05/09/2026
Do you support local?
āShop Localā is promoted all the time because we know that if we donāt, especially in our smaller communities, shops will shut and we will lose those businesses.
But what about those small businesses without a shop front??
What about your local equine professionals?? Bodyworkers, massage therapists, farriers etcā¦
Iāve chatted with all kinds of equine professionals from a variety of different areas and there is a common theme; They are generally not well supported by the people in their own local areas. By their neighbours.
The majority of their clientele involves travel elsewhere!
Why?
Whether they realise it or not, many horse owners have the idea that if a professional has to travel from somewhere else, then they must be betterā¦
But why canāt Joey down the road be as good as someone from 300kms away? Potentially they even studied the same course - maybe even at the same time!!
Undoubtedly every professional has experiences, strengths and techniques unique to them, and I often recommend other professionals to my own clients for their expertise - because itās all about whatās best for the horse!
But the further a professional needs to travel the less available they will be due to the time and expenses involved - and itās not always easy to get the numbers needed for a viable run.
If you support your locals, then not only will they be available as often as your horse requires their services, but they will be there when the unexpected happens and you suddenly need them āthis weekā!
Your equine professionals are also human, they have lives and families too. Lives that they somehow try to fit around working early and late, weekdays and weekends, rain, hail and heat - because they care for your horses and want to make a positive difference in their lives.
But if you donāt look after them, then one day they wonāt be there.
Support your locals, so that they can support you.š©µ