The Ultimate Performance Horse by Karen Pickering Greetings! It’s Memorial Day weekend as I write this column. Seems like July is a long way off, especially on a rainy day. I’m anxiously awaiting summertime, but my thoughts today are of the soldiers and law enforcement officers that put their … Read More
What Kind of Horse Makes a Mounted Shooting Horse? Any breed of horse or mule can be used as a mounted shooting horse. Some horses take to this sport easily, others do not. But, first things first. Since this is a high performance sport, you need to start with a sound … Read More
Hells Canyon Mule Days will be celebrating mules and muleskinners on the weekend after Labor Day, September 6th, 7th, & 8th. From its humble beginnings in 1981, it has progressed steadily and is the fastest growing mule show in the Northwest. This year’s mule show will be three … Read More
Performance is an Inside Job by Catherine Madera My daughter’s horse, Gunner, is a beautiful example of what he was bred for: speed in the quarter mile. A gaming horse, he loves to run and is built for the job. He’s definitely a performance horse in terms of athletic ability. … Read More
New Film Highlights the Gift of Horses Emmy Award- winning filmmaker Wayne Ewing’s new film, Playing with Magic, premiered at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival recently and was wonderfully received. Playing with Magic explores how people are miraculously transformed by playing with horses. In the film (based … Read More
Protect Your Horse with Strategic, not Rotational, De-worming by R. Paul Schwab, DVM Recently the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) released their guidelines for parasite control in response to the development of resistance of some species of parasites to our common de-wormers. Their recommendations are based on the following … Read More
How to Create a Memorable and Safe Overnight Experience by Robert Eversole Summer’s here and with it the desire to strike out with our ponies in tow. Camping with stock is an experience that will form life-long memories and is something that most riders dream about doing. In the … Read More
A very expensive lesson in proper braking by Karen Pickering (June 22, 2013) – It was an absolutely splendid weekend—riding horseback around Lake Wenatchee with friends made for a relaxing, fun time. Our base was Stonewater Ranch, a faith-based horse camp for kids learning to find their way in the … Read More
Q: I have a 14-yr-old Morgan gelding- he has been showing global soreness of muscles? joints?, these seem to come and go. he will some times have swelling in one joint then another then sometimes there is no swelling at all. Bute does help somewhat for a short period of … Read More
Some helpful tips to make your trip more enjoyable (Originally published June 2013) by Karen Pickering It’s time to get out and enjoy the great northwest so we’ve put together some helpful tips in preparation for your camping or horse show weekend. I just returned from a weekend of horse … Read More
