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CHA Region One Conference March 3-6, 2022 – Conference Brings Outstanding Instructors, Educational Opportunities, and Fellowship

September 1, 2021August 27, 2021 by Northwest Horse Source

Article by Phil Peterson – Region 1 Director Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) promotes excellence in safety and education by certifying riding instructors, accrediting equine facilities, producing educational conferences, and publishing educational resources. For more information, visit CHA’s new website, www.CHA.Horse. Region One covers the great Northwest, including Alaska, Alberta, British … Read More

Fall Special • New Lower Rates!

August 26, 2021 by Karen Pickering

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A Place to Share – Clubs and Cooperatives Bring Opportunity to Ride to Many

September 1, 2021August 25, 2021 by Kim Roe

The indoor arena at Fox Valley Saddle Association. Photo by Kim Roe

Over the Fourth of July weekend I had the opportunity to judge a Working Equitation show in Illinois. The event was held at a riding club, the Fox Valley Saddle Association which was established in the 1940s. Near Chicago, the club sits in an agricultural area complete with acres of … Read More

FS Temporarily closing nine Northern California forests for public safety

August 23, 2021 by Northwest Horse Source

To better provide public and firefighter safety due to extreme fire conditions throughout northern California, and strained firefighting resources throughout the country, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region is announcing a temporary closure of nine National Forests. This closure will be effective at August 22, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. … Read More

Outbreak Alert: August 20, 2021 – West Nile Virus in Blaine County, ID

April 18, 2024August 23, 2021 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: Idaho State Department of Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1; Facility Type: Farm; Age: 9; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 8/13/2021; Clinical Signs: Severe Ataxia, Abrasions on Limbs from Being Down; Confirmation Date: 8/20/2021; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated; Notes: For more information about WNV … Read More

Dream Barns – Believe it Can Happen!

September 1, 2021August 23, 2021 by Karen Pickering

Photo from Castlebrook Barns

How do you feel about your barn? Are there things that could be more efficient? Are there conveniences you’d love to have but can’t afford? Or maybe you just haven’t gotten around to doing the necessary work. I have always wanted a barn with an aisle way. We recently left … Read More

Book Review – Pilates for Horses A Mind-body Conditioning Program for Strength, Mobility, and Performance

August 19, 2021 by Northwest Horse Source

This highly illustrated how-to manual provides a clear guide to new ways of thinking about preventing injury in the horse, and when injuries do happen, to help the horse’s body recover in a mindful and safe way. As a Pilates teacher for humans, horsewoman and eventer Laura Reiman has seen … Read More

Outbreak Alert: August 16, 2021 – West Nile Virus in Sacramento County, CA & Potomac Horse Fever in Franklin County, WA

April 18, 2024August 17, 2021 by Equine Disease Communication Center

West Nile Virus in Sacramento County, CA Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1; Facility Type: Private Facility; Age: 3; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 8/10/2021; Clinical Signs: Hind limb ataxia, Inappetance, Distal Limb Edema; Confirmation Date: 8/16/2021; Horse Status: Affected And … Read More

Ask the Expert: How big should a decently sized pasture be for a pony with Cushings Disease?

August 17, 2021 by Wendy Croney

Q: Hello! My family and I will be moving onto a property that will (hopefully) have enough space to move my pony onto. Though if the property doesn’t come with a pasture and/or lean-to we will be putting one in ourselves. How big should a decently sized pasture be for … Read More

The Haygain Forager Harnesses Nature’s Methods

August 17, 2021 by Northwest Horse Source

Horses in their natural habitat spend most of the day with their heads lowered, grazing forage that ranges from easy-to-get grasses to blades and stems that are hard to extract and often contain little caloric energy. It’s a way of life that leads to virtually zero colic, ulcers, excess weight or metabolic imbalances. … Read More

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