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Beat the Heat

August 5, 2020July 1, 2013 by Northwest Horse Source

Help Your Horse Cope with Hot Weather by Laurie A. Cerny The heat of summer can take its toll on horses. Rising temperatures and high humidity not only make it uncomfortable they also add stress, especially to equine seniors and horses with respiratory problems. There are several things horse …

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Performance Horse Care: Then and Now

August 5, 2020July 1, 2013 by Northwest Horse Source

Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence by James Bryant, DVM, Diplomate ACVS Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital has entered its 50th year of service to the western Washington equine community. In that time, veterinary medicine has come a long way in how we diagnose, treat and manage our …

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Riding Well Grounded

August 14, 2018July 1, 2013 by Northwest Horse Source

One Step at a Time by Marilyn Pineda, Fire Mountain Trail Course I was watching a Buck Brannaman DVD a while back and he made the comment that working with our horse is like a dance. He was talking about being one-on-one with the horse, with you as the leader …

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ABHA Launches the Century Club

August 20, 2018July 1, 2013 by American Blazer Horse Association

Putting the Fun in Fundraising! The Century Club is a fun horseback riding opportunity for everyone who loves to ride, as well as a fund raising activity for the ABHA organization. Here’s how it works: Each rider commits to ride 100 miles, or ride 100 hours on their horse within …

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Buy, Adopt, or Rescue?

August 5, 2020July 1, 2013 by Raye Lochert

How to Choose an Equine Partner by Raye Lochert Picking the right horse is a practice in realism. Too often people choose a horse based on color, breed, bloodlines, or just because “they’re so darn cute.” While I have been guilty of all these things in the past there is …

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Rising from the Ashes

August 5, 2020July 1, 2013 by Allison Trimble

Helping Horses and Children Grow Together by Allison Trimble, Willfully Guided Horsemanship There are many things I am passionate about, but none so much as the care and development of horses and children. Recently I had an opportunity to combine the two. The Washington State Livestock Coalition is an …

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Northwest News: Teens and Oregon Mustangs Poker Ride

August 5, 2020July 1, 2013 by Northwest Horse Source

Support Oregon Youth and Yearlings Program through Fundraiser by Heather Barnhart Twenty-two Oregon teens from around the state were selected to participate in this year’s Teens and Oregon Mustangs Youth and Yearling Program. They will have 98 days to gentle their wild mustang before the competition on August 24th, …

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What is a Performance Horse?

August 5, 2020July 1, 2013 by Karen Pickering

The Ultimate Performance Horse by Karen Pickering Greetings! It’s Memorial Day weekend as I write this column. Seems like July is a long way off, especially on a rainy day. I’m anxiously awaiting summertime, but my thoughts today are of the soldiers and law enforcement officers that put their …

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A High Performance Sport

August 20, 2018July 1, 2013 by Western Washington Mounted Shooters

What Kind of Horse Makes a Mounted Shooting Horse? Any breed of horse or mule can be used as a mounted shooting horse. Some horses take to this sport easily, others do not. But, first things first. Since this is a high performance sport, you need to start with a sound …

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A Beautiful Mind

August 5, 2020July 1, 2013 by Catherine Madera

Performance is an Inside Job by Catherine Madera My daughter’s horse, Gunner, is a beautiful example of what he was bred for: speed in the quarter mile. A gaming horse, he loves to run and is built for the job. He’s definitely a performance horse in terms of athletic ability. …

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