Farm Freebies

farm freebiesRunning a horse business can be hard enough without worrying about paperwork. Riding Instructor University makes it easier by providing free downloadable forms and templates that you can use for your own private files or for correspondence or contracts between yourself and your clients.

Farm Freebies: Payment History template

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If you don’t keep meticulous financial records related to your horse business, it’s easy to drop the ball. Last week I published a payment record template to help you keep track of incoming payments (accounts receivable) from multiple clients, so this week we’re focusing on individual clients.

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Farm Freebies:
Payment Record template

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Lost checks, misplaced cash, unfilled invoices. If you don’t have an airtight organizational system, collecting, processing, and recording payments can become a nightmare.

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Happy Holidays from Riding Instructor University
Vol. 3: The Equestrian Professional Planner

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Organization is an essential part of succeeding in the horse business. Many equestrian professionals hit the ground running with no plan and no structure, then wonder why they fail. I don’t want that for you, whether you’ve been in this business for two years or twenty.

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Happy Holidays from Riding Instructor University
Vol. 2

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Continuing with this week’s Farm Freebies Extravaganza, we’ve got two more great organizational templates to help you keep your horse business in check. I’m a big fan of organization, and I hope some of these templates are benefiting your business.

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Happy Holidays from Riding Instructor University
Vol. 1

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Okay, I admit I’ve kinda dropped the ball over the last couple weeks, failing to post here and all. I guess I underestimated the toll the holidays would take on my time, and consequently left myself no room for you guys. My sincere apologies.

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Introducing the Horse Business Glossary

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For a while now, I’ve been kicking around different ideas for making your life easier. One of the projects that I finally got off the ground was the horse business glossary, which is an organized list of horse business and equine-related terms organized alphabetically.

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Farm Freebies:
Staff Satisfaction Survey form

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Do you know how your staff really feels about you and your management skills? In the horse business, staff satisfaction should rank right up there with equine care and customer service.

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Farm Freebies: Horse Boarding Equine Evaluation Template

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Most horse boarding business owners check out their human clients before allowing them to move in. But what about your equine customers?

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Farm Freebies: Gift Certificate

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Yesterday we talked about incentives in the horse business, but today I want to take it a step further. You can generate interest in your horse business services without actually offering anything for free.

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Farm Freebies: Riding Instructor Schedule(s)

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You’re short on time, just like the rest of us. Sometimes your days seem overflowing with tasks you can’t possibly complete.

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Farm Freebies: Horse Business Employee Information

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Farm Freebies offers free templates and forms for horse business owners. This week: Free Horse Business Employee Information Sheet

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Farm Freebies: Barn Rules

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Farm Freebies offers free templates and forms for horse business owners. This week: Free Barn Rules template.

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Farm Freebies: Accident Report Form

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Farm Freebies offers free templates and forms for horse business owners. This week: Free Accident Report Form.

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