by Laura Schonberg One of the challenges in bringing home a young and inexperienced horse (Poema) has been conditioning her mind, body and hooves for riding on the trail. We have had several setbacks, one of them being an abscess that not only took its sweet time rupturing, it … Read More
Getting Past Fear While Staying Competitive by Laura Daley When you have a performance horse and you are dealing with fear issues, it is important to make a list of priorities and specific lesson plans. This will help you overcome fear while still keeping your performance horse competitive. Depending … Read More
Choices, Changes and New Revelations by Karen Pickering It’s July and time to celebrate the freedom our nation gives us to choose our beliefs, our jobs and our education. As a trail rider I love to experience the great places to ride in the Northwest. What a great place we … Read More
The Havasu Horse Project: Where Compassion is a Natural Wonder by Catherine Madera When Shea Carpenter first visited the southwest corner of the Grand Canyon she came for the awe inspiring beauty: stunning waterfalls of Caribbean blue set against sheer, red canyon walls jutting into the Arizona sky. What she … Read More
Horses, Hugs and a Whole New Attitude by Anna Hopkins Sarah* used to be extremely quiet and withdrawn; her life was very hard. She first came on a horse camp trip with a group at Stonewater Ranch and in the following years participated in other Youth Dynamics trips as well. … Read More
The Pistols Used in Mounted Shooting Cowboy Mounted Shooting combines horsemanship and marksmanship. Riders use two single action .45 caliber revolvers loaded with blanks that will break a balloon up to about 15 feet to complete one of 60 courses. During a typical run a rider crosses the start line … Read More
DVD Review: Feature Length Documentary V: The Legacy of Sheila Varian tells one of the great horse stories of our time. It is the inspiring true story of how a child prodigy followed her calling and changed the horse world, breeding some of the finest Arabian horses in history. Filmed … Read More
Don’t Miss Exciting Opportunity for Youth August 10-11 WSQHA is excited to announce the youth equine summit August 10-11 in Monroe, WA. It is free for all youth interested in horses (ages 10-19) and includes a free lunch. This is an event you don’t want to miss! Stay on … Read More
Stay Safe Around Equines with these Awareness Practices by Ute Philippi, farrier I recently read a post on Facebook about another farrier being kicked by a draft horse. This prompted me to share some awareness practices I have learned over the years working as a farrier. These do … Read More
True Causes of Obesity and How to Fix It by Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. Obesity is an epidemic problem with domesticated horses. Although we most easily attribute the problem to overfeeding concentrates combined with too little exercise, the underlying cause is much less apparent. It has to do with … Read More
