SOLD! Congratulations to the new owners! Enjoy private country living only 15mins from downtown Bellingham on a beautiful 4.77 acres. Cedars stand tall here and beneath them, an orchard of fruit bearing trees and thoughtfully manicured gardens surround the estate. The barn features rubber matted stalls for your horses, … Read More
Fire Mountain Trail Course has had a couple of really great turn outs for our recent Orientation Workshops, and now I’d like to fulfill my promise with some follow ups! First, remember that anyone who has had the Orientation (and ONLY persons that have completed Orientation) is invited to use … Read More
Make salt a higher priority than electrolytes By Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. Your horse sweats more during the summer, making electrolyte supplementation worth considering. But electrolytes alone will not protect against dehydration. Your horse needs to have enough sodium (salt). One ounce per day (two tablespoons) is adequate for … Read More
Tallahassee, FL (June 30, 2016) Nature designed the fly for a reason. Without flies to do the ‘dirty work,’ our barns and environment would be up to its eyeballs in… well, what flies do best. But must they do it so close to our horses? Sox For Horses® safe, washable, … Read More
Challenge – Weather Concerns Solution – Hercules Truss Arch Building Size – 73’W x 120’ L Application – Indoor riding arena Living in Manassas, Virginia one wouldn’t think of snowfall being a huge deterrent in running an equine business, but the opposite has been true for the past two … Read More
July 2016 Cover Story: Grateful Pine Farm – Happy Horses, Happy People Equine Wellness: The Do’s and Don’ts of Colic Trail Savvy: Take a Ride in Paradise Willfully Guided: Safety Takes More Than a Helmet Trainers Corner: Get in Position! Click here to see all Digital Edition Past Issues Find … Read More
Knowing the Symptoms and Risk Factors Could Save Your Horse by Dave Sauter, DVM Colic simply refers to abdominal pain. Horses seem to have more problems with colic than any other domesticated animal; it is the leading cause of death over any other equine disease. One study found an … Read More
Maintaining and Developing Your Performance Horse by Theresa Rice With this month’s focus on performance horses, I wanted to give a perspective that some may not have considered: The-do-it-yourself (DIY) performance horse owner. Many performance horses are in full time training with a professional trainer. However, my performance horse … Read More
If you have been in the American Blazer Horse Association for at least a year, you know about the cutest baby contest. As breeders and horse owners, this is the time of year we wait with great anticipation and excitement for the appearance of new little ones that bring so … Read More
Former Police Officer Enjoys Competing After 23 years on the force, retired Seattle police officer Dan Howe was looking for a new challenge. He’d been trail riding and packing for 30 years but after coming out to a WWMS practice, he was attracted to, as he says, “Having to … Read More
