RecordMove

Equine worker to horse breeder

An equine worker already meets 16% of what the horse breeder role asks for. The move turns on 26 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From equine worker

Distant match

To horse breeder

6 You already bring

26 Still to learn

45 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

86.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a horse breeder is expected to do is already part of an equine worker’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the horse breeder role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A horse breeder role treats 6 of its required skills as things an equine worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

animal welfare legislation
assist animal birth
control animal movement
equine dental diseases
livestock species
train horses

What stands in the way is 26 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A horse breeder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an equine worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held equine dental diseases agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held train horses handling and moving
already held assist animal birth handling and moving
already held livestock species natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held control animal movement handling and moving
already held animal welfare legislation business, administration and law

All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the horse breeder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 39 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 handling and moving 15 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn breed horses required
still to learn administer drugs to facilitate breeding required
still to learn administer treatment to animals required
still to learn apply animal hygiene practices required
still to learn assist in transportation of animals required
still to learn care for juvenile animals required
still to learn dispose of dead animals required
still to learn feed livestock required
still to learn maintain animal accommodation hygienic required
still to learn manage livestock required
still to learn manage the health and welfare of livestock required
still to learn monitor livestock required
still to learn provide first aid to animals required
still to learn provide nutrition to animals required
still to learn select livestock required

optional, not held assess animal behaviour optional
optional, not held implement exercise activities for animals optional
optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
optional, not held work with veterinarians optional

02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 4 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn livestock feeding required
still to learn livestock reproduction required
still to learn signs of animal illness required
still to learn animal nutrition required

optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
optional, not held animal welfare optional

03 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn create animal records required
still to learn manage animal biosecurity required
still to learn maintain professional records required
still to learn monitor the welfare of animals required

optional, not held assess animal nutrition optional
optional, not held assess management of animals optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn advise horse owners on farriery requirements required

optional, not held advise customers on appropriate pet care optional
optional, not held advise on animal purchase optional
optional, not held advise on animal welfare optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn operate farm equipment required

optional, not held maintain equipment optional

06 services 1 required

still to learn health and safety regulations required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a horse breeder role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
already held assist animal birth skill
already held control animal movement skill
already held equine dental diseases knowledge
already held livestock species knowledge
already held train horses skill

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held advise customers on appropriate pet care optional
optional, not held advise on animal purchase optional
optional, not held advise on animal welfare optional
optional, not held assess animal behaviour optional
optional, not held assess animal nutrition optional
optional, not held assess management of animals optional
optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
optional, not held implement exercise activities for animals optional
optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
optional, not held work with veterinarians optional
optional, not held animal welfare optional
optional, not held maintain equipment optional

26 held skills the horse breeder role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role agritourism knowledge
not needed by the target role agronomical production principles knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse animal locomotion skill
not needed by the target role assess equid footcare requirements skill
not needed by the target role assess lameness in horses skill
not needed by the target role assess requirement for horseshoes skill
not needed by the target role attach horseshoes skill
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
not needed by the target role breed stock skill
not needed by the target role breed-specific behaviour of horses knowledge
not needed by the target role clean horse's legs skill
not needed by the target role clean stalls skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role maintain pastures skill
not needed by the target role maintain the farm skill
not needed by the target role make farrier tools and supplies skill
not needed by the target role operate agricultural machinery skill
not needed by the target role prepare equid hooves skill
not needed by the target role present the farm facilities skill
not needed by the target role provide care for horses skill
not needed by the target role safe horseback riding principles knowledge
not needed by the target role supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
not needed by the target role teach young horses skill
not needed by the target role transportation vehicles for horses knowledge
not needed by the target role young horses training knowledge

7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier

still to learn livestock feeding required
still to learn livestock reproduction required
still to learn signs of animal illness required
still to learn animal nutrition required
still to learn health and safety regulations required
optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
optional, not held animal welfare optional

Index

Other moves recorded from equine worker

Full index of moves from equine worker

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an equine worker become a horse breeder?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An equine worker already covers 16% of what a horse breeder is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 6 of which the horse breeder role treats as required.

What skills does an equine worker need to become a horse breeder?

26 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is breed horses.

How hard is the move from equine worker to horse breeder?

Its learning distance is 86.7 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.