How Horses Helped Heal a Catastrophic Brain Injury by Mauri Clarke and Christine Fitzgerald In January 2011, Talbot Clarke was enjoying her sophomore year at Santa Clara University in California when life changed in an instant. The 20-year-old was struck by a car and thrown more than 30 … Read More
Remembering Summer Fun on the Beach On July 29th, 27 people and 19 horses departed from varying places in the Northwest to meet at Nehalem Bay State Park at the Oregon Coast. In 2011, we had 17 people and 16 horses. This year, we had a lot … Read More
Wishing All WRHA Competitors Luck in Oklahoma City In November, reiners turn their attention to the super bowl of reining, the NRHA Futurity and North American Affiliate Championship show held in Oklahoma City November 28 – December 7. Top futurity horses from around the world will compete, as … Read More
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
