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Business Profile: Perrydale Trails and Rebecca Herron

Perrydale Trails
Photo Courtesy Rebecca Herron

A Place to Train, Learn, and Enjoy Your Trail Horse How and why did you get started in business?After 25 years of judging, training, and instructing in the horse world, I wanted something different to do. Upon retiring from judging, my husband and I began camping and trail riding with … Read More

Feature Story: Firestorm Equestrian Drill Team

Photos by Jesse Maier – Mustang Blaze Media

Washington State Drill Team was Born from Passion by Tricia Reed The sport of equestrian drill is active in Washington State, with two to four competitions each year. Most drill teams practice over seven months of the year and develop programs that help them succeed in drill competitions. Equestrian drill … Read More

Cover Story: Get Ready for Winter with Versatile Excavating

Versatile Excavating
All photos by Lily Hensley

Family-Owned Business Does the Hard Work on Your Horse Property Ahh, September. The hot, dry days of summer are ending and the golden-leafed, crisp days of fall are ahead. But many Northwest horse owners know that fall isn’t a season to laze around— it’s our last chance to button up … Read More

Media Barn: Notable Books – Beyond Horse Massage

Beyond Massage

A Breakthrough Interactive Method for Alleviating Soreness, Strain, and Tension By Jim Masterson In this book, Jim Masterson, Equine Massage Therapist for the 2006, 2008, and 2010 USET Endurance Teams, and for equine clientele competing in FEI World Cup, Pan American, and World Games competitions, teaches a unique method of … Read More

From My Saddle: Living My Passion

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Karen & April

Change is Good, Necessary, and Sometimes Hard Many of you are unaware that I moved to Colorado in 2021, but let me share some thoughts on the subject. I had been wanting change for several years. Living in the same place for 36 years I grew restless, looking for change. … Read More

Trainer’s Corner: Does Your Horse Come to You?

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My gelding Exodus learns to connect eyes and ears in a “whoa/stay” with liberty trainer Donna Kelleher. This connection becomes a powerful reward to a horse. Photo by Kim Roe

How to Create an Easy-to-Catch Horse One of the more satisfying moments in horse ownership is standing at a field gate, calling your horse, and have him break into a canter and come joyfully to you. By contrast, it’s frustrating to find yourself walking after a sour-faced horse who turns … Read More

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