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Women of the Wild West

Meet “Poker Alice” by John Brand, Buckaroo Leather Products   “Praise the Lord and place your bets. I’ll take your money with no regrets.” This quote is not from the famous poker player Johnny Chan, but from Alice Ivers Tubbs or “Poker Alice.” Alice was born in Devonshire, England in … Read More

Pressure Proof Your Riding

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Tip of the Month: How to Focus Productively by Daniel Stewart   Keeping your mind focused on what’s productive (like your show goals) instead of what’s destructive (like previous disappointments) can be quite easy if you know how to do it. Question suggestion is an interesting mental training tool that … Read More

Beat the Heat

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 … Read More

Performance Horse Care: Then and Now

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 … Read More

Buy, Adopt, or Rescue?

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 … Read More

Rising from the Ashes

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 … Read More

Northwest News: Teens and Oregon Mustangs Poker Ride

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, … Read More

What is a Performance Horse?

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 … Read More

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