Dream job horse host: This is how the training in Moritzburg succeeds!

Dream job horse host: This is how the training in Moritzburg succeeds!

Moritzburg, Deutschland - Living a dream: Lukas Pietzsch, 19 years old, has been training as a horse host in the Moritzburg State Stud since 2023. As one of 35 apprentices in the Saxon stud management - 12 of them in Moritzburg and the rest at Graditz's main stud - he devoted himself to his heart's issue: working with horses. Despite the initial reluctance of his parents, he has made this step and has been lending a hand since then to learn a profession with a future. Sächsische reports that ...

The training is a personal thing for Lukas: his great -great -grandfather was a saddle master in Trakehnen before he fled to Saxony in 1945. Interested applicants have time until November 15, 2023 to apply for an apprenticeship. Whether in the Moritzburg state stud, where it is primarily about the care and care of stallions and the breeding store in the EU insemination station, or in the Graditz main stud, where the mare stoves and young horses are looked after, and the training offers a variety of opportunities. [Further information can be found on the website of the Saxon stud management.] (Https://www.saechsische-gestuetsverwaltung.de/aktuelles/-grairung-fuer-die-ausbildung-zum-pferdewirt-1684/)

a day in the life of a horse host

early on the feet: Lukas' day starts with stable work at 6 a.m. Mucking out, feeding and maintaining horses are just a few of the tasks that expect it. The nice thing about this profession? Every day brings new challenges with it, according to the mood of the horses. Lukas started riding only a year earlier and already shows great progress, as Hauptstelmeister Falk Sieber certified. Physical fitness is essential, because work is anything but easy.

But riding is not just work. The trainees take part in riding lessons almost every day to prepare for competitions. Lukas will take part in the stallion parades in August and present a diagram called "Hungarian Post". Lukas knows a queasy feeling before appearances, but joy and thrills are always part of the experience.

prerequisites and career opportunities

If you want to take the way as a horse host, you need a successful school leaving certificate and a great enthusiasm for horses. In addition, one should have a sense of responsibility, commitment and physical fitness. The training is shaped by well -founded basic training, which takes place both in the practical and in the theoretical area. An overview of the training content provides training.de.

The training usually lasts three years and can be shortened to two years under certain conditions. After a successful completion, the entry content is around 2,200 euros gross. Further training, such as the horse economist, is also open to graduates, which opens up to numerous career paths in the field of horse keeping and breeding.

The demand for trainees increases steadily; Girls in particular seem to be attracted to the romantic ideas of the profession, as stud Dr. Kati Schöpke reports. This is a sign of the popularity of the profession and the great interest of young people in working with these fascinating animals.

For everyone who has a good knack for horses and are interested in training, the Moritzburg state stud invites you to an information day on October 4th. Maybe the dream of the horse host is within reach for you!