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Butte Creek Scout Ranch Perseveres – Despite Trying Times, Wranglers Head Toward Summer with True Grit

March 29, 2021 by Northwest Horse Source

Article by Chris Bartell Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) promotes excellence in safety and education by certifying riding instructors, accrediting equine facilities, producing educational conferences, and publishing educational resources. CHA launched a brand-new website this month, go to www.CHA.Horse for more information. While COVID-19 shuttered summer camp for thousands of … Read More

Old Bits: Remembering Boise Horse Affair 2003

March 28, 2021 by Northwest Horse Source

Story & Photos by Jack Kintner The warm early spring weather last February brought out the crowds to this year’s Horse Affairs, held for the fifth year in a row at the Western Idaho Fair Grounds in Boise on Valentine’s Day weekend. It’s the biggest such event in Idaho and … Read More

Old Bits: Horses 101, Learning to Ride without an Instructor

March 27, 2021 by Northwest Horse Source

Part One – Grooming Your Horse Darleen Finnigan This is doing it the hard way! There is no substitute for having a pair of educated eyes helping you understand what your body is doing and how it should be positioned. But … maybe you live too far away from an … Read More

Hadley Wagter – Professional’s Daughter Follows Mom’s Lead

March 27, 2021 by Brandi Coplen

What is your name and age? Hadley Wagter. I am 8 years old. How long have you been involved with horses? Since I was born; my mom is a trainer. I learned to canter when I was four years old. Do you have a trainer? Yes — my … Read More

Old Bits: A Legend Appears at Rhodes River Ranch

March 26, 2021 by Northwest Horse Source

By Jack Kintner The Rhodes River Ranch sits way back in the Cascade foothills in the Stillaguamish River’s North Fork Valley, a place of enduring legends. Like Western writer Zane Grey, who pursued steelhead here, leaving his name on at least one famous fishing hole. Not as many fishermen show … Read More

Outbreak Alert: March 25, 2021 – Equine Influenza in Whatcom County, WA

April 18, 2024March 25, 2021 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: State Veterinarian Number Confirmed: 1; Number Suspected: 6; Number Exposed: 7; Facility Type: Boarding Facility; Notes: A boarding facility in Whatcom County is under voluntary quarantine after a horse has tested positive for Equine Influenza. For more information about Equine Influenza go to https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Outside%20Linked%20Documents/DiseaseFactsheet_EquineInfluenza_FINAL-Cobranded.pdf All information is sourced from … Read More

Old Bits: Focus on the Porcupine Game- part 2

March 25, 2021 by Pat Parelli

Game #2 in the Series of the Seven Games Last month we talked about the process of developing communication with a horse, and how yielding from physical pressure is a major factor. The two basic ways are steady, physical pressure and rhythmic, nonphysical pressure. A horse will move away from … Read More

My Farm is a Community – I’m Grateful for All who Join Me Here

March 25, 2021 by Kim Roe

Boarders and their ponies enrich my life in many ways. Photo by Kim Roe

On cold, wet, dark winter days when I’ve changed clothes multiple times because I’m soaked to the skin, and I’m feeling frustrated because the tractor broke down, and then the wind blows down a tree destroying a horse fence, and my fingers are too frozen to open a bucket of … Read More

Outbreak Alert: March 24, 2021 – Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic in Santa Clara County, CA

April 18, 2024March 24, 2021 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1; Number Exposed: Unknown; Facility Type: Boarding Facility; Age: 21; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Clinical Signs: Ataxia, Painful Neck, proprioceptive deficits in hind end; Confirmation Date: 3/24/2021; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Notes: A 21-year-old Quarter Horse mare from … Read More

Classic Equine: Flexion by Legacy Technology, Now in Bell Boots

March 21, 2021 by Northwest Horse Source

Protective legwear technology was forever changed with the introduction of the Flexion by Legacy boots. Now that same specialized protection is available in bell boots to safeguard your horse’s heels and hooves. Flexion technology provides protection without sacrificing flexibility. This creates a flush, secure fit to protect the heels and … Read More

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