I'm not positive that this in the right section...
But I'm just wondering about this. I have in the past trained young horses, for pay sometimes, and I've also gotten commission off horse sales of the ones I've trained/ showed (taking them to competition is huge advertising, and automatically hikes their price way up, especially if we're successful...and I have a flair for getting results at the lower levels). I've always loved doing this, since I love riding and I really enjoy working with the learning-curve horses. They teach me a lot, their progress is inspiring, and it's just fun.
So now I'm wondering about doing this more? Like as a part time job, per se? It's very convenient hours, especially with dancing on the side. Makes my life enjoyable, productive, and totally on my own terms/ timetable. Which is ideal.
Now, for that alone, do I need some kind of business license? I don't think so...or is there somewhere I can go look into taking commission jobs, or negotiating contracts with owners...This is just always something I've done with people based on a handshake agreement, usually with folks I've known for a while. Not that it always works out that way...Which I suppose is why I'm trying to figure out how I learn to do it more professionally? Especially if I'm working for strangers.
Also. I've thought about investment horses of my own before...I think someday I'd like to have a little hobby farm of my own, but in the meantime I know how much money you have to shell out to board a horse. Still, if I did it right, I could definitely make something worthwhile. It IS risky, since horses aren't always reliable to just improve unconditionally. But it's not like I'd be going into it blindly. (Just as an example, sometimes horses are bought for a little more than meat prices, and get sold a year or two later for $30000-50000).
So I'm just looking for some advice and perspective I suppose...I know my propensity for pie-in-the-sky economics.



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