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Mixing Horses, Travel and Vacations

October 22, 2013 by Christine Meunier Leave a Comment

Where is Your Ideal Horse Holiday?

Author Natalie Keller Reinert knows a thing or two about horses.  In fact, she runs Equestrian Vacations for those who would like the ideal holiday with horses planned for them.

What a great idea!  I believe what could make this work so well is Natalie’s background in:

  • different disciplines of horses and riding – eventing, hunter/jumpers, racing
  • equestrian tourism
  • the horse industry

How wonderful to be able to use your knowledge, skills and contacts to design a custom made horse related holiday for other equestrian enthusiasts?

From Natalie’s site, it states:

“I create custom packages for the horseman in you. Experience the Bluegrass during Kentucky Derby week, with stable tours of some of the most famous Thoroughbred farms in the world. Journey to Italy and root on your favorite contrada as you take in the spectacle of the Palio. Visit the Spanish Riding School in Vienna and receive a private tour of the stables.”

If I am in a position to be chasing up my dream horse vacation in the future, who better to ask then someone to organises trips for a living? 🙂

“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

Filed Under: Horseriding, Travel

Equine Nurse and Stud Hand Videos

October 10, 2013 by Christine Meunier Leave a Comment

A workmate sent me a link to these YouTube videos that are like ‘a day in the life of’.  I thought they were worth sharing!

If ever you’re considering a particular field of work, it’s always nice to know what to expect!  Take a look 🙂

    • Day in the Life of a Stud Hand (at the Irish National Stud)

    • Day in the Life of an Equine Nurse

 

“All I need to know in life I learned from my horse – Happiness is a warm, fuzzy blanket and someone to share it with.” – Author unknown

Filed Under: Career, Travel

Kentucky Equine Management Internship

April 4, 2013 by Christine Meunier 1 Comment

I’ve been emailing an equine author (Price McNaughton) and got to discussing courses in the industry.  She mentioned one that is run in the United States, the KEMI course.

After asking about it, I was informed this stands for the Kentucky Equine Management Internship.

A Thoroughbred Stallion

This program is focused on upskilling college students keen to pursue an equine management career.

Run over a 6 month period, this internship combines academic studies and hands on experience, with participants working on a Central Kentucky horse farm.

An added benefit of the internship is the introduction to a network of equine professionals spanning varying careers.  For those interested in furthering their thoroughbred or horse career, perhaps this is worth a look!  You can choose to apply for:

  • the spring (breeding/foaling over January – June)
  • the fall (yearling/racing/performance over July – December)

International students are welcome to apply but should contact the KEMI office before applying to the program.  Applications will need to include a completed application form, copies of college transcripts and 3 letters of recommendation.

Interested?  Then I encourage you to check out the above link!

Filed Under: Career, Education, Travel

Equine Events Calendar

February 7, 2013 by Christine Meunier Leave a Comment

It’s in your control to know equine events of significance in your industry. Consider your equine field and the major events that are coming up or that are run on a regular basis. Some examples:

  • The Cheltenham Festival in the UK is coming up in March for horse racing enthusiasts
  • Equitana was run in November and is run annually in Australia for equine enthusiasts, particularly equestrian
  • The Melbourne Premier Yearling Sales are coming up in March for thoroughbred fans

I’m preparing a list of potential horse business contacts that I’ve studied or worked with over the years since finishing high school and it’s exciting and astounding to see how many my age are now running their own horse business! Mine is a bit of research for plans of releasing my book (link) for sale this year.

Are you Focused on Networking in Your Industry?

But it’s gotten me thinking about people building up their equine network.  The great thing is that what you know can help you to develop who you know.

If you’re unsure of what is available – do your research! Surely there are clubs or organisations that publicise events of interest. So what is your field? Is it horse riding related, racing, breeding, carriage driving, instructing, or something else?

Once you have an area (or areas!) start to do some research that can put you out in the industry meeting key people and building up contacts:

  • What events are on during the year that are local, interstate or international?
  • Where, when and does it cost to go?
  • What clubs can be joined to meet with other enthusiasts and learn from and with them?
  • Where, how often do they meet and does it cost?
  • Are there online groups that can be joined?

Starting with these questions will hopefully give you some key events throughout the year that you can look out for and plan to attend. Definitely being a regular at such events will help you to build up a contact base in the industry you’re interested in.

“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

Filed Under: Career, Competition, Travel

Importing Horses

September 5, 2012 by Christine Meunier 1 Comment

This guy at a national stud in France had me seriously liking the look of the Barb breed!

So a friend of mine is keen to further encourage a breed that isn’t very common in Australia and we’ve been talking of future plans once she has enough saved to import.

She also expressed an interest in writing a booklet for those new to this particular breed which I think is a great idea.

Have you thought of importing a particular breed that has better bloodlines elsewhere or isn’t easy to acquire in your area? When looking at horses as a business, there are many things to consider:

  • How much is the horse going to cost?
  • What are quarantine regulations and time restraints?
  • Will the horse cope with your local environment?
  • How will you get the breed of horse known in your local vicinity?
  • Will you buy a horse in the flesh, import semen or send your mare overseas to be bred to a stallion?

Food for thought!  I’m excited about this future prospect and can’t wait until I’m in a position to consider importing horses and breed my own in the future 🙂

“Poverty is another word for owning a horse…”

Filed Under: Education, Travel

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