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The Cycle of the Horse Business By Don Blazer I'm the kind of guy who sees the
world through rose-colored glasses. I view the glass as half full rather than half empty. I like to turn negatives into positives. I'm also pretty good at seeing what is what. I know it's been a lean year financially if you own a horse business! Expenses are up, income is down. It's been a costly year if you just own a horse. The cost of hay is up, the cost of boarding is up, the cost of veterinary care is up, the cost of shoeing is up, the cost of tack is up….heck, everything is up, and you can bet it isn't coming down. |
To Blanket or Not To Blanket? Does my horse need a blanket? He might if he needs protection. There are four reasons to blanket a horse - 1. To protect the horse from the weather. 2. To protect the coat. 3. To protect the horse from bugs. 4. To protect the horse from ultraviolet light. |
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Can you train your horse to be champion by taking an online course? …..you bet you can! She started as a 2-year-old "demonstration" horse for www.horsecoursesonline.com and finished with two ABRA World Championship awards and a Reserve World Championship title. Sheza Especial Gold got her training as a demonstration horse for Don Blazer's online course, Training Performance Horses. Step by step she followed the course program until she competed for 2010 and 2011 World Championship titles at the American Buckskin Registry Association show in Tulsa, Ok. Blazer rode the 5-year-old filly in her competition classes. In 2010 Sheza won the ABRA Junior Trail Horse title under all five judges, and then came back this year to repeat as a judge's choice sweep in Junior Trail. This year the filly also won Reserve World Champion honors in All-Ages Western Riding, a pattern class requiring 8 flying changes of lead. She was the only junior horse in the class. Sheza was sold at the Reichert Celebration Show Horse Sale in Fort Worth September 9 and 10. "We'll miss Sheza in our program," Blazer said. "Hopefully she'll go on to win many more titles for other horse lovers. I think she'll make an exceptional all-around horse for an amateur or youth rider." Sheza's trail horse training followed the course instructions in Train A Trail Horse, taught by world champion trainer and AQHA director Cathy Hanson. The filly's education in western riding came from following the instructions in Train for Western Riding taught by world champion trainer Nancy Cahill. |
If you are breeding your mare, you can't control the sex of the offspring, but you can do a lot to assure the foal's color. And you can save $50 by enrolling in Coat Color Genetics in January. Dr. Jim and Lynda McCall reveal how to determine coat color, breed for a specific color, and avoid color problems in this 8-lesson course which can lead to a Bachelor of Science degree in Equine Studies, or Professional Certification as a Horse Trainer, Riding Instructor or Stable Manager. Of course you can take the course just for personal enrichment. Lessons include how genes and chromosomes interact, how to breed for color and genetic tests for the red gene. Also discussed are Palominos, Buckskins, Cremellos, the Overo gene and Appaloosas. |
