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The Business of Making Money with Horses           This course establishes basic business principles, then explains the facets of the horse industry and shows students how to find the ‘potential’ for profits within the various markets. The course surveys pinhooking, claiming, training, resales, and breeding operations. In addition to highlighting the areas for profit opportunity, the course solidly grounds the student with good bookkeeping practices.           *Written by the late Don Blazer; taught by his wife and business partner: Eleanor Blazer                I. What is the business of horses?                     A. Competition for profit, selling horses or providing services                     B. What is it you ‘love’ to do?                     C. Finding your niche                     D. Determining your potential                         E.   Financing your business                     F. Establishing your business               II. Potential is what sells horses.                     A. Learning what the market demands                     B. How to find ‘potential’ in a horse                     C. Developing a catalog sales sheet              III. Pinhooking weanlings and yearlings.                     A. Advantages of pinhooking                     B. Looking for big returns on investment                     C. Rules and guides for success              IV. Training young horses for competition and resale.                     A. Three ways to make a profit                     B. Avoid testing the horse’s abilities               V. Claiming can return rapid rewards.                     A. Twenty-five percent produce profits                     B. Put them where they can win                     C. Easy entry, easy exit              VI. Broodmares are risky business.                     A. Avoid the conventional approach                     B. Breed for profits, not genetics             VII. Stallions require Syndication                     A. Too many stallions, too little money                     B. Syndication finances business                     C. More partners mean more salesmen                     D. Guidelines for limited partnerships             VII. Trainers are in a special position.                     A. Look good, feel good business                     B. Opportunities abound                     C. Increasing profit margins              IX. Business has tax advantages.                      A. IRS becomes your partner                      B. Invest in horses, not ‘shelters.’               X. Simple bookkeeping system.                     A. Your records must be perfect                     B. Keeping things simple and clear                     C. A guide to maintain profit picture                  HOW TO TAKE THE COURSE Breyer State University      Work towards a Bachelor of Science Degree in Equine Studies Click here for more information.... Click here to enroll......        Professional Horse Trainer Certification      Earn a certificate after passing the course and then work towards becoming a certified Professional Horse Trainer Click here for more information..... Click here to sign up.... . Professional Riding Instructor Certification      Earn a certificate after passing the course and then work towards becoming a certified Professional Riding Instructor Click here for more information..... Click here to sign up....                               •  Start any program at anytime - no waiting for a semester to begin                               •  One year completion deadline.                               •  Work one-on-one with your instructor                               •  You can take just one course.  For more information email Eleanor Richards. Click Here.