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Riding Fear Free – Picturing Your Goals

Inspire Success through Writing and the Use of Photos by Laura Daly   Writing your fears and journaling about your lessons, rides and time with your horse can help you learn to ride fear free. The act of writing helps riders learn to see reality and gain control of their … Read More

When it’s Just That Simple

August 2014

The Daily Educational Opportunities of Life with Horses by Catherine Madera   After 5 years of riding my Arabian stallion, Eli, I feel I know him very well. I know when he’s happy, insecure, or cranky. I know his idiosyncrasies pretty much inside and out. That’s why it was humbling … Read More

The Balanced Horseman

Part 4: Practicing Lateral Maneuvers to Achieve Lightness by Alice Trindle   As we finish up this series of articles regarding balance I am again drawn to the reality that this is the critical element in our journey to achieve true lightness with horses. Actions, postures and maneuvers that reflect … Read More

Feeding to Improve Your Horse’s Topline

August 2014

Identifying and Correcting Poor Muscle Development by Gina Fresquez, MS, CHHC   Now that show and competition season is in full swing you may be noticing your horse’s condition and whether it needs improving or you need to make adjustments to keep your horse strong and with a competitive edge. … Read More

When Large Animals Need Rescuing

August 2014

Get to Know the Washington State Animal Response Team by Michaela Eaves   No one saw how the horse ended up on the small ledge 70 feet down a steep hill, but it was clear her situation couldn’t be solved just by walking her out. The 3×6 foot ledge the … Read More

A Rider’s Reader

August 2014

Exploring Horse Sense, Science and Sentiment by Maddy Butcher Gray   A Rider’s Reader provides insight into the personal journey with horses. Like your journey, it has delightful and dreadful moments. Like your life with horses, it’s full of pain, work, love and learning. This book is not a memoir … Read More

The ABC’s of Horsemanship

August 2014

How Horse Events Help You Learn by Karen Pickering, NWHS Publisher   This past month has been a whirlwind of horse activity. Every weekend has been filled with events and I love life more than ever when it’s spent with my horse. These experiences—enhanced by the incredible weather we’ve been … Read More

Build a Horse Manure Composting System

August 2014

Turn Stall Waste into Valuable Compost by Alayne Blickle   Summer is the perfect time for construction projects and a key management component for horse properties is having something useful to do with horse manure. Composting is my favorite technique and while there are many bin designs and ideas for how … Read More

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