Six Common Tack Misuses and Maladjustments by Allison Trimble, Willfully Guided Horsemanship In my travels as a clinician, I get to meet a lot of wonderful people and their equine friends. It is a new experience for me to be outside of the performance horse world and I really … Read More
Attend an Event in 2013! What is cowboy mounted shooting? It is the fastest growing family equestrian sport in the nation! Mounted contestants compete in this fast action timed event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared blank ammunition. The … Read More
On Horses, Tack, and the Almighty Opinion by Catherine Madera The above photo is the curb bit I used on my childhood horse, a spunky Arabian named Sunfire. As I recall, I rode Sunny two-handed much of the time in this humdinger of a leverage bit. I did … Read More
The twenty trainers selected for this year’s event picked up their mustangs May 18 from Fitzgerald Farms in Yamhill, OR and have 98 days to gentle, ground train, improve overall body condition, prepare for showmanship, and expose their yearling horses to trail obstacles before the conclusion of the event on … Read More
by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water Our horse property, Sweet Pepper Ranch, is a guest ranch and horse motel. That means we need to have certain amenities in place and are always shopping around for low-cost, effective ideas for making our place more useable. These simple, low-cost … Read More
Making Purchases that Have Lasting Value by Karen Pickering Does your horse gear have special meaning to you or is strictly a tool you use to ride or control your horse? Do you recall where you purchased your first saddle or bridle? What are your priorities when purchasing tack? … Read More
Understanding a Horse’s “Mind’s Eye” by Marilyn Pineda, Fire Mountain Trail Course It’s just a puddle, dummy!” Most horses in the Pacific Northwest have heard this at one time or another. Meanwhile, the horse is thinking, “Is that watery hole going to swallow me up?” Understanding how horses see – … Read More
Yearly WRHA Show May 31-June 2 in Monroe, WA WRHA kicked off the show season with a huge Spring Fling and Derby the weekend of April 12 – 14 at Appleatchee Riding Club in Wenatchee, sponsored by Woodley Ranch. 53 paid warm-ups in a half day, and 510 entries … Read More
Learn the Secret to Improved Focus—and Performance—While Showing by Daniel Stewart Heather asks “I stay focused in my lessons but when I show I think about a million different things and completely lose my concentration. Why can’t I focus when it counts?” What you’re experiencing is … Read More
How Your Horse’s Headgear Influences Movement and Behavior by Dennis Reis and Corinne Burt Walk into any tack shop or open any tack catalog and you’re likely to be overwhelmed with the arsenal of available bits and bridles. Most specialty bits that are marketed to solve behavior issues … Read More
