Support the National Forest Service Trails Bill On Thursday, July 16, the Senate Agriculture Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the National Forest Service Trail Stewardship Act of 2015 (S.1110). The hearing is scheduled for 10:00 EST on Thursday, July 16, in Washington DC. The bill would direct the Forest Service … Read More
GEORGETOWN, KY – JUNE 8, 2015 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY, will be the recipient of a $50,000 donation from Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and his wife, Jill. Baffert’s American Pharoah swept the coveted Triple Crown–the first in 37 years–when he won the Belmont … Read More
Update: Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all that voted and support The Northwest Horse Source. We surpassed the required 250 votes! Keep voting! Thank you! The Northwest Horse Source Magazine needs support to be moved on to the next step for a $100,000 Grant from Mission … Read More
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
