By Laura Schonberg Over the next year I’ll be introducing you to many friends who, like me, are passionate about horsing around. The first is Northwest Horse Source editor, Catherine Madera. My First Horse: I started riding lessons at around eight years old and would look wistfully at the … Read More
2016 Rendezvous Update by Teri Starke Photos Courtesy of Jim Thode (Bottom Left: Tony Karniss and Tom Faubion on the crosscut sawing contest/demonstration at the BCHW Rendezvous.) Wow!! Hard to believe Rendezvous 2016 is right around the corner, March 18th-20th 2016. Your Rendezvous committees have been … Read More
A Worthy Stallion is More than a Pretty Face by Karen Plumlee Have you ever noticed that Facebook is full of things you didn’t know you needed? I was scrolling through our news feed last September and said, “Mark, come take a look at this horse.” What initially caught … Read More
Identity and the Equestrian by Catherine Madera Who am I? This is a basic question human beings struggle with at their core. Though it is perhaps acted out most obviously in adolescence, uncertainty about identity can follow a person into old age. As a spiritual person, I believe this … Read More
Daring stunts on horseback, parades of horse breeds, strutting stallions, a star-studded list of clinicians and a huge trade show, all await horse lovers at the Northwest Horse Fair & Expo 2016. Now in its 17th year, the expo runs March 18—20, at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center … Read More
A Tribute to the True Horse Person by Karen Pickering This issue is for the person that gets out of bed at an unbelievable hour, with a smile, to feed horses and clean stalls. They yearn for the smell of fresh cut hay and the soft touch of a … Read More
Plan Ahead for Spring Pasture Grazing by Steve Breitenstein Before we know it, spring will be here and you may want to turn your horses out to pasture. This is tempting after a long winter, but being introduced to pasture grazing too quickly can cause colic, laminitis, or founder. … Read More
Tail Spin custom horsehair jewelry is hand-crafted using your horse’s tail. Each one of a kind treasure is created with attention to quality and durability using only the finest materials. Our exclusively designed Tail Spin horseshoe end caps are .925 sterling silver and are included with every keepsake. All the … Read More
by Theresa Rice Welcome to February, when I sometimes fear I may never feel the warmth of the sun again. If ever there is a time I dream of running away, it is most definitely this stretch between the forgotten magic of Christmas and a far off spring. I … Read More
Long Awaited Book by Ambassadors of the Discipline by Jessica Black with Eitan and Debbie Beth-Halachmy The equestrian pursuit known as cowboy dressage was born of a desire to meld the best of western riding traditions and classical dressage in the pursuit of a harmonious relationship with a horse. … Read More
