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Once you understand the basics of working from home, if you decide that telecommuting is for you, the next challenge is finding a legitimate job. I have worked from home since February 2016 for several companies. Finding a legitimate job is hard, but not impossible. Here’s how to avoid the scams and find a job that suits your equestrian lifestyle.

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As I visit with other equestrians at my Tucson horse boarding facility, one topic that frequently comes up is working from home. I’ve worked from home as a W-2 employee and a 1099 contractor since February 2016, so this is a topic that I’m very familiar with. For many people – equestrians or not – telecommuting appears to have the perfect work-life balance. They picture the flexibility to work when you want, ride when you want, and magically balance parenting with everything else (See How to Balance Parenting and Riding Without the Guilt to see how I hold it all together.) Is this too good to be true? Here’s what you need to know before you decide to leave your job and start working remotely.

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When I opened my Tucson horse boarding facility, one of the points I had to consider was whether I would allow stallions on my property (See Should You Board Horses on Your Property? for all the points I considered before boarding any horses). Safely stabling stallions requires more robust facilities than for most mares and geldings. I also had to consider the increased liability if I had a lot of novice horse owners boarding with me who might not be stallion-savvy. While I won’t accept stallions as long-term boarders, I do allow them for overnight and short-term stays.

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When it comes to learning boundaries, farm dogs are the best teachers. As my daughter approaches her fourth birthday, she has very firm opinions about her boundaries. I taught her from a very early age that her body is her own, and she alone gets to say where her boundaries are. But, I’ve also taught her that other people have boundaries too, and they get to say what those are, and she has to respect them. This is a little harder lesson, but my farm dogs have been the best teachers to model this idea. This is how my farm dogs taught my kid the important lesson of setting firm boundaries of your own and respecting others’ boundaries.