Practical Use—and Misuse—of an Essential Piece of Equipment I ride with spurs every day and believe them to be one of the most misunderstood and misused pieces of western equipment. I also believe spurs are incredibly useful. They live on my boots and outside of the inaugural rides on … Read More
The Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition by Robert L. Woolery Unlike many texts on the subject, this valuable, revised and expanded second edition of the popular instruction manual for novice rawhide workers assumes no prior knowledge or experience. In over 180 drawings and photographs, the reader is shown every … Read More
Thoughts on the Technology Trade-off by Karen Pickering I was recently inspired by a photo I found of my Grandpa, Miller Larsen. This photo, taken in the early 1930’s, depicts a lost era of true horsepower. It’s amazing how much things changed in just three generations. While the quiet, … Read More
by Marilyn Pineda We have been working on building blocks toward side passing in our Riding Well Grounded exercises on the ground with focus on bending in the neck, yielding to subtle pressure, moving the hindquarters from the ground and from the saddle and moving the front quarters. This … Read More
Super Horse Challenge offers over $5,500 in Prize Money! We are excited to announce that October 3-5, 2014 the Northwest Washington Fair in conjunction with 2 Red Pony Productions will be presenting the NW Washington Super Horse Showdown. Competitors will be showing off the versatility of their horses as they each … Read More
Invest in a New Shooters Clinic With summer upon us, it’s a great time to check out your local mounted shooting clubs. There are two primary mounted shooting associations, the oldest being the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (CMSA), www.CowboyMountedShooting.com, and the other being the new Mounted Shooters of America … Read More
by Robert Eversole Washington is known as The Evergreen State. Home to “Rain City” (Seattle), it is portrayed in countless movies as uniformly rainy and dreary. Indeed, with the majority of our population west of the Cascades, it’s easy to forget that a large portion of the state consists … Read More
Blazer Horse Popularity on the Rise! The ABHA had a fantastic showing at this year’s expo. Starting with the All Breed challenge, Assets Ace of Spades ridden and trained by Lorin Price made it to the final four and took fourth place in the finals. Blazer Horses also competed … Read More
Just how strong is your facility’s bio-security? Find out through Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital’s On-site Infection Control Program, an evaluation and planning opportunity for equine facilities. Bio-security pertains to implementing management practices that prevent the introduction and spread of infectious diseases within your barn. Due to the high volume of … Read More
by Laura Daly You cannot control something if you do not know you are doing it. By becoming aware of when, how deeply, and how long you experience fear, you can begin to learn to control it. The first step is to notice when you feel anxiety while with … Read More
