06/15/2025
𝑴𝑨𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑨𝑵𝑪𝑬
PSA: This is about horses… so stay with me now.
Picture this: You’re shopping for a used pickup. You come to look at mine. I smile at you and say,
“𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘵 100,000 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.” I’m proud of the fact that I’ve driven it 100,000 miles and done no maintenance—no oil changes, no fuel filter changes, no tire rotations, no air filter replacements, no transmission service. Nothing.
I brag that it’s made it 100,000 miles without ever breaking down, never leaving me stranded, and never needing anything to keep it going.
Would you take a chance and buy that truck to drive the next 100,000 miles?
I’m guessing the answer is a big 𝙉𝙊.
So why would you look at a horse any differently?
Why would it make sense that a horse shouldn’t need any maintenance?
So the next time you’re debating taking your horse in for a routine lameness evaluation—even though they’re still “working”—or you’re horse shopping and looking for something with “no maintenance,” stop and think about this analogy.
Ask yourself: What kind of rig would you rather drive—one that’s been well maintained, or one that hasn’t?
-Olivia Train
