Identifying and Correcting Poor Muscle Development by Gina Fresquez, MS, CHHC Now that show and competition season is in full swing you may be noticing your horse’s condition and whether it needs improving or you need to make adjustments to keep your horse strong and with a competitive edge. … Read More
Get to Know the Washington State Animal Response Team by Michaela Eaves No one saw how the horse ended up on the small ledge 70 feet down a steep hill, but it was clear her situation couldn’t be solved just by walking her out. The 3×6 foot ledge the … Read More
Bring or Borrow a Young Horse for Brent Rollins Colt Starting Project! The NW WA Super Horse Showdown is an exciting new event coming to the Equine Event Center at the NW Washington Fair in Lynden, WA October 3-5. The Showdown is a collaboration between the Fair and 2 … Read More
Exploring Horse Sense, Science and Sentiment by Maddy Butcher Gray A Rider’s Reader provides insight into the personal journey with horses. Like your journey, it has delightful and dreadful moments. Like your life with horses, it’s full of pain, work, love and learning. This book is not a memoir … Read More
How Horse Events Help You Learn by Karen Pickering, NWHS Publisher This past month has been a whirlwind of horse activity. Every weekend has been filled with events and I love life more than ever when it’s spent with my horse. These experiences—enhanced by the incredible weather we’ve been … Read More
Turn Stall Waste into Valuable Compost by Alayne Blickle Summer is the perfect time for construction projects and a key management component for horse properties is having something useful to do with horse manure. Composting is my favorite technique and while there are many bin designs and ideas for how … Read More
Growing from On the Plus Side to Willfully Guided by Allison Trimble For 6 years I’ve been writing for The Horse Source as On the Plus Side, a name true to my own path with horses. At the time, this was largely in the show pen. Being “on the … Read More
New Shooter to Compete at the CMSA Championships in Las Vegas Erin Gemmill found Cowboy Mounted Shooting just 2 years ago, at a New Shooters clinic. Erin is a Ladies Level 1, and will be competing along with other members of the Western Washington Mounted Shooters at the 2014 … Read More
The Secret to Succeeding at Obstacle Challenges by Marilyn Pineda The Pacific Northwest riding season is here and opportunities in trail riding and obstacle challenge events such as what is offered by Equine Trail Sports (ETS) abound. You may not know that ETS events exist from the northern corners … Read More
Ways to Prevent and Treat a Debilitating Problem by Wendy Mollat, DVM, DACVIM Research studies estimate that 60% to 90% of performance horses have gastric (stomach) ulcers. Horses with gastric ulcers can present in a variety of ways: weight loss/hard keeper, poor hair coat, behavioral issues, mild colic, poor … Read More
