Another Great day.

Posted March 7th, 2010 by Nealia

And the winner is….. my whole barn, as everyone had great rides.  Today seemed to be the first hint of spring and I think it motivated everyone in the barn to give their show best.  On days like these it is absolutely the best time to do my job. Everything just seems to click, all the horses seem to want to show us their best and that makes for a great show for me. Have I said before how much I love my job?  To me there is no better life than working with and around horses everyday. To be able to look out any window in my house and see HORSES is a dream of a lifetime.  My only wish is that my kids can have a job that gives them the same joy I get everyday from horses.  If everyone in the world could have a job they LOVED, imagine how much happier the world would be.  I hope Mark finds a job that is as rewarding as mine.  I think maybe the horse community may be his ticket to a spiritually rewarding job.  Only Mark will know the answer to that statement.

I know that there are days that are not good and are very upsetting, but those days are by far outweighed by the good days. The statement “the light at the end of the tunnel” is how I feel about the spring coming. This winter has tested us and I hope the summer will help make it easier for next winter.  It has been a real work-in-progress to learn how to make a living and be smart about business decisions for North Wind Stables.  I have to thank Mark again for helping me look at the business end of NWS in a different way.  I think it is empowering me in a strange way.  We have tried new advertising methods that we learned at the UPHA convention, and today both Mark and I could see they are working.  Thanks again to Lynn Via and the UPHA for adding the marketing section to the convention.

Next week we will be tackling the task of trying to figure out what to do with the problem of one of our horse shows in NJ. This year, several shows’ dates have moved around and it has caused a real problem in our area. It is a well known fact that horse people do not like changes and besides that, the changing dates will hit NWS right in the pocketbook. I hope it does not split our club even more, trying to figure out what is best for the club and keeping that separate from what will be best for each of the barns in our area.  The upcoming meeting could throw a monkey wrench into my bliss at the barn. I hope I do not feel the need to pass out any of “The Signs”.

This post will be at little short as I still need to see who ” the winner is…..”

I wish everyone could have a job that they like as much as I like mine.

I hope I will not get down on my day off.  That does happen often and I do not know why.

I am THANKFUL for the day I had today!!!!