Are you concerned about using toxic pesticides to protect your horse from flies, but have found that essential oil products just aren’t up to the job? Ecovet is a totally new type of fly spray. It is not a pyrethrin/pyrethroid derivative, and it is not an essential oil product. So … Read More
Club Wins Grant from AQHA for the Third Year in a Row WSQHA applied for and was the winner of the AAA Grant from AQHA for the third year in row. This was an exciting project as our four WSQHA youth Ambassadors learned how to write a grant as … Read More
Mariann Carrasco started Blue Island Animal Acupressure, LLC after receiving her certification and national license as an equine, dog and cat acupressure practitioner. Mariann bred Morgan horses for 35 years and has been breeding Australian Shepherd dogs for over 30 years. After experiencing the many health benefits of Tai Chi … Read More
Most horse lovers have experienced that heart breaking day when a dear horse passes away. It can be a comfort to remember all the memories with that horse and how faithful and true it was. One such horse, Paige, was a beautiful dun mare. She touched many teens in her … Read More
Raven Rock Ranch – Meeting the Need One Child at a Time by Catherine Madera and Sandy Matts The need is overwhelming. Every year, there are around 80,000 referral calls for child abuse in the state of Washington. Of those, only enough staff and funding exists to follow up on … Read More
In 2009, when the quarter horse mare Watch Texas (aka “Charo”) came to the Tobias family as then nine-year-old Lucchesse’s barrel racing mount, they could not have predicted the ride ahead with the plucky mare that would include two death-defying surgeries and two triumphant returns to barrel racing. Lucchesse, who … Read More
The National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) is working diligently to ensure transparency and quality in the horse health supplement industry for the benefit of consumers, manufacturers, and, more importantly, the animals themselves. To this end, NASC has developed the NASC Seal of Quality. This stamp of approval on qualifying horse … Read More
Eastern Washington Quarter Horse Association hosting the 23rd Annual PRIZE RIDE, Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Silver Ridge Ranch, 182 Silver Ridge Ranch Road, Easton, WA. Prize raffles, 50/50 cash raffle, chuck wagon on site and much more. Information contact Eastern Washington Quarter Horse Assoc at 509-929-1964 or our website for … Read More
Read more about Spokane County’s 4-H Youth Development Program: Who can be in 4-H ? Where is 4-H? Learn about Adventure Camps, Horse Camps, Underwater Robotics/Seaperch Camp, Summer Shotgun Skills Camp and other 4-H General Project Activities…
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By Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. You’re worried. You have reason to be. Your horse is exhibiting signs of insulin resistance (regional fat deposits along the neck, down the spine, tailhead, shoulders, chest, or even above the eyes). He is likely overweight (though not always). You know that your horse … Read More
