Well, you only fell off twice in this class. That s better than last week. Most people think that trainers make their living by training. In reality, they make money by buying and selling horses. They re called commissions.
Trainers live or die by that simple word.
It s a little like real estate with legs. The objective is to buy low, do a little product improvement, and then sell high, somehow keeping the client happy in the process. It s a lot like the stock market, only less predictable. Because of the infamous vet check, that process whereby a veterinarian performs an autopsy on a breathing corpse. Nine out of ten fail the check because no veterinarian wants to guarantee that the animal will even be alive the next day, much less suited to some equine task.