United States Eventing Association

For a lot of us, winter brings with it a delightful menu of snow, ice, and cold temperatures, all of which lead to unique horse management challenges. Consider the following scenarios to ensure you and your horse have a safe and healthy winter season.

I had the unenviable Thursday 11:30 a.m. time slot for my Insurance 101 seminar at the 2008 USEA Convention, and expected a small group (if anyone), figuring that a lot of attendees wouldn’t even be on site yet — and let’s face it, insurance seminars don’t usually result in people beating down the doors to get in.

Listen to the news, go on-line, open a magazine … everywhere you look there are increasingly pessimistic evaluations of today’s economy, with even worse predictions for the future. Don’t despair though. First, economies are by nature cyclical and historically have a way of turning themselves around (fingers crossed!). Second, there are lots of ways to cut corners during this currency crunch. Here are a few…