Oprah's the one who started the phrase "ah ha moment" when refering to something in her life that finally clicked and made sense. Well I gotta say over the years I've had a few of these, and a whopper of one happened to me this summer while getting ready to go judge a horse show in Kenosha WI, thats down by the Illinois border just north of the Chicago area.
So by now your probably wondering ok what is it? Well its pretty simple really and it will smack you on the forehead just like it did me when it happened.
All my life I have always wanted to work with horses, I drew a plan of how my future horse farm would look at that time it included a race track too. I did this when I was 16. But I've always been told by my dad that "there is no money in horses". I heard that all the time. He trained horses back in the late 60's early 70's but never really got going. Not too long ago I learned from my mom that someone had actually gotten in my dad's head and made him doubt himself and his abilities. Not to brag but my dad was a horse wisperer before the term was every uttered. He would have given Ray Hunt a run for his money. But someone got in his head and planted a seed that he would never succeed or make it as a trainer, that was when he went back to "farming" with his brother, eventually having his own trucking business for over 20 years and a snow mobile racing stable for 15 years. Both businesses were very successful. He won numerous titles with his snowmobiles. He learned NOT to let anyone get inside his head.
Well this summer I had to push my dad out of my head, so to speak. My ah ha moment came when I was getting my paper work ready for this open show. Well I found that there were 3 other horse shows within 30 miles of this show. You might think, so! So, indeed! This got me to thinking, within a 30 mile radius, there are 3 shows, average open show, in Wisconsin, has about 50 trailers or more at it. Now one show offered jackpot classes so they always draw more people, so figure 75 trailers there. Figure at least 2 horses per trailer. So depending on how many people in the truck are showing, you still need two of "everything", including outfits for the riders. Are you beginning to get the picture, (oh and one show was a registered Paint show so thats about 100+ trailers there). So as the dollar signs started swimming in my head I realized or had the "ah ha moment" that that is alot of money coming the gate. You figure theses folks not only have to buy all this tack and equipment but outfits, feed, supplements, training, lessons, fuel for the truck, tires and grease for the trailer etc you get the picture. So I feel that in some way there is money to be made in horses. In whatever way I choose now, I firmly believe this now. Sorry dad your outta myhead on that one. :) Happy Trailer everyone. Soon the snow will fly!!! Argh!!!!
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