Catherine Madera

Catherine Madera served as editor of the Northwest Horse Source for five years. She has written for numerous regional and national publications and is a contributing writer for Guideposts Magazine and the author of four equine-related books. She has two grown children and lives with her husband and three horses in Northwest Washington.

The Western States Horse Expo

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Discover the “Gold Standard” in Equine Expos by Catherine Madera   “Let’s ride—really ride!” Horseman Wendell T. Robie’s words inspired the creation of the ultimate in distance riding—the famous 100 mile Tevis Cup. Endurance riders from all over the world descend on the small town of Auburn, California each year …

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The Best of the West

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Equine Events for Everyone by Catherine Madera   I started my year of equine event attendance early, and with a bang, by attending the National Finals Rodeo in December. The shopping and action are similar, in some ways, to an Expo experience—pumped up on steroids! I saw things in Vegas …

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The Horseman’s Lifestyle

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Celebrating a Grand Passion by: Catherine Madera   Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to admit that …

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Willfully Guided Horsemanship

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Seeing Through the Eyes of the Horse by: Catherine Madera     Willfully: (adverb) acting intentionally, deliberately, of one’s own free will, voluntarily, willingly and with purpose. Guided: (verb) lead, piloted, steered, instructed, directed. Trainer Allison Trimble thought carefully about naming her style of horsemanship. She wanted something reflective of …

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Sky River Equestrian Center: Breaking the Rules and Enjoying the Ride

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Reining and Dressage Stable a Haven for Washington Amateurs by Catherine Madera     The equestrian community isn’t unlike a high school cafeteria sometimes: English people stay together, western people stay together, and there’s plenty of attitude between the two groups. At Sky River Equestrian Center in Sultan, Washington, no …

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War Horse: The Making of an Equine Adventure

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Behind the Scenes of This Epic Film With Hollywood Horse Trainer Bobby Lovgren by Catherine Madera and Bobby Lovgren  Film information courtesy of DreamWorks Pictures   On December 28, DreamWorks Pictures will bring the remarkable film War Horse to audiences everywhere. Director Steven Spielberg’s epic adventure is a tale of …

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The Value of Age

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Senior Horses Enrich Lives By Catherine Madera   We are not a culture that values age. Instead, we idolize the youthful, the athletic, and the beautiful. This trickles down to horse ownership: forget the old grey mare, we want the young, black stallion. My most interesting horse growing up was …

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Gifts in the Present

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Every Season is Special by Catherine Madera   As I write this the first rains of fall are soaking my pastures—what happened to summer? Seriously, it pretty much avoided the northwest altogether. A dreaded three-letter word is hovering on my lips: Mud. I was feeling pretty grumpy about it one …

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Horse Savvy Day Planner and Equine Health Planning System

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by Catherine Madera     Managing information is a challenge and we all have lots of it: personal, household, work, and horse-related. Recently I discovered a new, user-friendly planner: The Horse Savvy Annual Planner. Besides plenty of space for the humans involved, this one has a helpful section just for …

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The Will to Run

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How a Big-Hearted Horse Beat the Odds and Inspired a Community by Catherine Madera   For Kristi Merrill, finding the right horse had begun to feel like an exercise in futility. After losing her beloved barrel mare, Mari, in a freak accident, the competitive gamer had gone through nine different …

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