http://www.equestrianprofessional.com Equestrian Professional.com - The Horse Business Site en-us webmaster@equestrianprofessional.com (Equestrian Professional) http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/public/701.cfm Over the last year Equestrian Professional has grown quickly but there are even more horse professionals who need to know about us! Help us spread the word! Every time we reach a new milestone you will receive another chance to win! Prizes include our new Social Media Guides, The 150 Equestrian Business Marketing Tools and Jewels E-book, Memberships and more http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/members/739.cfm This seminar covered essential information to help your Horse Business succeed in the current economic climate. It is fast paced and covers a lot of material! Be prepared to get lots of great ideas and strategies to improve your financial outlook! http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/members/712.cfm Margaret Rizzo is the owner of Mythic Landing Events a company that specializes in equestrian event and rider sponsorship promotion. In this interview Margaret discusses the pros and cons of using Facebook to promote yourself as a rider and/or your horse business. http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/public/684.cfm Dear Ms. Fershtman: What laws exist involving safety helmets? -- D.H. (North Carolina) This article discusses equestrian helmet laws and addresses legislation involving helmets as well as some recent court cases. The article does not address association or competition rules that involve helmets. http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/public/313.cfm The 150 Equestrian Business Marketing Tools and Jewels is free with all Professional Memberships. With over 150 Marketing Tools and Strategies that really work for people in the horse business you are sure to get a lot of use out of this book! PLUS The Ebook comes with an Equestrian Marketing Workbook which includes 2 easy to use Marketing Calendars and a Marketing Checklist. http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/public/685.cfm Have you ever found the perfect horse for a client or shown a horse for sale that you felt certain the customer was going to buy only to have the sale fall apart? If the answer is yes -- you are not alone. Most horse professionals have had these experiences and they can occur for many different reasons. However, if you've ever a sneaking suspicion that maybe http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/public/687.cfm   span style="font-family: Times New R http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/public/682.cfm From October 15, 2009 through January 31, 2010, American Horse Publications conducted an equine industry survey. A total of 11,171 people who own, lease or manage horses in the United States participated. The purpose of the survey was threefold -- First, to obtain information about participation, second, to identify issues facing the equine industry as a whole and finally to identify issues pertaining to horse health. Here are a few highlights http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/members/679.cfm A few weeks ago, I happened to call my sister while she was on her way home from taking her girls for their riding lesson. Of course, I asked her how it went and she exclaimed "every time I leave the barn and I'm driving the girls home, I always think about how glad I am that we made the decision to train with http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/public/676.cfm On May 3, 2010 Equestrian Professional continues its popular tele-seminar/webinar series by welcoming equestrian sponsorship expert, Margaret Rizzo of Mytihic Landing Events. This seminar will cover the essential steps and strategies necessary to secure a sponsorship for yourself, your students and/or your events. http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/members/673.cfm Two girls went into the second round of the junior hunter classic within one point of each other it was up for grabs. Each one had a true desire to win. One envisioned a way to shine, determined to nail it with a clear plan of http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/members/659.cfm I own a boarding stable. Over the past few years many of our customers have been unable to pay us. Some have fallen seriously behind, and a few of them have not come to visit their horses in many, many months. We've tried to http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/public/651.cfm Have you ever wanted to know what significant equestrian events are going on around the world on a given day? Well now you can. Take a look at our Equestrian Events to see what popular equine events are taking place. We've even color coded them! http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/public/646.cfm  Nationally known Equine Law practitioner Julie I. Fershtman is a speaker at two major equine industry conventions in 2010.  On March 12 and March 13, 2010, she will be speaking at http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/public/645.cfm RAEFORD, NC - February 9, 2010 -The Professional Riders Organization will partner with the Carolina Horse Park to kick-off the first event in the 2010 PRO Tour Event Series at the Southern Pines II Ho http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/public/644.cfm February 14, 2010 – Lake Worth, FL – The atmosphere at the fourth annual Bowling for Equestrians wa http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/members/634.cfm The other night, I was watching a documentary about the current economy and the stock market. They used some statistics from world champion poker players to make a point about making good decisions about investments. The most profitable players (and we are talking about players with lifetime winnings of 5 -- 7 million dollars) were the ones who used a http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/members/601.cfm On Monday January 25, 2010 Equestrian Professional.com continued its outstanding seminar program with the first Equestrian Sports Psychology Seminar just for horse professionals. Our guest speaker will be popular equestrian sports psychology consultant, Tonya Johnston, MA. Who will discuss:Equestrian sports psychology techniques that professional riders and riding instructors can use to prepare themselves and their riders for a successful show season. http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/members/617.cfm Not sure if you want to attend next weeks tele-seminar? Read this article by our speaker Tonya Johnston to take a sneak peak at the type of material that will be covered! http://www.equestrianprofessional.com/members/616.cfm On January 25, 2010, Equestrian Professional.com continues its outstanding seminar program by hosting the first Equestrian