Lights, Action, Roll ‘em: Auxiliary Lighting By: Leigh Goodison Grieve The lights and brake system on your trailer operate when they are hooked up to your tow vehicle. If all the wiring and connections are unbroken, clean and properly grounded, then you should be receiving power to your brake … Read More
A True Support for Improved Performance Byline: Heather Fraser, DVM, CVA Managing soundness in performance horses can be a challenge. This is precisely what first drew me to acupuncture as I sought to provide better pain relief and improve my ability to diagnose obscure lameness. Since my certification, I … Read More
Don’t Miss the Last Qualifying Show of the Season October 7-9! WRHA returned to the show pen Aug 19-21 at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe for The Classic, rescheduled from June 3-5 due to the EHV outbreak. The Non Pro division was won by Chics Double Magnum, owned … Read More
by Catherine Madera “Your horse is a little bit spoiled.” I didn’t want to believe the clinician, but his observation was confirmed when he jumped on my horse and immediately got him to perform without complaints (I hate that!). I went home later inspired and ready to make some … Read More
Celebrating Twenty Years of Competition and Camaraderie By Tish Lagerwey In 1990 you could buy a gallon of gas for $1.12 a gallon and dozen eggs for .85 cents. That same year three individuals, Steve Flaherty, Jody Welling, and Terry Ziegler, brainstormed about developing a National Level Reining program … Read More
Exercises and Practices to Take Control of Fear By Robert Eversole Greetings, I was originally going to write about low impact horse camping techniques for this month’s column. However, instead of that we’re going to talk about a topic that is more important and one that may just save … Read More
Northwest Company Builds State-Of-The-Art Environmentally Friendly Horse Farm By Catherine Madera Radio Flyer Wagons don’t last long at Michelle Seaver’s home. When two of her young son’s favorite toys were run over in the driveway it became a family joke, one that became the unassuming name of a … Read More
How to Get the Most Out of Professional Horse Training By Kim Roe Taking your horse to a trainer is not like taking your car to a mechanic to be “fixed”. A mechanic can replace a broken part, then you take your car home, it runs great, and you don’t … Read More
Help Your Sale Horse Stand Out in a Crowded Market Place By Allison Trimble In these uncertain times, horse sales can be tricky. The horse market is still very alive, but there are more horses competing for the same buyer’s attention. In most cases, a seller will be advertising on an … Read More
By Denise Lee Branco A very heartwarming story about a life journey between a girl and her horse. From the birth of “Freedom” to reconnecting again later in life, the author leads you through the successes, challenges and deep love shared between these two. A touching encounter that will … Read More
