More Exercises to Help Build a Smooth Side Pass by Marilyn Pineda As mentioned in last month’s training article, executing a nice side pass with your horse demonstrates several things: bending in the neck, yielding to subtle pressure, moving the front quarters, moving the hindquarters and moving one step … Read More
How to Get Your Horse Shiny, Slick and In Shape by Gina Fresquez, MS, CHHC Now that the weather is getting warmer and we are starting to ride a lot more, you might be wondering about the best way to get your horse back into tip-top shape for the … Read More
by Catherine Madera I remember the first time I heard the term “slow food.” Immediately I pondered how food could be slow and why I should take the pace of my food into consideration. When I looked the term up I found this is not a fad, it is … Read More
What to Look for In an Instructor By Laura Daley You’ve realized you need help with your fear—who should you ask? Seek advice and instruction from someone who is calm, relaxed and in control of their horse and themselves, especially during challenges and emergencies. Watch how they ride or … Read More
Begin on the Ground to Safely Jump from the Saddle by Mark Bolender Recently, while riding near Mount St. Helens in WA State, the trail came up to a washout. In order to continue on without a lengthy back track, I needed to get my horse to jump up … Read More
A Tale of Two Rescues Article courtesy of Horse Play Ranch Nestled in the picturesque McKenna Forest Reserve near Yelm, WA is a peaceful little plot of land named Barb Apple’s Horse Play Ranch. People often say the ranch has a special feel to it. Indeed, the horsemanship motto here … Read More
Renew Your Club Membership to Collect Points for Upcoming Shows The show season is here! Don’t forget to renew your membership so points will count at your first show. The May Trophy Circuit, which runs over Memorial Day weekend, is our first affiliate show. This show features the amateur … Read More
Clinics, Demonstrations and a Blue Ribbon Horse Sale! Don’t miss The Idaho Horse Expo April 18, 19 and 20th. Put it on your calendar. Yes, that is Easter weekend and all youth get in free on Sunday! It is always fun to learn new ideas and new ways to work … Read More
by Brent Rollins If you have been keeping up with my last two articles, your horse is now plenty desensitized and has become much braver. Your next step is the first saddling and ground driving. These are the tools you will need to be successful: a rope halter, two … Read More
Washington High School Equestrian Teams Return to Lynden, WA for State Finals The Equine Event Center is excited to be hosting the WAHSET state finals again in Lynden, WA. Youth competitors from the Washington High School Equestrian Teams and their horses will be gathering over Mother’s Day weekend May … Read More
