On Being A Ranch Hand

The average performance horse costs anywhere between 20 and
50 thousand dollars. The average ranch hand is paid anywhere between 20 and 30
thousand, and has to typically provide themselves with food and shelter. It
seems almost unfair that the people caring for the animals are paid
significantly less than that animal cost upfront, not to mention the amount of
money that is put into horses each year. Ranch hands are necessary for any ranch
or farm to function yet they are given no benefits and underappreciated. They
work in diverse settings exposed to the elements for long hours. They must know
a variety of skills such as animal care, have agricultural background, and be
able to handle dangerous machinery. It
seems fair to say that ranch hands deserve more credit than they are receiving.
Often times, ranch hands live on the
grounds and care for the animals 24/7. Ranch hands work in dangerous situations
daily, and never know what to expect when they get up in the morning. Many
ranch hands have their own animals to care for as well as families to support
and that simply cannot be done on the wage of 20,000. In my research hypertext
I want to explore the means of how ranch hands afford to take care of their
families as well as their animals and make a wage that is unfeasible to live
off of.