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Five Rules for Success in the Horse Industry

The official e-newsletter of The Equestrian College Advisor.

From the blog:

Last week was my birthday, readers. (My 29th birthday. Again. Thanks for asking.)

Amongst the birthday cards (and bills!) I received in the mail that day was a letter from the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), the largest professional organization for educational consultants in the world and an organization of which I have been a member since I started my practice in 2011. The IECA and its principles of good practice are at the core of the work I do with students, as the organization and its extensive membership are the people who support my professional development and provide ongoing learning opportunities for myself (and my colleagues), as well as providing a sort of “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” to my practice. (Membership in the organization is contingent upon each member meeting stringent ethical and professional obligations, so anytime you hire an IECA member consultant, you know you’re working with the best in the business.) Read More

Lendon

Great news for young dressage riders -

Lendon Gray's famed Dressage 4 Kids has expanded into a year-round

development program!

Romance

"May 1st is the day that graduating high school seniors who have been accepted to college and who have a choice to make are supposed to commit to a school. For those students who think their life depends on the choice they make, here is some advice from a college admission counselor who has worked for years helping students apply to and choose colleges."

Industry

My resume is not normal. My last name does not ring a bell in the inner circles of the thoroughbred breeding and racing industries. I didn’t even experience my first horserace until I was 22, and I didn’t see a mare deliver a foal until I was 23.

But my story is one that’s relatable to a younger generation, and hopefully one that motivates them, because my name and connections got me nowhere. What did was a lot of hard work, good sense and dedication, mixed together with a bit of desperation. Read More