by Laura Schonberg When Laura Waitt isn’t at work vetting large animals, she is on the back of one of her three horses training for an endurance ride. A resident of Skagit Valley, she challenges herself as a rider to “get smarter” about listening to her horses in order … Read More
Creating Fear-free Leaders that Walk through Fire by Catherine Madera Cindi Plendl, owner of Butler Hill Equestrian Center, isn’t impressed by current trends in horse training and handling. This includes DVD training series that cannot teach things like timing or feel and grandiose exhibitions by professionals eager to make … Read More
The 5 Basics Every Horse Should Know by Al Dunning Question: When training a horse to do a particular task, how long will you continue to use a certain approach if it doesn’t appear to be working? Answer: Horses learn from repetition—good or bad. If you are using proven … Read More
Show for Young Horses to be Held in Wenatchee April 8-10 by Sally Sutherland Calling all owners of 4, 5 and 6-year-old reining horses! The WRHA will kick off the season in April at the Appleatchee Riders Arena in Wenatchee with the annual Spring Fling and Derby, April 8th … Read More
Riding Styles is the result of months of collaboration between Dr. Susan Cain, graduate student Stephanie Tribo and graphic designer Debi Giese. Dr. Cain holds a doctoral degree in organizational leadership, and is a licensed clinical social worker, corporate coach and consultant. She has co-authored several books focusing on the work … Read More
Cross Training Events to Build Confidence by Theresa Rice With this month’s issue focusing on equine events, I was thinking about how fortunate we are to live in an area where opportunities to play with our horses abound. These include trail riding, schooling and breed shows and a variety … Read More
A SPECIAL day at Fire Mountain Trail Course! April 16th, 2016 An Orientation Workshop / Obstacle Clinic / Play time for Horse 4-H Youth Members and their supervising adults at a special discounted rate of $25 with Haul-In fee waived! This is a savings of $15! Have you previously completed … Read More
By Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. Spring is almost upon us in most of the country, so it’s time to revisit that critical topic: spring grazing. Transitioning a horse from hay to pasture must be handled with care; this point is non-negotiable. For every horse, a gradual change from hay to … Read More
“It was an honor and privilege to be the featured speaker at New Options Equine Rescue’s first big fund raiser” Missy Wryn says. “Out of the many stories of rescue horses I’ve had in training over the years I couldn’t deny the most egregious story of my very own rescue … Read More
