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Product Highlight – Equine ID Collar – Single Sleeve

February 7, 2022 by Press

The Equine ID Collar – Single sleeve was primarily designed to be used for identification purposes during most emergency and evacuation events. Our Horse Identification Single Sleeve collar was primarily designed with emergencies and evacuation in mind, something that no boarding facility or large equestrian facility should be without. These …

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Why Should I Learn to Read a Map? 6 Reasons this Skill is Important for Trail Riders

August 5, 2021July 1, 2021 by Robert Eversole

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From cave paintings to ancient manuscripts to all the 21st century options, people have created and used maps as essential tools to explain and navigate their way through the world. With their longitudes, latitudes, and myriad lines crisscrossing miles of ground encompassing mountains, valleys, and more, maps have guided the …

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Old Bits: Horses 101, Balanced Saddling

April 30, 2021 by Northwest Horse Source

by Darleen Finnigan To become a “balanced rider,” you must be able to saddle your horse in a balanced manner. Because you are a beginner, we will start with saddling Western. All principles of balanced riding should be applied to English saddling. Your horse is well groomed (last month’s article). …

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Old Bits: Horses 101, Learning to Ride without an Instructor

March 27, 2021 by Northwest Horse Source

Part One – Grooming Your Horse Darleen Finnigan This is doing it the hard way! There is no substitute for having a pair of educated eyes helping you understand what your body is doing and how it should be positioned. But … maybe you live too far away from an …

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Safety and aging

August 5, 2020July 3, 2020 by Karen Pickering

5 things to make the transition to our senior years easier It’s really hard for me to admit that I am not as quick or fit as I once was. I can’t get out of the way or respond like I could in my 20’s. It really snuck up on …

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How to Take a Riding Lesson – Eight Ways to be a Good Student

June 30, 2020June 1, 2020 by Kim Roe

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Many articles are written on how to find a good instructor. This article will focus on how to be a good student. Good instructors truly want to help their students learn. Instructors prepare lesson plans and bring their best into the arena. They want their students to succeed and have …

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Large Animal Rescue: Educate Yourself, Veterinarians, and First Responders in this Specialty Rescue

May 28, 2020April 1, 2020 by Eleanor Blazer

Many of us grew up watching “Lassie”. The poor collie kept busy leading rescuers to accident-prone Timmy after he fell down cliffs, got stuck in quicksand, or ended up in abandoned mine shafts. After a bit of drama, the rescuers always successfully extracted Timmy from his entrapment. Would the rescuers …

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Consider the Safety Risks of Riding or Driving During This Epidemic

April 8, 2020March 28, 2020 by Karen Pickering

A letter from concerned reader One of the things we may not think about is our safety while riding and working with our horses during this quarantine. How might this affect our hospitals: Read more… Karen PickeringOwner/Publisher Karen’s lifelong love of horses began at a very early age when she …

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The COVID-19 Dilemma

August 5, 2020March 27, 2020 by David Sauter D.V.M.

Information from a Veterinarian for Horse and Pet Owners COVID-19 is a term that has rapidly acquired worldwide recognition. The seriousness of this highly contagious disease is inescapable. The situation and information regarding COVID-19 is fast changing. Below is recently collated information from three veterinary sources: the American Association of …

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Consider the Safety Risks of Riding or Driving During This Epidemic

February 23, 2021March 27, 2020 by Northwest Horse Source

A letter from a concerned reader. I was thinking about our sport, the virus and risk. Each and every one of us should dial back risk as much as possible right now. If you end up needing treatment your exposure to the virus and the chance of bringing it back …

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