills
- 8:00are
- 8:01such
- 8:01a
- 8:01big
- 8:01factor
- 8:02of
- 8:02their
- 8:03hiring
- 8:03process.
- 8:04They
- 8:04want
- 8:04somebody
- 8:04who
- 8:04not
- 8:05only
- 8:05can
- 8:05orally
- 8:05communicate,
- 8:06they
- 8:07really
- 8:07want
- 8:07someone
- 8:07who
- 8:08has
- 8:08good
- 8:08writing
- 8:09skills.
- 8:09So
- 8:10work
- 8:10on
- 8:10those.
- 8:10And
- 8:10the
- 8:11one
- 8:11thing
- 8:11we've
- 8:11been
- 8:11trying
- 8:11to
- 8:12talk
- 8:12to
- 8:12our
- 8:12students
- 8:13about
- 8:13is
- 8:13business
- 8:14skills.
- 8:14I
- 8:14Mean,
- 8:15you
- 8:15know,
- 8:15you
- 8:15can
- 8:15lose
- 8:16a
- 8:16lot
- 8:16of
- 8:16money
- 8:16in
- 8:16the
- 8:17horse
- 8:17industry,
- 8:17but
- 8:18if
- 8:18you
- 8:18understand
- 8:19basic
- 8:19business
- 8:20skill,
- 8:20I
- 8:21think
- 8:21that'll
- 8:21take
- 8:21you
- 8:22a
- 8:22long
- 8:22way
- 8:22to
- 8:22losing
- 8:23less
- 8:23money.
- 8:24But
- 8:24seriously
- 8:25though,
- 8:26getting,
- 8:27you
- 8:27know,
- 8:27taking
- 8:27a
- 8:28business
- 8:28class
- 8:28or
- 8:28even
- 8:29the
- 8:29free
- 8:29classes
- 8:30on
- 8:30Coursera
- 8:30or
- 8:31edX,
- 8:31something
- 8:32like
- 8:32that,
- 8:32just
- 8:32to
- 8:32give
- 8:33you
- 8:33some
- 8:33skills
- 8:33in
- 8:34that,
- 8:34I
- 8:34think
- 8:34can
- 8:35very
- 8:35much
- 8:35help
- 8:36land
- 8:36you
- 8:37a
- 8:37job
- 8:37and
- 8:38help
- 8:38you
- 8:38make
- 8:39more
- 8:39money
- 8:40for
- 8:40that,
- 8:40you
- 8:40know,
- 8:41career.
- 8:42Yeah,
- 8:42that's
- 8:43a
- 8:43great
- 8:43point,
- 8:43because
- 8:44I
- 8:44think
- 8:45something
- 8:45people
- 8:46get
- 8:46really
- 8:46scared
- 8:47of
- 8:47is
- 8:47they're
- 8:47going
- 8:47to
- 8:47come
- 8:47into
- 8:48the
- 8:48industry
- 8:48and
- 8:48be
- 8:48living
- 8:49off
- 8:49ramen
- 8:49and
- 8:50sleeping
- 8:50in
- 8:50an
- 8:50RV
- 8:51in
- 8:51their
- 8:51trainer's
- 8:52driveway
- 8:52for
- 8:52the
- 8:52rest
- 8:53of
- 8:53their
- 8:53life.
- 8:53But
- 8:54there's
- 8:54a
- 8:54lot
- 8:54of
- 8:55opportunity
- 8:55out
- 8:55there
- 8:55to
- 8:56be
- 8:56kind
- 8:56of
- 8:56going
- 8:57different
- 8:57ways
- 8:57depending
- 8:57on
- 8:58how
- 8:58you
- 8:58want
- 8:58to
- 8:58apply
- 8:58your
- 8:59skills.
- 9:00Dr.
- 9:00Robin,
- 9:01anything
- 9:01you'd
- 9:01like
- 9:01to
- 9:01add?
- 9:02Yeah,
- 9:03so,
- 9:03I
- 9:03mean,
- 9:03I
- 9:03think
- 9:04you
- 9:04all
- 9:04make
- 9:04some
- 9:05really
- 9:05excellent
- 9:05points
- 9:06here.
- 9:06And
- 9:07one
- 9:07of
- 9:07the
- 9:07things
- 9:07that
- 9:07I
- 9:07really
- 9:07try
- 9:08to
- 9:08emphasize
- 9:08with
- 9:08our
- 9:08students
- 9:09is
- 9:09the
- 9:09beautiful
- 9:10thing
- 9:10about
- 9:11the
- 9:11horse
- 9:11industry
- 9:12is
- 9:12that
- 9:12it
- 9:12is
- 9:12an
- 9:12industry.
- 9:13And
- 9:14so
- 9:14because
- 9:14it
- 9:15is,
- 9:16you
- 9:16know,
- 9:16we
- 9:16get
- 9:16to
- 9:17kind
- 9:17of
- 9:17look
- 9:17at
- 9:17it.
- 9:17And
- 9:17a
- 9:17lot
- 9:17of
- 9:17our
- 9:18students
- 9:18come
- 9:18from
- 9:18the
- 9:18perspective
- 9:19being
- 9:19horse
- 9:20enthusiasts
- 9:20or
- 9:20riders
- 9:21or
- 9:21competitors.
- 9:22And
- 9:23they
- 9:23may
- 9:23only
- 9:23see
- 9:24one
- 9:24or
- 9:24two
- 9:24or
- 9:24three
- 9:25different
- 9:25types
- 9:25of
- 9:25jobs
- 9:26throughout
- 9:26their
- 9:26time
- 9:27in
- 9:28that
- 9:28space
- 9:28until
- 9:28they
- 9:28get
- 9:29to
- 9:29that
- 9:29college
- 9:29age
- 9:30years.
- 9:30And
- 9:30so
- 9:30it
- 9:30might
- 9:31be
- 9:31a
- 9:31trainer,
- 9:31it
- 9:31might
- 9:31be
- 9:32a
- 9:32barn
- 9:32manager,
- 9:32it
- 9:32might
- 9:32be
- 9:33a
- 9:33veterinarian.
- 9:33And
- 9:34they
- 9:34don't
- 9:34necessarily
- 9:35get
- 9:35to
- 9:35see
- 9:36the
- 9:36wide
- 9:37variety
- 9:38of
- 9:38people
- 9:39and
- 9:39careers
- 9:40that
- 9:40are
- 9:40supporting
- 9:40this
- 9:41industry
- 9:41from
- 9:41multiple
- 9:42different
- 9:42spaces.
- 9:43And
- 9:43so
- 9:43one
- 9:44of
- 9:44the
- 9:44things
- 9:44that
- 9:44I
- 9:45highly
- 9:45recommend
- 9:45and
- 9:45encourage
- 9:46is
- 9:46really
- 9:46thinking
- 9:47about
- 9:47their
- 9:47students
- 9:48as
- 9:48who
- 9:48they
- 9:48are.
- 9:49You
- 9:49know,
- 9:49what
- 9:49are
- 9:49your,
- 9:50what
- 9:50is
- 9:50your
- 9:50personality
- 9:50type,
- 9:51what
- 9:51are
- 9:51the
- 9:51strengths
- 9:51that
- 9:51you
- 9:52bring
- 9:52to
- 9:52a
- 9:52position
- 9:53and
- 9:53opportunity,
- 9:53and
- 9:54then
- 9:54how
- 9:54can
- 9:55you
- 9:55apply
- 9:55that
- 9:55within
- 9:55the
- 9:56equine
- 9:56industry?
- 9:57So
- 9:57where
- 9:57can
- 9:58you
- 9:58take
- 9:58what
- 9:58skills
- 9:59you
- 9:59have,
- 9:59what
- 9:59your
- 10:00special
- 10:00characteristics
- 10:01are,
- 10:01or
- 10:01what
- 10:01your
- 10:01gifts
- 10:02might
- 10:02be
- 10:02and
- 10:03find
- 10:03a
- 10:03place
- 10:03for
- 10:03you
- 10:04within
- 10:04this
- 10:04industry
- 10:05that
- 10:05allows
- 10:05you
- 10:05to
- 10:06support
- 10:06the
- 10:07thing
- 10:07that
- 10:07you
- 10:07might
- 10:08love
- 10:08the
- 10:08most
- 10:08in
- 10:08this,
- 10:09in
- 10:09the
- 10:09organizations
- 10:10or
- 10:10the
- 10:11people
- 10:11and
- 10:11the
- 10:11animal
- 10:12that
- 10:12you've
- 10:13been
- 10:13drawn
- 10:13to,
- 10:13maybe
- 10:14in
- 10:14a
- 10:15traditional
- 10:15or
- 10:15non
- 10:16traditional
- 10:16way,
- 10:16when
- 10:17it
- 10:17comes
- 10:17to
- 10:17thinking
- 10:17about
- 10:18hands
- 10:18on
- 10:18horse
- 10:18skills
- 10:19or,
- 10:19you
- 10:19know,
- 10:20some
- 10:20of
- 10:20the
- 10:20other
- 10:20careers
- 10:20that
- 10:21you
- 10:21guys
- 10:21mentioned
- 10:21in
- 10:21the
- 10:22auxiliary
- 10:22space.
- 10:22So,
- 10:23and
- 10:23then
- 10:23I
- 10:23would
- 10:24always
- 10:24recommend
- 10:24too,
- 10:25like
- 10:25the
- 10:25next
- 10:25step
- 10:26is
- 10:26once,
- 10:26once
- 10:26you
- 10:26brainstorm
- 10:27that,
- 10:27start
- 10:28testing
- 10:29it
- 10:29out,
- 10:29you
- 10:30know,
- 10:30job
- 10:30shadow,
- 10:30as
- 10:31many
- 10:31people
- 10:31as
- 10:31you
- 10:31can,
- 10:32ask
- 10:33as
- 10:33many
- 10:33questions
- 10:33as
- 10:34you
- 10:34can
- 10:34Just
- 10:34getting
- 10:35yourself
- 10:35out
- 10:35there
- 10:36and
- 10:36starting
- 10:36to
- 10:36talk
- 10:36to
- 10:37people
- 10:37and
- 10:37understand
- 10:37what
- 10:37those
- 10:38careers
- 10:38are
- 10:38is
- 10:38really,
- 10:39really
- 10:39impactful.
- 10:41Yeah.
- 10:41That
- 10:41idea
- 10:42of
- 10:42kind
- 10:43of
- 10:43as
- 10:43we
- 10:44ask
- 10:45students
- 10:45to
- 10:46look
- 10:46at
- 10:46their
- 10:46individual
- 10:47skills
- 10:48and
- 10:48not
- 10:48just
- 10:49kind
- 10:49of
- 10:49ask
- 10:49themselves
- 10:51how
- 10:51they
- 10:51can
- 10:51come
- 10:52into
- 10:52the
- 10:52industry,
- 10:52but
- 10:53how
- 10:53can
- 10:53they
- 10:53bring
- 10:53the
- 10:54industry
- 10:54into
- 10:55their
- 10:55lives
- 10:55and
- 10:56into
- 10:56their
- 10:57interests
- 10:57and
- 10:57their
- 10:58hob.
- 10:59It
- 10:59kind
- 10:59of
- 10:59goes
- 10:59both
- 11:00ways,
- 11:00I
- 11:00think,
- 11:01in
- 11:01my
- 11:01mind.
- 11:02So
- 11:03for
- 11:03sure,
- 11:04talk
- 11:04about
- 11:04all
- 11:04of
- 11:05the
- 11:05different
- 11:05opportunities
- 11:06out
- 11:06there.
- 11:07What
- 11:07are
- 11:07some
- 11:07of
- 11:07the
- 11:08non
- 11:08traditional
- 11:08careers
- 11:09you've
- 11:09seen
- 11:10professionals
- 11:10excel
- 11:11at?
- 11:11And
- 11:11we'll
- 11:11start
- 11:12with
- 11:12someone
- 11:12else.
- 11:12So,
- 11:13Dr.
- 11:13Burke,
- 11:13let's
- 11:13start
- 11:14with
- 11:14you.
- 11:15Okay.
- 11:16I
- 11:16was
- 11:16trying
- 11:16to
- 11:17think
- 11:17of
- 11:17all
- 11:17the
- 11:17different
- 11:18places
- 11:18our
- 11:18students
- 11:19have
- 11:19gone
- 11:19and
- 11:20some
- 11:20of
- 11:20the
- 11:21cool
- 11:21jobs
- 11:21I
- 11:21think
- 11:22they've
- 11:22got
- 11:23into.
- 11:23Like
- 11:23one
- 11:23of
- 11:24the
- 11:24really,
- 11:24I
- 11:24think
- 11:24great
- 11:25jobs
- 11:25is
- 11:25an
- 11:25extension
- 11:26and
- 11:26that
- 11:26might
- 11:27be
- 11:27more
- 11:27traditional.
- 11:28But
- 11:28we
- 11:28have
- 11:28someone
- 11:28here
- 11:29that
- 11:29does
- 11:29equinix
- 11:30extension
- 11:30and
- 11:30poultry
- 11:31extension.
- 11:32So
- 11:32you
- 11:32don't
- 11:32just
- 11:32have
- 11:32to
- 11:33like
- 11:33horses.
- 11:33You
- 11:33can
- 11:34actually
- 11:34take
- 11:34more
- 11:35than
- 11:35one
- 11:35passion
- 11:35and
- 11:35wrap
- 11:36it
- 11:36into
- 11:36a
- 11:36job.
- 11:37We've
- 11:37had
- 11:38people
- 11:38who
- 11:39maybe
- 11:39not
- 11:39want
- 11:39to
- 11:40work
- 11:40at
- 11:41a
- 11:41barn
- 11:41per
- 11:41se,
- 11:42but
- 11:42they
- 11:42are
- 11:42in
- 11:43soil
- 11:43conservation.
- 11:44They
- 11:44love,
- 11:44you
- 11:45know,
- 11:46teaching
- 11:47other
- 11:47people
- 11:47about
- 11:47how
- 11:47to
- 11:48adopt
- 11:48environmentally
- 11:49friendly
- 11:49best
- 11:50management
- 11:50practices
- 11:50for
- 11:51their
- 11:51farm.
- 11:51And
- 11:51so
- 11:52they
- 11:52work
- 11:52for
- 11:52soil
- 11:52conservation,
- 11:53they
- 11:53work
- 11:53with
- 11:54horse
- 11:54farm
- 11:54owners,
- 11:55and
- 11:55they
- 11:56help
- 11:56it
- 11:56better
- 11:57the
- 11:57horse.
- 11:57But
- 11:57it's
- 11:58not
- 11:58like
- 11:58that
- 11:59hands
- 11:59on,
- 11:59direct
- 12:00job
- 12:00that
- 12:00I
- 12:00think
- 12:00a
- 12:00lot
- 12:01of
- 12:01people
- 12:01talk
- 12:02about
- 12:02about.
- 12:02We've
- 12:03had
- 12:03some
- 12:03students
- 12:04go
- 12:04on
- 12:04to
- 12:04be
- 12:05events
- 12:05directors
- 12:06of
- 12:06the
- 12:06Maryland
- 12:06five
- 12:07Star,
- 12:07for
- 12:07instance,
- 12:08running
- 12:08big
- 12:09horse
- 12:09shows.
- 12:10I
- 12:10guess
- 12:10that
- 12:11may
- 12:11be
- 12:11a
- 12:11lot.
- 12:11I
- 12:12don't
- 12:12know
- 12:12what's
- 12:12traditional
- 12:13versus
- 12:13untraditional,
- 12:14but
- 12:14that
- 12:14takes
- 12:15a
- 12:15lot
- 12:15of
- 12:15business
- 12:15skills.
- 12:16Again,
- 12:16not
- 12:16hands
- 12:16on
- 12:16with
- 12:16the
- 12:17horse,
- 12:17but
- 12:17everything
- 12:17they
- 12:18do
- 12:18is
- 12:18about
- 12:18the
- 12:19horse
- 12:19and
- 12:19about
- 12:20their
- 12:20industry.
- 12:21And
- 12:21then
- 12:21you
- 12:21get
- 12:22students
- 12:22like
- 12:22go
- 12:23on
- 12:23to
- 12:23manage
- 12:25Banfield
- 12:26pet
- 12:27clinics
- 12:27or
- 12:27pet.
- 12:28I
- 12:28guess
- 12:28they're
- 12:28like
- 12:29hospitals
- 12:29in
- 12:29the
- 12:30pet
- 12:30stores.
- 12:31You
- 12:32know,
- 12:32earlier
- 12:32we
- 12:33mentioned
- 12:33I
- 12:33am
- 12:33married
- 12:34to
- 12:34the
- 12:34CEO
- 12:35of
- 12:35U.S.
- 12:35eventing,
- 12:36the
- 12:36U.S.
- 12:37eventing
- 12:37Association.
- 12:38And
- 12:38that
- 12:39took.
- 12:40That
- 12:40took
- 12:40kind
- 12:41of
- 12:41a
- 12:41zigzag
- 12:41path
- 12:42for
- 12:42him
- 12:42to
- 12:42get
- 12:42to.
- 12:43But
- 12:43who
- 12:43would
- 12:43have
- 12:44thought,
- 12:44you
- 12:44know,
- 12:44you
- 12:44wake
- 12:44up
- 12:45one
- 12:45day
- 12:45and
- 12:45say,
- 12:45I
- 12:45want
- 12:45to
- 12:46run
- 12:46a
- 12:46major
- 12:46equestrian
- 12:47organization.
- 12:49So
- 12:49those
- 12:49are
- 12:49just
- 12:49a
- 12:50few
- 12:50things.
- 12:50I
- 12:50mean,
- 12:51whatever
- 12:51you
- 12:52love,
- 12:52like
- 12:53Savannah
- 12:53was
- 12:53talking
- 12:54about,
- 12:54whatever
- 12:54is
- 12:54your
- 12:55passion,
- 12:55you
- 12:56can
- 12:56figure
- 12:56out
- 12:56how
- 12:57to
- 12:57get
- 12:57it
- 12:57into
- 12:58the
- 12:58horse
- 12:58industry,
- 12:58whether
- 12:59it's
- 12:59directly
- 12:59with
- 12:59horses
- 13:00or
- 13:00indirectly
- 13:01in
- 13:01air
- 13:01conditioning,
- 13:02not
- 13:02in
- 13:02air
- 13:03conditioning.
- 13:04You
- 13:04know,
- 13:04there's
- 13:04all
- 13:04kinds
- 13:05of
- 13:05types
- 13:05of
- 13:05jobs
- 13:05because
- 13:06it
- 13:06is
- 13:06such
- 13:06a
- 13:06diverse
- 13:07industry,
- 13:08and
- 13:08that
- 13:08means
- 13:08diverse
- 13:09jobs
- 13:09that
- 13:10are
- 13:10out
- 13:10there.
- 13:11Yeah,
- 13:11it
- 13:11makes
- 13:11me
- 13:12think
- 13:12of,
- 13:12like,
- 13:12those
- 13:13high
- 13:13school
- 13:13career
- 13:14aptitude
- 13:14tests.
- 13:15Deciding
- 13:16if
- 13:16you
- 13:16want
- 13:16to
- 13:16be
- 13:16working
- 13:16in
- 13:17air
- 13:17conditioning
- 13:17should
- 13:18definitely
- 13:18be
- 13:18on.
- 13:19There,
- 13:20right
- 13:21inside
- 13:21the
- 13:21barn,
- 13:22in
- 13:22an
- 13:22office.
- 13:23You
- 13:23know,
- 13:23those
- 13:24things
- 13:24you
- 13:24have
- 13:24to
- 13:24decide
- 13:25for
- 13:25yourself
- 13:25what
- 13:26really
- 13:26fits
- 13:26with
- 13:26you.
- 13:27But
- 13:27there's
- 13:28that
- 13:29I
- 13:29think
- 13:29you
- 13:29can
- 13:29find
- 13:30that
- 13:30works
- 13:31with
- 13:31you.
- 13:32Dr.
- 13:32Raman,
- 13:33anything
- 13:33you'd
- 13:33like
- 13:33to
- 13:33add?
- 13:34Yeah,
- 13:35I
- 13:35think
- 13:35those
- 13:35are
- 13:35excellent
- 13:36examples
- 13:37that
- 13:37Dr.
- 13:37Burke
- 13:38provided
- 13:38there.
- 13:38And
- 13:38I
- 13:39think,
- 13:39you
- 13:39know,
- 13:39we
- 13:39always
- 13:40joke
- 13:40that
- 13:41if
- 13:41our
- 13:42student.
- 13:42If
- 13:42we
- 13:42didn't
- 13:42have
- 13:42an
- 13:42equine
- 13:43degree
- 13:43at
- 13:43UK,
- 13:43our
- 13:44students
- 13:44would
- 13:44make
- 13:44up
- 13:44maybe
- 13:4540
- 13:45different
- 13:45majors
- 13:46because
- 13:46they
- 13:46go
- 13:46in
- 13:47so
- 13:47many
- 13:47different
- 13:48spaces.
- 13:49They're
- 13:49going
- 13:49to
- 13:49law
- 13:50school
- 13:50and
- 13:51thinking
- 13:51about
- 13:51what
- 13:51is
- 13:51equine
- 13:52law
- 13:52and
- 13:52how
- 13:52does
- 13:52that
- 13:52impact.
- 13:53You've
- 13:53got
- 13:53students
- 13:53going
- 13:54to
- 13:54DC
- 13:54thinking
- 13:55about
- 13:55it
- 13:56from
- 13:56a
- 13:56policy
- 13:56perspective.
- 13:57And
- 13:57I
- 13:57know
- 13:57that's
- 13:58really
- 13:58important.
- 13:58When
- 13:58we
- 13:58think
- 13:58about
- 13:59advocating
- 13:59for
- 13:59the
- 13:59horse
- 14:00industry
- 14:01on
- 14:01the
- 14:01American
- 14:01Horse
- 14:02Council
- 14:02side,
- 14:03marketing,
- 14:04communications,
- 14:04you
- 14:05know,
- 14:05it
- 14:05was
- 14:05mentioned
- 14:05event
- 14:06planning,
- 14:06we're
- 14:07seeing
- 14:07an
- 14:07increase
- 14:07in
- 14:08equine
- 14:08assisted
- 14:08services.
- 14:09So
- 14:09students
- 14:10being
- 14:10engaged
- 14:10in
- 14:10equine
- 14:11assisted
- 14:11services
- 14:12and
- 14:12therapies,
- 14:13you
- 14:13know,
- 14:13where
- 14:15that
- 14:15was,
- 14:15you
- 14:15know,
- 14:16eight
- 14:16years
- 14:16ago
- 14:16when
- 14:16I
- 14:16got
- 14:16to.
- 14:17Or
- 14:17six,
- 14:17seven
- 14:17years
- 14:17ago
- 14:18when
- 14:18I
- 14:18got
- 14:18to
- 14:18uk,
- 14:19that
- 14:19was
- 14:19growing.
- 14:20But
- 14:20now
- 14:20we're
- 14:20seeing
- 14:20a
- 14:20lot
- 14:21of
- 14:21our
- 14:21students
- 14:21come
- 14:22to
- 14:22that
- 14:22with
- 14:22a
- 14:23background
- 14:23from
- 14:23that
- 14:24space,
- 14:24or
- 14:24that
- 14:24was
- 14:24how
- 14:24they
- 14:25were
- 14:25introduced
- 14:26to
- 14:26the
- 14:26horse
- 14:26and
- 14:27how
- 14:27can
- 14:27we
- 14:27use
- 14:28horses
- 14:28to
- 14:28help
- 14:28heal
- 14:29people?
- 14:29And
- 14:30then
- 14:30you
- 14:30have,
- 14:30you
- 14:30know,
- 14:31thinking
- 14:31about
- 14:31vet
- 14:32school
- 14:32or
- 14:32research.
- 14:33You
- 14:33know,
- 14:33that's
- 14:33another
- 14:33space
- 14:34that
- 14:34a
- 14:34lot
- 14:34of
- 14:34our
- 14:34students
- 14:36think
- 14:36about
- 14:36getting
- 14:36into.
- 14:36And
- 14:37I
- 14:37don't
- 14:37mean
- 14:37to
- 14:37just
- 14:37refer
- 14:38to
- 14:38students,
- 14:38but,
- 14:38you
- 14:38know,
- 14:39people
- 14:39within
- 14:39the
- 14:39industry,
- 14:40whether
- 14:40that's
- 14:40pharmaceutical
- 14:41research
- 14:42or
- 14:42biosystems
- 14:43and
- 14:43engineering
- 14:44and
- 14:44the
- 14:44impact
- 14:45on
- 14:45the
- 14:45environment.
- 14:46So
- 14:46I
- 14:46think
- 14:47there's
- 14:48really
- 14:49all
- 14:49kinds
- 14:49of
- 14:49different
- 14:50ways
- 14:50and
- 14:50spaces
- 14:51that
- 14:51you
- 14:51can
- 14:51fill,
- 14:52and
- 14:53the
- 14:53opportunities
- 14:53are
- 14:54really
- 14:54endless.
- 14:55I
- 14:55think
- 14:55that
- 14:55vet
- 14:55school
- 14:56point
- 14:56is
- 14:56such
- 14:56a
- 14:57good
- 14:57one,
- 14:57because
- 14:57even
- 14:57if
- 14:58you
- 14:58say,
- 14:58okay,
- 14:58I
- 14:58want
- 14:58to
- 14:58go
- 14:58to
- 14:59a
- 14:59vet
- 14:59school,
- 15:00you
- 15:00can
- 15:00be
- 15:00so
- 15:01much
- 15:01more
- 15:01than
- 15:02just
- 15:02an
- 15:02ambulatory
- 15:03equine
- 15:04vet
- 15:04that
- 15:04goes
- 15:04to
- 15:04someone's
- 15:05house
- 15:05and
- 15:05gives
- 15:05vaccines.
- 15:06You
- 15:06could
- 15:06be
- 15:07a
- 15:07state
- 15:07animal
- 15:07health
- 15:08official,
- 15:08you
- 15:08could
- 15:08get
- 15:09into
- 15:09research,
- 15:09you
- 15:10could
- 15:10work
- 15:10for
- 15:11pharmaceuticals
- 15:12rehab.
- 15:12And
- 15:13that's
- 15:13just
- 15:13the
- 15:13veterinary
- 15:14world.
- 15:14And
- 15:14that
- 15:15diversity
- 15:15applies
- 15:16to
- 15:16kind
- 15:16of
- 15:16every
- 15:17single
- 15:17aspect.
- 15:18Ellen,
- 15:19anything
- 15:19you'd
- 15:19like
- 15:19to
- 15:19add?
- 15:20Yes,
- 15:21because
- 15:21I
- 15:21come
- 15:21from
- 15:22a
- 15:22racing
- 15:22background,
- 15:23I
- 15:23think
- 15:23that
- 15:23we
- 15:23haven't
- 15:23even
- 15:24touched
- 15:24on
- 15:24the
- 15:24racing
- 15:25front
- 15:26side.
- 15:26Careers,
- 15:27everything
- 15:28from
- 15:28a
- 15:28chef
- 15:29to
- 15:29a
- 15:29photographer
- 15:30to
- 15:30a
- 15:30bugler.
- 15:31There's
- 15:32hundreds
- 15:32of
- 15:33jobs
- 15:33at
- 15:33a
- 15:34racetrack,
- 15:35whether
- 15:35it
- 15:35be
- 15:35harness
- 15:36or
- 15:36thoroughbred,
- 15:37that
- 15:38often
- 15:39kids
- 15:39don't
- 15:40even
- 15:40think
- 15:40of.
- 15:41That
- 15:42said,
- 15:42I
- 15:42have
- 15:43a
- 15:43very
- 15:43good
- 15:43example
- 15:44of
- 15:44a
- 15:44young
- 15:44lady
- 15:44that
- 15:44I
- 15:45had
- 15:45at
- 15:45camp.
- 15:46She
- 15:46had
- 15:47very
- 15:47little
- 15:47horse
- 15:48experience
- 15:48and
- 15:49to
- 15:49this
- 15:49day
- 15:49I
- 15:50don't
- 15:50believe
- 15:50she's
- 15:50ever
- 15:51owned
- 15:51her
- 15:51own
- 15:51horse.
- 15:52But
- 15:53from
- 15:53camp,
- 15:54she
- 15:54went
- 15:54through
- 15:54every
- 15:54level
- 15:55of
- 15:55our
- 15:55program
- 15:56and
- 15:56then
- 15:56she
- 15:57decided
- 15:57she
- 15:57wanted
- 15:57to
- 15:57work
- 15:58with
- 15:58hands
- 15:58on,
- 15:59with
- 15:59horses.
- 15:59That's
- 16:00great.
- 16:00She
- 16:01went
- 16:01to
- 16:01college,
- 16:01got
- 16:02an
- 16:02equine
- 16:02science
- 16:03degree,
- 16:03and
- 16:04then
- 16:04realized
- 16:05that
- 16:05maybe
- 16:05she
- 16:05didn't
- 16:06want
- 16:06to
- 16:06work
- 16:06quite,
- 16:06quite
- 16:06that
- 16:07hard.
- 16:07And
- 16:08she
- 16:08became
- 16:08a
- 16:09race
- 16:09track,
- 16:10race
- 16:11secretary,
- 16:11assistant.
- 16:12And
- 16:12from
- 16:12that
- 16:13she
- 16:13jumped
- 16:13to
- 16:14social
- 16:14media.
- 16:15There's
- 16:15nothing
- 16:16more
- 16:17fulfilling
- 16:17to
- 16:17me
- 16:18than
- 16:18seeing
- 16:18a
- 16:18young
- 16:18person
- 16:19find
- 16:19their
- 16:20dream.
- 16:20And
- 16:21I
- 16:21think
- 16:21that
- 16:21maybe
- 16:23as
- 16:24one
- 16:24of
- 16:24the
- 16:24older
- 16:25people
- 16:25on
- 16:25this
- 16:26panel,
- 16:26I
- 16:26believe
- 16:26that
- 16:27we
- 16:28can
- 16:28encourage
- 16:30new
- 16:31and
- 16:31creative
- 16:32jobs
- 16:33in
- 16:33social
- 16:34media,
- 16:34digital
- 16:35management,
- 16:35all
- 16:36those
- 16:36things
- 16:36that
- 16:37I
- 16:37really
- 16:38don't
- 16:38have
- 16:38an
- 16:38interest
- 16:38in,
- 16:39but
- 16:39young
- 16:39people
- 16:40thrive
- 16:40on
- 16:40it.
- 16:42That
- 16:42is
- 16:42a
- 16:42great
- 16:43point.
- 16:43That
- 16:43whole,
- 16:44not
- 16:44just
- 16:44social
- 16:44media,
- 16:45but
- 16:45marketing
- 16:45and
- 16:46communities
- 16:46in
- 16:47general
- 16:47is
- 16:47huge
- 16:48for
- 16:48the
- 16:48industry
- 16:49and
- 16:49there's
- 16:49a
- 16:49lot
- 16:50of
- 16:50opportunity
- 16:50there.
- 16:52Can
- 16:52I
- 16:52piggyback
- 16:53off
- 16:53one
- 16:53comment
- 16:53there?
- 16:54Yes,
- 16:54absolutely.
- 16:56I
- 16:57think
- 16:57one
- 16:57of
- 16:57the
- 16:57things
- 16:57too
- 16:58that
- 16:58we
- 16:59have
- 16:59to
- 16:59encourage
- 16:59a
- 16:59lot
- 16:59of
- 17:00young
- 17:00people
- 17:00to
- 17:00think
- 17:01about
- 17:01is
- 17:01that
- 17:02as
- 17:03quickly
- 17:03as
- 17:03our
- 17:03industries
- 17:04change,
- 17:04as
- 17:04quickly
- 17:04as
- 17:05technology
- 17:05is
- 17:05changing,
- 17:05I
- 17:05think,
- 17:06Ellen,
- 17:06you
- 17:06did
- 17:06a
- 17:06great
- 17:06job
- 17:07representing
- 17:07this.
- 17:08The
- 17:08job
- 17:08that
- 17:09they
- 17:09may
- 17:09have
- 17:10in
- 17:10five
- 17:10to
- 17:1010
- 17:11years
- 17:11or
- 17:11four
- 17:11to
- 17:12six
- 17:12years
- 17:12may
- 17:12not
- 17:13even
- 17:13exist
- 17:13yet.
- 17:14I
- 17:14think
- 17:15sometimes
- 17:15we
- 17:15can
- 17:15get
- 17:16so
- 17:16focused
- 17:16on
- 17:17a
- 17:18specific
- 17:18job
- 17:18that
- 17:19I
- 17:19want
- 17:19to
- 17:19do
- 17:20that
- 17:20we
- 17:20miss
- 17:20the
- 17:21mark
- 17:21on
- 17:21thinking
- 17:21about,
- 17:22okay,
- 17:22what
- 17:22value
- 17:22am
- 17:23I
- 17:23going
- 17:23to
- 17:23bring
- 17:23to
- 17:24the
- 17:24industry,
- 17:24what
- 17:24space
- 17:25am
- 17:25I
- 17:25going
- 17:25to
- 17:25fill,
- 17:26what
- 17:26skills
- 17:27am
- 17:27I
- 17:27going
- 17:27to
- 17:27be
- 17:27able
- 17:28to
- 17:28contribute
- 17:28and
- 17:29then
- 17:29being
- 17:29able
- 17:29to
- 17:29find
- 17:30and
- 17:30maybe
- 17:31the
- 17:31job
- 17:31at
- 17:31the
- 17:31time
- 17:32that
- 17:32fits
- 17:32that
- 17:33skill
- 17:33set.
- 17:34And
- 17:34I
- 17:34think
- 17:34that's
- 17:34really,
- 17:35really,
- 17:35really
- 17:35important
- 17:36as
- 17:36they
- 17:37navigate
- 17:37that
- 17:37journey.
- 17:38Yes,
- 17:39keeping
- 17:39an
- 17:39open
- 17:39mind
- 17:40is
- 17:40critical.
- 17:44And
- 17:44not
- 17:44being
- 17:44afraid
- 17:45to
- 17:45get
- 17:46creative
- 17:46and
- 17:47take
- 17:47that
- 17:47risk
- 17:47in
- 17:48being
- 17:48creative
- 17:48too.
- 17:49I
- 17:50think
- 17:50you're
- 17:50gonna.
- 17:51Anyone
- 17:51would
- 17:52say
- 17:52this.
- 17:52I
- 17:52think
- 17:52in
- 17:52the
- 17:52horse
- 17:53industry
- 17:53you
- 17:53have
- 17:53to
- 17:53be
- 17:54dedicated
- 17:54to
- 17:54lifelong
- 17:55learning.
- 17:55I
- 17:55know
- 17:56we
- 17:56talk
- 17:56about
- 17:56that
- 17:56a
- 17:56lot,
- 17:56but
- 17:57the
- 17:57horses
- 17:57always
- 17:57keep
- 17:57you
- 17:58on
- 17:58your
- 17:58toes
- 17:58and
- 17:58they're
- 17:58always
- 17:59teaching
- 17:59us
- 17:59something
- 18:00new
- 18:00and
- 18:00that
- 18:01as
- 18:01soon
- 18:01as
- 18:01you
- 18:01think
- 18:01you
- 18:01know
- 18:02it
- 18:02all,
- 18:02you
- 18:02don't
- 18:03with
- 18:03a
- 18:03horse.
- 18:04But
- 18:05also
- 18:05I
- 18:05find
- 18:06in
- 18:06my
- 18:06own
- 18:06job,
- 18:07I'm
- 18:08constantly
- 18:08learning
- 18:09new
- 18:09software
- 18:10New
- 18:10things.
- 18:10I
- 18:10mean,
- 18:11you
- 18:11just
- 18:11have
- 18:11to
- 18:12be
- 18:12self
- 18:12taught
- 18:13and
- 18:13learn.
- 18:14So
- 18:15I
- 18:15think
- 18:15that's
- 18:15a
- 18:16good
- 18:16attitude
- 18:16to
- 18:16take
- 18:17is
- 18:17you're
- 18:17never
- 18:18going
- 18:18to
- 18:18know
- 18:18enough
- 18:18with
- 18:19horses.
- 18:20Software,
- 18:21that's
- 18:21another.
- 18:21We
- 18:21didn't
- 18:21even
- 18:22talk
- 18:22about
- 18:22software
- 18:22yet.
- 18:23So
- 18:23there's
- 18:24app
- 18:24developers
- 18:25and
- 18:25horse
- 18:26show
- 18:26management
- 18:27software
- 18:27writers
- 18:28and
- 18:29contact
- 18:30management
- 18:31software
- 18:32writers
- 18:32who
- 18:32are
- 18:33all
- 18:33working
- 18:34in
- 18:34the
- 18:34equine
- 18:35space.
- 18:35It's
- 18:36the
- 18:36industry's
- 18:36everywhere.
- 18:38So
- 18:39moving
- 18:40on
- 18:40from
- 18:40this
- 18:40and
- 18:41we
- 18:41just
- 18:41talked
- 18:41about
- 18:41all
- 18:42the
- 18:42different
- 18:42ways
- 18:43they
- 18:43could
- 18:43be
- 18:43working
- 18:44in
- 18:44the
- 18:44industry.
- 18:46Where
- 18:46can
- 18:46young
- 18:46professionals
- 18:47go
- 18:47to
- 18:47gain
- 18:48experience,
- 18:48I
- 18:48think
- 18:49is
- 18:49a
- 18:49really
- 18:49big
- 18:49question.
- 18:51Dr.
- 18:51Robin,
- 18:52let's
- 18:52start
- 18:52with
- 18:52you.
- 18:54Yeah,
- 18:55so
- 18:55I
- 18:55think
- 18:55that
- 18:56it
- 18:56depends
- 18:57on,
- 18:57you
- 18:57know,
- 18:57people's
- 18:57different
- 18:58career
- 18:58paths.
- 18:58Not
- 18:58necessarily.
- 18:59I
- 18:59mean,
- 18:59I
- 18:59work
- 18:59at
- 18:59a
- 19:00higher
- 19:00education
- 19:00institution
- 19:01so
- 19:02I
- 19:02highly
- 19:02recommend
- 19:03university
- 19:04studies
- 19:05as
- 19:05a
- 19:05way
- 19:05to
- 19:05be
- 19:06able
- 19:06to
- 19:06get
- 19:06into
- 19:06the
- 19:06industry.
- 19:07But
- 19:07I
- 19:07know
- 19:07that
- 19:07that's
- 19:08on
- 19:08everyone's
- 19:08path
- 19:09and
- 19:09I
- 19:09think
- 19:09that's
- 19:10really
- 19:10important
- 19:10that
- 19:11people
- 19:12understand
- 19:12that
- 19:13you
- 19:13can
- 19:13be
- 19:13within
- 19:13the
- 19:14industry
- 19:14and
- 19:15have
- 19:15a
- 19:16degree
- 19:16and
- 19:17within
- 19:17the
- 19:17industry
- 19:18without
- 19:18a
- 19:18degree.
- 19:18And
- 19:19so
- 19:19I
- 19:19think
- 19:20it
- 19:20just
- 19:20depends
- 19:20on
- 19:20what
- 19:21type
- 19:21of
- 19:21career
- 19:21field
- 19:22you
- 19:22want
- 19:22to
- 19:22go
- 19:22into.
- 19:23But
- 19:23regardless,
- 19:24you
- 19:24know,
- 19:24one
- 19:24of
- 19:24the
- 19:25first
- 19:25things
- 19:25that
- 19:25I
- 19:26ask
- 19:26our
- 19:26freshmen
- 19:27to
- 19:27think
- 19:27about
- 19:27is
- 19:27okay,
- 19:28job
- 19:28shadowing.
- 19:28I
- 19:29know
- 19:29I
- 19:29mentioned
- 19:29that
- 19:29before,
- 19:30but
- 19:30you
- 19:30know,
- 19:31there's
- 19:31no
- 19:31other
- 19:31time
- 19:32in
- 19:32your
- 19:32life
- 19:32than
- 19:32the
- 19:33career
- 19:33exploration
- 19:33phase
- 19:34where
- 19:34you
- 19:34can
- 19:34ask
- 19:34somebody
- 19:35to
- 19:35follow
- 19:35them
- 19:35around
- 19:35for
- 19:36a
- 19:36little
- 19:36while
- 19:36or
- 19:36ask
- 19:36them
- 19:36a
- 19:36bunch
- 19:37of
- 19:37questions
- 19:37to
- 19:37kind
- 19:37of
- 19:37stalk
- 19:38their
- 19:38life
- 19:38where
- 19:39it's
- 19:39allowed.
- 19:40And
- 19:40so
- 19:40when
- 19:40you
- 19:41get
- 19:41out
- 19:41into
- 19:41the
- 19:41real
- 19:41world,
- 19:42that's
- 19:42not
- 19:42necessarily
- 19:43as
- 19:43cool
- 19:44of
- 19:44a
- 19:44thing
- 19:44to
- 19:44do.
- 19:45And
- 19:45so
- 19:45using
- 19:46that
- 19:46time
- 19:46wisely
- 19:47while
- 19:47they're
- 19:47young
- 19:47and
- 19:47in
- 19:48exploration
- 19:48to
- 19:49be
- 19:49able
- 19:49to
- 19:50say,
- 19:50hey,
- 19:50what
- 19:51does
- 19:51this
- 19:51actually
- 19:51look
- 19:51like?
- 19:52And
- 19:52understand
- 19:52what
- 19:53that
- 19:53is,
- 19:53you
- 19:53know,
- 19:53whether
- 19:53that
- 19:54is
- 19:54exploring
- 19:55a
- 19:55veterinarian,
- 19:56you
- 19:56know,
- 19:56a
- 19:56lot
- 19:56of
- 19:56students
- 19:57will
- 19:57be
- 19:57like,
- 19:57yes,
- 19:58this
- 19:58is
- 19:58what
- 19:58I
- 19:58want
- 19:58to
- 19:58do
- 19:59until
- 19:59they
- 19:59spend
- 20:00eight
- 20:00hours
- 20:00in
- 20:00a
- 20:00clinic
- 20:01and
- 20:01realize,
- 20:01oh
- 20:01my
- 20:01gosh,
- 20:02it's
- 20:02not
- 20:02just
- 20:03what
- 20:03I
- 20:03thought
- 20:03it
- 20:03was.
- 20:04Now
- 20:04I'm
- 20:04going
- 20:04to
- 20:04have
- 20:04to
- 20:04put
- 20:04this
- 20:05animal
- 20:05down
- 20:05and
- 20:05what
- 20:06are
- 20:06the
- 20:06realities
- 20:07of
- 20:07some
- 20:07of
- 20:07these
- 20:07places
- 20:08and
- 20:08positions
- 20:08too?
- 20:08So
- 20:09I
- 20:09think
- 20:09that's
- 20:09important.
- 20:10But
- 20:10I
- 20:10think
- 20:10taking
- 20:11advantage
- 20:11of
- 20:12so
- 20:12many
- 20:12different
- 20:13resources,
- 20:13following
- 20:14groups
- 20:15on
- 20:15social
- 20:15media,
- 20:16going
- 20:17to
- 20:17events,
- 20:17networking,
- 20:18putting
- 20:18yourself
- 20:19out
- 20:19there
- 20:19and
- 20:19meeting
- 20:20as
- 20:20many
- 20:20people
- 20:20as
- 20:21possible
- 20:21is
- 20:21really,
- 20:21really
- 20:22important.
- 20:23Yeah,
- 20:23I
- 20:23agree.
- 20:24And,
- 20:24and
- 20:25I
- 20:25think
- 20:25also
- 20:26that
- 20:26getting
- 20:27that
- 20:27hands
- 20:27on
- 20:27work
- 20:28experience,
- 20:28shadowing
- 20:29someone,
- 20:30I
- 20:30think
- 20:30it's
- 20:30important
- 20:31to
- 20:31be
- 20:31considering
- 20:31if
- 20:31you
- 20:32want
- 20:32to
- 20:32be
- 20:32Working
- 20:33for
- 20:33somebody
- 20:34or
- 20:34owning
- 20:34your
- 20:34own
- 20:35business
- 20:35because
- 20:35you
- 20:35could
- 20:36want
- 20:36to
- 20:36be
- 20:36a
- 20:37veterinarian
- 20:38and
- 20:38realize
- 20:38you
- 20:39don't
- 20:39want
- 20:39to
- 20:39own
- 20:39your
- 20:39own
- 20:40practice
- 20:41and
- 20:41have
- 20:41a
- 20:42much
- 20:42different
- 20:42lifestyle.
- 20:43Working
- 20:43in
- 20:43a
- 20:43hospital,
- 20:44not
- 20:44being
- 20:45in
- 20:45charge
- 20:45of
- 20:45all
- 20:45the
- 20:45paperwork.
- 20:46So
- 20:47I
- 20:47think
- 20:47the
- 20:47hands
- 20:48on
- 20:48experience
- 20:48is
- 20:48really
- 20:48good
- 20:49for
- 20:49helping
- 20:50people
- 20:50suss
- 20:51that
- 20:51part
- 20:51out
- 20:52too.
- 20:53Dr.
- 20:53Burke,
- 20:53anything
- 20:54you
- 20:54want
- 20:54to
- 20:54add?
- 20:55Well,
- 20:55I'm
- 20:55not
- 20:55sure
- 20:56how
- 20:56old
- 20:56our
- 20:57audience
- 20:57is,
- 20:57but
- 20:57certainly
- 20:58getting
- 20:58involved
- 20:59when
- 20:59you're
- 20:59young
- 20:59with
- 20:594H
- 21:00and
- 21:00future
- 21:01farmers
- 21:01of
- 21:01America
- 21:02and
- 21:02Pony
- 21:03Club
- 21:03and
- 21:04there's
- 21:04just
- 21:04a
- 21:05lot
- 21:05of
- 21:05different
- 21:05horse
- 21:06organizations,
- 21:07I
- 21:07think
- 21:07that's
- 21:07really
- 21:07helpful
- 21:08because
- 21:08that's
- 21:08where
- 21:08you
- 21:08can
- 21:09network
- 21:09with
- 21:09people
- 21:10and
- 21:10they're
- 21:10great,
- 21:11you
- 21:11know,
- 21:11professional
- 21:11organizations
- 21:12that
- 21:12help
- 21:12with
- 21:13learning
- 21:13about
- 21:14horses.
- 21:15I
- 21:15do
- 21:15like
- 21:16universities
- 21:17as
- 21:17well
- 21:17because
- 21:18we're
- 21:18an
- 21:18entry
- 21:18portal
- 21:19for
- 21:19a
- 21:19lot
- 21:19of
- 21:19people
- 21:20who
- 21:20never
- 21:20got
- 21:20the
- 21:21opportunity
- 21:21to
- 21:21work
- 21:21on
- 21:21a
- 21:22farm
- 21:22or
- 21:23even
- 21:23take
- 21:23riding
- 21:23lessons.
- 21:24So
- 21:24it's
- 21:25great
- 21:25for
- 21:25me
- 21:25that
- 21:26so
- 21:26many
- 21:26people
- 21:26come
- 21:26in
- 21:27with
- 21:27no
- 21:27horse
- 21:27experience,
- 21:28but
- 21:28they
- 21:28have
- 21:28the
- 21:29passion
- 21:29and
- 21:29the
- 21:29desire
- 21:30to
- 21:30learn.
- 21:31So
- 21:32that
- 21:32is
- 21:32an
- 21:33option
- 21:33as
- 21:33well.
- 21:33And
- 21:33certainly
- 21:34trade
- 21:34schools,
- 21:34you
- 21:35know,
- 21:35going
- 21:35to
- 21:35get
- 21:36more
- 21:36training
- 21:37and
- 21:37being
- 21:37a
- 21:37farrier,
- 21:38for
- 21:38instance,
- 21:38you
- 21:38don't
- 21:38have
- 21:39to
- 21:39have
- 21:39a
- 21:39four
- 21:39year
- 21:39degree.
- 21:40That's
- 21:41an
- 21:41opportunity.
- 21:42And
- 21:42then
- 21:42the,
- 21:43the
- 21:43classes
- 21:44online,
- 21:44like
- 21:45you
- 21:45don't
- 21:45have
- 21:46to
- 21:46have
- 21:46a
- 21:46college
- 21:47education.
- 21:47You
- 21:47can
- 21:47take
- 21:48Coursera
- 21:48for
- 21:49has
- 21:50a
- 21:50couple
- 21:50or
- 21:50two
- 21:50or
- 21:51three
- 21:51now
- 21:51horse
- 21:51classes
- 21:52that
- 21:52you
- 21:52can
- 21:53take
- 21:53for
- 21:53and
- 21:54learn
- 21:54about
- 21:54horse
- 21:54management,
- 21:55learn
- 21:55about
- 21:55equine
- 21:56welfare.
- 21:57So
- 21:57I
- 21:57highly
- 21:57recommend
- 21:58those.
- 21:58Extension
- 21:59Horse
- 21:59Quest
- 21:59is
- 21:59a
- 22:00group
- 22:00that
- 22:01has
- 22:01a
- 22:01lot
- 22:01of
- 22:01content
- 22:02online
- 22:02that
- 22:02you
- 22:02can
- 22:03look
- 22:03up
- 22:03and
- 22:04learn
- 22:04about
- 22:04horses
- 22:05that
- 22:05way.
- 22:06I
- 22:06just
- 22:06think
- 22:07learning
- 22:07is
- 22:07such
- 22:08a
- 22:08big
- 22:08deal
- 22:08if
- 22:09you
- 22:09need
- 22:09the
- 22:09experience.
- 22:10And
- 22:10then
- 22:10I'm
- 22:11a
- 22:11huge
- 22:11proponent
- 22:11for
- 22:12internships.
- 22:12That's
- 22:13my
- 22:13last
- 22:13big
- 22:14push.
- 22:14I
- 22:15love
- 22:15internships
- 22:16because
- 22:16you
- 22:16get
- 22:17into
- 22:17the
- 22:17job
- 22:17and
- 22:18you
- 22:18either
- 22:18love
- 22:18it
- 22:18or
- 22:19you
- 22:19realize
- 22:19I
- 22:20really
- 22:20don't
- 22:20like
- 22:20this
- 22:20and
- 22:21you
- 22:21get
- 22:21to
- 22:21change
- 22:21course.
- 22:22And
- 22:22there's
- 22:23nothing
- 22:23wrong
- 22:23with
- 22:23changing
- 22:24what
- 22:24you
- 22:24think
- 22:24you
- 22:24want
- 22:25to
- 22:25do
- 22:25in
- 22:25the
- 22:25horse
- 22:25industry.
- 22:26None
- 22:26of
- 22:26us,
- 22:26well,
- 22:27maybe
- 22:27a
- 22:28few
- 22:28of
- 22:28us
- 22:28have
- 22:28like
- 22:29this
- 22:29linear
- 22:30kind
- 22:30of
- 22:30straight
- 22:31line
- 22:31to
- 22:31our
- 22:31careers.
- 22:32But
- 22:32I
- 22:32certainly
- 22:32did
- 22:32not
- 22:33wake
- 22:33up
- 22:33and
- 22:34say,
- 22:34oh,
- 22:34I
- 22:34want
- 22:34to
- 22:34be
- 22:34a
- 22:35professor
- 22:35at
- 22:35a
- 22:35land
- 22:35grant
- 22:36university.
- 22:37Like
- 22:38certain
- 22:38jobs
- 22:39took
- 22:39me
- 22:39in
- 22:39the
- 22:39direction
- 22:40that
- 22:40I
- 22:40got
- 22:40to
- 22:41today.
- 22:41But
- 22:42internships
- 22:42are
- 22:43a
- 22:43great
- 22:43way
- 22:43to
- 22:43figure
- 22:43out
- 22:43if
- 22:44you
- 22:44like
- 22:44something
- 22:44or
- 22:45not.
- 22:45So
- 22:46that
- 22:46would
- 22:46be
- 22:47my
- 22:47recommendation,
- 22:48is
- 22:48to
- 22:49try
- 22:49that
- 22:49out.
- 22:51Speaking
- 22:51of
- 22:51internships.
- 22:52So
- 22:53Julie,
- 22:53is
- 22:53there
- 22:53something
- 22:53you
- 22:53want
- 22:54to
- 22:54add?
- 22:54I
- 22:55can't
- 22:55help
- 22:55but
- 22:55make
- 22:55A
- 22:56plug.
- 22:56The
- 22:56American
- 22:57Horse
- 22:57Council
- 22:57has
- 22:57a
- 22:58really
- 22:58robust
- 22:59internship
- 22:59program.
- 23:00We
- 23:01have
- 23:01different
- 23:02opportunities
- 23:02every
- 23:03semester.
- 23:04So
- 23:04this
- 23:04semester
- 23:05I
- 23:05have
- 23:05six
- 23:05interns.
- 23:06They
- 23:07are
- 23:07doing
- 23:07a
- 23:07wide
- 23:08variety
- 23:08of
- 23:08research
- 23:09projects.
- 23:10Some
- 23:10do
- 23:11it
- 23:11for
- 23:11course
- 23:11credit,
- 23:12some
- 23:12do
- 23:12it
- 23:12for
- 23:12the
- 23:13monthly
- 23:13stipend
- 23:14that
- 23:14we
- 23:14offer.
- 23:15But
- 23:15our
- 23:15goal
- 23:16is
- 23:16to
- 23:16immerse
- 23:17them
- 23:17in
- 23:17what
- 23:17we
- 23:17do
- 23:17at
- 23:17the
- 23:18Horse
- 23:18Council,
- 23:18help
- 23:18them
- 23:19understand
- 23:20policy
- 23:20work
- 23:20and
- 23:20legislative
- 23:21and
- 23:21regulatory
- 23:21things.
- 23:22But
- 23:22then
- 23:22they're
- 23:23given
- 23:23an
- 23:23assignment
- 23:24and
- 23:24they're
- 23:24given
- 23:24a
- 23:24mentor
- 23:25from
- 23:25the
- 23:25staff
- 23:26to
- 23:26help
- 23:26them
- 23:27navigate
- 23:27and
- 23:28get
- 23:28their
- 23:28project
- 23:28done.
- 23:29At
- 23:29the
- 23:29end
- 23:29of
- 23:29the
- 23:29internship,
- 23:30they
- 23:30produce
- 23:30a
- 23:31white
- 23:31paper
- 23:31that
- 23:31tells
- 23:32us
- 23:32what
- 23:32their
- 23:32findings
- 23:33were,
- 23:33what
- 23:33their
- 23:33recommendations
- 23:34are.
- 23:34We
- 23:35get
- 23:35to
- 23:35hear
- 23:35all
- 23:35about
- 23:35what
- 23:36their
- 23:36experience
- 23:36was
- 23:36like,
- 23:37and
- 23:37we
- 23:37provide
- 23:38them
- 23:38with
- 23:38a
- 23:38letter
- 23:38of
- 23:39reference
- 23:39so
- 23:40they
- 23:40can
- 23:40put
- 23:41that
- 23:41in
- 23:41their
- 23:41portfolio
- 23:42and
- 23:42it
- 23:42helps
- 23:42them
- 23:42get
- 23:42the
- 23:43next
- 23:43thing.
- 23:43If
- 23:44I
- 23:44don't
- 23:44have
- 23:44an
- 23:44internship
- 23:45that
- 23:45works
- 23:46for
- 23:46them,
- 23:46I
- 23:46use
- 23:47all
- 23:47of
- 23:47our
- 23:48member
- 23:48organizations
- 23:49and
- 23:50contact
- 23:50AQHA
- 23:51or
- 23:52Arabians
- 23:52or
- 23:52Morgans
- 23:53or
- 23:53Saddlebreads
- 23:53or
- 23:54Aventers
- 23:54and
- 23:54say,
- 23:55hey,
- 23:55I've
- 23:55got
- 23:55this
- 23:55great
- 23:56intern.
- 23:56They
- 23:57really
- 23:57want
- 23:58to
- 23:58focus
- 23:58on
- 23:59something
- 23:59specific
- 24:00and
- 24:00I
- 24:01don't
- 24:01have
- 24:01anything
- 24:01that
- 24:02sort
- 24:02of
- 24:02fits
- 24:03their
- 24:03needs.
- 24:03Do
- 24:04you
- 24:04have
- 24:04anything?
- 24:04And
- 24:04we've
- 24:05placed
- 24:05some
- 24:05great
- 24:05interns,
- 24:06believe
- 24:06it
- 24:06or
- 24:07not,
- 24:07at
- 24:07the
- 24:08Quarter
- 24:08Horse
- 24:08Museum.
- 24:09We've
- 24:09placed
- 24:10one,
- 24:10I
- 24:10believe,
- 24:10with
- 24:10Ellen
- 24:11at
- 24:11Harness
- 24:12Horse
- 24:12Youth
- 24:13Foundation.
- 24:13We
- 24:14placed
- 24:14one
- 24:14with
- 24:15the
- 24:15PATH
- 24:16International,
- 24:16the
- 24:17professional
- 24:17association
- 24:18of
- 24:18therapeutic
- 24:18horsemanship,
- 24:19who
- 24:19were
- 24:19looking
- 24:19for
- 24:20a
- 24:20social
- 24:21media
- 24:21intern.
- 24:22So
- 24:23if
- 24:23you're
- 24:23listening
- 24:24and
- 24:24you're
- 24:24interested,
- 24:25did
- 24:25we
- 24:25got
- 24:26internships?
- 24:27We
- 24:27post
- 24:27the
- 24:28positions
- 24:29usually
- 24:29a
- 24:30month
- 24:30before
- 24:30the
- 24:30semester
- 24:31starts.
- 24:32So
- 24:32if
- 24:32you're
- 24:32looking
- 24:32for
- 24:33next
- 24:33spring
- 24:33semester,
- 24:34we'll
- 24:34have
- 24:34a
- 24:34laundry
- 24:35list
- 24:35out
- 24:35in
- 24:36December
- 24:36to
- 24:36say
- 24:36these
- 24:36are
- 24:37all
- 24:37the
- 24:37internships
- 24:37we're
- 24:38offering
- 24:38and
- 24:38you
- 24:39just
- 24:39contact
- 24:39us
- 24:40to
- 24:40apply
- 24:40and
- 24:40we
- 24:41sort
- 24:41of
- 24:41figure
- 24:42out
- 24:42how
- 24:42we
- 24:42navigate.
- 24:43Unfortunately,
- 24:44I
- 24:44don't
- 24:44have
- 24:44enough
- 24:44internships
- 24:45for
- 24:45everybody
- 24:46because,
- 24:46Amy,
- 24:47I
- 24:47had
- 24:4850
- 24:48applicants
- 24:49for
- 24:49the
- 24:50six
- 24:50jobs
- 24:51that
- 24:51we
- 24:52had
- 24:52for
- 24:52this
- 24:52semester
- 24:53and
- 24:53we
- 24:53were
- 24:53like,
- 24:54whoa,
- 24:54we
- 24:54want
- 24:54them
- 24:55all,
- 24:55but
- 24:55we
- 24:55don't
- 24:55have
- 24:55enough
- 24:56projects
- 24:56for
- 24:56them
- 24:57all.
- 24:57So
- 24:57anyway,
- 24:58tune
- 24:59into
- 24:59our
- 24:59website
- 24:59to
- 25:00hear
- 25:00more
- 25:00about
- 25:00that.
- 25:00So
- 25:01back
- 25:01to
- 25:01you,
- 25:01Emily,
- 25:02and
- 25:03maybe.
- 25:03I'll
- 25:03just
- 25:03say,
- 25:04if
- 25:04you
- 25:04are
- 25:04an
- 25:04equine
- 25:05industry
- 25:05and
- 25:05you're
- 25:06looking
- 25:06for
- 25:06interns,
- 25:07don't
- 25:08be
- 25:08afraid
- 25:08to
- 25:08reach
- 25:08out
- 25:08to
- 25:08us
- 25:08at
- 25:09the
- 25:09Horse
- 25:09Council
- 25:09and
- 25:10we
- 25:10can
- 25:10help
- 25:10shuttle
- 25:11some
- 25:11of
- 25:11those
- 25:11applications
- 25:12your
- 25:12way.
- 25:12Ellen,
- 25:13anything
- 25:13you
- 25:13want
- 25:14to
- 25:14add?
- 25:15Yes,
- 25:15I
- 25:15agree
- 25:16with
- 25:16the
- 25:16internships,
- 25:17I
- 25:17agree
- 25:17with
- 25:17the
- 25:17higher
- 25:17education,
- 25:18but
- 25:19we
- 25:19still
- 25:19need
- 25:19to
- 25:20have
- 25:20some
- 25:20hands
- 25:20on
- 25:21experience
- 25:21and
- 25:22volunteering
- 25:23or
- 25:23working
- 25:23for
- 25:24a
- 25:24local
- 25:24stable
- 25:25is
- 25:25invaluable,
- 25:26whether
- 25:26you're
- 25:2716
- 25:27or
- 25:286.
- 25:29I
- 25:29think
- 25:29that
- 25:29there's
- 25:30always
- 25:30opportunities
- 25:31to
- 25:33maybe
- 25:34not
- 25:34make
- 25:34a
- 25:34lot
- 25:34of
- 25:35money
- 25:35but
- 25:36have
- 25:36at
- 25:37least
- 25:37an
- 25:37income
- 25:38to
- 25:39see
- 25:39if
- 25:39you
- 25:39like
- 25:39it.
- 25:40And
- 25:40that
- 25:40goes
- 25:41from
- 25:41foaling
- 25:42attendance
- 25:42to
- 25:43racetrack
- 25:44grooms
- 25:45to
- 25:46even
- 25:47a
- 25:48vet
- 25:48clinic
- 25:49sometimes
- 25:50needs
- 25:50assistance.
- 25:51So
- 25:52I
- 25:52just
- 25:52think
- 25:52that
- 25:53we
- 25:53keep
- 25:54an
- 25:54open
- 25:54mind
- 25:55and
- 25:56pursue
- 25:56it
- 25:56and
- 25:57you
- 25:57will
- 25:57find
- 25:58what
- 25:58you're
- 25:58looking
- 25:59for.
- 26:00Volunteering
- 26:01is
- 26:01a
- 26:01great
- 26:01point
- 26:02and
- 26:02if
- 26:02you're
- 26:02trying
- 26:02to
- 26:03get
- 26:03hands
- 26:03on
- 26:03horse
- 26:04experience,
- 26:04I
- 26:04will
- 26:05stump
- 26:05for
- 26:06reaching
- 26:06out
- 26:06to
- 26:06your
- 26:06local
- 26:07animal
- 26:07rescue.
- 26:08They
- 26:08often
- 26:09need
- 26:09help
- 26:09grooming
- 26:10horses,
- 26:10mocking
- 26:11stalls
- 26:12they
- 26:12will
- 26:12provide
- 26:12you
- 26:13training
- 26:14and
- 26:14they
- 26:14always
- 26:15are
- 26:15typically
- 26:16happy
- 26:16to
- 26:17get
- 26:17volunteers.
- 26:18Julie,
- 26:19sorry
- 26:19to
- 26:19keep
- 26:19bothering
- 26:19you
- 26:19in
- 26:20the
- 26:20car.
- 26:20Do
- 26:20you
- 26:20remember
- 26:21how
- 26:21many
- 26:21volunteer
- 26:22hours
- 26:22from
- 26:23the
- 26:23economic
- 26:24impact
- 26:24report
- 26:25the
- 26:25horse
- 26:25industry
- 26:26reported?
- 26:27So
- 26:27we
- 26:27have
- 26:282
- 26:28million
- 26:28jobs
- 26:28in
- 26:29the
- 26:29industry.
- 26:29Those
- 26:29are
- 26:30full
- 26:30time
- 26:30or
- 26:31part
- 26:31time
- 26:31professional
- 26:32jobs.
- 26:33We
- 26:33have
- 26:33another,
- 26:34I
- 26:34think
- 26:34it's
- 26:352.2
- 26:35million
- 26:36volunteers
- 26:36in
- 26:37the
- 26:37industry,
- 26:38which
- 26:38I
- 26:38think
- 26:38is
- 26:39fairly
- 26:39low
- 26:40because
- 26:40I
- 26:40ran
- 26:41a
- 26:41horse
- 26:41show
- 26:41for
- 26:41many
- 26:42years.
- 26:42I
- 26:42know
- 26:42how
- 26:42many
- 26:42volunteers
- 26:43it
- 26:43takes
- 26:43to
- 26:43do
- 26:43a
- 26:43horse
- 26:44show.
- 26:44So
- 26:44when
- 26:45I
- 26:45look
- 26:45at
- 26:45that,
- 26:45I
- 26:45think,
- 26:45wow,
- 26:46that's
- 26:46not
- 26:47enough.
- 26:47But
- 26:48yes,
- 26:48we
- 26:48are
- 26:49still
- 26:49compiling
- 26:50Emily
- 26:51a
- 26:51list
- 26:51though
- 26:52of
- 26:52all
- 26:52of
- 26:53the
- 26:53opportunities
- 26:53that
- 26:53are
- 26:54out
- 26:54there
- 26:54within
- 26:54the
- 26:54equine
- 26:55associations
- 26:56and
- 26:56organization
- 26:57space
- 26:58because
- 26:58many
- 26:59of
- 26:59them
- 26:59do
- 26:59have
- 26:59internships
- 27:00and
- 27:00volunteer
- 27:01opportunities.
- 27:02I
- 27:02think
- 27:02about
- 27:02my
- 27:03friends
- 27:03over
- 27:03at
- 27:03Land
- 27:04of
- 27:04Lakes
- 27:04Purina
- 27:05or
- 27:05at
- 27:05Merck
- 27:06or
- 27:06some
- 27:06of
- 27:06the
- 27:07other
- 27:07groups
- 27:07out
- 27:08there
- 27:08that
- 27:08are
- 27:08always
- 27:09asking
- 27:09me,
- 27:09hey,
- 27:09got
- 27:10an
- 27:10up
- 27:10and
- 27:10coming
- 27:10young
- 27:11professional.
- 27:11We're
- 27:11looking
- 27:12for
- 27:12somebody
- 27:12who
- 27:13wants
- 27:13to
- 27:13start
- 27:13on
- 27:13the
- 27:14ground
- 27:14level
- 27:14but
- 27:15is
- 27:15looking
- 27:15for
- 27:15a
- 27:16career
- 27:16path.
- 27:16And
- 27:17so
- 27:17lots
- 27:17of
- 27:18opportunities
- 27:18out
- 27:18there.
- 27:18And
- 27:20well,
- 27:21so
- 27:22talking
- 27:22about
- 27:23we're
- 27:23getting
- 27:23experience,
- 27:24we're
- 27:24getting
- 27:24education,
- 27:25we're
- 27:25meeting
- 27:26new
- 27:26people.
- 27:27How
- 27:27important
- 27:28is
- 27:28networking
- 27:29in
- 27:29all
- 27:29of
- 27:29this
- 27:29or
- 27:30a
- 27:30good
- 27:30mentor
- 27:31and
- 27:31how
- 27:31does
- 27:31that
- 27:32work
- 27:32into
- 27:33writing
- 27:33and
- 27:34crafting
- 27:34a
- 27:34good
- 27:35resume?
- 27:35What
- 27:36are
- 27:36kind
- 27:36of
- 27:36the
- 27:37secret
- 27:37ingredients
- 27:37or
- 27:37the
- 27:38secret
- 27:38recipe
- 27:38to
- 27:39kind
- 27:39of
- 27:39getting
- 27:39your
- 27:39foot
- 27:40in
- 27:40the
- 27:40door
- 27:41somewhere?
- 27:41Ellen,
- 27:42do
- 27:42you
- 27:42want
- 27:42to
- 27:42start?
- 27:44Did
- 27:44you
- 27:44say
- 27:44ill?
- 27:44Ellen?
- 27:45Yes,
- 27:46I
- 27:47think
- 27:47it's
- 27:47extremely
- 27:48important
- 27:49that
- 27:49you
- 27:49put
- 27:49yourself
- 27:50out
- 27:50there
- 27:51to
- 27:52introduce.
- 27:52And
- 27:53so
- 27:54networking,
- 27:54I
- 27:55would
- 27:55say,
- 27:55is
- 27:56very,
- 27:56very,
- 27:56very,
- 27:57very
- 27:57important.
- 27:58I
- 27:59personally
- 27:59don't
- 28:00go
- 28:00too
- 28:00much
- 28:00by
- 28:01a
- 28:01resume
- 28:02if
- 28:02I'm
- 28:02hiring
- 28:03because
- 28:04you
- 28:04just
- 28:04can't
- 28:05read
- 28:05what
- 28:06a
- 28:06person
- 28:06you
- 28:06might
- 28:07be
- 28:07able.
- 28:08Oh,
- 28:08I
- 28:08think
- 28:09we
- 28:09lost
- 28:09Ellen
- 28:09there
- 28:09for
- 28:10a
- 28:10moment.
- 28:10I
- 28:10was
- 28:10wondering
- 28:11if
- 28:11it
- 28:11was
- 28:11just
- 28:11me.
- 28:12So
- 28:13you
- 28:13don't
- 28:13hear
- 28:13her
- 28:13either?
- 28:14Nope.
- 28:15Okay,
- 28:16we're
- 28:16gonna
- 28:17cut
- 28:18and
- 28:18I'm
- 28:18gonna
- 28:18restart
- 28:19the
- 28:19question.
- 28:21Yeah,
- 28:21I
- 28:21think
- 28:22she's
- 28:22locked
- 28:22up.
- 28:23She's
- 28:24gone.
- 28:24Well,
- 28:25hold
- 28:25on
- 28:26there.
- 28:27She's
- 28:27back.
- 28:27I
- 28:27would
- 28:28start
- 28:28over.
- 28:28Hey,
- 28:28Ellen,
- 28:29can
- 28:29you
- 28:29hear
- 28:29us?
- 28:30Yes,
- 28:30I
- 28:30can.
- 28:31All
- 28:31right,
- 28:31we.
- 28:32You.
- 28:32You
- 28:33locked
- 28:33up
- 28:33on
- 28:33us.
- 28:34So
- 28:34I
- 28:34would
- 28:34just
- 28:35start
- 28:35over
- 28:35with
- 28:35the
- 28:36answer.
- 28:37I
- 28:38think
- 28:38networking
- 28:39is
- 28:39extremely
- 28:40important,
- 28:42but
- 28:42as
- 28:42far
- 28:43as
- 28:43resumes,
- 28:43it's
- 28:44difficult
- 28:44for
- 28:45me
- 28:45to
- 28:45read
- 28:46on
- 28:46a
- 28:46piece
- 28:46of
- 28:46paper
- 28:47how
- 28:47dedicated
- 28:47a
- 28:48person
- 28:48is
- 28:48to
- 28:50pursuing
- 28:50a
- 28:50horse
- 28:51related
- 28:51career.
- 28:52I'm
- 28:52not
- 28:52saying
- 28:53it's
- 28:53not
- 28:53important.
- 28:53I'm
- 28:54just
- 28:54saying
- 28:54that
- 28:54for
- 28:55me
- 28:55that's
- 28:55the.
- 28:56If
- 28:56I
- 28:56had
- 28:56to
- 28:57choose
- 28:57between
- 28:57networking,
- 28:58what
- 28:58are
- 28:58my
- 28:58theory
- 28:59options,
- 28:59A
- 28:59mentor
- 29:00or
- 29:00a
- 29:01well
- 29:01crafted
- 29:01resume,
- 29:02I
- 29:02would
- 29:02take
- 29:02it
- 29:03in.
- 29:04Take
- 29:04networking
- 29:05as
- 29:05the
- 29:05most
- 29:06important.
- 29:07I
- 29:07think
- 29:07that's
- 29:07a
- 29:07great
- 29:08point,
- 29:08that
- 29:09networking
- 29:10too,
- 29:10it's
- 29:10one
- 29:11of
- 29:11those
- 29:11things,
- 29:11you
- 29:11don't
- 29:12even
- 29:12know
- 29:13who
- 29:13has
- 29:14an
- 29:14opportunity
- 29:15until
- 29:15you
- 29:15start
- 29:16talking
- 29:16to
- 29:17people
- 29:17and
- 29:17getting
- 29:17to
- 29:18know
- 29:18people
- 29:19and
- 29:19spending
- 29:19time
- 29:20either
- 29:20volunteering
- 29:21or
- 29:22working
- 29:22mucking
- 29:22stalls
- 29:23or
- 29:23somewhere.
- 29:24And
- 29:24that
- 29:24those
- 29:25opportunities
- 29:25of
- 29:25networking
- 29:26is
- 29:26really
- 29:26important
- 29:26to
- 29:27kind
- 29:27of
- 29:27understanding
- 29:28where
- 29:28doors
- 29:28are
- 29:29opening
- 29:29around
- 29:30you.
- 29:31Dr.
- 29:31Burke,
- 29:32anything
- 29:32you
- 29:32want
- 29:32to
- 29:32add?
- 29:33Yeah,
- 29:34I
- 29:34also
- 29:34agree
- 29:35that
- 29:35networking
- 29:35is
- 29:36so
- 29:36important
- 29:36and
- 29:36just
- 29:37showing
- 29:37up,
- 29:38you
- 29:38know,
- 29:38talking
- 29:39to
- 29:39people,
- 29:40that's
- 29:40the
- 29:40biggest
- 29:40thing
- 29:41I
- 29:41always
- 29:41tell
- 29:41my
- 29:41students,
- 29:41just
- 29:42show
- 29:42up.
- 29:42Just
- 29:43go
- 29:43to
- 29:43these
- 29:43events
- 29:44and
- 29:44you
- 29:45know,
- 29:45shake
- 29:45hands
- 29:45with
- 29:46people,
- 29:46introduce
- 29:46yourself.
- 29:47It's
- 29:48those
- 29:48people
- 29:49might
- 29:49have
- 29:49a
- 29:49big
- 29:49break
- 29:50for,
- 29:50for
- 29:50them
- 29:51or
- 29:51they
- 29:52know
- 29:52someone
- 29:52who's
- 29:53looking
- 29:53for
- 29:53a
- 29:53person
- 29:53that
- 29:54you
- 29:54know
- 29:54or
- 29:54has
- 29:54a.
- 29:55They
- 29:55have
- 29:55a.
- 29:56They
- 29:56know
- 29:56someone
- 29:56who
- 29:56has
- 29:57a
- 29:57job
- 29:57and
- 29:57it
- 29:58matches
- 29:58the
- 29:58skills
- 29:58of
- 29:59that
- 29:59person.
- 30:01But
- 30:01you
- 30:01know,
- 30:01like
- 30:02joining
- 30:02a
- 30:02horse
- 30:02organization
- 30:03and
- 30:03meeting
- 30:04people
- 30:04through
- 30:04that
- 30:04is
- 30:04helpful.
- 30:05It's
- 30:06not
- 30:06all
- 30:07jobs
- 30:07are,
- 30:07it's
- 30:07all
- 30:08who
- 30:08you
- 30:08know
- 30:08kind
- 30:08of
- 30:09networking.
- 30:10But
- 30:10some
- 30:10of
- 30:10them
- 30:11are.
- 30:11We've
- 30:11had
- 30:11situations
- 30:12where
- 30:12students
- 30:13have
- 30:13gone
- 30:13out
- 30:13for
- 30:13one
- 30:14job
- 30:14and
- 30:15they,
- 30:15they
- 30:15just
- 30:16were
- 30:16out
- 30:17educated,
- 30:18they
- 30:19just
- 30:19didn't
- 30:19get
- 30:19hired.
- 30:20But
- 30:20the
- 30:20person
- 30:20was
- 30:20like,
- 30:20hold
- 30:20on,
- 30:21can
- 30:21I
- 30:21give
- 30:21your
- 30:21resume
- 30:22to
- 30:22someone
- 30:22else?
- 30:23And
- 30:23then
- 30:23they
- 30:23went
- 30:24interviewed
- 30:24at
- 30:24another
- 30:25job.
- 30:25And
- 30:25it's
- 30:25kind
- 30:25of,
- 30:26you
- 30:26know,
- 30:26that
- 30:26network
- 30:27that
- 30:27you
- 30:27create
- 30:27that
- 30:28helps
- 30:28you
- 30:28land
- 30:29new
- 30:29jobs.
- 30:30Yeah.
- 30:31And
- 30:31I
- 30:31think
- 30:31I
- 30:31talked
- 30:31about
- 30:32my
- 30:32own
- 30:32experience
- 30:33in
- 30:33the
- 30:34beginning
- 30:34a
- 30:34little
- 30:34bit.
- 30:35I
- 30:35ended
- 30:35up
- 30:35at
- 30:35the
- 30:36American
- 30:36Horse
- 30:36Council
- 30:36because
- 30:36I
- 30:37ended
- 30:37up
- 30:37in
- 30:37the
- 30:38back
- 30:38of
- 30:38a
- 30:38truck
- 30:38with
- 30:38the
- 30:39right
- 30:39person
- 30:39talking
- 30:40about
- 30:40the
- 30:40right
- 30:40things.
- 30:41And
- 30:41she
- 30:41knew
- 30:41someone
- 30:42who
- 30:42knew
- 30:42someone
- 30:43who
- 30:43was
- 30:44looking
- 30:44for
- 30:44someone
- 30:44with
- 30:44my
- 30:45skills.
- 30:45And
- 30:45just
- 30:46that
- 30:46little
- 30:46spiderweb
- 30:47of
- 30:47networking
- 30:47kind
- 30:47of
- 30:48led
- 30:48me
- 30:48down
- 30:48the
- 30:49career
- 30:49path
- 30:49I
- 30:49am
- 30:50now.
- 30:50And
- 30:50I
- 30:51think
- 30:51that
- 30:51happens
- 30:51for
- 30:51a
- 30:52lot
- 30:52of
- 30:52people.
- 30:53And
- 30:53showing
- 30:54up
- 30:54and
- 30:54starting
- 30:54to
- 30:54talk
- 30:55is
- 30:55just.
- 30:55Just
- 30:56what
- 30:56gets
- 30:56you
- 30:56your
- 30:57foot
- 30:57in
- 30:57the
- 30:57door
- 30:57in
- 30:57a
- 30:57lot
- 30:58of
- 30:58places.
- 30:59Dr.
- 30:59Robin,
- 31:00anything
- 31:00you
- 31:00want
- 31:00to
- 31:00say?
- 31:01Yeah,
- 31:02I
- 31:02mean,
- 31:02I
- 31:02really
- 31:03think
- 31:03that
- 31:03these
- 31:03three
- 31:04areas
- 31:04really
- 31:04build
- 31:04on
- 31:05each
- 31:05other.
- 31:05You
- 31:05know,
- 31:06I
- 31:06think
- 31:06that
- 31:06networking
- 31:06is,
- 31:07to
- 31:07your
- 31:07all's
- 31:07point,
- 31:08like
- 31:08being
- 31:08able
- 31:08to
- 31:08be
- 31:09present
- 31:09and
- 31:09be
- 31:09there.
- 31:10And
- 31:10I
- 31:10think
- 31:11that
- 31:12can
- 31:12be
- 31:12really
- 31:12intimidating
- 31:13for
- 31:14a
- 31:14young
- 31:14person
- 31:15just
- 31:15getting
- 31:15into
- 31:15the
- 31:16industry.
- 31:16And
- 31:16so,
- 31:17you
- 31:17know,
- 31:17I
- 31:17think
- 31:17that
- 31:18there's
- 31:18this
- 31:18perception
- 31:19sometimes
- 31:19that
- 31:20the
- 31:20equine
- 31:20industry
- 31:21is
- 31:21either
- 31:22grew
- 31:22up
- 31:22in
- 31:22it
- 31:22and,
- 31:23and
- 31:23you
- 31:23grow
- 31:24up
- 31:24in
- 31:24it
- 31:24and
- 31:24that's
- 31:24there
- 31:25for
- 31:25you
- 31:25or
- 31:25not,
- 31:25you
- 31:26know,
- 31:26And
- 31:27I
- 31:27would
- 31:27say,
- 31:27and
- 31:27I
- 31:28would
- 31:28challenge
- 31:28that
- 31:28because
- 31:29I
- 31:29think
- 31:29that
- 31:29one
- 31:29of
- 31:30the
- 31:30cool
- 31:30things
- 31:30about
- 31:31our
- 31:31industry
- 31:31is
- 31:31that
- 31:31you're.
- 31:32It's
- 31:32filled
- 31:32with
- 31:32people
- 31:33who
- 31:33are
- 31:33very
- 31:33passionate
- 31:33about
- 31:34preserving
- 31:34it
- 31:35and
- 31:35people
- 31:35who
- 31:35are
- 31:35wise
- 31:36enough
- 31:36to
- 31:36know
- 31:36that
- 31:36we
- 31:36cannot
- 31:37preserve
- 31:37it
- 31:37if
- 31:37we
- 31:38don't
- 31:38foster
- 31:38the
- 31:39engagement
- 31:39and
- 31:40passion
- 31:40of
- 31:40the
- 31:40next
- 31:40generation.
- 31:41And
- 31:42so
- 31:42there's
- 31:42a
- 31:42lot
- 31:42of
- 31:42people
- 31:43out
- 31:43there
- 31:43being
- 31:43willing,
- 31:44that
- 31:44are
- 31:45willing
- 31:45to
- 31:45serve
- 31:45as
- 31:45mentors.
- 31:46But
- 31:46I
- 31:46think
- 31:46one
- 31:47of
- 31:47the
- 31:47things
- 31:47is
- 31:47too,
- 31:47is
- 31:48that
- 31:48we
- 31:48have
- 31:48to
- 31:49teach
- 31:49young
- 31:50people
- 31:50how
- 31:50to
- 31:50network
- 31:51and
- 31:51to
- 31:52build
- 31:52mentorship
- 31:52relationships
- 31:53in
- 31:53a
- 31:53very
- 31:54genuine
- 31:54way.
- 31:55You
- 31:55know,
- 31:55not
- 31:55being
- 31:56able
- 31:56to
- 31:56look
- 31:56at
- 31:56it
- 31:56as,
- 31:56okay,
- 31:57well,
- 31:57I'm
- 31:57trying
- 31:57to,
- 31:58trying
- 31:58to
- 31:58rub
- 31:58elbows
- 31:59with
- 31:59you,
- 31:59so
- 31:59I
- 31:59move
- 31:59up.
- 32:00It's
- 32:00really,
- 32:00how
- 32:00do
- 32:01you
- 32:01show
- 32:01up
- 32:02to,
- 32:02you
- 32:02know,
- 32:02to
- 32:03your
- 32:03all's
- 32:03points
- 32:03earlier
- 32:04and
- 32:04do
- 32:04the
- 32:04hard
- 32:05work?
- 32:06Doing
- 32:06the
- 32:06hard
- 32:06work
- 32:07and
- 32:07showing
- 32:07up
- 32:07is
- 32:08building
- 32:08your
- 32:08resume.
- 32:09And
- 32:09so
- 32:10you
- 32:10having
- 32:11that
- 32:11depth
- 32:12within
- 32:12the
- 32:12resume
- 32:13is
- 32:13also
- 32:13having
- 32:14those
- 32:14relationships
- 32:14and
- 32:15those
- 32:15connections
- 32:15and
- 32:16being
- 32:16able
- 32:17to
- 32:17go
- 32:17out
- 32:18and
- 32:18meet
- 32:18new
- 32:18people
- 32:18and
- 32:19take
- 32:19a
- 32:19genuine
- 32:20interest
- 32:20in
- 32:21what
- 32:21other
- 32:21people
- 32:21are
- 32:22doing.
- 32:22I
- 32:22think
- 32:22that's
- 32:23really,
- 32:23really
- 32:23important
- 32:23too.
- 32:24And
- 32:24people
- 32:24love
- 32:25to
- 32:25be
- 32:25able
- 32:25to
- 32:26share
- 32:26their
- 32:26story
- 32:27in
- 32:27that
- 32:27background.
- 32:27And
- 32:28I
- 32:28mean,
- 32:29we
- 32:29have
- 32:29found
- 32:29that.
- 32:30And
- 32:30I'm
- 32:30sure
- 32:30it's
- 32:30very
- 32:31similar
- 32:31in
- 32:31your.
- 32:31All
- 32:31the
- 32:32areas
- 32:32too,
- 32:32that
- 32:33people
- 32:33want
- 32:34to
- 32:34invest.
- 32:34And
- 32:35you
- 32:35all
- 32:35have
- 32:35showed
- 32:36that
- 32:36in
- 32:36what
- 32:36you're
- 32:36talking
- 32:37about
- 32:37and
- 32:37how
- 32:37you
- 32:37mentor
- 32:38your
- 32:38interns
- 32:38within
- 32:38the
- 32:39American
- 32:39Horse
- 32:39Council.
- 32:40It
- 32:40is
- 32:40really,
- 32:41really
- 32:41important
- 32:41that
- 32:41we
- 32:42foster
- 32:42that.
- 32:42And
- 32:42I
- 32:43think
- 32:43that
- 32:43it's
- 32:44a
- 32:44space
- 32:44that
- 32:44we
- 32:45can
- 32:45do
- 32:45really
- 32:45well
- 32:45within
- 32:46the
- 32:46equine
- 32:46industry.
- 32:47And
- 32:47so
- 32:48people
- 32:48shouldn't
- 32:48be
- 32:48intimidated
- 32:49by
- 32:50it,
- 32:50I
- 32:50guess,
- 32:50is
- 32:50what
- 32:50I
- 32:50want
- 32:51to
- 32:51say.
- 32:51Even
- 32:51though
- 32:51it
- 32:51feels
- 32:52overwhelming
- 32:52and
- 32:52it
- 32:52can
- 32:53feel
- 32:53very
- 32:53scary,
- 32:54I
- 32:54think
- 32:54it's
- 32:55a
- 32:55good,
- 32:55safe
- 32:55place
- 32:55to
- 32:56do
- 32:56it.
- 32:57I
- 32:57think
- 32:57that's
- 32:57a
- 32:57great
- 32:58point
- 32:58that
- 32:58also
- 32:59it's
- 32:59what
- 33:00we
- 33:00call
- 33:00that
- 33:01three
- 33:01legged
- 33:01stool
- 33:01that
- 33:02they
- 33:02all
- 33:02work
- 33:02together
- 33:03to
- 33:03kind
- 33:03of
- 33:03support
- 33:04your
- 33:04path
- 33:05forward
- 33:05in
- 33:05the
- 33:05industry.
- 33:06Julie,
- 33:06anything
- 33:06you
- 33:07want
- 33:07to
- 33:07add?
- 33:07I
- 33:08would
- 33:08just
- 33:08like
- 33:08to
- 33:08make
- 33:08a
- 33:09plug
- 33:09for
- 33:10telling
- 33:10students
- 33:11to
- 33:11leverage
- 33:11their
- 33:12career
- 33:12center
- 33:13at
- 33:13the
- 33:13university.
- 33:15Some
- 33:15great
- 33:16opportunities
- 33:16for
- 33:16them
- 33:16to
- 33:17help
- 33:17you
- 33:17do
- 33:18a
- 33:18mock
- 33:18interview.
- 33:19So
- 33:19you're
- 33:19working
- 33:20on
- 33:20your
- 33:21speaking
- 33:22skills,
- 33:22they'll
- 33:23help
- 33:23critique
- 33:23your
- 33:23resume,
- 33:24all
- 33:25those
- 33:25kinds
- 33:25of
- 33:25things.
- 33:25They'll
- 33:26put
- 33:26ideas
- 33:26in
- 33:26your
- 33:26head
- 33:27for
- 33:27you
- 33:27to
- 33:27explore
- 33:28like
- 33:28we
- 33:28were
- 33:28talking
- 33:29about
- 33:29before,
- 33:29just,
- 33:29you
- 33:29know,
- 33:30get
- 33:30you
- 33:30out
- 33:30of
- 33:30your
- 33:30own
- 33:30headspace
- 33:31and
- 33:31out
- 33:31of
- 33:31the,
- 33:32you
- 33:32know,
- 33:32one
- 33:32particular
- 33:33idea.
- 33:34The
- 33:34other
- 33:34thing
- 33:34is
- 33:35I'm
- 33:35a,
- 33:35I'm
- 33:36a
- 33:36perfect
- 33:36example
- 33:36of
- 33:37hire
- 33:37a
- 33:38career
- 33:38coach.
- 33:38So
- 33:39at
- 33:39one
- 33:39point
- 33:39in
- 33:39my
- 33:40career
- 33:40I
- 33:40knew
- 33:40where
- 33:41I
- 33:41wanted
- 33:41to
- 33:41go
- 33:41and
- 33:42I
- 33:42didn't
- 33:42know
- 33:42how
- 33:42I
- 33:42was
- 33:42going
- 33:42to
- 33:42get
- 33:43there.
- 33:43And
- 33:43a
- 33:44friend
- 33:44recommended
- 33:44a
- 33:45career
- 33:45coach
- 33:45to
- 33:45me
- 33:45and
- 33:46she
- 33:46and
- 33:46I
- 33:46have
- 33:46stayed
- 33:47in
- 33:47touch
- 33:47for
- 33:48years
- 33:48now
- 33:49and
- 33:49we
- 33:49talk
- 33:50periodically
- 33:50and
- 33:51she's
- 33:51always,
- 33:52to
- 33:52Dr.
- 33:52Burke's
- 33:53point,
- 33:53she's
- 33:53all,
- 33:54I'm
- 33:54a
- 33:54continuous
- 33:54learner.
- 33:55She's
- 33:55always
- 33:55challenging
- 33:56me
- 33:56and
- 33:56she's
- 33:56saying,
- 33:57where
- 33:57do
- 33:57you
- 33:57want
- 33:57to
- 33:57go
- 33:58next?
- 33:58What
- 33:58are
- 33:58you
- 33:58thinking
- 33:58you
- 33:58want
- 33:59to
- 33:59do?
- 33:59And
- 34:00it
- 34:00really
- 34:00helps
- 34:01expand
- 34:01my
- 34:01thinking.
- 34:02So
- 34:02those
- 34:02are
- 34:02two
- 34:03things
- 34:03that
- 34:03I
- 34:03would
- 34:05certainly
- 34:06endorse
- 34:06because
- 34:07I've
- 34:07had
- 34:07personal
- 34:07experience
- 34:08with
- 34:08them
- 34:08and
- 34:09they've
- 34:09worked
- 34:10out
- 34:10really
- 34:10great.
- 34:11That's
- 34:11a
- 34:12great
- 34:12suggestion.
- 34:12And
- 34:12that's
- 34:13not
- 34:13something
- 34:14we
- 34:14hear
- 34:14a
- 34:14lot
- 34:15often
- 34:16either.
- 34:16I
- 34:16don't
- 34:16think
- 34:18in
- 34:18terms
- 34:18of
- 34:18a
- 34:19career
- 34:19coach.
- 34:20Definitely
- 34:20those
- 34:20of
- 34:20you
- 34:20who
- 34:20are
- 34:21at
- 34:21a
- 34:21university,
- 34:22use
- 34:23your
- 34:23university
- 34:24services.
- 34:25You
- 34:25know,
- 34:25you've
- 34:25heard
- 34:25us
- 34:26all
- 34:26say
- 34:26now,
- 34:26resume
- 34:27isn't
- 34:27the
- 34:27most
- 34:28important
- 34:28thing,
- 34:28but
- 34:29you
- 34:29do
- 34:29need
- 34:29to
- 34:29have
- 34:30one.
- 34:30It
- 34:30does
- 34:31need
- 34:31to
- 34:31have
- 34:31your
- 34:31name
- 34:31spelled
- 34:32correctly.
- 34:32It
- 34:32needs
- 34:33to
- 34:33contact
- 34:33information
- 34:34correct.
- 34:36And,
- 34:36and
- 34:36it
- 34:37needs
- 34:37to
- 34:37have
- 34:37your
- 34:37experience.
- 34:38And
- 34:38that
- 34:38doesn't
- 34:39mean
- 34:39you
- 34:39need
- 34:40your
- 34:40entire
- 34:40professional
- 34:41history
- 34:41or
- 34:41if
- 34:41you've
- 34:42never
- 34:42had
- 34:42a
- 34:42full
- 34:42time
- 34:43job,
- 34:43that
- 34:43you
- 34:43have
- 34:43no
- 34:44experience
- 34:45volunteering
- 34:46your
- 34:46hobbies,
- 34:46your
- 34:47skills,
- 34:47your
- 34:48trips
- 34:49or
- 34:50work
- 34:50with
- 34:50church,
- 34:51whatever,
- 34:51that
- 34:51all
- 34:52counts
- 34:52as
- 34:52experience.
- 34:53Experience
- 34:53isn't
- 34:54just
- 34:54paid
- 34:54work
- 34:55at
- 34:56your
- 34:56local
- 34:56Walmart
- 34:57or
- 34:57whatever,
- 34:58wherever
- 34:58you've
- 34:58been.
- 34:59Emily,
- 35:00I'm
- 35:00just
- 35:00add
- 35:00one
- 35:00more
- 35:01thing.
- 35:01Read
- 35:02the
- 35:02job
- 35:02description
- 35:03that
- 35:03you're
- 35:03applying
- 35:03for
- 35:04very
- 35:04carefully
- 35:05and
- 35:05make
- 35:05sure
- 35:06you
- 35:06hit
- 35:06those
- 35:06points.
- 35:07Nothing
- 35:08me
- 35:08saying
- 35:09I'm
- 35:09looking
- 35:09for
- 35:09someone
- 35:10who
- 35:10pays
- 35:10attention
- 35:10to
- 35:11detail
- 35:11and
- 35:12then
- 35:12their
- 35:12resume
- 35:12comes
- 35:13and
- 35:13it
- 35:13has
- 35:13a
- 35:13typo
- 35:14in
- 35:14it
- 35:15or
- 35:15their
- 35:15cover
- 35:15letter
- 35:16is
- 35:16addressed
- 35:16to
- 35:17Jim
- 35:18Broadway
- 35:18instead
- 35:18of
- 35:18Julie
- 35:19Broadway
- 35:19or
- 35:20those
- 35:20kinds
- 35:20of
- 35:20things.
- 35:20I
- 35:20was
- 35:20like,
- 35:21oops,
- 35:21okay,
- 35:22you
- 35:22really
- 35:22Weren't
- 35:23following
- 35:23here.
- 35:24So
- 35:24just.
- 35:24There's
- 35:25one
- 35:25little
- 35:25clue.
- 35:27All
- 35:28right,
- 35:28we
- 35:28need
- 35:29to
- 35:29start
- 35:29wrapping
- 35:29up.
- 35:29I
- 35:29can
- 35:29kind
- 35:30of
- 35:30see
- 35:30the
- 35:30clock
- 35:31ticking
- 35:31down.
- 35:31So
- 35:32we've
- 35:33had
- 35:33a
- 35:33lot
- 35:33of
- 35:33really
- 35:34great
- 35:34advice,
- 35:35but
- 35:35I'd
- 35:35love
- 35:35the
- 35:36three
- 35:36of
- 35:36you
- 35:36to
- 35:36just
- 35:36go
- 35:36through,
- 35:37tell
- 35:37us
- 35:38the
- 35:38story
- 35:38of
- 35:39how
- 35:39you
- 35:39came
- 35:39to
- 35:39have
- 35:39a
- 35:40career
- 35:40in
- 35:40the
- 35:40equine
- 35:41industry.
- 35:41So,
- 35:42Dr.
- 35:42Burke,
- 35:42why
- 35:42don't
- 35:43you
- 35:43start?
- 35:44Okay,
- 35:45well,
- 35:45I.
- 35:46I
- 35:47think
- 35:47I
- 35:47got
- 35:47two
- 35:47copies
- 35:48of
- 35:48the
- 35:48horse
- 35:48gene.
- 35:49You
- 35:49know,
- 35:49like,
- 35:49we
- 35:50don't
- 35:50really
- 35:50know
- 35:50if
- 35:50that's
- 35:51out
- 35:51there,
- 35:51but
- 35:51I
- 35:51just
- 35:52had
- 35:52to
- 35:52be
- 35:52around
- 35:53horses
- 35:53when
- 35:53I
- 35:53was
- 35:53a
- 35:54kid.
- 35:54I
- 35:54just
- 35:54love
- 35:55them.
- 35:55So
- 35:55I
- 35:55grew
- 35:56up
- 35:56riding
- 35:56and
- 35:57in
- 35:57forage
- 35:57and
- 35:57pony
- 35:58club.
- 35:58I
- 35:58grew
- 35:58up
- 35:58in
- 35:59the
- 35:59suburbs
- 35:59of
- 35:59Maryland,
- 36:00so
- 36:00I
- 36:00begged
- 36:00my
- 36:00mom
- 36:01to
- 36:01get
- 36:01me
- 36:01lessons,
- 36:02and
- 36:02luckily
- 36:03she
- 36:03said
- 36:03yes.
- 36:04I
- 36:04thought
- 36:05at
- 36:05that
- 36:05point,
- 36:05like
- 36:06a
- 36:06lot
- 36:06of
- 36:06people,
- 36:06you
- 36:07had
- 36:07to
- 36:07be
- 36:07veterinarian
- 36:08to
- 36:08you
- 36:09have
- 36:09a
- 36:09horse
- 36:09career.
- 36:10So
- 36:10that's
- 36:10what
- 36:11I
- 36:11worked
- 36:11on
- 36:11for
- 36:11many
- 36:11years.
- 36:12And
- 36:12after
- 36:13the
- 36:13biology
- 36:14degree
- 36:15at
- 36:15James
- 36:15Madison
- 36:16University,
- 36:16I
- 36:17did
- 36:17not
- 36:17get
- 36:17in.
- 36:17And
- 36:17I
- 36:18was
- 36:18devastated.
- 36:19And
- 36:19I
- 36:20worked
- 36:20hard
- 36:20and
- 36:20I
- 36:21got
- 36:21research
- 36:21experience
- 36:22and
- 36:22I
- 36:23reapplied
- 36:23and
- 36:23didn't
- 36:24get
- 36:24in
- 36:24again.
- 36:25Oh,
- 36:25the
- 36:25devastation.
- 36:26But
- 36:26then
- 36:27I
- 36:27realized,
- 36:27wait
- 36:27a
- 36:27minute,
- 36:28I
- 36:28got
- 36:28to
- 36:28change
- 36:28course
- 36:29here.
- 36:29You
- 36:29know,
- 36:30maybe
- 36:30this
- 36:30isn't
- 36:30the
- 36:31right
- 36:31field
- 36:31for
- 36:31me.
- 36:32So
- 36:32I
- 36:32actually
- 36:32found
- 36:32a
- 36:33great
- 36:33equine
- 36:33nutrition
- 36:34program
- 36:34at
- 36:35Virginia
- 36:35Tech,
- 36:36and
- 36:36I
- 36:36got
- 36:36my
- 36:36master's
- 36:37degree.
- 36:38I
- 36:38actually
- 36:38got
- 36:38into
- 36:39vet
- 36:39school
- 36:39after
- 36:40my
- 36:40master's
- 36:40degree
- 36:40degree
- 36:41and
- 36:41decided
- 36:41not
- 36:42to
- 36:42go,
- 36:42which
- 36:42is
- 36:43strange,
- 36:43but
- 36:43by
- 36:43then
- 36:44I
- 36:44was
- 36:44like,
- 36:44this
- 36:45is
- 36:45the
- 36:45path
- 36:45I
- 36:45needed
- 36:46to
- 36:46be
- 36:46on.
- 36:46So
- 36:47I
- 36:47got
- 36:47finished
- 36:47my
- 36:47PhD
- 36:48in
- 36:48equine
- 36:49nutrition.
- 36:49We
- 36:50worked
- 36:51on
- 36:51a
- 36:52420
- 36:52acre
- 36:52thoroughbred
- 36:53breeding
- 36:53farm,
- 36:54and
- 36:54we
- 36:54raised
- 36:54thoroughbreds
- 36:55as
- 36:55part
- 36:55of
- 36:55our
- 36:56research.
- 36:56So
- 36:56shout
- 36:56out
- 36:57to
- 36:57Ellen
- 36:57and
- 36:57I
- 36:58know
- 36:58a
- 36:58little
- 36:58bit
- 36:58about
- 36:58thoroughbred
- 36:59pedigrees
- 36:59and
- 37:00resources,
- 37:01and
- 37:01then
- 37:01got
- 37:02the
- 37:02job
- 37:02at
- 37:02University
- 37:02of
- 37:03Maryland
- 37:03as
- 37:03a
- 37:03lecturer.
- 37:04Then
- 37:05kind
- 37:05of
- 37:05climbed
- 37:05my
- 37:06way
- 37:06up
- 37:06to
- 37:06get
- 37:06up
- 37:06to
- 37:06the
- 37:07professor
- 37:07ranks,
- 37:08and
- 37:08then,
- 37:09you
- 37:09know,
- 37:09recently
- 37:09just
- 37:10took
- 37:10over
- 37:10the
- 37:10as
- 37:11undergraduate
- 37:11program
- 37:12director.
- 37:12But
- 37:13I
- 37:13feel
- 37:13lucky
- 37:14every
- 37:14day
- 37:14for
- 37:14the
- 37:15job
- 37:15I
- 37:15have.
- 37:15And
- 37:16it
- 37:16took
- 37:16a
- 37:16lot
- 37:16of
- 37:17work
- 37:17to
- 37:17get
- 37:18here.
- 37:18But,
- 37:19man,
- 37:19I
- 37:19jump
- 37:20out
- 37:20of
- 37:20bed
- 37:20at
- 37:205:30
- 37:21every
- 37:21morning
- 37:21and
- 37:21I
- 37:21race
- 37:22to
- 37:22get
- 37:22to
- 37:22my
- 37:22job
- 37:23so
- 37:23I
- 37:23wouldn't
- 37:24change
- 37:24it
- 37:24for
- 37:24the
- 37:24world.
- 37:25Well,
- 37:26there
- 37:26you
- 37:26go.
- 37:26All
- 37:26right,
- 37:27Ellen,
- 37:27how'd
- 37:27you
- 37:27get
- 37:28where
- 37:28you
- 37:28are?
- 37:30I
- 37:30was
- 37:30lucky
- 37:30enough
- 37:30to
- 37:31be
- 37:31born
- 37:31with
- 37:32horses
- 37:33and.
- 37:33And
- 37:34racehorses
- 37:35specifically.
- 37:35Of
- 37:35course,
- 37:36what
- 37:37we
- 37:37did
- 37:37was
- 37:38my
- 37:38mom
- 37:38became
- 37:39the
- 37:39first
- 37:39trustee
- 37:40of
- 37:40the
- 37:40Harness
- 37:40Horse
- 37:40Youth
- 37:41foundation
- 37:41outside
- 37:42the
- 37:42State
- 37:42of
- 37:42Ohio.
- 37:42So
- 37:43at
- 37:43the
- 37:43age
- 37:43of
- 37:4316
- 37:44I
- 37:44started
- 37:44hanging
- 37:44out
- 37:44and
- 37:45going
- 37:45to
- 37:45meetings
- 37:45with
- 37:45her.
- 37:47And
- 37:47when
- 37:47I
- 37:47was
- 37:48about
- 37:4924
- 37:49they
- 37:50hired
- 37:50me
- 37:50as
- 37:50executive
- 37:51director
- 37:51and
- 37:51I've
- 37:52been
- 37:52here
- 37:52ever
- 37:52since.
- 37:53The
- 37:53reason
- 37:54I
- 37:54like
- 37:54the
- 37:54job
- 37:55is
- 37:55because
- 37:56every
- 37:56day
- 37:56is
- 37:57something
- 37:57new.
- 37:58And
- 37:58I
- 37:59am
- 37:59also
- 37:59a
- 38:00lifelong
- 38:00learner
- 38:00and
- 38:01life
- 38:01like
- 38:01to
- 38:02create
- 38:03design
- 38:05plan.
- 38:06You
- 38:06know,
- 38:07I
- 38:07guess
- 38:07I'm
- 38:07an
- 38:08event
- 38:08planner
- 38:08at
- 38:09heart,
- 38:10so
- 38:11that's
- 38:11how
- 38:11I
- 38:11got
- 38:11where
- 38:12I
- 38:12am.
- 38:13Excellent.
- 38:14And
- 38:14Dr.
- 38:14Robin.
- 38:16Yeah.
- 38:16So
- 38:16when
- 38:16I
- 38:17was
- 38:17a
- 38:17kid
- 38:17I
- 38:18mentioned
- 38:18I
- 38:18grew
- 38:18up
- 38:18in
- 38:18the
- 38:19quarter
- 38:19horse
- 38:19world,
- 38:19but
- 38:19I
- 38:19also
- 38:20started
- 38:20in
- 38:204H
- 38:21and
- 38:22love
- 38:22the
- 38:22organization
- 38:23and
- 38:23that
- 38:23was
- 38:24such
- 38:24an
- 38:24important
- 38:25factor
- 38:25into
- 38:25me
- 38:26learning
- 38:26about
- 38:26leadership
- 38:27and
- 38:27what
- 38:27did
- 38:27that
- 38:27look
- 38:28like
- 38:28and
- 38:28how
- 38:28do
- 38:28you
- 38:28take
- 38:29a
- 38:29role
- 38:29and
- 38:30what
- 38:30is
- 38:30our,
- 38:30what
- 38:30is
- 38:31our
- 38:31responsibility
- 38:32within
- 38:32industries
- 38:33and
- 38:33where
- 38:33do
- 38:33we
- 38:33go.
- 38:34And
- 38:34so
- 38:34really
- 38:35when
- 38:35I
- 38:35was
- 38:35a
- 38:35kid
- 38:35I
- 38:35thought
- 38:35I
- 38:36was
- 38:36going
- 38:36to
- 38:36be
- 38:36a
- 38:36teacher
- 38:36or
- 38:37a
- 38:37preacher
- 38:38and
- 38:38my
- 38:38mom
- 38:39said
- 38:39that
- 38:39I
- 38:39wasn't
- 38:39allowed
- 38:40to
- 38:40do
- 38:40either
- 38:40one
- 38:41of
- 38:41those
- 38:41and
- 38:41she
- 38:42wasn't
- 38:42going
- 38:42to
- 38:42help
- 38:42me
- 38:42pay
- 38:42for
- 38:43college.
- 38:43And
- 38:44so
- 38:44I
- 38:44went
- 38:44and
- 38:45I
- 38:45was
- 38:45going
- 38:45to
- 38:45do
- 38:46ag
- 38:46communications
- 38:47and
- 38:48I
- 38:48was
- 38:48out
- 38:48in
- 38:49Amarillo,
- 38:49Texas.
- 38:50I
- 38:50was
- 38:50the,
- 38:50my
- 38:51freshman
- 38:51year
- 38:51of
- 38:51college,
- 38:51I
- 38:52was
- 38:52the
- 38:52national
- 38:52youth
- 38:53president
- 38:53for
- 38:53aq
- 38:55and
- 38:56I
- 38:56remember
- 38:57looking
- 38:57at
- 38:57my
- 38:57youth
- 38:57advisor's
- 38:58wall
- 38:59and
- 38:59I
- 38:59didn't
- 39:00have
- 39:00much
- 39:00career
- 39:00mentor
- 39:00guidance.
- 39:01I
- 39:01was
- 39:01a
- 39:01first
- 39:01generation
- 39:02college
- 39:02kid
- 39:03and
- 39:03I
- 39:03was
- 39:04like,
- 39:04I
- 39:04want
- 39:04to
- 39:04do
- 39:04her
- 39:05job.
- 39:05Like
- 39:05I
- 39:06want
- 39:06to
- 39:06be
- 39:06a
- 39:06youth
- 39:06advisor.
- 39:07That's
- 39:08what
- 39:08I
- 39:08want
- 39:08to
- 39:08do.
- 39:08I
- 39:09love
- 39:09kids,
- 39:09I
- 39:09love
- 39:09teaching.
- 39:10This
- 39:10will
- 39:10combine
- 39:11all
- 39:11the
- 39:11things
- 39:11and
- 39:11I
- 39:11love
- 39:11horses.
- 39:12Like
- 39:12this
- 39:12will
- 39:12make
- 39:12what
- 39:12I
- 39:13want
- 39:13to
- 39:13do.
- 39:13And
- 39:13I
- 39:13looked
- 39:14on
- 39:14her
- 39:14wall
- 39:14and
- 39:14she
- 39:14had
- 39:14an
- 39:15ag
- 39:15education
- 39:15degree.
- 39:16And
- 39:16I
- 39:16came
- 39:16back
- 39:16to
- 39:16UK
- 39:17and
- 39:17changed
- 39:17my
- 39:17major
- 39:18to
- 39:18Ag
- 39:18Ed.
- 39:19I
- 39:19had
- 39:20no
- 39:20idea.
- 39:20Like
- 39:21I
- 39:21grew
- 39:21up
- 39:21in
- 39:21a
- 39:21city
- 39:22and
- 39:22I
- 39:22mean
- 39:23grew
- 39:23up
- 39:23on
- 39:23a
- 39:23farm,
- 39:23but.
- 39:24And
- 39:24it
- 39:24went
- 39:24to
- 39:24an
- 39:24urban
- 39:25high
- 39:25school
- 39:25and
- 39:25we
- 39:25didn't
- 39:25not
- 39:26have
- 39:26FFA
- 39:27or
- 39:27agriculture
- 39:27education.
- 39:28So
- 39:29somehow
- 39:30wound
- 39:30up
- 39:30in
- 39:30that
- 39:30degree
- 39:31program
- 39:31and
- 39:31it
- 39:31just
- 39:32led
- 39:32me
- 39:32down
- 39:32a
- 39:33path
- 39:33of
- 39:33education
- 39:34when
- 39:34it
- 39:34comes
- 39:35to
- 39:35agriculture.
- 39:36And
- 39:36then
- 39:36equine.
- 39:37I
- 39:37taught
- 39:37high
- 39:38school
- 39:38for
- 39:38a
- 39:38while
- 39:39and
- 39:39loved
- 39:40that.
- 39:40I
- 39:40love
- 39:40teaching
- 39:41high
- 39:41school
- 39:41agriculture
- 39:42and
- 39:42I
- 39:42worked
- 39:43for
- 39:43a
- 39:43policy
- 39:43organization
- 39:44for
- 39:44a
- 39:44few
- 39:45years
- 39:45and
- 39:45was
- 39:45really
- 39:46very
- 39:46passionate
- 39:47about
- 39:47educational
- 39:47policy.
- 39:48And
- 39:48then
- 39:48the
- 39:49opportunity
- 39:49at
- 39:49UK
- 39:49came
- 39:50open
- 39:50for
- 39:50me
- 39:51to
- 39:51return
- 39:51and
- 39:52being
- 39:52able
- 39:52to
- 39:53kind
- 39:53of,
- 39:53like
- 39:53I
- 39:53mentioned
- 39:53earlier,
- 39:54apply
- 39:54this
- 39:55that
- 39:55I
- 39:55had
- 39:55like
- 39:56building
- 39:56relationships,
- 39:57teaching,
- 39:57working
- 39:58with
- 39:58students
- 39:58and
- 39:59people
- 39:59within
- 40:00a
- 40:00space
- 40:00that
- 40:00I'm
- 40:01very
- 40:01passionate
- 40:01about,
- 40:01which
- 40:01was
- 40:02in
- 40:02the
- 40:02equine
- 40:02world.
- 40:02So
- 40:03I
- 40:03was
- 40:03out
- 40:03of
- 40:03the
- 40:04equine
- 40:04industry
- 40:04for
- 40:04a
- 40:05while
- 40:05and
- 40:05then
- 40:05was
- 40:05able
- 40:05to
- 40:06apply
- 40:06those
- 40:06skills
- 40:06back
- 40:07within
- 40:07it
- 40:07in
- 40:08my
- 40:08current
- 40:08job.
- 40:08And
- 40:08now
- 40:08I
- 40:09get
- 40:09to
- 40:09help
- 40:09my
- 40:10students
- 40:10figure
- 40:11out
- 40:11what
- 40:11their
- 40:11paths
- 40:11are
- 40:12and
- 40:12how
- 40:12that
- 40:13works
- 40:13for
- 40:13them
- 40:13and
- 40:14how
- 40:14to
- 40:14help
- 40:14them
- 40:15navigate
- 40:15it
- 40:15and
- 40:15not
- 40:15just
- 40:16hope
- 40:16one
- 40:16day
- 40:17that
- 40:17they
- 40:17can
- 40:17spin
- 40:18a
- 40:18wheel
- 40:18and
- 40:19find
- 40:20the
- 40:20best
- 40:21major
- 40:21or
- 40:21career
- 40:22them
- 40:22so
- 40:23and.
- 40:23Keep
- 40:23feeding
- 40:24them
- 40:24into
- 40:24the
- 40:24industry
- 40:25for
- 40:25us.
- 40:26Yep,
- 40:27I'm
- 40:27trying.
- 40:30So
- 40:30as
- 40:31we
- 40:31close
- 40:31out
- 40:31today,
- 40:32what
- 40:32are
- 40:32some
- 40:33resources
- 40:33out
- 40:33there
- 40:34to
- 40:34help
- 40:34people
- 40:35explore
- 40:35their
- 40:35options?
- 40:36Ellen,
- 40:36do
- 40:36you
- 40:37want
- 40:37to
- 40:37start?
- 40:38Of
- 40:38course,
- 40:38but
- 40:38it's
- 40:39going
- 40:39to
- 40:39be
- 40:39a
- 40:39bit
- 40:40of
- 40:40an
- 40:40infomercial
- 40:41or
- 40:41plug
- 40:41for
- 40:42the
- 40:43Guide
- 40:43to
- 40:43Careers
- 40:44in
- 40:44Horse
- 40:44Racing
- 40:44is
- 40:45a
- 40:45publication
- 40:45that
- 40:46the
- 40:46Harness
- 40:46Horse
- 40:47Youth
- 40:47foundation
- 40:47and
- 40:47Amplify
- 40:48Horse
- 40:48Racing
- 40:50do
- 40:50together.
- 40:51It
- 40:51is
- 40:51usually
- 40:52available
- 40:52for
- 40:52download,
- 40:53but
- 40:53we're
- 40:54in
- 40:54the
- 40:54process
- 40:54of
- 40:55updating
- 40:56the
- 40:57edition.
- 40:58So
- 40:59it's
- 40:59not
- 40:59at
- 40:59this
- 41:00time,
- 41:00but
- 41:00it
- 41:00will
- 41:01be
- 41:01by
- 41:01January,
- 41:02hopefully.
- 41:04It
- 41:04lists
- 41:05everything
- 41:06from
- 41:07chefs
- 41:08to
- 41:08frontside
- 41:09management
- 41:09to
- 41:10hands
- 41:10on
- 41:10careers
- 41:12and
- 41:13it
- 41:13is
- 41:13a
- 41:1336
- 41:14page
- 41:14book
- 41:14that
- 41:15gives
- 41:15a
- 41:16student
- 41:16at
- 41:17least
- 41:17an
- 41:17idea
- 41:18of
- 41:19other
- 41:20options.
- 41:21Excellent.
- 41:22Dr.
- 41:22Ross.
- 41:23Also,
- 41:23because
- 41:24I.
- 41:24That's
- 41:24okay.
- 41:25I
- 41:26also
- 41:26very
- 41:27much
- 41:27enjoy
- 41:28helping
- 41:28young
- 41:29people,
- 41:30so
- 41:30I
- 41:30offer
- 41:31somewhat
- 41:32of
- 41:32a
- 41:32guidance
- 41:32counseling
- 41:33service
- 41:33for
- 41:35if
- 41:35a
- 41:35kid
- 41:36has
- 41:36no
- 41:36idea
- 41:37or
- 41:37is
- 41:38very
- 41:38focused,
- 41:38I
- 41:39can
- 41:40at
- 41:40least
- 41:40try
- 41:40to
- 41:41help
- 41:41them
- 41:41navigate
- 41:42the
- 41:42system.
- 41:43Excellent.
- 41:44And
- 41:44so
- 41:44now
- 41:44before
- 41:45I
- 41:45move
- 41:45to
- 41:45Dr.
- 41:45Robin,
- 41:46I'll
- 41:46say
- 41:46we're
- 41:46going
- 41:46to
- 41:47include
- 41:47links
- 41:48for
- 41:48all
- 41:48the
- 41:49contact
- 41:49information
- 41:49for
- 41:50the
- 41:50guests
- 41:50in
- 41:50our
- 41:50show
- 41:50notes.
- 41:51So
- 41:52don't
- 41:52worry
- 41:52if
- 41:52there's
- 41:53anybody
- 41:53you
- 41:53want
- 41:53to
- 41:53reach
- 41:53out
- 41:53to,
- 41:54we'll
- 41:54have
- 41:54the
- 41:54contact
- 41:55information
- 41:55for
- 41:55them.
- 41:56Dr.
- 41:56Robin,
- 41:56anything
- 41:56you
- 41:57want
- 41:57to
- 41:57add?
- 41:58I
- 41:58would
- 41:58echo
- 41:59that.
- 41:59That
- 41:59resource
- 42:00is
- 42:00great.
- 42:00I've
- 42:00actually
- 42:01used
- 42:01it
- 42:01myself
- 42:01and
- 42:02shared
- 42:02it
- 42:02with
- 42:02our
- 42:02students,
- 42:03I
- 42:04think,
- 42:04and
- 42:04Dr.
- 42:04Burkle
- 42:05probably
- 42:05talked
- 42:05about
- 42:05this
- 42:05too.
- 42:06But
- 42:06utilizing
- 42:07extension
- 42:08programs
- 42:08and
- 42:08resources
- 42:09at
- 42:09land
- 42:09grant
- 42:09universities
- 42:10and
- 42:10at
- 42:10colleges
- 42:11even
- 42:12again,
- 42:12if
- 42:12you
- 42:12don't
- 42:13plan
- 42:13to
- 42:13go
- 42:13to
- 42:13that
- 42:13university,
- 42:14there's
- 42:14still
- 42:14so
- 42:14many
- 42:15outreach
- 42:15opportunities
- 42:16and
- 42:16resources
- 42:16there.
- 42:17That's
- 42:17super,
- 42:18super
- 42:18important.
- 42:18Amplify
- 42:19is
- 42:19another
- 42:19great
- 42:20one
- 42:20that
- 42:20Ellen
- 42:21just
- 42:21mentioned
- 42:21as
- 42:21far
- 42:22as
- 42:22especially
- 42:24careers
- 42:24related
- 42:24to
- 42:25the
- 42:25racing
- 42:25industry.
- 42:26And
- 42:27you
- 42:27know,
- 42:28I
- 42:28think
- 42:29our
- 42:29Kentucky
- 42:29Horse
- 42:30Council
- 42:30has
- 42:30a
- 42:31really
- 42:31great
- 42:31resource
- 42:32as
- 42:32well
- 42:32of
- 42:33just
- 42:33what
- 42:33different
- 42:33types
- 42:34of
- 42:34jobs
- 42:34are
- 42:34being
- 42:35posted
- 42:35in
- 42:35and
- 42:35around
- 42:36Kentucky.
- 42:36And
- 42:36sometimes
- 42:37that's
- 42:37helpful
- 42:37too.
- 42:38You
- 42:38know,
- 42:38I
- 42:38encourage
- 42:38our
- 42:39students
- 42:39to
- 42:39go
- 42:39on
- 42:39and
- 42:39search
- 42:40those
- 42:40job
- 42:40engines
- 42:41and
- 42:41use
- 42:41the
- 42:41word
- 42:41equine
- 42:42or
- 42:42horse
- 42:43and
- 42:43see
- 42:43what
- 42:43comes
- 42:44up
- 42:44because
- 42:45you
- 42:45never
- 42:45really
- 42:45know
- 42:46what
- 42:46might
- 42:46be
- 42:46out
- 42:47there.
- 42:47And
- 42:47so
- 42:48just
- 42:48Kind
- 42:48of
- 42:48browsing
- 42:49through
- 42:49to
- 42:49see
- 42:49what
- 42:50might
- 42:50exist
- 42:50for
- 42:50you.
- 42:51Yes.
- 42:51Excellent
- 42:52points,
- 42:53Dr.
- 42:53Burke.
- 42:53Anything
- 42:54else?
- 42:55I
- 42:55would
- 42:55agree.
- 42:55I
- 42:56mean
- 42:56the
- 42:56Internet
- 42:56has
- 42:57so
- 42:57many
- 42:57things.
- 42:58So
- 42:58when
- 42:59you're
- 42:59doing
- 42:59a
- 42:59search
- 42:59on
- 43:00the
- 43:00Internet,
- 43:00put
- 43:00in
- 43:01careers
- 43:01courses.
- 43:02I
- 43:02like
- 43:02to
- 43:02put
- 43:03PDF
- 43:03so
- 43:03it's
- 43:04some
- 43:04sort
- 43:04of
- 43:04document
- 43:05and
- 43:05then
- 43:05knowing
- 43:06it's
- 43:06a
- 43:06trusted
- 43:07source.
- 43:07So
- 43:07universities
- 43:08are
- 43:08trusted
- 43:09sources.
- 43:09Extended
- 43:09extension
- 43:10veterinarians
- 43:10sometimes
- 43:11have
- 43:11some
- 43:12career
- 43:12resources
- 43:13that
- 43:13organizations
- 43:14a
- 43:14lot
- 43:14of
- 43:14times
- 43:14have
- 43:14career
- 43:15resources.
- 43:16So
- 43:17just
- 43:17make
- 43:17sure
- 43:17it's
- 43:17a
- 43:17trusted
- 43:18source
- 43:18when
- 43:18you
- 43:18look
- 43:19for
- 43:19those.
- 43:19There
- 43:20are
- 43:20books
- 43:20on
- 43:20equine
- 43:21careers
- 43:21but
- 43:21they're
- 43:21so
- 43:22old
- 43:22now
- 43:22because
- 43:22the
- 43:23technology
- 43:23just
- 43:24gets
- 43:24put
- 43:24all,
- 43:24you
- 43:24know,
- 43:24all
- 43:25the
- 43:25documents
- 43:26now
- 43:26get
- 43:26put
- 43:26online.
- 43:27There
- 43:28are
- 43:28some
- 43:28career
- 43:28websites
- 43:29that
- 43:29you
- 43:29can
- 43:29find
- 43:30that
- 43:30are
- 43:30great.
- 43:31Even
- 43:31I,
- 43:32I'm
- 43:32not
- 43:32a
- 43:32plug
- 43:33for
- 43:33this
- 43:33but
- 43:33like
- 43:34indeed.com,
- 43:35i
- 43:35find
- 43:35horse
- 43:35jobs
- 43:36all
- 43:36the
- 43:36time
- 43:36from
- 43:36myself,
- 43:37students.
- 43:37When
- 43:37I'm
- 43:38bored,
- 43:38I
- 43:38just
- 43:38search
- 43:39in
- 43:39the
- 43:39dot
- 43:39com
- 43:40and
- 43:40look
- 43:40for
- 43:40horse
- 43:40jobs,
- 43:41yard
- 43:41and
- 43:41groom
- 43:42equivalent.
- 43:43There's
- 43:43a
- 43:43lot
- 43:43of
- 43:44different
- 43:44search
- 43:45engines
- 43:45so
- 43:45they're
- 43:46out
- 43:46there.
- 43:47You
- 43:47just
- 43:47got
- 43:47to
- 43:47look
- 43:47for
- 43:48them.
- 43:48And
- 43:49then
- 43:49just
- 43:49the
- 43:50networking,
- 43:50you
- 43:51know,
- 43:51trying
- 43:51to
- 43:53have
- 43:53somebody
- 43:54hear
- 43:54about
- 43:55a
- 43:55job
- 43:55and
- 43:55you
- 43:56get
- 43:56hooked
- 43:56up
- 43:56that
- 43:57way.
- 43:57But
- 43:57there's
- 43:57just
- 43:58a
- 43:58lot
- 43:58more
- 43:59resources
- 43:59now
- 43:59than
- 44:00there
- 44:00ever
- 44:00was.
- 44:00So
- 44:01you
- 44:01have
- 44:01to
- 44:01sort
- 44:01through
- 44:02some
- 44:02of
- 44:02the,
- 44:03some
- 44:03of
- 44:03the
- 44:04junk
- 44:04per
- 44:04se.
- 44:05But
- 44:05you'll
- 44:05find
- 44:05it.
- 44:06Yes,
- 44:07yes.
- 44:08Lots
- 44:08of
- 44:08information,
- 44:08almost
- 44:09information
- 44:09overload
- 44:10if
- 44:10you
- 44:10don't
- 44:10have
- 44:10a
- 44:11filter
- 44:11for
- 44:11yourself.
- 44:12And
- 44:12I'll
- 44:12take
- 44:13a
- 44:13second
- 44:13and
- 44:13stump
- 44:14again
- 44:14for
- 44:14the
- 44:14association.
- 44:15So
- 44:15you
- 44:16mentioned
- 44:16the
- 44:16veterinarians.
- 44:17There's
- 44:17the
- 44:17aaep,
- 44:18the
- 44:18American
- 44:19association
- 44:19of
- 44:19Equine
- 44:20Practitioners.
- 44:21We
- 44:21have
- 44:21the
- 44:21American
- 44:22Horse
- 44:22Council.
- 44:22We
- 44:23have
- 44:23so
- 44:24many
- 44:24breed
- 44:24and
- 44:24discipline
- 44:25associations
- 44:26you
- 44:26could
- 44:26keep
- 44:26an
- 44:27eye
- 44:27on.
- 44:27Usca,
- 44:28US
- 44:28eventing
- 44:29for
- 44:29jobs
- 44:30with
- 44:30them.
- 44:30Usdf,
- 44:31usf,
- 44:32aqh,
- 44:33American
- 44:34Youth
- 44:34Horse
- 44:34Council
- 44:34too.
- 44:35American
- 44:35Youth
- 44:35Horse
- 44:36Council,
- 44:37Jockey
- 44:37Club,
- 44:38Standard
- 44:39Bread
- 44:39Association,
- 44:40Standard
- 44:41Bread
- 44:41Transition
- 44:41Alliance.
- 44:42If
- 44:42you're
- 44:42looking
- 44:42into
- 44:43getting
- 44:43into
- 44:43aftercare,
- 44:44all
- 44:45of
- 44:45those
- 44:45kind
- 44:45of
- 44:45Alphabet
- 44:46soups
- 44:46of
- 44:47associations,
- 44:48there's
- 44:48one
- 44:48out
- 44:49there
- 44:49for
- 44:49kind
- 44:49of
- 44:49the
- 44:50direction
- 44:50you're
- 44:50thinking
- 44:50of
- 44:51going.
- 44:51So
- 44:52I
- 44:52want
- 44:52to
- 44:52thank
- 44:52you
- 44:52all
- 44:52for
- 44:53your
- 44:53time
- 44:53today.
- 44:53Julie,
- 44:54any
- 44:54closing
- 44:54remarks
- 44:55you
- 44:55want
- 44:55to
- 44:55add
- 44:55from
- 44:55the
- 44:56road?
- 44:56No,
- 44:57I
- 44:57want
- 44:57to
- 44:57thank
- 44:57the
- 44:58panel
- 44:58so
- 44:58much.
- 44:59As
- 44:59I
- 44:59said
- 44:59in
- 45:00the
- 45:00opening
- 45:00remarks,
- 45:01we
- 45:01speak
- 45:01at
- 45:01a
- 45:01lot
- 45:02of
- 45:02universities
- 45:03to
- 45:03students
- 45:03about
- 45:04careers
- 45:04in
- 45:04the
- 45:04space,
- 45:05encouraging
- 45:05them
- 45:05to
- 45:06pursue
- 45:06a
- 45:06career
- 45:06in
- 45:07this
- 45:07space.
- 45:07We
- 45:08really
- 45:08want
- 45:08those
- 45:08innovative
- 45:09young
- 45:09people
- 45:10to
- 45:10come
- 45:10into
- 45:11the
- 45:11space.
- 45:11We
- 45:11need
- 45:12the
- 45:12leaders
- 45:12of
- 45:12tomorrow.
- 45:13So
- 45:13we
- 45:13really
- 45:14trying
- 45:14to
- 45:14cultivate
- 45:15that.
- 45:15And
- 45:16it
- 45:16always
- 45:16amazes
- 45:16me
- 45:17when
- 45:17I
- 45:17say
- 45:17to
- 45:17them,
- 45:18just
- 45:18get
- 45:19creative.
- 45:19If
- 45:20you're
- 45:20passionate
- 45:20about
- 45:20horses
- 45:21and
- 45:22you
- 45:22happen
- 45:22to
- 45:22have
- 45:23an
- 45:23aptitude
- 45:23for
- 45:23sewing,
- 45:24you
- 45:24could
- 45:24become
- 45:25a
- 45:25world
- 45:26class
- 45:26clothier,
- 45:27you
- 45:27know,
- 45:28and
- 45:28sell
- 45:28outfits.
- 45:29You
- 45:30could
- 45:30become
- 45:30a
- 45:31videographer,
- 45:32you
- 45:32could
- 45:32become
- 45:33an
- 45:33announcer.
- 45:33There's
- 45:34just
- 45:34so
- 45:34many
- 45:34ways
- 45:35to
- 45:35take
- 45:35your
- 45:35passion
- 45:36for
- 45:36horses
- 45:36and
- 45:37put
- 45:37it
- 45:37with
- 45:37something
- 45:37you
- 45:38like
- 45:38to
- 45:38do
- 45:39and
- 45:39it
- 45:39turns
- 45:39into
- 45:39a
- 45:40career.
- 45:40So
- 45:40you
- 45:40just
- 45:40never
- 45:41know.
- 45:42I
- 45:42am
- 45:42sure
- 45:42there's
- 45:43someone
- 45:43out
- 45:43there
- 45:43that
- 45:44is
- 45:44a
- 45:44professional
- 45:45bedazzler
- 45:46for
- 45:46western
- 45:47shirts
- 45:47and
- 45:47jeans
- 45:48and
- 45:48saddles.
- 45:49There's
- 45:50something
- 45:50for
- 45:50everybody.
- 45:51So
- 45:52thank
- 45:52you
- 45:52all
- 45:52again
- 45:53and
- 45:53and
- 45:54like
- 45:54I
- 45:54said,
- 45:54I'll
- 45:54put
- 45:55all
- 45:55of
- 45:55our
- 45:55contact
- 45:55information
- 45:57so
- 45:57that
- 45:57way
- 45:58anybody
- 45:58interested
- 45:58in
- 45:59getting
- 45:59in
- 45:59the
- 45:59industry
- 45:59knows
- 46:00where
- 46:00to
- 46:00find
- 46:00us.
- 46:01Thank
- 46:01you
- 46:01all.
- 46:02Today's
- 46:02American
- 46:03Horse
- 46:03Council
- 46:03podcast
- 46:04is
- 46:04brought
- 46:04to
- 46:04you
- 46:04by
- 46:05Merck
- 46:05Animal
- 46:05Health.
- 46:06Merck
- 46:06Animal
- 46:07Health
- 46:07believes
- 46:07that
- 46:07if
- 46:07we
- 46:08all
- 46:08do
- 46:08right
- 46:08by
- 46:08the
- 46:08horse,
- 46:09we'll
- 46:09never
- 46:09do
- 46:09wrong.
- 46:10That's
- 46:10why
- 46:11they're
- 46:11driven
- 46:11by
- 46:11an
- 46:11unconditional
- 46:12commitment
- 46:12to
- 46:13the
- 46:13horse
- 46:13and
- 46:13to
- 46:13the
- 46:13veterinarians
- 46:14and
- 46:14communities
- 46:15who
- 46:15support
- 46:15them
- 46:16for
- 46:16infectious
- 46:17disease
- 46:17tracking
- 46:18through
- 46:18the
- 46:18Equine
- 46:18Respiratory
- 46:19Biosurveillance
- 46:20program,
- 46:21to
- 46:21building
- 46:21a
- 46:21sustainable
- 46:22profession
- 46:22through
- 46:22the
- 46:23veterinary
- 46:23well
- 46:23being
- 46:24study,
- 46:24to
- 46:24creating
- 46:25equine
- 46:25health
- 46:25products
- 46:26with
- 46:26the
- 46:26highest
- 46:27level
- 46:27of
- 46:27safety
- 46:27and
- 46:27efficacy.
- 46:28Merck
- 46:29Animal
- 46:29health
- 46:29is
- 46:30unconditional.
- 46:31It's
- 46:31just
- 46:31who
- 46:31they
- 46:31are.
- 46:32Learn
- 46:32more
- 46:32at
- 46:32merck
- 46:33animal
- 46:33health
- 46:34usa.com.
- 46:35Since
- 46:36today's
- 46:36election
- 46:37Day,
- 46:37I
- 46:38can't
- 46:38believe
- 46:38we're
- 46:38finally
- 46:39there.
- 46:39Our
- 46:40update
- 46:40isn't
- 46:41so
- 46:41much
- 46:41about
- 46:41a
- 46:41particular
- 46:42piece
- 46:42of
- 46:42legislation
- 46:43as
- 46:44it's
- 46:44about
- 46:44making
- 46:45sure
- 46:45you
- 46:45know
- 46:46about
- 46:46the
- 46:46American
- 46:47Horse
- 46:47Council's
- 46:48Congressional
- 46:48Scorecard,
- 46:49especially
- 46:50if
- 46:50you're
- 46:50just
- 46:51now
- 46:51headed
- 46:51off
- 46:51to
- 46:51the
- 46:52polls.
- 46:52The
- 46:52Congressional
- 46:53Scorecard
- 46:54rewards
- 46:54points
- 46:55to
- 46:55members
- 46:55of
- 46:56Congress
- 46:56who
- 46:56have
- 46:57supported
- 46:57priority
- 46:58legislation
- 46:59that's
- 46:59important
- 46:59to
- 46:59the
- 47:00equine
- 47:00industry.
- 47:01The
- 47:01impact
- 47:01of
- 47:02horses
- 47:02and
- 47:02the
- 47:02equine
- 47:03industry
- 47:03is
- 47:04evident
- 47:04in
- 47:04the
- 47:05various
- 47:05legislative
- 47:05bills
- 47:06that
- 47:06we
- 47:06follow
- 47:07at
- 47:07the
- 47:07American
- 47:07Horse
- 47:08Council
- 47:08and
- 47:09that
- 47:09we
- 47:09score.
- 47:10Although
- 47:10horses
- 47:10are
- 47:11livestock
- 47:12and
- 47:12full
- 47:12members
- 47:12of
- 47:13the
- 47:13agricultural
- 47:14sector,
- 47:14they
- 47:14are
- 47:14also
- 47:15our
- 47:15partners
- 47:16in
- 47:16recreation,
- 47:16therapeutic,
- 47:17heat
- 47:17healing,
- 47:18rehabilitation,
- 47:19transportation,
- 47:20law
- 47:20enforcement,
- 47:21rescue
- 47:21efforts,
- 47:22and
- 47:23all
- 47:23kinds
- 47:23of
- 47:23other
- 47:24things.
- 47:24And
- 47:24we
- 47:24especially
- 47:25want
- 47:25to
- 47:25shout
- 47:26out
- 47:26to
- 47:26those
- 47:27guys
- 47:27that
- 47:27helped
- 47:28during
- 47:28the
- 47:28recent
- 47:28Hurricane
- 47:29Helene
- 47:30in
- 47:30all
- 47:30kinds
- 47:31of
- 47:31equestrian
- 47:31sports.
- 47:32The
- 47:32broad
- 47:33and
- 47:33versatile
- 47:33roles
- 47:34that
- 47:34horses
- 47:34play
- 47:35in
- 47:35our
- 47:35society
- 47:36is
- 47:36why
- 47:36the
- 47:36American
- 47:37Horse
- 47:37Council
- 47:38engages
- 47:38in
- 47:39relevant
- 47:39legislation
- 47:40addressing
- 47:41animal
- 47:41welfare,
- 47:42rural
- 47:42concerns,
- 47:43taxes,
- 47:44education,
- 47:44health
- 47:45care,
- 47:45job
- 47:45creation,
- 47:46and
- 47:46so
- 47:46much
- 47:47more.
- 47:48So
- 47:48you
- 47:48can
- 47:48visit
- 47:48our
- 47:49website
- 47:49to
- 47:49see
- 47:50the
- 47:50full
- 47:50list
- 47:50of
- 47:50rankings
- 47:51and
- 47:51we
- 47:52really
- 47:52hope
- 47:52you'll
- 47:52get
- 47:52out
- 47:52and
- 47:53vote,
- 47:53but
- 47:53the
- 47:54top
- 47:54three
- 47:54on
- 47:54the
- 47:54Senate
- 47:55side
- 47:56were
- 47:56Senator
- 47:56Amy
- 47:57Klobuchar,
- 47:58Senator
- 47:59John
- 47:59Arco,
- 48:00and
- 48:01Shelley
- 48:01Moore
- 48:01Capito.
- 48:02On
- 48:03the
- 48:03House
- 48:03side,
- 48:03the
- 48:04top
- 48:04three
- 48:04ranking
- 48:05were
- 48:05Representative
- 48:06Don
- 48:06Bacon,
- 48:07Representative
- 48:07Jimmy
- 48:08Panetta,
- 48:09and
- 48:09Representative
- 48:10Andy
- 48:10Barr.
- 48:11But
- 48:11there's
- 48:11a
- 48:11full
- 48:11list
- 48:12and
- 48:12they're
- 48:12all
- 48:12there
- 48:13for
- 48:13you
- 48:13to
- 48:13go
- 48:13see
- 48:13and
- 48:14check
- 48:14out
- 48:14if
- 48:15they're
- 48:15good
- 48:15supporters
- 48:16for
- 48:16the
- 48:16equine
- 48:16and
- 48:17industry.
- 48:17Thank
- 48:17you
- 48:17for
- 48:18joining
- 48:18us
- 48:18today.
- 48:18We'll
- 48:19provide
- 48:19more
- 48:19numbers
- 48:20and
- 48:20links
- 48:20in
- 48:20our
- 48:21show
- 48:21notes.
- 48:22We
- 48:22invite
- 48:22you
- 48:22to
- 48:23support
- 48:23our
- 48:23beloved
- 48:24industry
- 48:24and
- 48:24join
- 48:25the
- 48:25American
- 48:25Horse
- 48:25Council
- 48:26and
- 48:26get
- 48:27a
- 48:27free
- 48:27subscription
- 48:28to
- 48:28our
- 48:28monthly
- 48:28newsletter
- 48:29which
- 48:29shares
- 48:30the
- 48:30latest
- 48:30in
- 48:30all
- 48:31the
- 48:31legislative
- 48:31happenings,
- 48:32federal
- 48:32and
- 48:33state,
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