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Equine Roadside Assistance

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Who Would you Call if you Broke Down Whilst Towing a Horse?

I always thought there should be someone you could call if you broke down on the side of the road and had horses on board.  Well it seems, in the United Kingdom, there is!

Equine Rescue Services provide support to those travelling with horses:

At ERS, our mission is to provide specialist horsebox breakdown cover of the highest standard to all members of the equine community. Whether you drive a horsebox or tow a horse trailer, we provide the best breakdown cover in the industry.

Our core responsibility is to ensure the welfare of you and your horses in a breakdown emergency, 24 hours a day. Our experience spans over a decade of successful roadside rescues. We get hundreds of breakdowns back on the road quickly each year, with the expertise of our nationwide support networks…

Now in my mind, if you combined this service with a working knowledge of large animal rescue, you’d have a lot to offer horse lovers and be able to build up a successful business over time!

“We gaze upon their quiet beauty, their natural elegance, and we are captivated. They see us softly, in gentle light… rewarding human companionship with strength, grace and intelligence. As they run through arenas and open fields, past mountains and seas, moving like the wind toward heaven, we travel with them, if only in our hearts.” – Author unknown

Calico Horses and the Patchwork Trail

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Calico Horses and the Patchwork Trail by Lorraine Turner

I was able to gain an electronic copy of this novel via NetGalley to read and review, in spite of it having already been released. Calico Horses and the Patchwork Trail is an unusual tale woven around the Calico Mountains in Nevada, the wild horses that roam here and some mysterious pieces of calico fabric that link a number of characters in the story.

The story jumps between characters, helping to keep the tale moving at a fast pace.  It’s interesting to read how each of the characters are linked, in spite of being in different locations.

Author Lorraine Turner has worked hard to bring to light the management and associated issues of the wild horses and burros that are rounded up by the BLM in the area and then adopted out to appropriate owners. Mix these issues with some passionate 10 year old girls going through the growing pains of life and messy choices made by their parents, and you have a really interesting make up for a thought provoking story.

The overall message about children being advocates for treating horses (and other animals) respectfully is one that should be driven home by all.  An entertaining read.

Author:  Lorraine Turner
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7249867.Lorraine_Turner
Fiction – children
In my library? As a loan from NetGalley, yup!
Want it? Get it now at Amazon.

“A good horse is never a bad colour.” – Author unknown

Gap Year Equine Experiences

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On Trail in South Africa

Uni sent out a message to the equine science students about conservation work in South Africa and I thought I’d scout the website for horse related work!  Found two that may be of interest to the student keen to take some time off school next year and get in some horse experience overseas – what could be more appealing?

  1. South Africa Horse Riding and Conservation Experience – this one seems to me a great opportunity to clock up hours in the saddle, gain conservation experience and perhaps add to the resume with the view to being a game ranger or even zoo worker in the future.
  2. Australian Jackaroo / Jillaroo School – a great chance to visit the land down under and learn about the cowboy way, mustering cattle and shearing sheep!

“How to ride a horse: Step One – Mount the horse. Step Two – Stay mounted…” – Author unknown

July Challenge (Use Free Resources)

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There are so many opportunities to grow your knowledge and collections online without having to spend.  The July challenge on Equus-Blog is to make use of these free resources to better yourself.

Let’s focus on this in 3 particular areas:

  1. Networking – work to build up connections that have the potential to be beneficial to your career over the long term.  Connect with people that are in the industry you’re in, the one that you aim to be in and the industry/ies that you’ve been in and can offer advice about.
    How to do this?  Consider the likes of LinkedIn, Horse Networking, Facebook and/or Twitter.  You can set up a profile and start to promote yourself and your skills, whilst also connecting with people that have similar interests or career aspirations.  All of these have free account options – what have you got to lose?
  2. Educate yourself via free resources and groups that you can join.  Not every piece of advice or information online is worth taking on, but there are some great resources out there to educate and inspire you.  I have some free resources (and some paid ones) that relate to equine educational resources over at TeachersPayTeachers.  The resource category on this site has posts that detail free fact sheets, webinars, electronic resources and more – and the best bit is that they relate to horses and horse business!
  3. Share advice and resources that have benefited you.  Don’t focus solely on what you can get for free; become that person who gives to others because it will benefit them, too!
    Over time people will look to you for advice and seek you out, because you’re recognised as a person who is keen to help, generous and able to provide sound feedback or advice.  This is a great way to continue to build up your network of contacts and have people share with you, other beneficial resources they’ve come across.

So what could your goals be for this July challenge?

  1. Create your online profile/s now!
  2. Reach out to people in your industry or the industry you want to enter – set a goal of a certain number of people (say 7 people a week / 1 a day) to try to connect with.
  3. Make a note of any advice or resources that you have found beneficial and start to promote them to others who you feel would also benefit from them – again, do this as soon as you find the resource and share it openly/publicly or set a number of people to share it with.

As per usual, make sure you set deadlines, tell someone about your goals for the month and get started 🙂

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