by Doug Emerson | Mar 13, 2008 | Uncategorized
You know the traditional methods of earning money with horses: sales, boarding, lessons, training, competition and breeding. These revenue generators have been the reliable feed bag of the horse business for centuries. A legendary tribal elder once quipped,...
by Doug Emerson | Mar 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
I replaced the handle cover and was finally done with the faucet repair. I had watched that faucet drip forever and was delighted to have completed the overdue plumbing project. For weeks, the drips, discreet and barely noticeable, had been whispering to me,...
by Doug Emerson | Feb 22, 2008 | Uncategorized
When you are in the consulting business, sometimes you forget about following your own advice. I wrote the following essay several years ago and reread it recently to remind myself of the message. I believe it may help you, too. Horses have been training me for a long...
by Doug Emerson | Feb 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
I was in the office of an investment advisor yesterday. Our discussion involved the investment rewards and risks of stocks, bonds, mutual funds and a variety of alternative investments. The advisor has thirty eight years of experience and loves his job. He confided he...
by Doug Emerson | Feb 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
You probably know or have instructed a riding student who obsesses in fear of falling off. And you have heard statements like, ” I’m not any good”, “the horse doesn’t like me”, “I have nothing but bad luck”, contribute...
