We ran an add on your site. Someone replied to it and ended up sending us a cheque for 6980.00 and our animals were only 2700.00 they wanted us to send the money on with the trucker. However I read your scam page so I was on to them. I took all there emails and there cheque to the RCMP. The cheque was no good and there is an ongoin investigation lauched by the bank in the US. Fell free to contact me if you need more info.
Mark your calendars for April 27 – 29, 2007 —-
The Mane Event, Equine Education & Trade Fair is coming to Westerner Park in Red Deer, Alberta. The Mane Event is the only event of its kind in Western Canada – offering multi-discipline rider clinics, demonstrations and education as well as an equine trade show! The Mane Event has expanded from its very successful location in Chilliwack, BC to Alberta and will be offering 2 ½ days of equine clinics, demo and presentations that you have come to expect in Chilliwack, as well we have added some new disciplines to our line-up this year. Please visit our website at www.maneeventexpo.com for detailed information on tickets and hours, a schedule of events will be posted very shortly. (more…)
with Don Blazer
Advertising is valuable when it produces.
But it doesn’t produce unless it is based on your “correct†answers to these questions. (more…)
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When importing horses from Alaska that require a veterinary inspection, the importer may be asked to present the horse for veterinary inspection at Dawson Creek, BC (250) 782-5682 as there is no veterinarian service at the Canada/Alaska border.
For information on ports of entry in central and eastern Canada, contact:
Guelph (519) 837-9400
Montreal (514) 283-8888
Moncton (506) 851-7400
For further information on health requirements, contact:
Local Canadian Food Inspection Agency District Office. See the Government of Canada blue pages in the telephone directory.
Prepared by:
Les Burwash
Horse Industry Section
Alberta Agriculture, Food and
Rural Development
BY: GARRY ALLISON, Rocky Mountain Turf Club
Once you’ve decided to own a race horse, you have to put the idea in motion. (more…)
MARKETING STRATEGIES AND THE INTERNET By Lisa Derby Oden Question: As a new retail business serving the equine industry, I am in a strong growth phase and am spending 10% of gross receipts for marketing. (more…)
By Lisa Derby Oden
If you provide horse care as all or part of how you earn money, you know that it is: a) hard work, b) time consuming, c) the overhead is high, and d) that the costs for supplies only seem to keep going up, up, up. Let’s take a look at some ways that you can convert your hard work into increased profitability for your stable. (more…)
DEMYSTIFYING BUSINESS PLANNING: CONCEPT, CUSTOMER, CASH
“Good Horsemanship is Built on Solid Basics…So is Good Business!”
NOVEMBER 2003 By Lisa Derby Oden
I hear it over and over – “I found an example of a business plan, but it really has nothing to do with horses.†What is really needed here is a translation from business speak into horse business speak. The underlying issues of business planning are universal, just as the underlying fundamentals of good horsemanship. Sometimes the uninitiated believe that there is a business plan out there that has already been written, that they can grab off the shelf and run with. But there is no cookie-cutter approach to planning your horse business. Your concept itself is very subjective, and there are regional variations in costs and practices. Your concept is your “baby.†Be prepared to give your baby the time and attention it deserves. (more…)
DEMYSTIFYING BUSINESS PLANNING: CONCEPT, CUSTOMER, CASH
“Good Horsemanship is Built on Solid Basics…So is Good Business!”
NOVEMBER 2003 By Lisa Derby Oden
I hear it over and over – “I found an example of a business plan, but it really has nothing to do with horses.†What is really needed here is a translation from business speak into horse business speak. The underlying issues of business planning are universal, just as the underlying fundamentals of good horsemanship. Sometimes the uninitiated believe that there is a business plan out there that has already been written, that they can grab off the shelf and run with. But there is no cookie-cutter approach to planning your horse business. Your concept itself is very subjective, and there are regional variations in costs and practices. Your concept is your “baby.†Be prepared to give your baby the time and attention it deserves. (more…)