Source: Washington State Department of Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1; Number Exposed: 2; Facility Type: Rescue Facility; Notes: A horse at a rescue facility in Pierce County has tested positive for Pigeon Fever. The horse was rescued from out of state and exposed 2 other horses but they are not sick. … Read More
Source: Washington State Department of Agriculture Yakima County Number Confirmed: 1; Facility Type: Private Facility; Notes: A horse at a private facility in Yakima County has tested positive for pigeon fever. ; Lewis County Number Confirmed: 1; Facility Type: Private Facility; Notes: A horse at a private facility in … Read More
Source: Washington State Department of Agriculture Number Confirmed: 3; Number Exposed: 4; Facility Type: Farm; Notes: A farm in Thurston County is under a voluntary quarantine after three horses had tested positive for equine influenza. The animals from the farm had traveled to a barrel race and came home to … Read More
Source: Department of Animal Services Number Confirmed: 40 Number Suspected: Unknown Number Exposed: Unknown Breed: Burro; Clinical Signs: Coughing Notes: According to the Department of Animal Services in Riverside County, nearly 40 burros have died from an equine influenza outbreak. The deaths, first seen in mid-October, occurred mostly in the … Read More
Times Are Changing When I started the magazine in December of 1995, I had no idea what to do or where to start. It all began with a company newsletter I was doing for my job at a US Customs Broker in Blaine, WA. The idea caught on and with … Read More
Author: Dr. Stacie Boswell In the United States alone, it is estimated that almost 150,000 horses per year are unwanted. This number grows exponentially when you consider horses worldwide. What is “unwanted”? The term is used to refer to horses that are old, injured, sick, unmanageable, or fail to … Read More
Monica Uruchurtu is a licensed equine structural integration therapist living in Whatcom County, Washington. She’s been a lifelong horse (and mule) enthusiast, is an avid trail rider, and an Australian Cattle Dog lover. She is so passionate about her work she prefers not to call it a job—it’s her calling. … Read More
Late morning on September 7, Labor Day, I was hot-footing it north on Interstate 5, heading home from judging a horse show in Eugene, Oregon. As I sung along with the radio, I noted to myself how dry the Willamette Valley looked. Along the way I stopped off to meet … Read More
Article by Anonymous Stonewater Student I pulled into Stonewater Ranch planning to have a “God moment”. I grabbed mustang Hondo from the pasture and led him into the arena where I tied him, brushed him, and let him loose. I sent him out on a circle but had to get … Read More
Article by Katy Erickson Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) promotes excellence in safety and education by certifying riding instructors, accrediting equine facilities, producing educational conferences, and publishing educational resources. CHA launched a brand-new website this month, go to www.CHA.Horse for more information. CHA member Miracle Ranch in Port Orchard, Washington … Read More
