by Ashly Snell Between riding and caring for our horses, all too often the day escapes before we have finished our daily tasks. To help make barn chores more efficient for the equestrian, consider the top time-saving tips listed below. These cover the five main barn activities: stall … Read More
Equine sports are highly structured and competitive. Horses and riders are athletes that must stay active and healthy to be successful in a chosen sport. The pressure to be competitive can make it really difficult to take the time you need to process fear and there is less opportunity for … Read More
by Laura Schonberg This winter I brought home a new horse. “Poema” is out of a Kiger mustang mare and is young, high spirited and unbroke. One of the training issues needed attention is working on Poema’s ability to leave, and be left by, my geldings (“The Boys”). She … Read More
The True Cost of Raising a Foal by Don Blazer, Horse Courses Online With spring in the air the thought of breeding a favorite mare is enticing. While it’s a personal decision, the chances of making money by selling the foal are slim and none. Unless you can answer … Read More
Engage Your Dressage Horse with an Exciting New Discipline by Kim Roe Most horses, like most people, need a job that has a clear beginning and a clear end. This clarity brings the horse mentally and physically into the game we are playing and includes sports such as cutting, … Read More
Expos, Equine Sports and Plenty of Recreation Welcome to our May “Equine Sports and Recreation” issue. This is such a fun time of year. Events are well underway and we actually may have some dry trails. There really have been lots of new activities this year. Many facilities are adding … Read More
Washington Reining Horse Association will host The Classic at The Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, WA May 29 through May 31. Co-Sponsored by Timberland Homes and Maria Danieli Real Estate, the show will have two full slates of NRHA classes, Green Reiner classes, and also club classes that do not have … Read More
Young Wranglers Have Fun on Horseback Cowboy Mounted Shooting is for the whole family. We have kids as young as 2 in the lead line wrangler class. Older wranglers, up to age 12, engage the course using their cap guns. With the sun coming out, WWMS plans on … Read More
What You Should Know About this Emerging Disease by R. Paul Schwab, DVM Recently equine coronavirus has been getting attention as an emerging equine disease. Coronavirus has been around forever, but until the last few years had not been considered a very serious cause of disease. Coronaviruses are a … Read More
A Memoir of Farm and Family, Africa and Exile by Mandy Retzlaff A letter is handed to you. In broken English, it tells you that you must now vacate your farm; that this is no longer your home, for it now belongs to the crowd on your doorstep. Then the … Read More
