| Homes are easy to invest into as we can see our | | | | horses' training is like landscaping your home. The |
| money at work as home value increases with the | | | | trainer can get your horse looking like a million |
| improvements we make. A room addition, new | | | | bucks, but you have to learn how to maintain that |
| roof, remodeling of the kitchen or bathroom allow | | | | training so your money is not lost. |
| us to reap the benefits of our money instantly. | | | | The definition of insanity is doing the same thing |
| Although trees, grass, and flowers do not raise a | | | | and expecting different results. It is unfair to the |
| home's value like a new kitchen, all would agree it | | | | horse if you invest the time and money into the |
| increases the appeal of the house and gives the | | | | horses' training and then handle the horse the |
| final addition to your home. | | | | same way you did before the horse went into |
| You can hire someone to plan, blueprint and | | | | training. You need to learn how to "water, weed, |
| implement your new yard and pay a one-time fee | | | | and care" for the newly trained horse the same |
| that is in the $1,000's of dollars or do parts of the | | | | you would a new yard. If the homeowner does |
| landscaping yourself and save money. Either way, | | | | not have the time to upkeep their newly |
| no one has a problem with adding value to his or | | | | landscaped yard they do not watch it die then |
| her home. You also realize no matter the amount | | | | march down to the landscapers office and yell at |
| spent on landscaping, the homeowner needs to | | | | them for doing a horrible job, they hire a |
| learn how to maintain their new yard. Plants need | | | | professional to maintain the yard. It should be no |
| water, weeds need pulled, pests need eradicated, | | | | different for the horse owner. Yet, sadly, more |
| and sprinkler systems need upkeep or the | | | | often then not, the trainer is left in the wake of |
| investment is lost. | | | | anger when a horse owner who will not take the |
| Now consider your horse. It can be hard to | | | | time to learn how to properly handle their horse |
| understand that training is an investment in your | | | | destroys all the trainers hard work and leaves the |
| horse. Just as your home becomes more | | | | blame on the trainer. |
| enjoyable with improvements, your horse will | | | | My advice to all horse owners is to be |
| benefit from some upgrades as well. Now here is | | | | open-minded and learn all you can from your |
| where things get a bit confused. Those who do | | | | trainer so you can take full advantage of the |
| decide to 'send their horse in for training' think the | | | | investment you have made into your horse. And, |
| trainer is a builder and that in one month 'poof' | | | | for those who feel they have nothing to learn, |
| they will have the perfect horse, end of story. | | | | get a steel horse. They are predictable, need no |
| This is very frustrating for the trainer; being | | | | training, and can be left in the garage for months |
| looked at as the fix-it person, when in reality the | | | | between rides with no need for a 'tune-up' in |
| owner needs to learn how to maintain their "new" | | | | order to enjoy them. |
| horse. You have to realize that upgrading a | | | | |