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Riding Fear Free – Dealing with Bullies

June 30, 2020July 1, 2014 by Laura Daley

Dealing with Bullies by Laura Daly Fearful people feel every negative and/or mean-spirited word directed at them. Even well-meaning friends can hinder progress or shatter confidence. Words that are meant to encourage actually pierce the heart of a struggling horsemen: “Take off the helmet to get rid of fear”; …

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Destinations Northwest – Backcountry Riding and Camping in Washington’s Wilderness Areas

August 5, 2020July 1, 2014 by Robert Eversole

by Robert Eversole Backcountry Horsemen: two words that represent so much. The vastness and freedom of the backcountry is a gift. Much of the environment remains as it has been for millennia, with no machinery, few people and endless starry night skies. All of this is accessible from the …

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Tricks of the Turnaround Box

August 5, 2020June 1, 2014 by Mark Bolender

Learn How to Build and Train this Challenging Obstacle by Mark Bolender More and more trail challenges include a small 42 inch box that requires the horse to step up onto it and turn around. When you see an experienced horse negotiate the obstacle it looks very simple. This obstacle …

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The Spur

August 5, 2020June 1, 2014 by Allison Trimble

Practical Use—and Misuse—of an Essential Piece of Equipment I ride with spurs every day and believe them to be one of the most misunderstood and misused pieces of western equipment. I also believe spurs are incredibly useful. They live on my boots and outside of the inaugural rides on …

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Braiding Rawhide Horse Tack

August 5, 2020June 1, 2014 by Northwest Horse Source

The Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition by Robert L. Woolery Unlike many texts on the subject, this valuable, revised and expanded second edition of the popular instruction manual for novice rawhide workers assumes no prior knowledge or experience. In over 180 drawings and photographs, the reader is shown every …

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Horse Power, Then and Now

August 5, 2020June 1, 2014 by Karen Pickering

Thoughts on the Technology Trade-off by Karen Pickering I was recently inspired by a photo I found of my Grandpa, Miller Larsen. This photo, taken in the early 1930’s, depicts a lost era of true horsepower. It’s amazing how much things changed in just three generations. While the quiet, …

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Riding Well Grounded – Side Passing from the Saddle

June 30, 2020June 1, 2014 by Northwest Horse Source

by Marilyn Pineda We have been working on building blocks toward side passing in our Riding Well Grounded exercises on the ground with focus on bending in the neck, yielding to subtle pressure, moving the hindquarters from the ground and from the saddle and moving the front quarters. This …

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NW Washington Super Horse Showdown

March 26, 2018June 1, 2014 by Northwest Horse Source

Super Horse Challenge offers over $5,500 in Prize Money! We are excited to announce that October 3-5, 2014 the Northwest Washington Fair in conjunction with 2 Red Pony Productions will be presenting the NW Washington Super Horse Showdown. Competitors will be showing off the versatility of their horses as they each …

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Summer News and Events

April 24, 2018June 1, 2014 by Northwest Horse Source

Invest in a New Shooters Clinic With summer upon us, it’s a great time to check out your local mounted shooting clubs. There are two primary mounted shooting associations, the oldest being the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (CMSA), www.CowboyMountedShooting.com, and the other being the new Mounted Shooters of America …

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Destinations Northwest – High Desert Trail Riding in Washington State

August 5, 2020June 1, 2014 by Robert Eversole

by Robert Eversole Washington is known as The Evergreen State. Home to “Rain City” (Seattle), it is portrayed in countless movies as uniformly rainy and dreary. Indeed, with the majority of our population west of the Cascades, it’s easy to forget that a large portion of the state consists …

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