Monthly Archives: October 2010
Trick or Treat!
Serving up some homemade halloween horse treats that are simply spooktacular.
Writing a Good Help Wanted Ad for Horse Help
Many of us in the horse industry are in or will be in supervisory positions where attracting and hiring help will be part of your responsibility. Lanier Cordell, author of Equinomics – The Secret to Making Money in Your Horse Business, recently condensed my long standing advice to equine employers about [...]
Posted in Business of Horses, Help Wanted Ad, Uncategorized
Tagged advertise for help, equine employment, help wanted, job ad
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Now Hiring Executive Director for Ontario Equestrian Federation
ONTARIO EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION
Employment Opportunity
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Position:‚ Executive Director
Full-time effective January 1, 2011
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The Organization:
The Ontario Equestrian Federation (OEF) is the umbrella organization committed to the stewardship of all equine: sport; recreation, welfare and to provide leadership, support to the individuals, associations and industries in Ontario’s horse community.
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Job Description:
Reporting to the President, the OEF is seeking [...]
Good Boundaries Make Good Equine Employees
You’ve heard the old saying; “Good fences make good neighbors.” When fences are in good shape, unintended trespass is prevented and neighbors can concentrate on being good neighbors. In employer/employee relations hips, the equivalent to good fences is good boundaries. When employers treat employees as employees should [...]
Posted in About Horse Jobs, Business of Horses, Job Search Tips, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged Employee Relations, equine employees, horse job, relationship boundaries
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Guest Blog – Is Your Equine Career “Ridden Hard and Put Away Wet”?
By Patti Bartsch, Ph.D.
Ridden hard and put away wet! This age old expression brings to mind an image of a horse that worked rigorously and was not properly cared for. You can picture the animal galloping along, doing her job, breathing heavily and working up a lather; then not getting the care that [...]
Posted in About Horse Jobs, Career Coaching, Uncategorized
Tagged Equestrian Health, equine career, Equine Health, Health
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Attitude – The Most Difficult Thing to Change in an Equine Employee
The most difficult thing to change about an equine employee is their attitude towards the job. If horse industry employees lack skills, they can be taught or acquired. If they have a disability, sometimes accommodations can be made. But, if their attitude is wrong, they are not likely to [...]
Posted in Business of Horses, Uncategorized
Tagged employee attitude, employee testing, equine employee
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Natural Horsemanship is Beyond Horsemanship
Have you ever wondered about what Pat Parelli and the Parelli organization are doing in the equine industry, but have never taken the time to investigate. Check out this CNN interview with Pat. Interviewer Colleen McEdwards gets a Lesson in Natural Horsemanship.
Posted in Business of Horses, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged horse relationships, Natural horsemanship, Parelli Natural Horsemanship
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Guest Blog – Healthy as a Horse
By Patti Bartsch, Ph.D.
As Equestrians, we know a lot about health. Maybe not a lot about human health, but we know a lot about equine health. We know that our horses need a high quality diet in order to look and perform to their potential. We know that diet alone isn’t [...]
Posted in About Horse Jobs, Career Coaching, Uncategorized
Tagged equine career, in shape, personal health
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Breaking the Ice – How to Talk to a Horse Job Applicant
We live in an age of email and voice mail. We never seem to have time to “just have a chat” with someone we don’t know. Yet, when we need to screen and assess horse job applicants, a personal conversation is essential. Sometimes when we receive that first telephone [...]
Posted in Interviewing, Job Search Tips, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged equine employer, horse job, Job interview, Job Search
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If Your Equine Employees were Horses, How Would You Handle Them?
Human beings are fundamentally different from horses. Even though horses are fairly straight forward and relatively uncomplicated beings, it can take us years to understand how they think and why they act the way they do. Many horse people (including me) spend seemingly endless time and energy on learning about [...]
Posted in Business of Horses, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged employee treatment, equine employer, Worker relations
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