A Career with Horses? Dream On!

Discover the Growing Field of Equine Facilitated Therapies   It was my mom who first taught me to follow my dreams. “Make a career at something you love,” she told me, “and it will never feel like work.”  She never imagined I would become a riding instructor and I never thought …

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Tip of the Month: How to Focus Productively by Daniel Stewart   Keeping your mind focused on what’s productive (like your show goals) instead of what’s destructive (like previous disappointments) can be quite easy if you know how to do it. Question suggestion is an interesting mental training tool that …

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Women of the Wild West

Meet “Poker Alice” by John Brand, Buckaroo Leather Products   “Praise the Lord and place your bets. I’ll take your money with no regrets.” This quote is not from the famous poker player Johnny Chan, but from Alice Ivers Tubbs or “Poker Alice.” Alice was born in Devonshire, England in …

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Beat the Heat

Help Your Horse Cope with Hot Weather by Laurie A. Cerny   The heat of summer can take its toll on horses. Rising temperatures and high humidity not only make it uncomfortable they also add stress, especially to equine seniors and horses with respiratory problems. There are several things horse …

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Performance Horse Care: Then and Now

Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence by James Bryant, DVM, Diplomate ACVS     Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital has entered its 50th year of service to the western Washington equine community. In that time, veterinary medicine has come a long way in how we diagnose, treat and manage our …

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Riding Well Grounded

One Step at a Time by Marilyn Pineda, Fire Mountain Trail Course   I was watching a Buck Brannaman DVD a while back and he made the comment that working with our horse is like a dance. He was talking about being one-on-one with the horse, with you as the leader …

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NW Washington Fair Brings on the Heat with a Cowboy Race!

    The Extreme Cowboy Race at the Lynden Horse Expo, 2012, was the inspiration behind bringing some cowboy race heat back to the fairgrounds for the NW Washington Fair August 12-17, 2013. Just 18 contestants will compete for up to $1500.00 in prize money at the first ever NW …

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Get Your Barn Ready for Hay

Five Tips to Prepare for and Manage Hay Storage by Laurie Cerny     First cutting is right around the corner in most parts of the country. For most of us this means our barns will need to be ready to store our hay in the next few weeks. There’s nothing …

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Northwest News: Teens and Oregon Mustangs Poker Ride

Support Oregon Youth and Yearlings Program through Fundraiser by Heather Barnhart     Twenty-two Oregon teens from around the state were selected to participate in this year’s Teens and Oregon Mustangs Youth and Yearling Program. They will have 98 days to gentle their wild mustang before the competition on August 24th, …

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Scoot Your Boots to the 33rd Annual Mule Days!

    Hells Canyon Mule Days will be celebrating mules and muleskinners on the weekend after Labor Day, September 6th, 7th, & 8th. From its humble beginnings in 1981, it has progressed steadily and is the fastest growing mule show in the Northwest. This year’s mule show will be three …

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