Yes Its a real job.
This hits a spot for me as recently on an unusually nice day for December my T said she was jealous that I got to "go play in the sun with horses all day"
Its one of the few times I got really peeved with her. I love what I do but I've been out past 3 am on emergency calls twice this week, stood out in the rain suturing up a wound, got kicked by a cranky donkey etc. I was like " yes I play with horses in the sun all day just like all you do is zone out and occasionally repeat things while someone talks"