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Kim Roe 
Horses Have Much to Offer into their Twenties and Beyond By Kim Roe I’ve always joked that horses don’t get good until they’re 10 years old, then you have a few good years and they’re old. As with much humor, there’s some truth there. Of course, there are exceptional … Read More
Learning from Nature’s Example By Kim Roe Although I love a beautiful garden, I get frustrated by weeds. I have better things to do than pamper plants. (I have horses after all.) I have a rose bush in my yard that became overwhelmed with canary grass and butter cups two … Read More
Serving Northwest Equestrians for 27 Years By Kim Roe In the late 1980s Cherie Geerdes was working as an accountant in Seattle. Recently married to farrier Jack Sims, she’d made him a promise that she’d move back to the Skagit Valley soon. While searching for a tack store … Read More
Bringing Caring and Healing to Puget Sound Horses Interview by Kim Roe I first met Dr. Julie Eihl over 20 years ago on a late summer evening after finding my home-bred warmblood filly entangled in electric fencing. She had major lacerations to her hock and could barely walk. I … Read More
Equine Wellness Includes Mental Health By Kim Roe A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ. – John Steinbeck As I’ve developed as a horseman, my focus has turned more towards keeping my horses emotionally healthy. I love my horses, as we all do, and … Read More
Long-time Farrier Develops Unique Product for Horses’ Health By Kim Roe David Kimbrough and his wife Kathy are lifelong horse lovers. David spent 38 years helping horses as a professional farrier. He watched his clients try to relieve their horses’ hoof and skin problems with products that were messy, … Read More
Making Sense of the New Regulations Around Hauling Horses By Kim Roe You’ve spent months training and conditioning, weeks planning, and days packing your truck and horse trailer. Now you and your friend are finally on the road with your horses and gear in tow, headed for a favorite … Read More
Release the Ego to Learn By Kim Roe For a number of years, I worked regularly with a German clinician who came to our area three or four times annually. Once, as I came in for my lesson, he announced to the spectators that he enjoyed working with me … Read More
Caring for a Horse Facility Never Ends By Kim Roe My late husband Theo was a commercial fisherman. Like all responsible fishermen he spent lots of time, money, and effort maintaining his boat. He fished out of Alaska and would head north every spring when Bristol Bay was still … Read More
The Legacy Continues Compiled by Kim Roe from an Interview by Karen Pickering In March, Northwest Horse Source publisher Karen Pickering interviewed trainer and clinician Josh Lyons at the NW Horse Fair and Expo in Albany, Oregon. A resident of Cross Plains, Tennessee, Josh is the son of the … Read More
