December 2024 – The Northwest Horse Source

From My Saddle: Friends for Life

December 24, 2024 by Karen Pickering

Wendy (left) and Karen, best friends, celebrate their shared birthday.

How Horses Bring People Together I recently celebrated my 63rd birthday with my best friend, Wendy, who has her birthday on the same day. We spent the day doing things together rather than spend money on gifts. We visited the mining town of Cripple Creek, Colorado, and our husbands, Mark …

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Whatcom Farm Expo – March 1, 2025 – Lynden, Washington

December 23, 2024 by Press

See event info here: https://horsesource.org/event/whatcom-farm-expo-2025 PressNews from the horse industry. Sharing today’s information as it happens. The Northwest Horse Source is not responsible for the content of 3rd party submissions.

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Road to the Horse 2025 – March 27-30 – Lexington, Kentucky

December 23, 2024 by Press

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Pony Club Announces Partnership Opportunities

December 23, 2024 by Press

November 11, 2024 (Lexington, KY) — The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. (USPC or Pony Club) invites the equestrian community to partner with Pony Club. USPC recently celebrated 70 years of equestrian education with its 70th anniversary. The United States Pony Clubs is the largest equine educational organization in North America that teaches safe horsemanship …

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New & Noteworthy: Mustang Magic Returns to Fort Worth

December 21, 2024 by Press

Mark your calendars for an unforgettable weekend! Mustang Magic 2025 is coming back to the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, January 23-25 at the Will Rogers Coliseum. Mustang Magic will feature three days of preliminary competition culminating in a Top 10 Freestyle Finals where the best of the best …

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The Northwest Horse Fair & Expo 2025

December 20, 2024 by Press

Is returning with THE SPIRIT OF THE HORSE to the Northwest for the 25rd Year! Welcome everyone!! Twenty-seven years ago a friend told us about a wonderful and new facility in Albany, Oregon and we should go there to organize a NW horse fair. So twenty – six years ago …

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Business Profile: Rusty Bar Ranch

December 19, 2024 by Northwest Horse Source

Photo Courtesy Rusty Bar Ranch

CHA Certified Instructor Kathy Richardson Offers Lessons on a Mechanical Horse How and why did you get started in business? When my husband and I moved to our location in Roy, WA in 2003, a brand-new covered arena had just been built on the property. I finally had a place …

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Outbreak Alerts: December 18, 2024 Potomac Horse Fever in Lewis County, WA

December 18, 2024 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Confirmed Case(s) – No Quarantine Source: State vet office Number Confirmed: 1Number Exposed: UnknownFacility Type: Private FacilityComments: Horse is alive and under vet care. See past published Outbreak Alerts: https://nwhorsesource.com/category/news/alerts Equine Disease Communication CenterUpdates on current disease outbreaks are listed on our EDCC website as they occur and will include the date listed, disease name, …

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Outbreak Alerts: December 13, 2024 Pigeon Fever in Canyon County, ID

December 18, 2024 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Confirmed Case(s) – Outbreak Update Source: Private Practitioner Veterinarian Number Confirmed: 2Number Exposed: 3Facility Type: Private Facility Horse 1:Age: 4Gender: GeldingBreed: Quarter Horse (QH)Usage: Pleasure RidingOnset of Clinical Signs: 12/5/2024Clinical Signs: Mild fever (101.7*F), purulent discharge from submandibular lymph node, ventral jaw swelling, reduced appetiteConfirmation Date: 12/9/2024Horse Status: RecoveringVaccination Status: Unvaccinated See past published Outbreak Alerts: https://nwhorsesource.com/category/news/alerts Equine Disease Communication CenterUpdates on …

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Outbreak Alerts: December 13, 2024 Strangles in Ada County, ID

December 18, 2024 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: Private Practitioner Veterinarian Confirmed Case(s) – Voluntary Quarantine Number Confirmed: 1Number Suspected: 1Number Exposed: UnknownFacility Type: Private Facility Horse 1: Age: 20Gender: GeldingBreed: PonyUsage: CompanionOnset of Clinical Signs: 12/3/2024Clinical Signs: Mild fever (102.3*F), decreased appetite, purulent discharge from left nostril, moderate swelling of the left throat latch, reluctance to move head/neck to the left sideConfirmation Date: 12/12/2024Horse Status: Affected And AliveVaccination Status: Unvaccinated …

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Month: December 2024

From My Saddle: Friends for Life

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Whatcom Farm Expo – March 1, 2025 – Lynden, Washington

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Road to the Horse 2025 – March 27-30 – Lexington, Kentucky

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Pony Club Announces Partnership Opportunities

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New & Noteworthy: Mustang Magic Returns to Fort Worth

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The Northwest Horse Fair & Expo 2025

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Business Profile: Rusty Bar Ranch

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Outbreak Alerts: December 18, 2024 Potomac Horse Fever in Lewis County, WA

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Outbreak Alerts: December 13, 2024 Pigeon Fever in Canyon County, ID

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Outbreak Alerts: December 13, 2024 Strangles in Ada County, ID

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