Tell Me How Career Series: Horse Trainer

Summary: Tell Me How Career Series - Career Education and Opportunities for Young People. Recommended for both School, Public Libraries and Guidance Offices. The Tell Me How series is a necessary addition to any library, guidance center of school curriculum. It explores a large number of career opportunities for young people and features real people doing real jobs. In this program host Melody Young visits with professional horse trainer Shelia Klein, who discusses the care, training and dedication needed to train champion race horses. Subjects Covered Include: Are there different types of horse trainers? What is the difference between a quarterhorse and a thoroughbred? Do you have to go to college to be a horse trainer? Why is knowing math important to be a horse trainer? Why do horse trainers get up so early? How fast can horses run? Are horses smart? What is a jockey? What is a furlong? What does it mean to break a horse? How long do horses live? How do you measure a horse's height?