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.

Those that take the chip will rot in hell... that's one of the first signs of the antichrist ruling. ;)

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

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...

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

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.

A) I am one who believes that horse shoes hurt horses and their health more than they help horses - so that isn't the best analogy to use with me because I agree..

B) I wouldn't be mad if Lasix were banned and no one could use it....I wish our game was more about horsemenship than meds, but its not....and the reason its not is because of stupid movements like the one we're talking about right now....

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

Hurt their health ?

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.

I agree completely... some people will just never get it.

I know MANY horsemen and vets who believe that a combination of bad blacksmiths and the toe grabs on the hosre shoes are a HUGE factor to the unsoundness of their horses...

As a matter of fact, ONE OF THE TOP TRAINERS IN THE COUNTRY files off the toe grabs on ALL of his barn's shoes...all of them....so its like they're not even wearing shoes.....I can't say who because of the obvious risk with owners...

[quote=Cunningham Racing]A) I am one who believes that horse shoes hurt horses and their health more than they help horses - so that isn't the best analogy to use with me because I agree..
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Ah, now we're talking sense. Yes, they make them prone to sore soles later on because going barefoot toughens their soles. Plus, you have to worry about farriers quicking your horse, loose shoes, shoes coming off (which can badly damage their hoof wall), and farriers doing a bad job that inevitably throws your horse off-balance possibly creating soundness issues.

Of course, shoes definitely serve their purpose though in helping diseases such as laminitis and navicular. Also, corrective shoeing helps horses with faulty conformation or bad movement. However, like in the case of my horse, shoes may have been his demise. He has sore soles probably due to shoeing (I can't train him or show him at some of those big horse complexes with paved roads and gravel driveways around the stable). Now, I have to get $100 padded shoes put on him every five weeks. We tried going barefoot and putting him on jello and other supplements and Freezex to toughen up his feet for months, but it didn't work. Our last resort was padded gel shoes. He's actually as sound as can be now.

[quote=kentuckyrosesinmay]Unfortunately, we ask so much out of performance horses that their soles literally can't handle the kind of pressure they're putting on them. This causes us to HAVE to use at least front shoes. I tried numerous times to go without shoes on our horses, but a few of them just couldn't handle the jumping without the front shoes at least. It's a tough call...

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.