May 2012 – Page 2 of 2 – The Northwest Horse Source

On a Dark and Stormy Night…

August 5, 2020May 1, 2012 by David Sauter D.V.M.

A Difficult Delivery and an Orphan Colt: Part 1 by Dave Sauter, DVM Mares seem to intentionally pick the worst, stormiest weather to deliver their foals. One such memorable delivery happened on a brutally cold, windy night many years ago. The temperature was down in the mid teens (Fahrenheit). The mare—we’ll call …

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Kick It Up A Notch And Scoot Your Boots To The 32nd Annual Mule Days!

May 4, 2020May 1, 2012 by Northwest Horse Source

Correction: Hells Canyon Mule Days will be celebrating mules and muleskinners’ traditions on the weekend after Labor Day, September 7th, 8th, & 9th. From its humble beginnings in 1981, it has become the fastest growing mule show in the Northwest. This annual event draws mule owners, and spectators intrigued by …

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Dunn’s Horse and Mule Company

June 30, 2020May 1, 2012 by Northwest Horse Source

Experience the Best of America by Horseback by Justin Dunn The place to be this summer is a location few people know about, a remote little Colorado town called Guffey. As seen on RFD-TV and Best of America by Horseback, this particular area has a lot to …

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Basic Farm Equipment for Small Acreage Horse Properties: Part 2

August 5, 2020May 1, 2012 by Alayne Blickle

Getting the Tools You Need for Pasture Management by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water It’s the right time of the year to be thinking of equipment for managing our horse properties. As we conclude this series on basic equipment for a small acreage, we offer some cost-effective suggestions …

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Volunteering is the Name of the Game: Ferry County Chapter of BCH

May 4, 2020May 1, 2012 by Northwest Horse Source

There is no better experience than saddling up and seeing the backcountry. However, if we don’t keep trails open for horses we can count on that experience being lost to the next generation. Due to state budget cuts, we find ourselves opening trails with chainsaws, repairing various structures and signs, …

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La Estancia Alegre Peruvian Horses

August 5, 2020May 1, 2012 by Catherine Madera

Happiness on Horseback by Catherine Madera Visitors to Barbara Windom’s ranch, La Estancia Alegre—“The Happy Ranch”—find a new definition for happiness on horseback once they swing a leg over one of her Peruvian Horses. “There’s this smile that spreads across their face when the horse begins to gait,” says …

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Come to the New WSQHA “Rookie” Horse Show!

November 9, 2018May 1, 2012 by Washington State Quarter Horse Association

Kick-off Event to Introduce AQHA Rookie Program The goal of the WSQHA “Rookie” horse show, tentatively scheduled for June 9-10, in Spanaway, Washington, is to introduce the new AQHA Rookie Program and help newcomers feel comfortable enough to attend the Regional Experience Show. This show will be the headliner for the …

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Goals Versus Recreation

August 5, 2020May 1, 2012 by Catherine Madera

Don’t Forget to Enjoy Your Horse By Catherine Madera I have a dream…to do flying lead changes (on purpose). I’m no Martin Luther King Jr., but dreams are for horses, too. My first attempts to teach flying changes occurred in a neighbor’s field when I was about 15. I …

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Developing a True Connection with Your Horse: Part 1

August 5, 2020May 1, 2012 by Alice Trindle

Liberty Work: Part 1 by Alice Trindle The pursuit of developing a true and willing relationship between a horse and their human is thankfully becoming the foundational goal of many. To connect with another living, breathing, thinking being that has four-legs and is so much larger than us, becomes not …

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Bolender’s Guide to Mastering Mountain and Extreme Trail Riding

August 5, 2020May 1, 2012 by Northwest Horse Source

Introducing the First Book devoted to this Popular New Sport by Mark Bolender Bolender’s Guide to Mastering Mountain and Extreme Trail Riding, published by iUniverse, is available for eBook downloads from all major vendors such as Amazon.com and in all formats. The soft cover book is available in most …

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On a Dark and Stormy Night…

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Kick It Up A Notch And Scoot Your Boots To The 32nd Annual Mule Days!

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Dunn’s Horse and Mule Company

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Basic Farm Equipment for Small Acreage Horse Properties: Part 2

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Volunteering is the Name of the Game: Ferry County Chapter of BCH

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La Estancia Alegre Peruvian Horses

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Come to the New WSQHA “Rookie” Horse Show!

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Goals Versus Recreation

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Developing a True Connection with Your Horse: Part 1

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Bolender’s Guide to Mastering Mountain and Extreme Trail Riding

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