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The Balanced Horseman

Part 4: Practicing Lateral Maneuvers to Achieve Lightness by Alice Trindle   As we finish up this series of articles regarding balance I am again drawn to the reality that this is the critical element in our journey to achieve true lightness with horses. Actions, postures and maneuvers that reflect …

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ABHA Hosts Excursion at Zion National Park

August 2014

Club Members Enjoy a Stunning Trail Riding Experience   Zion National Park in southwestern Utah contains some of the country’s most unique topographic landscapes. The stunning expanses of red Navajo sandstone, the panoramic views of unforgettable canyon landscapes and the unique array of plant and animal life make Zion a …

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Feeding to Improve Your Horse’s Topline

August 2014

Identifying and Correcting Poor Muscle Development by Gina Fresquez, MS, CHHC   Now that show and competition season is in full swing you may be noticing your horse’s condition and whether it needs improving or you need to make adjustments to keep your horse strong and with a competitive edge. …

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When Large Animals Need Rescuing

August 2014

Get to Know the Washington State Animal Response Team by Michaela Eaves   No one saw how the horse ended up on the small ledge 70 feet down a steep hill, but it was clear her situation couldn’t be solved just by walking her out. The 3×6 foot ledge the …

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NW Washington Super Horse Showdown

August 2014

Bring or Borrow a Young Horse for Brent Rollins Colt Starting Project!   The NW WA Super Horse Showdown is an exciting new event coming to the Equine Event Center at the NW Washington Fair in Lynden, WA October 3-5.  The Showdown is a collaboration between the Fair and 2 …

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A Rider’s Reader

August 2014

Exploring Horse Sense, Science and Sentiment by Maddy Butcher Gray   A Rider’s Reader provides insight into the personal journey with horses. Like your journey, it has delightful and dreadful moments. Like your life with horses, it’s full of pain, work, love and learning. This book is not a memoir …

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The ABC’s of Horsemanship

August 2014

How Horse Events Help You Learn by Karen Pickering, NWHS Publisher   This past month has been a whirlwind of horse activity. Every weekend has been filled with events and I love life more than ever when it’s spent with my horse. These experiences—enhanced by the incredible weather we’ve been …

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Build a Horse Manure Composting System

August 2014

Turn Stall Waste into Valuable Compost by Alayne Blickle   Summer is the perfect time for construction projects and a key management component for horse properties is having something useful to do with horse manure. Composting is my favorite technique and while there are many bin designs and ideas for how …

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The Certainty of Change

August 2014

Growing from On the Plus Side to Willfully Guided by Allison Trimble   For 6 years I’ve been writing for The Horse Source as On the Plus Side, a name true to my own path with horses. At the time, this was largely in the show pen. Being “on the …

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Meet Erin Gemmill and Half-Arabian Mare Tarah

August 2014

New Shooter to Compete at the CMSA Championships in Las Vegas   Erin Gemmill found Cowboy Mounted Shooting just 2 years ago, at a New Shooters clinic.   Erin is a Ladies Level 1, and will be competing along with other members of the Western Washington Mounted Shooters at the 2014 …

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