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Equine Wellness: How Horses See Color

September 24, 2024July 11, 2024 by Michael Hipp & Victoria Doulgerakis

Certain Colors in a Horse’s Environment Can Affect Behavior By Michael Hipp and Victoria Doulgerakis How horses see color has been a much-studied topic in recent years. Not only does it matter what colors horses see, it matters how they see them. How Horses See Color The retina is the …

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Small Farm Makeover: Climate Change and Horse Keeping

July 29, 2024July 8, 2024 by Alayne Blickle

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Simple Ways to Make a Difference When it comes to climate change, many feel that things are beyond our control—that we are living on a planet rocketing towards a brave new world of environmental change. While this is true in part, there still are several simple practices we horse owners …

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Trail Savvy: Six Principles to Better Horsemanship

July 29, 2024July 5, 2024 by Robert Eversole

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Ideas to Foster Growth, Resilience, and Effectiveness While doing clinics at Equifest in Kansas, I paused to check out the weekly Ty Evans newsletter. I’m glad I did. Ty posted a list of six principles of a high-performance mindset, gleaned from Justin Su’a, a mental performance coach for elite athletes. …

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Cover Story: A New Approach to Equine Wellness

July 29, 2024July 2, 2024 by Northwest Horse Source

Massie Vet Team. Photo credit: Shasta Photography by KA

Massie Equine Veterinary Clinic and The Equine Healing Center Unveil State-of-the-Art Facility in Oregon Imagine one place where all your horse’s health and wellness needs are met, where farriers, bodyworkers, and holistic medicine practitioners collaborate and work hand-in-hand with your veterinarian and assist each other easily and readily, and where …

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Preventing Dehydration in the Horse

July 29, 2024July 2, 2024 by Press

With exercise, the body temperature rises. This heat must be dissipated, or the horse will literally “cook”! The body cools itself through the evaporation of sweat, so sweating is especially important for the exercising horse. The sweat contains water and electrolytes, or salts. The main electrolytes are sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium, …

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Northwest Horse Source Magazine’s July 2024 Issue

July 30, 2024July 1, 2024 by Northwest Horse Source

Explore the complete digital edition of the July 2024 Issue of The Northwest Horse Source. Northwest Horse SourceThe Northwest Horse Source is an independently owned and operated print and online magazine for horse owners and enthusiasts of all breeds and disciplines in the Pacific Northwest. Our contemporary editorial columns are predominantly written …

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Mustang Challenge – Sponsored by Schaefer Outfitter

June 29, 2024 by Press

Mustang Challenge / South Point Arena, Las Vegas, NV, July 11-13, 2024 – the richest western discipline national mustang competition. Mustang Champions is proud to announce that Schaefer Outfitter is the official apparel sponsor of the Mustang Challenge. “We are proud to be a part of the first ever Mustang …

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Media Barn: New in Books – The Horses Who Made Me

June 28, 2024 by Northwest Horse Source

A Journey to a Horsemanship Philosophy “In my eyes,” says former French international dressage competitor Alizée Froment, “dressage is the journey to perfect communication and absolute harmony between horse and rider.” Her own journey began on the backs of Shetland ponies and then found its way into jumping competitions and …

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IEA AND EQ PRO ANNOUNCE 2024 SUMMER CAMP EQUESTRIAN SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

June 27, 2024 by Press

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 (Columbus, Ohio) – The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) announces the winners of the EQ PRO Summer Camp Equestrian Scholarship funded by a generous donation from EQ PRO, a Naples-based equestrian apparel designer. The scholarship was open to IEA Hunt Seat and Dressage riders in grades 4-8 …

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From My Saddle: Time for Summer Fun!

June 26, 2024 by Karen Pickering

April at Butler Creek. Photo Credit NWHS.

Inspiration for Getting It Done One of the benefits of getting older is all the great memories we’ve made. I remember 2014 quite well. It was one of the best years of my life. Why? Well, it was the year I won my first buckle, and I did more horseback …

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