Disagreeably Speaking

On Horses, Tack, and the Almighty Opinion by Catherine Madera     The above photo is the curb bit I used on my childhood horse, a spunky Arabian named Sunfire. As I recall, I rode Sunny two-handed much of the time in this humdinger of a leverage bit. I did …

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Construct Easy Seating for Your Arena

by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water     Our horse property, Sweet Pepper Ranch, is a guest ranch and horse motel. That means we need to have certain amenities in place and are always shopping around for low-cost, effective ideas for making our place more useable. These simple, low-cost …

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Your Tack and What it Means to You

Making Purchases that Have Lasting Value by Karen Pickering   Does your horse gear have special meaning to you or is strictly a tool you use to ride or control your horse? Do you recall where you purchased your first saddle or bridle? What are your priorities when purchasing tack? …

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Riding Well Grounded

Understanding a Horse’s “Mind’s Eye” by Marilyn Pineda, Fire Mountain Trail Course   It’s just a puddle, dummy!” Most horses in the Pacific Northwest have heard this at one time or another. Meanwhile, the horse is thinking, “Is that watery hole going to swallow me up?” Understanding how horses see – …

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Don’t Miss The Classic!

Yearly WRHA Show May 31-June 2 in Monroe, WA   WRHA kicked off the show season with a huge Spring Fling and Derby the weekend of April 12 – 14 at Appleatchee Riding Club in Wenatchee, sponsored by Woodley Ranch. 53 paid warm-ups in a half day, and 510 entries …

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Bits and Bridles

How Your Horse’s Headgear Influences Movement and Behavior by Dennis Reis and Corinne Burt     Walk into any tack shop or open any tack catalog and you’re likely to be overwhelmed with the arsenal of available bits and bridles. Most specialty bits that are marketed to solve behavior issues …

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Pressure Proof Your Riding

Learn the Secret to Improved Focus—and Performance—While Showing by Daniel Stewart     Heather asks “I stay focused in my lessons but when I show I think about a million different things and completely lose my concentration. Why can’t I focus when it counts?”      What you’re experiencing is …

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The Art of Hackamore Training

New Release from Western Horseman by Al Dunning and Benny Guitron   Top horsemen Al Dunning and Benny Guitron have partnered with award-winning photographer Robert Dawson and writer Deanna Lally to create Western Horseman’s latest book, The Art of Hackamore Training. Dunning and Guitron are among the few modern masters …

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Say ‘No’ to Nightshade

Safe Guard Your Horse Safe from a Poisonous Plant Family by Eleanor Blazer   You say “potato,” I say, “poison;” you say “tomato,” I say “toxin.” These plants are members of the nightshade (solanaccae) family and include eggplant, tobacco, chili and bell peppers, horse nettle, and jimsonweed. There are more …

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ABHA at the 2013 Idaho Horse Expo

Blazer Presence is Growing in the Northwest!     The ABHA expanded their foot print at this year’s Expo. We doubled the size of our booth and had a horse stall on each end. Horses were rotated twice a day and varied in size, color and age. A total of …

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