Recent content by Grace67

Jean thanks so much for your response! Very relevant business practices to have in place no matter what type of business a person might be in. A written contract is a must and good to have a legal representative give it a review too. Also some sort of payment policy in place is crucial too...

Hope this is okay to post here, if not please delete. I’m doing some research for a piece I’m writing for my bookkeeping blog, hope it's okay to reach out to horse pros here. My background and interest is with driving horses and showing and I’m a bookkeeping/payroll professional by trade so I...

Charley thanks so much for sharing your experience with me and also your kind thoughts. I'm continuing to research further and there is a whole other world out there "virtually" that I think I might be able to tap into, perhaps not even in the field of bookkeeping. I'm at the research and...

Debby thanks so much for your kind thoughts! The "no driving" has been an adjustment but thankfully I have family close by and several good friends who have generously offered to drive me when needed. Having worked most of my adult life I'm nervous but also excited about the idea of starting...

Thanks Paintponylvr for your kind thoughts. I've had severe nearsightedness corrected with eyeglasses for nearly all my life so at least I'm accustomed to the less than stellar vision and have made do for most of my life pretty well. The inability to drive now coupled with living in a rural...

I recently learned that I have retinitis pigmentosa and have been declared legally blind, I can no longer drive. I'm considering a home based bookkeeping business for myself as I have 20 years of experience as a payroll specialist for a local community college and getting back and forth to work...

Looking for recommendations on good quality, well fitting leather stable halters for minis sized 32" to 34" one has a very fine head and the other has more of a blocky head, having a very hard time finding any type of halter that fits each of them well. Feel free to email me if its against the...

Last year I bought a new 2 horse Hawk and ordered it the way I wanted it. Standard horse height and width and open front to back with a center gate type divider than two mini sized stalls in the back. I haul my cart in the front "tack room" section with my shafts facing towards the back across...

What's your favorite brand/type of easy entry for every day, pleasure type use? Also favorite work harness? I currently have a Jerald easy entry and an Ozark pleasure harness, my minis are sized 32 to 34 inches and now that my son is starting to drive I need to buy a second cart and am looking...

I'm following this thread with great interest as I originally got involved with minis after reading an article in Dressage Today about a gal who was using her mini for driven dressage. I was recuperating from a total knee replacement and chose to pursue driving instead of returning to riding...

What would be considered appropriate driver turnout for a pleasure driving class at a local county fair driving show? My gelding is a bay tobiano and I drive a Jerald easy entry with black seat and light oak wood accents, wire wheels. My harness is a leather pleasure harness in black with...

What would be considered appropriate driver turnout for a pleasure driving class at a local county fair driving show? My gelding is a bay tobiano and I drive a Jerald easy entry with black seat and light oak wood accents, wire wheels. My harness is a leather pleasure harness in black with...

Thanks Reignmaker yes I always work closely with my vet and have a solid relationship with him with regards to my horses well being. Just was curious if others had similar issues and how their horses may have fared with it. Should have been more detailed in my opening post, thanks for your...

I have a B gelding who was shown in hand and driviNG extensively before I purchased him a little over a year ago. He is slightly over in one knee but has never shown any signs of soreness or lameness. My vet has palpated it but can't find any sensitivity with it. Any issues with this type of...

Thanks Sunrise Valley sounds like it might work well for my fly issues, we don't seem to have many gnats this year thankfully. Do you use the Simplifly year round or just during fly season and just mix in with their pelleted feed? Is it a smaller dose than for a full sized horse? Can you use...