23/10/2026
This is something I feel VERY strongly about! 🙌🏼
Mel from M B Equine has said it perfectly 👏🏼
There is ROOM for everyone in this industry. Support each other, celebrate each other’s wins, lift one another up! Actions will always speak louder than any words spoken or written.
Lovely words Mel! 🫶🏻
There is room for ALL of us to succeed 🙌🏽
This is something I feel very strongly about, especially being part of the horse industry.
Growing up coming from a non horsey family, you learn very quickly just how difficult and, at times, unwelcoming this industry can be. You start from scratch. You make mistakes, you ask questions, you work hard, and you learn some pretty tough lessons along the way, And unfortunately, you also learn that not everyone wants to see you succeed.
But something I’ve never understood is why does someone else’s success have to be seen as a threat to your own? Just because we work in the same industry, offer the same services, or compete in the same disciplines, doesn’t automatically make us enemies!
Someone else’s business doing well doesn’t mean yours is doing poorly.
You can be proud of what you’ve built while still applauding what someone else is building. ❤️
The horse industry can be an incredibly tough place. Behind every business, every horse and every achievement is someone working long hours, making sacrifices, dealing with setbacks and trying to make something of themselves.
We all know how hard this industry can be, so why make it harder for each other?
Recommend another trainer when you can’t take on a horse, Congratulate your competitors, Give credit where it’s due, Help someone who’s just starting out, And most importantly, remember what it felt like when you were the one trying to find your feet.
You don’t have to be friends with everyone, agree with everyone’s methods or run your businesses the same way to show each other respect.
I know firsthand what it’s like to feel like an outsider in an industry you love so much, And if there’s one thing I hope to achieve along the way, it’s to make other people feel a little more welcome than I sometimes felt.
Because at the end of the day, we all started somewhere. Nobody knows everything, nobody is better than everyone else, and there will always be something we can learn from one another.
Success isn’t about being the only one at the top. It’s about being confident enough in what you’ve built that you don’t feel threatened by someone else building something great too.
Let’s make the horse industry a place where people feel encouraged to have a go, not intimidated to even start! 🤎
