Traveling for Clients

Do you travel for clients? I do. I travel up to NOVA and MD for clients (4hrs away) once a month, and I travel to WEC Ocala (11hrs) as well as Tryon (6hrs) occasionally. And there’s something I’ve learned in all these miles driven. Traveling feels like shit for me now.

The first time I really traveled for clients was in 2023 - I went to Tyron for regular clients of mine who were staying a while for the summer hunter circuit. It felt so cool to be doing that! I worked for people who weren’t already clients, and I got to cheer my regular clients on in the arena for the first time. It was also a big year for me in other ways. I had finalized my divorce JUST before Tryon, closed on the first home I’d own alone, and I was branching out in my business when I had been stifled by my ex-spouse. Traveling for clients, to such a lovely venue, felt amazing, and I loved every second of it. So I planned for more.

That winter, I headed down to Ocala to work for clients at WEC in the very beginning of 2024. I spent a very short amount of time (I think 4 days?) down there. I essentially worked with horses from the my little eyes snapped open in the morning, to around 8:30pm when I couldn’t keep them open anymore. Again - it felt awesome. I had so many horses added to my schedule, worked for my regulars from home, worked for new (now routine) clients at HITS, and I made a lot of fucking money. It still felt new, and so cool, and super fulfilling. But I needed about a week to recover.

Fall 2024, I went about 4hrs away for a horse show in Lexington, VA. I stayed two nights, worked on a bunch of horses, and slept like a rock again. I took more clients than I had initially traveled for (a recurring theme) and again, I made a lot of money.

That winter, in the very beginning of 2025, I took myself back down to WEC Ocala. I stayed longer this time so that I could space my intended clients out. I told myself that I wouldn’t take on so many clients that it filled my days and I couldn’t read the book I was so into (Onyx Storm hollaaaaaaaaaa). I thought initially I may go down for a second round during the winter hunter circuit for more of my clients. On the drive down there, somewhere in SC, I looked to my boyfriend and said, “I’m not doing this shit again.”

I treated my FL trip this year like half a vacation. I worked for the clients I wanted to, and I didn’t work for extras. I set boundaries for myself, and I respected them. I referred a few out, and I let them know I wouldn’t be back. I sat on a patio in 75 degree weather and read my book. I didn’t need a week to recover this time.

What changed? Me. My priorities changed. My goals changed. What I want for my business changed. After my trip, I had to schedule lots of sessions and have 2 fully booked and busy weeks to make up for being away. And that’s not fun for me. The way I schedule my time is intentional, and I like to have slow weeks. I prefer to alternate slow/off and busy weeks so that I’m not rippin and runnin every month of the year. That’s a boundary for me now. To make my FL trip work, I had to bookend it with busy-ness, drive 22hrs round trip, AND work in FL. It’s too much for me these days.

I’m in a season of slow, easy, peaceful shit. I’m happier. I’m comfortable financially. I’m spending more time reading, learning, connecting, growing - but my growth is in a different way now. I’m not healing from a divorce and feeling scared about being a single mother to too many animals. I’m fuckin vibin and thrivin, and this version of me is feeling less travel and more home. And that’s okay! Things won’t always be the same. Things can’t always be the same. You’ll hustle in some seasons and slow down in others - and both have their place. So if you’re feeling burnt out, honor it and slow down. If you’re feeling like you want MORE go, honor it and put the fuckin pedal to the floor.

And remember: I’m here to support you through whatever. Send me an email if you need a little encouragement either way. I’m always in your corner.