I just took over EP's account and the first thing I need to focus on (in order to afford the WB breed, lolz) is income! On HEE, income = showing! So, I've invested in 150 geldings and I'm going to share how I show and my journey to riches.

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** Please note I am doing this on a larger scale because I can afford to. I understand most stables who start out showing do not have this type of money to invest, but it can be done in smaller scale as well (25 stall barn/pasture + 25 geldings, 50 stall barn/pasture + 50 geldings, etc). You have to start somewhere!

11/12: Purchased 300 horse pasture for $300k

11/14: Purchased 144 geldings for $479,952

11/14: Paid new riders $33,900

11/22: Paid all unpaid Riders $47,000

12/3: Paid all unpaid Riders $54,400

12/6: Purchased 20 geldings for $100k

11/15: Entered 184 horses into reg. shows for $149,400

11/16: 184 horses compete in reg. shows earning $145,446

11/16: Entered 150 horses into reg. shows for $123,700

11/17: 150 horses compete in reg. shows earning $128,961

11/17: Entered 69 horses into reg. shows for $67,600

11/18: 69 horses compete in reg. shows earning $72,051

11/22: Entered 98 horses into reg. shows for $83,500

11/23: 98 horses compete in reg. shows earning $91,056

11/26: Entered 45 horses into reg. shows for $38,500

11/27: 45 horses compete in reg. shows earning $59,745

12/3: Entered 161 horses into reg. shows for $136,900

12/4: 161 horses compete in reg. shows earning $175,413

12/6: Entered 173 horses into reg. shows for $155,600

12/7: 173 horses compete in reg. shows earning $192,024

12/10: Entered 136 horses into reg. shows for $116,200

12/11: 136 horses compete in reg. shows earning $166,803

12/13: Entered 156 horses into reg. shows for $136,100

12/14: 156 horses compete in reg. shows earning $171,360

12/15: Entered 113 horses into reg. shows for $97,600

12/16: 113 horses compete in reg. shows earning $143,724

11/16: - $3,954 (hey, almost broke even! LOL)

11/17: +$5,261 (woohoo!)

11/18: +$4,451

11/23: +$7,556

11/27: +$21,245

12/4: +$38,513

12/7: +$36,424

12/11: +$50,603

12/14: +$35,260

12/16: +$46,124

I'm going through ALL horses - geldings, mares, stallions, whatever (excluding level 1, not going to bother with them right now) and entering them in whatever I think they have the best chance of placing in. Yes, I might take a loss but since I'm unfamiliar with the horses as far as showing goes, it helps me get an idea of where they are at in what event, which will help me moving forward. I am WAY too lazy to go through each horse's training and gauge from there if they are likely to place or not, sooo.. this way will have to do. ^_^ I will update with showing fees/winnings at the end of the night. :)

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Almost no one is "in the money". Everyone has another week or two of training to go and should be good. Tonight I will go back and re-enter those who placed green (8th+ or "in the money") and for those who didn't, enter them in a different event to find out where they're at. Usually if I entered in CC/J and they bombed, I'll try dressage and vice versa - since CC/J share two of three traits.

Yay! Hope it helps shed some light on the process and shows people that making lots of EBs does not happen overnight and takes patience and work! :)