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of competition, the travel and the possibility of making a living doing something I loved on my own terms. There is a book (or two) to be written about all the adventures the past 28 years has provided for me, but I do suspect the sand is shifting under all of our feet. While cautious optimism seems to be appropriate for the


industry, I think the days of the horse business being exempt from the restrictions and regulations are a thing of the past. (Can that really constitute optimism at all?) With show at- tendance rebounding, horse sales gradually are reviving and other indicators on the gradual upswing, I think if we ignore the changes coming our way it is quite definitely at our own peril.


profile problem of illegal immigration. The hunter jumper industry is quite simply built upon the backs of Mexican grooms who do just about everything but ride the horses in the show ring. I personally, and with an increasing sense of foolishness, have been diligent about obtaining Visas for as many of the Mexicans that work for me as possible. That process has become unbelievably expensive, time consum- ing and stressful, especially since 9/11 now that Homeland Security is directly involved. Make no mistake; one of the outcomes of the increasing


government focus on this issue will be to attempt to pun- ish employers who have illegal employees. It is in our own best interest to work towards improving this tremendously broken system. I personally have been writing my local representative


Mike Thompson, our State Senator Barbara Boxer as well as the Obama’s administration with my suggestions for how to streamline and simplify the visa system that we are currently forced to comply with. It is an issue worth familiarizing your- self with as it could affect you. The same is true of the new


Something that affects all of us is the increasingly high


ike so many people in this business I was drawn to it first and foremost by my love of horses and the people surrounding them. Then by the excitement


trying to make it so that all hors- es must be registered with the state, and in both California and Oregon there are penalties for non-compliance. Here is California there is currently a bill working it was


through the Sacramento process that would make it illegal for anyone other than a licensed veterinarian to administer any medication of any kind to a horse they don’t own. It falls under the “medical practice without a license” statutes. Amended with reality in mind, this could be a benefit to our industry but not if it is written, considered and voted on only by people who are not horseman. It seems inevitable to me that more and more of these


types of regulatory requirements will be intruding upon our previously "uncensored" industry and it's vital that we be informed, be involved and perhaps even shape the future with our participation in the formation of further rules and regulations. On that note, I am looking forward to attending a two


day USHJA Trainer Certification Clinic. I don't know exactly what I'm getting myself into, but wholeheartedly endorse the concept of certification and standardization. Again, something that common sense dictates will be good for the long term health of the industry and may even provide a venue for discussing some of the issues I have just raised. As someone who does not even like to move the furniture


in my house, I am not very naturally receptive to changes, but I think these changes and others like them are coming our way and we cannot stop them. Our only hope is to understand them and work together to shape them to our advantage.


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statute that just passed in Cali- fornia (Business and Profes- sions Code 19525) that now requires written documentation for horse sales, whether it's a private sale or a business sale. Basically the statute requires a written bill of sale signed by both the buyer and seller, with "dual agency" as well as any commissions over $500.00 be- ing disclosed. Again, very likely to affect everyone in the indus- try sooner or later, and person- ally I think not the worst thing for the long term health of the business. Oregon is currently


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