Customer Reviews

Business Planner & Bookkeeper for the Horse Enterprise

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This book has some great advice on the business aspect of owning a stable. However, unless you are planning on starting a business in the very near future or already have a business set up, I would advise to wait on this book. Half of the book (I'm not exaggerating) is blank forms for use when seriously planning your business such as income statements, payroll forms, contracts, etc. Being a student with not-so-near future plans on starting a horse business, these forms are useless to me at the moment. The nice thing about this book is that it emphasizes the importance of a business plan. It even gives a sample business plan to help those of us who have never written one and find the process a bit confusing. All in all, it is a well-written book with some great information for the serious horse business owner.

If you know the least little bit about budgeting and keeping a checkbook register, you don't want or need this book. For me, it was a total waste of money. Don't waste your money if you have a PC with Excel installed.

This is a good place to start with your horse business. There are a lot of good forms and if one doesn't suit you perfect you have a base to work off of in creating your own.

I own two horses, and one of my friends runs a large horse business. We both love these! That only proves that it can work for a small operation, or a large one. Its a great way to keep track of things that need done, which is good because if you don't plan your horses healthcare and other actions, your horse may become extremely sick, you may lose show eligibility, you may not have time for riding, or your horse may even die or be taken away for bad health. This planner is great!