Today is Blog Action Day, the topic being the Power of We.  I love working with horses, learning about them and encouraging others who want to do the same.  Sometimes I like to think that it’s my drive that helps me in these areas, but it wouldn’t be possible at all without the help of so many others.

Consider your interest in horses and the things you’ve learnt about them – who has helped you? A few ideas:

• horse riding instructors
• farriers
• equine education teachers
• university and TAFE teachers
• pony club lecturers
• parents, friends and other family
• authors
• every horse you interact with

This is far from an exhaustive list!  Feel free to leave a comment about others that have or are continuing to help you in your endeavour to become a better informed horse person.  It is up to you to improve as a horse person.  However, it’s the power of we that helps you to learn so much about horses!

If you’re considering a career with horses but don’t know where to start, check out Vocation 100 – on here I have listed in excess of 100 equine related jobs.  Who knows, maybe one of these is worth pursuing? 🙂

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucious

tag: Power of We, Blog Action Day, horse education

#powerofwe #BAD12

So this website I was completely ignorant to up until a few minutes ago.  I use Google Reader to subscribe to many horse related blogs and this link we shared on one of the hundreds I read through.

It caught my attention specifically because of an initiative they’re running called ‘Operation Gelding‘. I think often problems arise with horses because of ignorance. I’ve seen this quite a few times since pursuing a career with Thoroughbreds, particularly in breeding.

I believe some people choose to breed because they have a colt/stallion or a mare and suddenly they think, “hey, I could get a foal!” Now I think breeding horses is a wonderful thing, if owners are informed and horses are bred for a purpose.  Breeding just because it can be done is not a good reason.

The Unwanted Horse Coalition are running this current initiative to encourage people to geld stallions.  Perhaps some people shy away from this because of the cost, but it is worth considering why a colt or stallion should be gelded.

• ask
• read
• research
• undertake training

There are many, many resources available today to improve the skills and knowledge of horse enthusiasts. If you know of anyone that could benefit from knowing about the Unwanted Horse Coalition or Operation Gelding, share it with them! 🙂

“If wishes were horses, we’d all own stables!”

tag: responsible horse ownership, training, education

On October 15, it’s Blog Action Day!  This is an event that I try to take part in on an annual basis.  The topic this year is The Power of We.

Now I always try to relate the given topic or theme to horses.  And this one got me thinking about people and horses and a bit comes to mind!

Look out for my post on October 15.  If you write a blog, consider partaking in Blog Action Day – don’t forget to sign up!  The idea of Blog Action Day is to raise global awareness and have people united, writing about the same topic on a given day.

“Love means attention, which means looking after the things we love. We call this stable management.” – George H. Morris, The American Jumping Style

tag: blog action day, the power of we, greater cause