Blazers Shine in Hometown Independence Day Parade American Blazer Horses had the privilege last summer of being in a 4th of July parade in Yellow Pine, Idaho. If you don’t play the harmonica, you probably have no idea where this town is located! It is two hours northeast of … Read More
Learn to Identify the Two Most Common Areas of Soreness by Carole Herder When your horse starts to look “off,” pinpointing the root cause can be challenging. For the responsible horse owner, proper horse care involves sifting out reality from dogma. Once one develops a discerning eye and addresses … Read More
Seven Tips to Prepare Your Farm for a Fire Emergency Most of Western United States is a fire adaptive ecosystem. That means it’s not if a major fire is going to happen, it’s when. The majority of horse owners live in rural areas and it is often up to them … Read More
Jackpot Speed Event Combines Cowboy Racing, Barrels and Ranch Sorting by Catherine Madera In recent years Hollywood has produced several popular films highlighting a superhero of some kind including Iron Man, Spiderman and Superman. Possessing great heart and extraordinary skills, the hero thrills audiences as they confront and overcome … Read More
ABHA Invites You to Excel in Natural Horsemanship ABHA members have had the blessing of learning the lessons of the masters: Ray Hunt, Tom Dorrance, Buck Brannaman and others. Natural horsemanship is about learning the horse’s language and how he thinks to better communicate what you want him to … Read More
Make Time to Reflect, Plan and Dream by Karen Pickering, NWHS Publisher This has been the best summer I’ve had in a long time. Why? I’ve spent more time with my horse. It centers me and gives purpose to the entire reason I started the magazine. Just being around … Read More
Over $5,500 in Prize Money Awarded at October Event The Super Horse Showdown is a new event coming to the Equine Events Center at the Northwest Washington Fair in Lynden WA, October 3-5, 2014. The Super Horse Challenge—four jackpots!—includes ranch sorting, barrel racing and an Extreme Cowboy Race. Competitors … Read More
Honoring the Talented Trainers and Facilities in the Reining Community Washington Reining Horse Association is fortunate to have many talented trainers and facilities as sponsors supporting local reining. This month’s magazine is dedicated to trainers and facilities so we wish to acknowledge and thank our sponsors. Without sponsor support we … Read More
Conquering the Straddle Pole by Marilyn Pineda It is the Year of the Horse and we’ve definitely been having fun with horses at Fire Mountain Trail Course. A rigorous schedule of trail challenge events, training and practice has helped with mastering a variety of obstacles already this year. However, … Read More
How to Instruct Fearful Riders by Laura Daly Being an instructor of truly fearful riders takes a positive attitude, courage and self-control. Your job is to help build up the rider and show them that they can think through the fear and still control the horse and their emotions. … Read More
