I've always been interested in horses, from the day I got my very own wooden rocking horse. One of my five brothers, John, even wrote a song about me and my horse. It went, in part, like this:
"There used to be a rocking horse in the corner of the room, in the little corral beside my sister's chair. T'was only a battered old rocking horse but it was your joy and pride and in my memory it's always there. Can you still remember, when you used to ride, with a straw sombraro and a wooden 44. On the little old broken down rocking horse cross the make-believe prarie on the playroom floor."
I loved that horse and can even remember riding away furiously, though I wasn't more than six. And it seemed to be a great theme to start my new blog. New Trick Pony reflects more than just the new opportunities I'm pursuing in my business endeavors. It's about enjoying new challenges and interests, expanding my horizons and putting myself squarely in life's path.
I've always been interested in thoroughbred horses - I've owned and bred them, and love handicapping and going to the races. My filly, Depose the Cat (left, photo), ran at Saratoga last year. It was so exciting to see her in the paddock and on the track.
With the 2009 racing season looming in Saratoga Springs, the air here is already crackling. My friend Sara, co-owner of the filly, always said that summer in Saratoga is like Brigadoon, bustling with energy when opening day arrives, then fading sleepily into the fog when racing closes on Labor Day. With that in mind, it's a great time to get started on my new opportunities. But, unlike the season in Saratoga, they won't fade away - and I hope they will help people build their own businesses working from home.
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