Horse Cost Case Study: December 2019
All I wanted for Christmas was to get back on budget! In November, I spent nearly double my goal for horse-related costs. It was brutal. Heading into the holidays, I worried that my horse budget…
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Since horses were first domesticated thousands of years ago, we’ve been selectively breeding them for our own purposes. This has resulted in at least one breed being perfectly suited to whatever you want it to…
View PostHorse Cost Case Study: November 2019 Update
Author Malcolm Gladwell spoke at a conference I attended several years ago. He wrote a book called Outliers in which he examined what makes the “best and brightest” people successful. When it comes to tracking…
View PostGetting Into Your Comfort Zone
In a pushy society that often invalidates and sometimes ridicules comfort zones, we have a bit to learn about their value and importance. If you read my first article of this series, you already know…
View PostHorse Cost Case Study: October 2019 Update
I thought I’d come out ahead financially by deciding not to have kids. No college funds, no sports team uniforms, no toys or video games. Now that I’ve become a horse owner, though, I’m not…
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