I received a phone call over the weekend stating that due to some unforeseen circumstances, my working student position would not be happening. With only a looming thesis deadline and the promise of unemployment to look forward to, it was hard to find much to be happy about.
On Monday, all of that changed when I learned my grant had been extended to keep me on through December. While it's still not enough to finish a PhD, I will be able to get a publication out of this beast of a project I've been working on, and will get 4 more months of pay and benefits out of it. There is also a strong possibility that I will get hired part time after I finish my project to do data analysis for other projects.
So what does this mean in terms of horses? Well, first and foremost it means the hunt for my own mustang is back on. Secondly, a part time job will allow me the freedom to do other things part time.....like train horses. This career interest makes it that much more crucial that I get my own horse on which to compete and earn a reputation. I will also be important to have a horse on which to continue my own education, because there is still so much I need to learn, especially if I plan on competing at FEI level.
So there it is folks, my life plan squeezed into an itty bitty blog entry. Look forward to lots more entries on potential prospects, trips to the holding facility, and mustang training.
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