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A colleague placed a flyer on my desk yesterday outlining a workshop that I felt was of interest and worth sharing.

Head, Heart, Horse
Aimed at horse owners who would like to improve their understanding horse/human dynamics.  A 2.5 hour workshop for $30, it is being held on October the 22nd.  Check out the Grey Horse Learning website.

Can’t make this date?  Don’t worry - there will be more scheduled in the future!

“Horse person’s glossary - Pinto: Green coat pattern found on a freshly washed grey horse left unattended in the stall for 10 minutes.”

Tag: equine therapy, riding for the disabled

So a few things have been happening of late that have made me reassess what I wanted to achieve over 2011 and what I’d like to achieve next year, and I’ve concluded with regards to next year, I may as well hit the ground running!

What do you want to do for next year that you could actually actively start working towards this year?

My frustrated revelation this week has been that there’s always a replacement available.  If you don’t want to do a particular task or something doesn’t quite fit in with what you had in mind, there’s always someone willing to step into your position.  Change at times is inevitable, whether it’s wanted or not, but it can push you to question what you really want.

So what do you want in the near future?  And what are you willing to do to get it?  Start being accountable, perhaps by writing it up in a comment here - writing something down makes it that much more tangible.

I want to:

• build up a residual income via the opportunity that SendOutCards affords and help others do the same and gain some financial freedom
• invest in a rental property
• build up a financial portfolio that will help in the purchase of my dream property
• reach 300+ articles on Suite101

I was excited last Friday to come home and find a big package containing two new horse books in the mail!  One was G. Neri’s Ghetto Cowboy.

Now I must say, this is one unique story!  I read it in one day and was surprised by the idea for the story and found myself considering such events happening in real life.

Young Cole is a troubled soul.  He is bored with school and life and doesn’t know how to change things.  This results in him acting out at school and continually ending up in trouble.

His mother’s frustration turns into desperation when she takes him on a road trip to live with the father he’s never met.  Moving from Detroit to Philadelphia, Cole is amazed to find that his father’s tiny house is also home to a horse, and the stables nearby are full of horses, in the middle of the ghetto.

In these unusual surrounds, the stables are in danger of being closed down due to authorities who want access to the land.  Although at first fearful of these intimidating animals, Cole soon finds himself caught up in a fight to help rescue something he’d initially wanted no part of.

Ghetto Cowboys came to life when G. Neri found out about some real cowboys in Philly.  A more in depth review can be found along with my other articles at Suite101.

Author: G. Neri
Fiction
In my library? You bet!  A really unique story that I found a delight to read.

Tags: horse story, equine book review, equine author, horse library, horse writing, G. Neri, Ghetto Cowboy

So!

In the mail this week I’ve received two books that I’ll get read and reviewed as soon as possible.  They are:

• Ghetto Cowboy, G. Neri
• Belladonna, Mary Finn

I’m very much looking forward to reading these and wish I didn’t have to juggle doing so around work / study / house stuff!  But, there’s always time for a good horse book, right?

I’ve also received an email from Camille Matthews and should be receiving in the mail in the near future a couple of childrens horse books that are part of the Quincy series.  Stay tuned!

It’s coming around to that time of year again.  For those considering the study thing, be it full time, part time or via distance education whilst working, there are a multitude of horse courses out there!

To draw your attention to two in the Melbourne, Victoria area:

• Certificate II in Equine Industry
• Certificate III in Agriculture (Horse Breeding)

Both courses are on offer at Box Hill TAFE, and the open day is this Sunday, August the 28th from 10am.  Open Days are a great opportunity to find out what a course offers, see how it is delivered and meet the knowledgeable teachers.  It’s never too late to start learning and gain a qualification!

tag: equine education, horse course, distance education