The Mustang Heritage Foundation will partner with the Extreme Cowboy Association (EXCA) again for their 2023 World Championships. The EXCA World Championships will be held November 1-5, 2023, in Glen Rose, TX. As part of the World Championship, Mustang Heritage Foundation and EXCA will produce the New Partner Race, a … Read More
Fitness that Fits a Horse-Crazy Lifestyle By Laura Crump Anderson Riders often neglect their own needs to ensure their horses’ are met. Countless dollars go toward massages, chiropractic work, and other therapies that keep our equines performing their best. We carefully schedule their training programs to achieve peak fitness at … Read More
Horses Can Show Us How to Live if We Let Them “I’m gonna soak up the sun, I’m gonna tell everyone to lighten up…” – Sheryl Crow We Northwesterners endure late fall, winter, and early spring waiting for good summer weather and the chance to do all the things. When … Read More
Animal Communicator Translates Horses’ Emotions Interview by Allison Trimble As a middle-aged woman with a lifetime in horses, I’ve accumulated a barnful of geriatric performance horses, most of whom I spent years training and showing. My favorite horse, Playboy (Smokums Playlena), has been struggling this year and we’ve nearly lost … Read More
Every Event is a Unique Experience By Karen Pickering It all started with the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo in February. It was very cold in Brighton, Colorado but a great event. We then trekked to Albany, Oregon for the Northwest Horse Fair & Expo. As I write this I’m vacationing … Read More
New Owners Have a Passion for Horses and Equestrian Sport By Robin Wilson The Kerley Horse Center, located in picturesque Powell Butte, Oregon, is an extraordinary place where nature lovers and horse lovers alike enjoy the simplicity and beauty of life. This magnificent equestrian facility has open pastures, amazing Central … Read More
Get a Feel for the Horse Business with an Internship at Bolender Horse Park By Kristina Lotz Mark Bolender is known for his methods in mountain trail training that build confident and safe trail horses. He and his wife and business partner, Lee, have built courses all over the world … Read More
Appreciate Your Equine Veterinarian My beloved veterinarian of 28 years recently informed me she was giving up her equine veterinary practice and transitioning to small animal care. I’m devastated, but not surprised. Vets are dropping like flies in the equine industry, and those who are staying in it are setting … Read More
What is a Mustang? Mustangs are the wild horses of the American West. When most people think of wild horses, they think of stallions rearing and fighting with a band of mares and foals watching intently. Or maybe they think mustangs are a thing of the past—those great herds of … Read More
Local Horse Merida The Bitless Earns National and International Year-End Accolades Chehalis, Washington, March 15, 2023 – DGH Eternity, known as Merida The Bitless to her social media fans and as just Merida to her owner Kristina Lotz, ended 2022 on a high note, garnering year-end awards from five different national and … Read More
