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Looking Ahead to 2016

by Karen Pickering

 

December 11, 2014 is a day that changed Mark and me forever. While I reject the idea from doctors that, “this is your new normal,” I also realize that because of Mark’s stroke, things will never be the same. It’s a new year and a new season, time to embrace all the great things I know are coming in this chapter of our lives. Life is a journey and change isn’t all bad; it’s full of blessings, too.

After all the business courses and typing classes I’ve taken, I could never imagine typing with my thumbs on a (phone) keyboard. Times have certainly changed! As with all industries, the horse industry is embracing a new way to share and gather information. At first the decline in print advertising was terrifying, but many new doors have opened as well. We still intend to be the number one equine resource in the Northwest and the ways we’ve moved into the future include adding a responsive website and digital edition (viewable on smartphones or tablets). We can now share our print ads online through our digital edition and have social media and e-newsletters to carry on our informative articles and news. While it’s a learning curve, the rewards for our advertisers and readers make it worth the journey.

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Mark with camera

One of my goals in 2016 is to ride consistently. I really miss seeing all of you and riding with friends at all the fun events we have in our region. As I’m writing this column I’ve just gotten home from sorting at the NW Washington Fairgrounds in Lynden—what fun!  Mark is also slowly getting back into many of the things he used to enjoy doing such as photography.

I will be seeing more of you in 2016 and hope to make memories, meet new friends and get the opportunity to thank all those that helped us through 2015. We’re also getting ready for the Washington State Horse Expo coming in February. Read more about this excellent event on page 6. I hope to see you there. Please follow us as we ride on in 2016!

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April & Karen Ranch Sorting

 

 

Quote: Worries end where faith begins ~ Anonymous

 

 

 

Published in January 2016 Issue


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