Who doesn’t like a treat and what better delicacy than something filled with “goodness and love” that includes ingredients that are actually beneficial to your horse? Healthy Horse Boutique is reaching out to all the horses in America to encourage their owners to join the Cookie of the Month Club … Read More
The Importance of Self Awareness by Jenny Rolfe Athletes can increase performance, mentally and physically, by using steady, deep and rhythmic core-breathing. When you can understand how to master your own body you will be much more effective as a rider. The rider has to focus, not only on … Read More
Historic Getaway for Horse Lovers Young and Old by Catherine Madera Nestled in the Beaver Valley 20 miles west of Leavenworth, WA, Mountain Springs Lodge is a horse lover’s paradise. This scenic lodge and rustic getaway has been in owner Bill Newell’s family for six generations and is … Read More
Keep Your Focus, Achieve Your Goals by Catherine Madera It’s February, how are you all doing with those New Year’s resolutions? I make a few every year but often discover I am off track by summertime. Why does this happen and how can it be avoided? The key, I … Read More
Veterinarians from Idaho Equine Hospital, including Dr. William Maupin and Dr. Stuart Shoemaker, performed the first-ever combination regenerative medicine treatment on a six-year-old Quarter Horse—“Pluto”— that suffered a significant injury to its distal straight sesamoidean ligament. This injury can be challenging for veterinarians to successfully treat and return the horse to … Read More
Training Thru Trust with Kade Mills by Allison Trimble, Willfully Guided Horsemanship and Kade Mills There is no arguing that a horse’s introduction to training, his start, is crucial. This is the time of year that 2- year-olds across the nation are beginning their journey to become show horses. … Read More
A growing number of horse owners rely on the misconception that if their horse appears healthy and fit, then chances are it is. What if we had the tools to help us look beyond a horse’s appearance so that good decisions could be made for its optimal health and management? … Read More
What You Need to Know for 2013 by Marv Tjoelker, Partner/CEO, Larson Gross CPAs & Consultants Now that we have turned the page on 2012 and begun a new year, the time has come to focus our attention once again on our annual income tax returns. For horse … Read More
Strategies to Beat the Trap of Perfectionism by Daniel Stewart Striving for the impossible – perfection – can be a major cause of stress for any rider. It occurs when an intense need to win makes it impossible to accept anything less. It causes you to tighten up, worry about … Read More
Part 2: How MRI Aided Diagnosis and Treatment by James Bryant, DVM, Diplomate ACVS This is part two of our case study. Our patient is an 8-year-old Thoroughbred cross gelding used for hunter classes that came to Pilchuck with acute lameness. Evaluation, Day 2 On the second part of … Read More
