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I live in a rural village in Yorkshire, UK, in a rather ramshackle old house with a big unruly garden. I have no family close by, but my dogs, cat, rabbits and horses keep me good company. All my professional life has been spent providing education/training

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Business > Human Resources Tips for setting employee goals: 1 of 18
Ten Goal-setting Tips for You & Your EmployeesGoal-setting is what successful people do. People perform much better, both professionally and personally, when they have a clearly defined and time-framed goal to focus on. Researches show repeatedly that goal-setters achieve more, in life and work, than people with no goals and ... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources Animal facts: Horses: 2 of 21
TEN INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT HORSES1) The horse is descended from a prehistoric creature called eohippus. It was the size of fox, had four toes on each foot, and looked rather like a small tapir. 2) Horses are measured in hands', from the days when the animal's height would be gauged by a man placing one hand above another up ... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues Ways kids can help animals: 3 of 13
If kids can help animals, animals can certainly help kids ! Youngsters should be encouraged to care for other creatures, if only because the mutual benefits of doing so are enormous.Direct involvement in caring for a pet, or for wild creatures, develops a sense of responsibility and self-discipline, as well as fostering pract... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rescue & Adoption Tips for fostering horses and donkeys: 2 of 7
Fostering, whether of a child, a puppy, an orphan lamb, a horse or donkey, is a type of care-giving that is essentially temporary. At some future point, inevitably, the fosterling will move on, to a different, and permanent, home and family. Foster-carers who cannot understand, and accept, this are heading for heartache. Any ... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Breeds Disadvantages of owning a Thoroughbred: 3 of 10
Thoroughbreds as Riding Horses Thoroughbreds, like any breed of horse, have their own specific breed characteristics. Most of these characteristics are positive ones, highly desirable in riding horses. They include speed and stamina, high intelligence and sensitivity, courage and willingness, versatility in aptitude and perf... More..
Business > Human Resources Managers: How to write a fair and positive reference for an employee: 5 of 11
Writing a reference for an employee can be a tricky business these days; write the full truth, and you can end up getting sued ! Or, if you say your employee is wonderful when they are very far from it, the unlucky new employer who ends up with the dud may sue you himself. It's not even as simple as if you can't say anything ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Writing tips for creating a fictional world: 13 of 27
The essential trick to creating a fictional world, which your readers will accept and stick with to the end of the story, is to encourage their Willing Suspension of Disbelief. That is, although the reader knows full well that your story, characters and setting are entirely fabricated from your imagination, he is willing to p... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Training & Riding How horseback riding can benefit your health: 4 of 7
Horseback riding for your health ? Are you mad ? Horses kick, bite, buck rear, run off with you, throw you to the ground, and tread on you with heavy feet. Don't they ?Well, possibly. But it's rare. Most horses are docile, gentle and willing to please. Riding them, or even simply being around them, usually does wonders to boo... More..
Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) Older, wiser, and absolutely stunning: Why this is the woman of the future, and how to be her: 45 of 77
The Woman of the Future - strong, confident and fulfilled, who will thrive in the hard months and years to come - has learned from the past. She's seen the good times, and the bad. She's developed wisdom, discernment and endurance, and has the understanding of life's true priorities that only experience brings.She has enjoyed... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rescue & Adoption Practical ways for people to help pet shelters: 3 of 5
Pet shelters are usually charities, run by low-paid staff and volunteers, and operated on shoestring budgets. Whilst the shelters help pets in trouble, they are often struggling themselves with meagre finances and personpower. They need our help, as much as the distressed pets need theirs. By helping the shelters, we are also... More..