Also called: Pinhooker, Yearling-to-Juvenile Reseller
Buys young racehorses at auction, trains and grows them for a few months, then resells them for a profit, like flipping houses but with horses.
Studies hundreds of yearlings at a Kentucky sale, looking at legs, walk and family history, and buys a few you think are undervalued. Over winter you get them fit and galloping, then show them breezing a quarter mile at a 2-year-old sale in spring. A good flip can multiply your money; a bad one loses it all.
Estimate; extremely variable and risky; many partner with investors.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. No degree needed; equine business degrees help. Most learn by working for horse farms, trainers and agents.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Equine Business, Animal Science, Agribusiness.
Growing about average. Rises and falls with the horse-racing economy.
Low risk for 10 years. Pedigree and sales data get analyzed by software, but judging live horses and taking risks stays human.
Classes: Business, Statistics, Animal science (FFA).
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