Hi,

my name is kerstin.

I´ve a short question. If i´m not right here, please excuse me.

I think about moving to USA some day. Because i have a specially job, i don´t know which area will be the best one for me to move too.

My job will be (i learn it at the moment) Physiotherapist for horses, healer for cats, dogs and horses, psychologist for cats, dogs and horses and acupuncture for cats, dogs and horses.

Can someone tell me, which area i will have the best chances to earn some money with that things?

Thank you so much for your answer.

Best wishes and a nice Sunday.

Kerstin

Hey Kerstin,
I can't say there's a certain place to move that is bound to make you more money than another. But, usually rural areas don't have so many job openings for that, just because a lot of people can handle and do a lot of the work themselves. At least were I'm at they do. You would probably be better to start out working for soemone somewhere, and get clients built up. As for climate, It deppends on your taste in weather, and people.

Catch ya later,
~ myhorse_mylife

I can tell you not to move to wyoming. No one heres about to think of taking there dogs cats or horses, to get accupuncture, or get them a physchologist. GO someplace like california where they like to pretend people can speak the same language as animals, and theres folks willing to pay money for things like that.

would have to agree with rafter, although Wyoming is a beautiful state, your job description wouldn't last here. Knew a vet here that did all that holistic care and she went bust and had to move, she tried Montana and went bust there too.
G'luck.

and idaho would be worse; and i suspect so would Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. I doubt either Dakota would need that, and Nebraska would laugh too.
Your best bet is washington, oregon (northwest and coastal west), and california or anywhere on the eastern side of the mississipi and maybe parts of missouri minnesota or ohio. the true western states really dont indulge in that kinda thing

Although Missouri is the "Show Me" state, I can't see this going over very well, at least not on the west side of the state or in the rural areas. Nope - just don't see it.

Seattle, Washington maybe, but not anywhere to far away from the city. The further east you go in Washington the less they would readily accept that sort of thing. Although there are a few chiropracters who make a good living out this way. Try California or New York.

Im thinking with the type of work you do, you need to go to where the large equestrian centers are. Kentucky?

PS also Virginia, but nearer the larger metropolitan areas

For the work you are describing, I would suggest looking at places to live that had larrger cities. City folks go for that kind of stuff, ranch type folks usually don't go for it. Move to an area that has a lot of ranch type folks and you would be on food stamps and fuel assistence and having a side job at Wal Mart.

Gee you should come to NJ I'm embarassed to say.
People here can't wait to spend money on their horse.I board at a large barn in the heart of NJ and I am amazed at the money people have around here. There is alot people at my barn that would love to get your opinon and advice. (not me sorry if my horse is crazy best be left alone) It's costs alot to live here too. but NJ, NY and Long island that's where there are some big money horse owners.

if you truly want to do pyschotherapy on animals, you really do need to be associated with a university, such as U of Penn.

yes, i'm also in New Joisey and while there is a lot of action (to be honest, i know vets who have moved here from out west, because they get to do more "different" things), psychotherapy is still kinda on the edge of things. the only place i know who does it is Penn. there, it's behavior based and drug treated--such as treating dogs that have food guarding issues, etc.

betsey

I think everyone here has been right on, but beings Im a native Missourian, I can tell ya that kinda thing wouldnt fly there either. Def. need to be considering California, Oregon, Washington, New York, New Jersey amd need to be close to a major metro area. Around here (South Arkansas) and Missouri something like that would just put you in the poor house.

Here in Colorado there are a few great accupucturists and accupressureists. I don't believe any of them think that they can think what the animal is or talk to the animals, but they are kinda fruity.
I actually want to see what the accupucture can do and maybe do a little on my horses.

There's my 2 cents worth.

I think you would do well in Kentucky. We are crazy about our horses here. Lexington, and surrounding area with all the TB horse farms would probably be a good place for you to relocate. It is a lovely area to live and raise a family too.

My friend, whoose App stallion will finish in the top 3 this year in points for Aged Stallion; had his neck accupuntured to reduce the muscle bulging he had. I thought she was crazy to pay someone $65.00 to stick needles in her horse, but it worked and there was a whole line of show horses getting one area or another done. That fella cleaned up for a mornings visit and it really did work too.

I don't know about psychotherapy for horses, but my friend took two of the wild Paints, like we adopted two weeks ago and she would probably pay someone to do therapy on the weanling from my mare, she's tearing the barn down.
Good Luck to ya, and where are you from?

I was so excited by this posters questions, that I replied before reading the other posts. Please don't make fun of this fella. Back in the late 70's this guy came by the track with an experimental muscle stimulating machine, that sent electrical impulses that caused muscles to contract without actually working a horse. A few brave souls let him try it on their sore horses, because they had done all the standard treatments and had no results. Little did we know this fella was doing animal trials and this machine is now in wide use for para and quadraplegics here in the US. Ice boots, looked weird when they first came to the track, but now are a standard practice. Someone has to be on the cutting edge.

If I sounded like I was poke'n at him, I apologize, that was not my intent. I just tried to give an honost answer. I just know that Dr. Sarah didn't do to well in WY or Montana with her holistic horse care. However, she is back and is now working on small animals and folks have been more receptive.

I think the post was a hoax!

or she cant remember the sight

Can't speak for anyone else, but it might not be a good thing for some horse shrink to finally figure out exactly what my horses think of me...

my guess is this is spam....there have been no replies to our posts.