Watch and Learn by Jennifer Burnell As spring arrives, mounted shooters begin to leg up their horses and break out their single action revolvers and start practicing. Mounted shooting is a family-oriented sport and days spent practicing are fun, exciting, and challenging. Everyone helps out, in the saddle and … Read More
Statewide Work Party in the Salmo-Priest Wilderness by Teri Starke Back Country Horsemen of Washington chapters are hard at work planning multiple trail maintenance projects. The biggest one will be our fifth Statewide Work Party on August 2–5, held in the Salmo-Priest Wilderness in the Colville National Forest. This … Read More
First Blazer Association Formed in 1967 by Bessie Fletcher The Blazer Horse Association was founded by Neil Hinck and his family in 1967. The foundation sire, Little Blaze, was the first official horse registered in the Association. The Hinck family members helped manage the registry and grow the Blazer name … Read More
Happy 40th Anniversary BCHW by Teri Starke March 17-19, 2017 brings Back Country Horsemen of Washington’s 40th Anniversary Celebration to The Kittitas Valley Event Center in Ellensburg, Washington. You will not want to miss this year’s celebration! BCHW is hosting several new clinics and demos at Rendezvous this year, … Read More
Blazer Horses One of the Features by Bessie Fletcher Here we go again! Spring is here and it’s time for the Idaho Horse Expo, April 21, 22, and 23 at the Ford Idaho Horse Park in Nampa Idaho. The headliner for this year is Pat Parelli. The Idaho Horse … Read More
2017 Event Schedule by Jennifer Burnell Adult Mounted Shooters compete in this fast-action timed event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers. The guns are each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared blank ammunition that will break a balloon up to about 15 feet, so the event is … Read More
Wild Hearts Program Leads to Self-Discovery by Dorothea G. Coomer Youth Dynamics is introducing a new concept to youth horse adventures with their Wild Hearts Mustang Program operating at Stonewater Ranch in Leavenworth, Washington. This program plans to build the only BLM Mustang camp string in the Northwest. Utilizing … Read More
Amy Rushing Wins Rookie of the Year by Sally Sutherland One of the highlights of the reining horse show year is the Silver Spurs Equine Rookie of the Year competition held during the North American Affiliates Finals in Oklahoma City. To qualify as a Rookie, you must be a … Read More
It’s a sunny February Saturday. The horses all have that lazy sunshine-on-our-backs sleepy look. Scratching necks, I walk through the herd, saying hello. My personal horses, Two-Step and Blitz, look at me and assess if I might be there to ask something of them. I am not. We spend some … Read More
No Silver, No Sequins Show Coming in March by WSQHA Staff WSQHA is excited to announce that the No Silver, No Sequins show will be held in Monroe, Washington on March 23-26. We will offer a full slate of the traditional AQHA classes as well as the new Level 1 … Read More
