‘Spending Time with Horses – Horselovers Blog Carnival for January 30th.’

I’ve been spending a bit of time of late browsing blogs online and came across a gorgeous site Scarletwords.com and a page that provoked particular interest – http://scarletwords.com/1001/. Titled 101 things in 1001 days, it explains the concept of having 101 goals and achieving them in a specified time (1001 days).

I am working toward a list of 100 life goals to complete over the duration of my life. A fair amount focus around horses and the time I’d like to devote to them and learning about them.

These include:
– taking part in a horse running in a group 1 race (whether I own the horse, strap for the race, have bred the horse)
– try out barrel racing, polo and polocrosse
– complete a 20-40km endurance ride (this is possible for younger riders who are part of Pony Club and up to doing their K Certificate)
– horse trek over the snowy mountains
– have a horse drawn carriage(s) and arrive at my own wedding in one
– see lippizaners in Vienna
– visit an estancia in Argentina (perhaps one polo focused)
– learn about driving horses in carriage (it is possible to advertise on horse related sites – like horsedirectory.com.au – that you’re interested in learning about a particular discipline and consequently happy to give of your time to help out in return for being taught about a subject)

And the big ones for this year that I plan to focus my time and energy on:
– get my booked published (I’m writing a fiction piece based around the thoroughbred industry and horse riding schools and would love to have it finished and published by the end of this year. The fact that mum got one published late last year should be driving force enough!)
– achieve a passive income via horses (see above goal)
– launch Vocation 100 – a page on this blog listing at least 100 different jobs/disciplines that focus around horses and posts relating to these vocations: links to associations, explaining the discipline, interviews with known people in that particular field, etc
– reach 250 books in my equine library
– spend more time working with my horse, learning more in the saddle and out

Do you have particular horse related goals for the year, more time you want to invest in them or things relating to them? Consider setting a time frame to achieve these goals in, something that will make you more inclined to achieve them.

“He who needs a mounting block had better not fall off in the middle of the field.”

tag: blog carnival, horse goals, passive income, writing, horseriding, instructing, travel, horse books, equine library

So now that it’s passed, go figure I find some really cool gifts! Am questioning whether this guy *was a farrier but got sick of things so decided to take it out on his tools/horse shoes? Love the site! Stumbled across the link from Pony Tail Club – a great blog by Madison.

Some of the products that really appealed to me:

Horse shoe bookends

Pretty cool lamp

Mug rack – Couldn’t you just picture all your horsey mugs on this?

Horse shoe rocking chair.

*I’ve since read About the Horseshoe Guy and found out otherwise… ie – the actual story. Quite an amusing read, actually.

“At least when my horse loses a shoe I don’t have to buy four new ones.”

tag: farriery, job

So hopefully you’re not out to find someone that can help you sue and things somehow relate to horses. However, there are many practices that provide law services and specialise in equine law. Services could be related to storm water compliance, manure management, hazardous waste contamination and land use permitting and entitlement issues.

Or perhaps advise on the purchase, sale or lease of horses and horse facilities, equine insurance, boarding disputes, breeding disputes, trainers, horse parks, horse associations, non-profit entities, tack and feed stores and other equestrian businesses, risk management, employment disputes, intellectual property protection, entity formation, and estate planning.

For someone with a law background, or who plans to go into this area or is currently studying and has a passion for horses, perhaps it would be worthwhile looking into a practice/s that already provide services in this area. It’s also not a bad idea to have a few contacts if you are setting up your own place or are leasing out/selling horses or providing another service relating to equines.

Some firms to look at:
Equine Law Firms – United States of America Equine Law.
BB&K – California Law Firm.
Gabriel Ruddy and Garret – Qld, Australia.
Equine Law – Legal News and Featured Articles.
Tilly Bailey Irvine – Equine Law.
Horse Force – standard legal contracts to the horse industry.

“They say he rides like part of the horse, but they don’t say which part” – Filmgoer’s Companion 1965

tag: equine insurance, equine law, leasing horses, agistment, australia