Rich isn’t good enough…so besides being financially successful you’ve also got to be happy.
For you, that means making a lot of money while you enjoy your horses.
To be rich and happy, the advice is always “do what you love doing.” I totally agree…but I like to add two other things. 1. Do meaningful work. 2. Do what others don’t want to do.
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During a conversation with a new horse owner she casually mentioned her trainer had recommended she have the canine teeth removed from her mare. After asking a few questions I figured out either the trainer or she had the canine teeth confused with wolf teeth. This is a common mix-up.
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Is “hippology” the study of hippos?
No, it is actually the study of horses! “Hippo” is Greek for “horse”. Despite the name, the hippopotamus and the horse are not even closely related.
Distant cousins who would show up at an Equidae family reunion (horses, zebras and asses) would be tapirs and rhinoceroses.
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The training of horses is an exercise in love, for one does not succeed without loving both the challenge and the animal.
There are nearly as many theories on the training of a horse as there are trainers, but when closely examined, all the tricks, gimmicks, and miracles fade away, and one philosophy emerges, bright and clear and sure.
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If you’re going to make money with horses, you need confidence.
And a lack of self-confidence is one of the greatest deterrents to success.
Here are six ways to help you boost your confidence, which in turn will boost your income.
The first thing you must do is eliminate the words, “I can’t.”If you’re going to make money with horses, you need confidence.
And a lack of self-confidence is one of the greatest deterrents to success.
Here are six ways to help you boost your confidence, which in turn will boost your income.
The first thing you must do is eliminate the words, “I can’t.”
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A horse that constantly walks his stall is an annoyance. The bedding gets piled along the walls, manure gets ground to bits, stall mats shift and weight loss can be a problem.
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When it comes to buying a horse, there must be at least a million ways to get stuck with a bad one and about five ways to get a good one.
To get a good horse, you have to use a little common sense. Emotion is the villain.
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The average 1,000-pound horse produces about 50 pounds of manure a day…and this does not include the bedding. When you consider the horse eats about 25 to 30 pounds of feed a day, the manure production is an amazing feat.
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It has been a tough winter, but it is time to set our sights on the new riding season. The cabin fever approaching now can be worse than the flu season!
In preparation for travel and focusing on your horse trailer, it might be to early to un-winterize the trailer, but here are a few things you really need to do now.
I spent a good amount of time talking to the Federal folks and our state Motor Vehicle folks about new laws and regulations on horse trailers for traveling.
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Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh; out to buy presents, on the very last day!
It’s Christmas time, and horse time, and present time.
Whenever I think of Christmas I think of the horse that first pulled Santa’s sleigh – after all, Santa started with a horse long before he switched to reindeer.
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