This has been a very turbulent time for me in trying to direct my life if my forum history does not offer enough evidence. I was however able to secure a hot walker position outside Annapolis, Maryland at Laurel Park. I walked a beautiful filly after the eighth race the first day and a few...

Good evening everyone! I hope all is well! I am currently attending Asbury University, and our program is great. I feel welcomed there, and I know the horses. Unfortunately, I do not have anymore riding classes left, so the hands-on experience is mostly gone. I am new to horses in my experience...

Hello there! My name is Brittany. Although I love horses and animals, my career sort of went the other direction. I'm majoring in Business Administration, and while I enjoy what I do, I feel like something is missing. I think I'd like to go back to my roots, which is working with/around horses...

Hello, I'm new to the horse forum and was just wondering about some things. So I have had horses in the past, but that was when I was 8 years old. I'm thinking about getting another horse but the problem is where I live, I live in North/Central Arizona where there is no grass but instead a LOT...

Hey ya! This spring I plan to clean out and fix up the tack-room I use. It is literal trash right now, but I'm not an adult and it belongs to my grandparents so they will not agree to burning it down or rebuilding a new one. I'm posting this to ask you all what I can do to organize everything...

Hi everyone! I am an avid horse lover and former horse show competitor. I grew up riding and competing across the county at A-rated shows and loved every minute of it. I have since start a career in process improvement and have a passion for improvement work in all industries. I hoping to...

Hi everyone, As part of my dissertation at university I'm researching the management practices used by UK horse owners for RAO. If you own or have previously owned a horse with RAO and are over 18, I would appreciate if you could provide feedback on the questions at the end of the...

Before I ask my question I'm going to give a lil background info: My family has owned and operated a horse training facility that provides boarding for standerbred horses since 1968 in NJ. There are 150 stalls, 15 paddocks, a pool, a mile track... The tenants pay a monthly fee for boarding...

Hello, I am doing a project on Equine Managment. I would like to know all the little things you guys do in your stables that work great for you. It can be anything! Big or small. My example is, I use plastic saw horses for saddle stands. Thank you! :-)

My 16 year old horse who was training at 4th level dressage prior to his lameness has be off for 4 1/2 months. It started in September, on a Monday he was completely sound and happy to work. My sister took him for light trail ride (literally just around a flat hayfield < 30mins nothing more...

Hi All, My husband is Military and it looks like we may be moving to the Colorado Springs area. We have always been spoiled with lush summer pastures and plentiful water and hay. This is not going to be possible when we move. I am trying to find out the best way to switch my horses from...