Wordless Wednesday – Keeping Watch
Profile On: Maxine Ellison, Managing Director of Horses and People Magazine
How much of your day/week is related to horses?
7 days a week in one way or another
What is it exactly that you do?
I am the Managing Director of Horses and People Magazine. I also breed and care for a team of Standardbreeds
In this field of work, is it possible to be a full time professional and earning a liveable income?
My whole life revolves around horses, and I do make a full time wage from it. It is most certainly a profession to make a liveable income from.
What are the general steps taken to be employed in such a role?
Passion for the horse. 25 years of sales and marketing experience in the corporate world.
Favourite horse memory?
I have so many but most of all is spending time with foals that have been born while mum is in my care.
Future goals?
To educate people to the best practices for the welfare of the horse. To grow Horses and People Magazine.
Best thing about your sport/profession?
It feeds my passion and commitment to the horses.
“One reason why birds and horses are happy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.” – Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends and Influence People
Profile On: Daryl Boyd, President of Arthrogen, GmbH & USA
How much of your day/week is related to horses?
Arthrogen, GmbH & USA is focused everyday on the equine owner, veterinary physicians and addressing the injuries of horses.
What is it exactly that you do?
I am president of Arthrogen, GmbH & USA. We are focused on Veterinary and Human Regeneration. The veterinary market, the main task in front of me, seems to be unmasking the difference between what is regeneration and what is a fibrous repair tissue to veterinary physicians, horse owners and trainers.
Arthrogen Goldic Enhanced Gelsolin does what adipose fat and bone marrow stems cells, and IRAP claims to do: regenerate injuries. In the case of adipose fat stem cells vs bone marrow stem cells, each claims to be better because the former has 1000 times as many stem cells in their mixture.
The problem is, adding more undifferentiated stem cells does not make the undifferentiated stem cells become differentiated stems cells that comprises the make-up of injured tissue. IRAP (Orthokine -Regenokine) Interleukin 1 Antagonist is a deceiving solution to injury resolution. You see by shutting down the body’s natural response to injury (inflammation), the structural causes of the injuries is not treated.
The potential here is greater damage to ligaments, cartilage or tendons without being aware of it, because the natural outward sign of the body that screams “stop you’re hurting me” (inflammation) is not available.
SO what’s the difference in all these technologies… Arthrogen Goldic Enhanced Gelsolin is the only one that regenerates inflammation and regenerates the structural cause of the injuries. Without both, you will keep going back to the vet for more treatments.
GOLDIC Gelsolin Regenerates – coffin joint, collateral ligament, fetlock, tendonitis, cartilage, suspensory ligaments, tendons, wounds, spine disc herniation, hocks, muscles and so much more in humans and animals!
What are the general steps taken to be employed in such a role?
To become president of an international corporation in the manner that I did, requires putting your mind to understand and experience orthopedic and neurosurgery and added to this getting knowledge and experience with the top human regenerative medicine surgeons. Then learn the horse industry.
Favorite horse memory?
Chief, was the hose I loved. He was all character and was beautiful. He was a white canvas with splotches of gold and black. He was a leader among horses, and fast as lightning. I fell in love with him at Michigan YMCA summer camp. Each year I returned, if I rode another horse, he would bite the horses that separated us, until the riders gave up the saddle to me.
Chief, was my horse until they auctioned him to the glue factory. Chief is one of the reasons I want to rescue horses from failed regeneration technologies that ultimately force owners to put the horses to death.
Future goals?
Spread the word about Goldic Gelsoin – The Plasma Gelsolin Protein has been researched for over 20 years by PhD’s at Harvard, Stanford, University of Toronto, University of Florida, University of Pennsylvania
(to name a few) in over 1,988 studies Published on PubMed.
Predictions have been made that Gelsolin could reverse Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Diabetes, AIDS, Cancers, Neurodegeneration following Ischemic Stroke, Anti Aging and Regeneration Therapies [Published online 9 November 2010 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com)]
Best thing about your sport/profession?
I love people, I love horses.
“Love means attention, which means looking after the things we love.” – George H. Morris, The American Jumping Style”
Friday Feature: Pedigrees
This week’s letter is P. If you missed last week’s Friday Feature, take a look at Orthopaedics.
A horse’s pedigree relates to who its mother and father were, and who their parents were. Pedigrees are particularly important in the equine world as they provide a document that details the family history of a horse, which in turn can show results of races or competitions, conformational consistencies and temperament.
Often people in the know about pedigrees will find themselves in a job that relates to stallion promotion or the purchasing of horses for clients. Chances are that although you may have an interest in pedigrees in general, to make a career out of it you will need to focus on a particular breed of horse.
For someone who is interested in the idea of using their love of pedigrees to generate a career, consider:
- Learning by heart the pedigrees of the latest famous horses in your focal market (e.g., the pedigree of Black Caviar if your focus is the thoroughbred breed)
- Learning about nicks, black type, crosses, outcrosses and many other terms in the world of pedigrees
- Learning the bloodlines of particular mares and stallions that when bred together, seem to consistently produce a top performing horse
For other posts that relate to this area of work on Equus-Blog, take a look at:
“Breed the best to the best and hope for the best.” – Breeder’s Axiom
Profile On: Ilka Gansera-Leveque, Trainer
Ilka of Gansera-Leveque Equine Services kindly answered some questions about her work as a trainer.
How much of your day/week is related to horses?
It’s 7 days a week, at least 12 hours per day and when you are not at the barn you are still doing things related to the business. I guess that is the nature of being self employed.
What is it exactly that you do?
Getting horses physically and mentally ready to compete. Communicate the progress and game plan to owners. Admin in the office (don’t have a secretary yet). I’ve done everything from the bottom up. Now it’s evolving more into a managing role.
In this field of work, is it possible to be a full time professional and earning a liveable income?
In comparison, underpaid to other lines of work but like anything if you work hard, you can go places.
What are the general steps taken to be employed in such a role?
In Europe: an apprenticeship, go to racing school, work experience.
Favourite horse memory?
Going to the races with my family as a kid. My big underdog winner Joe Sugden in Newmarket last summer.
Future goals?
Be a winner and train classic winners.
Best thing about your sport/profession?
Being in the fresh air, being up with the birds seeing the sunrise. The anticipation and hopes and dreams connected to each horse and race.
“In training horses, one trains himself” – Antoine De Pluvinet
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