My theory and feelings on Polytrack

kentuckyrosesinmay · #1 10-18-2006, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

That would probably be a bad idea. Get a degree before you go to work on the track, trust me on this.

I graduate in May with two transfer degrees...

However, if the opportunity arose, I would probably take it because it is what I want to do, and I could finish my degrees online. Plus, I'm young and could always go back to school. The way I see, if you want something bad enough, you can usually find a way to make your dreams come true. My dreams lie within the horse racing industry.

paisjpq · #2 10-18-2006, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

I graduate in May with two transfer degrees...

However, if the opportunity arose, I would probably take it because it is what I want to do, and I could finish my degrees online. Plus, I'm young and could always go back to school. The way I see, if you want something bad enough, you can usually find a way to make your dreams come true. My dreams lie within the horse racing industry.

pardon my ignorance but what is a transfer degree...around here we get diplomas.

kentuckyrosesinmay · #3 10-18-2006, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by paisjpq

pardon my ignorance but what is a transfer degree...around here we get diplomas.

Oh, it's just a degree that will transfer to a four year University. I'm at a community college right now. The two degrees that I am working on right now are actually Associate in Science and Associate in Arts degrees.

sumitas · #4 10-18-2006, 09:20 PM

Stay focused on your education. That will serve you well down the road.

kentuckyrosesinmay · #5 10-18-2006, 09:24 PM

Don't worry ya'll. I'll finish even if it is online. I actually am taking two online classes and three traditional classes right now. God, I ought to finish with everything that I've been through and as hard as I have worked for the past couple of years. I also tutor Biology and Chemistry at my college. I'm usually a big supporter of education, but I'm getting tired and am not very focused right now. It's just a spell that I go through every once in a blue moon when my work load seems to be too much. I also desperately miss the horses...

Cajungator26 · #6 10-18-2006, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

Oh, it's just a degree that will transfer to a four year University. I'm at a community college right now. The two degrees that I am working on right now are actually Associate in Science and Associate in Arts degrees.

I have those too... but they aren't transfer degrees. LOL

Cannon Shell · #7 10-18-2006, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

I graduate in May with two transfer degrees...

However, if the opportunity arose, I would probably take it because it is what I want to do, and I could finish my degrees online. Plus, I'm young and could always go back to school. The way I see, if you want something bad enough, you can usually find a way to make your dreams come true. My dreams lie within the horse racing industry.

I understand where you are coming from but it gets harder to go back to school every day that you are out.
I'm not discouraging you but you'll be in a much better position if you have something to fall back on.
The horse racing industry is a lot different from the inside than it looks from the outside. It's different from any other industry and it's allure has captured many, including myself, but in the end it is a lot of hard work for low wages, poor prospects for advancement, dangerous conditions, and virtually no free time. But if thats what you want, don't let me stop ya.

kentuckyrosesinmay · #8 10-18-2006, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I understand where you are coming from but it gets harder to go back to school every day that you are out.
I'm not discouraging you but you'll be in a much better position if you have something to fall back on.
The horse racing industry is a lot different from the inside than it looks from the outside. It's different from any other industry and it's allure has captured many, including myself, but in the end it is a lot of hard work for low wages, poor prospects for advancement, dangerous conditions, and virtually no free time. But if thats what you want, don't let me stop ya.

I've already gone back to school once. I took a year off in between high school and college, and jumped right into college. This is my third year and I still have a 4.0. I graduated high school with a 2.4. I decided that it was time to straighten out my life and buckle down. I think that I could do it again with no problem. It's all in what you put your mind up to doing. Plus, I wouldn't actually quit school. I would just work and finish my degrees online in the evenings. I only have five more classes to take after this semester.

I been riding, taking care of, and training horses all of my life. Yes, the horse industry is very different on the inside than it looks on the outside. I love every minute of it that I spend with the horses even though it is a lot of hard work that the people on the outside don't see. I'm not in the horse racing industry, but I'm in the horse show industry.

Cannon Shell · #9 10-18-2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

I've already gone back to school once. I took a year off in between high school and college, and jumped right into college. This is my third year and I still have a 4.0. I graduated high school with a 2.4. I decided that it was time to straighten out my life and buckle down. I think that I could do it again with no problem. It's all in what you put your mind up to doing. Plus, I wouldn't actually quit school. I would just work and finish my degrees online in the evenings. I only have five more classes to take after this semester.

I been riding, taking care of, and training horses all of my life. Yes, the horse industry is very different on the inside than it looks on the outside. I love every minute of it that I spend with the horses even though it is a lot of hard work that the people on the outside don't see. I'm not in the horse racing industry, but I'm in the horse show industry.

The problem with the horse racing business isn't the horses, its the people!! If it weren't for the horses....

kentuckyrosesinmay · #10 10-18-2006, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The problem with the horse racing business isn't the horses, its the people!! If it weren't for the horses....

Yeah, they'll rip you off in a heart beat, and I know that some of them are downright mean...

Some are like this on this end of the horse industry too...

Cajungator26 · #11 10-18-2006, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

Yeah, they'll rip you off in a heart beat, and I know that some of them are downright mean...

Some are like this on this end of the horse industry too...

Amen to that...

And it's a small world in the horse business too.

#12 10-18-2006, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The problem with the horse racing business isn't the horses, its the people!! If it weren't for the horses....

I am not in the business. I know some who are. I have been around the stench. Not the horse poop. I would agree with the above. This business attracts some very unsavory characters. Very. I would make sure I had plenty of places to fall back on first. And an education coupled with integrity, can get you out of some tough situations. From what I have seen I would say it would be very tough on females especially. Down here anyway. There are a lot of girls that love horses that have been severely disappointed going this route. I wish they could/would post on their experiences.

Nah. You wont find them on this site.