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Bring Back the Print?

November 15, 2021May 29, 2021 by Karen Pickering

Multiple Inquiries Bring Back Possibilities In December we made a quick decision to drop the print publication. In retrospect I realized that we didn’t give our readers much time to decide whether they wanted to have the magazine delivered to their doorstep each month. We needed 2200 subscribers at $5/month …

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What Was I Thinking?

May 29, 2021May 27, 2021 by Karen Pickering

Moving 1500 Miles Is Not for the Faint of Heart Would I do it again? Ask me in a month. Right now, I’m in the thick of closing on a house…finally! After several lost offers we finally found a place. It’s not final as of today but we’re hoping to …

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Digital Edition: Can’t see the text?

December 21, 2020 by Karen Pickering

What’s the point of having a digital magazine if the text is too small? I’ve gotten a few questions so I decided to demonstrate how to view articles from the digital edition. You can easily print the articles out as well. There really is quite a few cool features and …

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UPDATE! Win a FREE Full Page Feature Article For Your Club Every Month!

January 27, 2021December 21, 2020 by Karen Pickering

So most of the information below has changed We had to stop the print publication due to not enough subscribers, however, we are still asking for your help. We will still honor the FREE Club News in both the digital edition and the website if we get enough contributors. We …

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Old Bits: Blanketing Tips

November 27, 2020 by Northwest Horse Source

Welcome to the 1st article from our archives! This was from our very first magazine, December 1995 Old Bits: Blanketing Tips By Barb Reilly, Whatcom Farmer’s Co-op When measuring your horse for a blanket, measure from the center of the chest, around the side, to the center of the tail. …

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What I’m Grateful For in 2020

November 25, 2020 by Karen Pickering

Thanksgiving is a reminder to appreciate the blessings in our lives It’s more important than ever to appreciate the good things in our lives this season. I’m reminded of how grateful I am to those people and horses in my life that keep me grounded and sane in an insane …

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Black Beauty Reimagined

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 by Karen Pickering

AHP Interview with Ashley Avis, Director of Black Beauty Images courtesy of Disney Who doesn’t love a good horse movie? This movie captured my heart from the beginning. I was pleased to see it has appeal for a mature audience as well as children. The movie’s director, Ashley Avis, wanted …

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Revealing Struggles is Hard

November 11, 2020 by Karen Pickering

One of my greatest joys has been riding April...everywhere!

The Dilemma of Transparency I’ve made some recent posts about needing help. I can’t tell you how hard it is to reveal the struggles that I know many people are having this year. As a business owner you always want to build the perception that you have it all together; …

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Love the Magazine or Website?

November 22, 2021November 2, 2020 by Karen Pickering

April enjoying a break in Yellowstone National Park

Times Are Changing When I started the magazine in December of 1995, I had no idea what to do or where to start. It all began with a company newsletter I was doing for my job at a US Customs Broker in Blaine, WA. The idea caught on and with …

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Find Gifts in Memories – Recovery Offers Time to Reminisce

November 3, 2020November 1, 2020 by Karen Pickering

Karen and April at Bolender Horse Park, Fall 2014 - Photo by Hal Cook

It’s funny. When you’re young, you think you’ll never get old. I remember feeling that I’d never get my driver’s license, graduate high school, or marry. When I was a little girl all I could think about was horses. I tormented my parents almost daily about getting a horse. They …

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