Many professional horsemen are skilled in communicating with horses from years of experience in the horse business. Getting the message across to horses effectively is essential to a profitable horse business. While many professional horsemen are outstanding at...

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I was thinking about project horses the other day. You know what project horses are; they are the horses that are offered to you for no or very little money. While your cash investment is low, the trade-off is usually an expensive problem attached like: chronic...

My mother asked, "How many times do I have to repeat myself?" I answered, " 'Bout a million." At age 12, I was no wise man, just a wise guy. And I knew I had a problem with listening to my mother. Had Mom asked a specialist about my problem of not listening well, he...

Like it or not, Facebook has changed the culture of how many people make friends and socialize. Whatever your age group demographic: Generation Y, Generation X or Baby Boomer, instant communication like e-mail, Twitter, blog posts and text messaging have changed the...

A business is either expanding or it's shrinking. It never stays the same. And if more profit is of interest to you for 2012, it's going to be a result of you planning your marketing for the next twelve months, NOW. Start with a wall calendar for the 12 months of...

I asked farriers Danny and Johnny as they took a mid-morning break for their thoughts on running small businesses and what the important points are for planning in 2011. Instead of answering, they asked me if I really wanted to hear business advice from two guys who...

You've heard and read plenty about setting goals for your business at the start of a New Year.  For some, it's an easy process of sitting down and writing. For others, it is as painful as a root canal and a task slowed by procrastination. But without goals, you can be...

It's no secret the work style of the professional horseman doesn't allow much time to ride a desk chair. Horses and people require constant attention in the barn, the arena or at the show ring and professional horsemen cope with not having the convenience of an office...