California Farm Bureau:
Amanda Gianolini of Greenfield has considered herself a cowgirl since she was 4 and first met ‘Sunny Bars,’ a sorrel quarter horse that she soon began riding around the family ranch.
Now a college junior majoring in ag science and communications, Gianolini knew exactly what she was going to do when asked to develop a business venture for her ag mechanics class.
‘I’ve been rodeoing my whole life and this was an idea I’ve always had in the back of my mind and this assignment brought it out,’ said Gianolini, a student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. ‘We love to travel and we’d like to make it as comfortable and convenient for the horses as possible.’
Her idea? An automatic watering system for horse trailers designed so that the horses can push a button and help themselves to water.
‘My target audience here is people who live the equestrian lifestyle and care for their horses,’ Gianolini said. ‘I think that plenty of people would buy this product and hopefully make it a success.’ Read full story.
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