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NATRC Convention Focus – Fun, Mind, Body & Soul

  Beatrice, Nebraska, USA – January 6, 2017 – The North American Trail Ride Conference (NATRCTM) convention, being held February 17-18, 2017 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has a two-fold focus: fun and fellowship on Friday, seminars on Saturday to enhance the mind, body and soul of the rider. The fun begins … Read More

Northwest Horse Fair & Expo 2017!

Celebrating the Spirit of the Horse!     Everything equine will be offered for the education and enjoyment of horse lovers, at the 18th annual Northwest Horse Fair & Expo 2017, presented by Akins Trailer Sales! The expo runs March 24, 25, and 26 at the Linn County Fair and … Read More

Far View Horse Rescue Receives Unprecedented Purina Feed Donation

Horse Rescue Donation

  Gift will help rural Colorado rescue through winter.   Shoreview, Minn. [January 3, 2017] – Far View Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation, a 40-acre ranch near Breckenridge, Colo., received a timely feed donation from Purina Animal Nutrition. By mid-November, the organization’s annual feed budget had been nearly exhausted, their stock … Read More

FREE Dressage Instructors Webinar! Jan. 12, 2017, 7 PM EST/4 PM PST

  Attention Dressage Instructors! FREE Webinar is January 12, 7 pm EST/4 pm PST. Register today at: https://randithompsonlive.webinarninja.co/my/wnwebinarlist/index?webinar_id=50632   The Dressage Instructors webinar will be hosted by Randi Thompson, founder of Horse and Rider Awareness; Jodi Lees, USEF “R” Dressage Judge (waiting for upgrade to “S”), and moderated by Laura … Read More

NRHA Professional of The Year Awards Announced

  Oklahoma City, Okla. – Each year the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) allows current NRHA members to nominate their peers for five NRHA Professional of the Year awards. Nominees must exemplify excellence in the reining community, and are chosen based on their mastery and contribution to promoting the sport … Read More

January 2017 Digital Edition

January 2017 Cover Story: Cougar Creek Corral – A Renewed Legacy Feature Story: Think Summer! Ride the Pasayten Trainer’s Corner: The Circle Jump Exercise Equine Wellness: Do Horses Want Cozy? NEW! Equine Lifestyle Section Click here to see all Digital Edition Past Issues Find the print magazine in your favorite … Read More

33rd National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

January 2017

Storytelling in the Rural West is Focus by Western Folklife Center Staff   The 33rd National Cowboy Poetry Gathering will celebrate the art and tradition of storytelling in the rural West, presenting first-hand narratives wrought from personal experience and told in verse, song, film, visual art, new media, and prose. … Read More

Book Review: Blessed are the Brood Mares

January 2017

by M. Phyllis Lose   The classic reference book Blessed Are the Brood Mares contains a wide range of information on the care of brood mares, beginning with choosing a stallion, breeding, gestation, foaling and nursing, and the care of the young horse. Phyllis Lose, V.M.D., is internationally respected for … Read More

Winter Jump Training Part 2

January 2017

The Circle Jump Exercise by Karen O’Neal   Winter is a great time to work on jumping responsibilities. There are four rider responsibilities when jumping: direction, speed, rhythm, and balance. The most important components of jumping are control and being precise about your direction as you ride your horse to … Read More

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