Until now, you had two choices for protecting your equine friend from pests: 1) toxic pesticides or 2) essential oils, which offer limited effectiveness. Ecovet introduces a biorational, or less toxic, approach. A truly different alternative to traditional insect sprays, Ecovet is effective and safe for your horse, yourself and … Read More
Ten Questions to Ask About a Rescue Facility by Alise Lamoreaux “You can’t judge a book by its cover” and you can’t judge a horse rescue by its web site. In today’s world of global interactions, social media, and convenient web design templates, it is easy to create … Read More
Congratulations to May Trophy Circuit Winners and Mark Your Calenders for July 13/14 Our summer is in full swing and we wrapped up our May Trophy Circuit with the highest entries in several years. We thank each and every one of you who attended. Also exciting was the great audience, … Read More
Putting the Fun in Fundraising! The Century Club is a fun horseback riding opportunity for everyone who loves to ride, as well as a fund raising activity for the ABHA organization. Here’s how it works: Each rider commits to ride 100 miles, or ride 100 hours on their horse within … Read More
The Extreme Cowboy Race at the Lynden Horse Expo, 2012, was the inspiration behind bringing some cowboy race heat back to the fairgrounds for the NW Washington Fair August 12-17, 2013. Just 18 contestants will compete for up to $1500.00 in prize money at the first ever NW … Read More
Five Tips to Prepare for and Manage Hay Storage by Laurie Cerny First cutting is right around the corner in most parts of the country. For most of us this means our barns will need to be ready to store our hay in the next few weeks. There’s nothing … Read More
What Kind of Horse Makes a Mounted Shooting Horse? Any breed of horse or mule can be used as a mounted shooting horse. Some horses take to this sport easily, others do not. But, first things first. Since this is a high performance sport, you need to start with a sound … Read More
Hells Canyon Mule Days will be celebrating mules and muleskinners on the weekend after Labor Day, September 6th, 7th, & 8th. From its humble beginnings in 1981, it has progressed steadily and is the fastest growing mule show in the Northwest. This year’s mule show will be three … Read More
Attend an Event in 2013! What is cowboy mounted shooting? It is the fastest growing family equestrian sport in the nation! Mounted contestants compete in this fast action timed event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared blank ammunition. The … Read More
The twenty trainers selected for this year’s event picked up their mustangs May 18 from Fitzgerald Farms in Yamhill, OR and have 98 days to gentle, ground train, improve overall body condition, prepare for showmanship, and expose their yearling horses to trail obstacles before the conclusion of the event on … Read More
