by Doug Emerson | Apr 14, 2006 | Uncategorized
What do most horse boarding, lesson and training businesses have in common with an eight year old chestnut gelding at a weekly horse auction? They are everywhere and they aren’t making the owner any money. Why do horse businesses fail to prosper? For some of the exact...
by Doug Emerson | Apr 6, 2006 | Uncategorized
It’s been said that businesses are either growing or shrinking; there is no such thing as status quo or neutral. If you are working at growing your horse business, you are always interested in ways to leverage your time. The concept of leveraging your time means...
by Doug Emerson | Mar 30, 2006 | Uncategorized
Spring’s arrival is always a welcome reunion for professional horsemen. Good weather, dry paddocks and green pastures for horses are a horseman’s delight. Opportunities for the spring, summer and fall seasons abound and energy is high and spontaneous to wrestle all...
by Doug Emerson | Mar 22, 2006 | Uncategorized
I often hear professional horsemen apologizing about their lack of a website for their business. I sense they feel ashamed of their missing tech prowess. For some reason, in their minds, the absence of a web address is comparable to not having a telephone number and...
by Doug Emerson | Mar 17, 2006 | Uncategorized
You have heard it. You may have even said it, but how do you know it? You don’t really know what your true profit or loss in the horse boarding part of your operation is unless you’ve taken the time to put your numbers on paper. Now, I know that finding the extra time...
by Doug Emerson | Mar 9, 2006 | Uncategorized
The horse owner said to me, “He’s a handsome horse with a lot of potential, but I’ve got to spend some time working on the basics. He’s got no foundation to build upon.” In the reference to foundation, the owner meant that the horse had missed out on boot camp and...
