Karen Pickering 
New Life for The Northwest Horse Source by Karen Pickering April is my favorite time of year. Everything is new, plants are budding, flowers are pushing up through the dirt, and green grass is growing. Time to leg up that horse for spring and summer activities! I’m heading to … Read More
The Joys of Living on a Small Farm By Karen Pickering In the Pacific Northwest it’s sometimes difficult to appreciate the beautiful greenery we enjoy in the spring and summer months. The seemingly endless days of rain and darkness have us wishing for warmer and drier weather. However, I … Read More
As I reflect on nearly 25 years of publishing the Northwest Horse Source Magazine, I’m grateful for so many loyal friends, advertisers, team members, and readers. I often think about the changes that are happening in our world today. The Northwest Horse Source has survived the odds that most businesses … Read More
A letter from concerned reader One of the things we may not think about is our safety while riding and working with our horses during this quarantine. How might this affect our hospitals: Read more… Karen PickeringOwner / Publisher | Canfield Certified Trainer Karen Pickering is a lifelong horsewoman and … Read More
We’re in a Season of Change. Navigate it With Confidence This has been a crazy situation. We’re all concerned about family, friends and co-workers. I know many of you are wondering how your business will survive this ordeal. Let me say, with confidence to keep your marketing efforts going. Being … Read More
Still in the SaddleA Lifestyle Coaching Program for Horsewomen Transform your life through your love of horses. Are you ready to reconnect with your passion and redefine what’s possible—at any age or stage of life? Still in the Saddle is a unique personal development program created especially for horsewomen who … Read More
Times have certainly changed since I started the print magazine in December of 1995. It was one girl’s dream of someday working with horses. Who knew it would end up a 25-year career in the horse industry? With no experience in journalism or graphic design, I started the magazine after … Read More
How Horse People in Business Can Survive the Economic Fallout from the Coronavirus Scare Turning on the news is eerily frightening. We haven’t seen a pandemic of this magnitude since the Influenza of 1918. Businesses are struggling, many industries, such as airlines and cruise lines are just a … Read More
A place to connect, learn and shop! I’ve always enjoyed the horse expos. I have made friends over the years and relationships that I treasure. It feels like a family every year when we return to the horse expos. It’s a culture that embraces friendship and supporting each other through … Read More
I recently had the privilege to attend a driving clinic at Faith Equestrian Center in Birch Bay, Washington. Amber Weinmann and Katherine Smith gave it specifically for people new to driving miniature horses. The facility is ideal; it’s definitely the kind of place I dream about. If you live in … Read More
