Also called: Polo Pony Groom, Polo Barn Groom
Cares for and exercises a team's polo ponies, tacking them up and swapping horses quickly between periods during matches.
A polo groom feeds and checks 15 ponies at dawn, then exercises them in a group, riding one and leading three. On match day they wrap legs, tack up, and hand fresh horses to players between chukkers, then cool down and care for every horse after the game.
Approximate; housing is often included; season in Florida, California, and Texas.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Horse experience; learned on the job.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Equine Science.
Growing about average. Steady demand where polo is played.
Low risk for 10 years. Horse care, exercising, and fast match-day changes are hands-on.
Classes: Agriculture or animal science, Physical education, Spanish.
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