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Let’s Build Your Dream Business Together

January 28, 2025 by Karen Pickering

Take a Step Back to Plan, Recharge, and Succeed One of the biggest challenges small business owners face is stepping away from the daily grind to look at the bigger picture. It’s hard to find time to plan, recharge, and evaluate what’s working and what’s not—I know because I’ve been …

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Getting the Most Out of Your Directory Listing

January 20, 2025 by Karen Pickering

Tips on maximizing your results A directory listing is more than just a spot for your name and contact information—it’s a powerful tool to promote your business, build your brand, and connect with potential clients. To ensure your listing works as hard as you do, follow these tips to make …

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Whatcom Farm Expo: Exhibitors Spots Still Available

January 9, 2025 by Press

We still have space for exhibitors for this year’s Whatcom Farm Expo! If you’re able to join us on Saturday, March 1, 2025, it would be wonderful to have you participate in this well-attended event. We offer various options for exhibitor booths and sponsorships, ranging from a classic 10×10 booth set up for …

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Idaho Horse Expo 2025

December 29, 2024 by Press

The 39th annual Idaho Horse Expo will be held April 4-6, 2025 at the Ford Idaho Horse Park in Nampa, Idaho. If you are a horse lover of any age, you can’t miss this event. The Expo features internationally known clinicians as well as local clinicians and trainers. The featured …

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The Northwest Horse Fair & Expo 2025

December 20, 2024 by Press

Is returning with THE SPIRIT OF THE HORSE to the Northwest for the 25rd Year! Welcome everyone!! Twenty-seven years ago a friend told us about a wonderful and new facility in Albany, Oregon and we should go there to organize a NW horse fair. So twenty – six years ago …

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Business Profile: Rusty Bar Ranch

December 19, 2024 by Northwest Horse Source

Photo Courtesy Rusty Bar Ranch

CHA Certified Instructor Kathy Richardson Offers Lessons on a Mechanical Horse How and why did you get started in business? When my husband and I moved to our location in Roy, WA in 2003, a brand-new covered arena had just been built on the property. I finally had a place …

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Reigniting Your Equestrian Business: Strategies for Long-Term Success

December 14, 2024December 11, 2024 by Karen Pickering

Mastering the Art of Working ON Your Business, Not Just IN it Running a business isn’t about finding all the answers once and coasting—especially in a rapidly changing world. After 30 years in the horse industry, I’ve learned that what worked in 1995 no longer applies today. Trends evolve, communication …

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Cover Story: Ed Hamilton Rosales has a Passion for Helping Others

December 4, 2024 by Northwest Horse Source

Photo Credit: Niki Curnell, NK Equine Photography

Knowledge and Experience is Essential for an Equine Insurance Agent Nothing in life is certain. Things roll along smoothly and then can suddenly veer off and get bumpy. Horse owners need to prepare for difficult situations and be responsible for the liabilities involved in horse ownership. Ranches, farms, and equine …

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Business Profile: Equi-First Aid USA

November 20, 2024 by Northwest Horse Source

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Educating Horse Owners for Emergencies Why did you start your business? Equi-First Aid USA started because we wanted horse owners to have a structured curriculum to help them learn how to triage their horse in an emergency situation while waiting for a veterinarian to arrive. What is your history with …

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Why Promote with NW Horse Source Online?

November 19, 2024November 19, 2024 by Karen Pickering

Thank you for your support and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you! Warm regards,Karen Karen PickeringOwner/Publisher Karen’s lifelong love of horses began at a very early age when she wore out a couple of rocking horses before convincing her parents to get her the real thing. That …

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