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Achieving an Inspiring Performance

How to Improve Your Riding in Just 10 Minutes a Day I was sitting in front of the computer this morning staring at the blank computer screen, waiting for inspiration to hit me for this month’s column. Our focus for July is the performance horse. As I was perusing through …

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My Yellowstone Adventure

November 2014

    Celebrating the Trip of a Lifetime on Horseback by Karen Pickering, NWHS Publisher   I anticipated this trip for nearly a year. Ken Solem of Stonewater Ranch in Plain, WA offered a weeklong trip through Yellowstone to a leadership team I’m involved with through our church. It was …

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Creating Your Dream Lifestyle

November 2014

It All Begins With Gratitude by Karen Pickering, NWHS Publisher   This time of year always puts me in the frame of mind to look back and remember the good stuff. How did I get lucky enough to ride my horse and meet all kinds of horse people while working …

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Lessons from Yellowstone

October 2014

An “Incredible Journey” through a National Park by Karen Pickering, NWHS Publisher   This past week I journeyed through Yellowstone National Park and am forever changed. As we focus on the theme of equine wellness this month I’m moved by the effect this trip had on my horse and me. …

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Fall Transitions

September 2014

Make Time to Reflect, Plan and Dream by Karen Pickering, NWHS Publisher   This has been the best summer I’ve had in a long time. Why? I’ve spent more time with my horse. It centers me and gives purpose to the entire reason I started the magazine. Just being around …

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The ABC’s of Horsemanship

August 2014

How Horse Events Help You Learn by Karen Pickering, NWHS Publisher   This past month has been a whirlwind of horse activity. Every weekend has been filled with events and I love life more than ever when it’s spent with my horse. These experiences—enhanced by the incredible weather we’ve been …

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Achieving an Inspiring Performance

July 2014 Karen working cows

How to Improve Your Riding in Just 10 Minutes a Day by Karen Pickering   I was sitting in front of the computer this morning staring at the blank computer screen, waiting for inspiration to hit me for this month’s column. Our focus for July is the performance horse. As …

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Horse Power, Then and Now

Thoughts on the Technology Trade-off by Karen Pickering   I was recently inspired by a photo I found of my Grandpa, Miller Larsen. This photo, taken in the early 1930’s, depicts a lost era of true horsepower. It’s amazing how much things changed in just three generations. While the quiet, …

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Are You an Expo Junkie? – Thoughts on Getting Your Horse “Fix”

Thoughts on Getting Your Horse “Fix” by Karen Pickering   I haven’t found a better way to jump into spring than attending a March horse expo. I just returned from the Northwest Horse Fair & Expo  in Albany Oregon this past weekend. It’s one of the highlights of my year, a …

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Transitions Sliding from Winter into Spring

by Karen Pickering   As I’m looking out my office window the snow is falling quietly on rain soaked ground. I’m cozy and warm, snuggled up with a hot cup of ginger tea. I love snow, maybe because we get so little of it. It’s usually here for a day …

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