Popular natural horsemanship clinician Barb Apple now offers cowboy/western dressage instruction through her program Horse Play, based out of Roy, WA. Clinics benefit both advanced and beginner riders and will focus on the patterns of cowboy dressage, the basic moves needed to implement these patterns and the tips that will … Read More
Horses are a big strong animal by nature and the products that we buy for them have to be strong enough to hold up to their abilities. Recently we horse owners have changed our way of thinking and have been buying horse products with a little more safety built into … Read More
Pacific Northwest Home to Top Shooters! At the 2013 Scully Western US Championships, held this past July 31 – August 3 in Las Vegas, the Pacific Northwest was a force to be reckoned with. This year sported the largest number of shooters ever competing, at 205 contestants. … Read More
Bring Your Reining Kids and Have a Blast in Wenatchee Washington Reining Horse Association members return to the show pen at the Fall Spectacular and Futurity October 4-6, 2013 at the Appleatchee Riding Club in Wenatchee. Timberland Homes (Dave McKim) and Maria Danieli are the co-sponsors of the Fall … Read More
Snohomish’s Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital (PVH) has secured the availability of a fiber-optic Holmium laser. Via an arrangement with a local company that provides a fee-per-use service, PVH can now offer this therapy to its equine patients. PVH staff surgeon and lameness specialist James Bryant, DVM, DACVS, explains, “The … Read More
Mark Your Calendar and Plan for Next Year’s Fun The holidays are just around the corner and 2014 is not far away. We take this time to rest and enjoy our accomplishments and friends and set new goals and make plans for the future. WSQHA gathers November 30th and December … Read More
Dealing with Distractions by Daniel Stewart Losing focus is one of the most common mental challenges you can face. The average time an untrained mind can remain focused on a specific task is as little as 5 seconds so learning to improve your concentration is well worth the effort … Read More
Why You Shouldn’t Feed Your Horse Like a Cow by Eleanor Blazer It’s a common rural sight: horses and cattle pastured together and serenely grazing. Sharing grass may be fine, but what about grain? The goal when feeding cattle is to maximize rate of gain and keep … Read More
Success at the Washington County Fair! by Josh Cram It was another great year at the Washington County Fair in Hurricane, Utah for the American Blazer Horse Association. This is the fourth year the ABHA has set up a booth at the fair, August 7th-August 10th. There were several … Read More
Upcoming Events in the Pacific NW Mounted Shooters compete in this fast action timed event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared blank ammunition that will break a balloon up to about 15 feet, so the event is safe for … Read More
