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Trainer’s Corner: Prioritizing Balance

Photo Credit: Carrie Harrison

(Photo Caption: Zadiba, a Lusitano gelding owned, trained, and ridden by Cody Harrison, performs shoulder-in with good balance and in self-carriage.) With Balance, Your Horse Can Confidently Fulfill Almost Any Request One of the most fundamental components of training a horse needs to develop is correct balance. If the balance …

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Editor’s Postcard: Will You Go the Distance with Your Senior Horse?

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Beowulf, May 1990 – June 2022. Owned and loved by Kim Roe. Credit Kim Roe

Give Your Horse a Happy Retirement “The closest thing to being cared for is to care for someone else.” – Carson McCullers May we speak for a moment about responsibility? I don’t want to sound like your mother…well, maybe I do.  Here’s the thing—I regularly get phone calls, messages, or emails …

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Willfully Guided: Tips for Making Progress All Winter Long

Don't Let Winter Slow You Down
Photo courtesy Allison Trimble

Don’t Let Winter Slow You Down Winter riding in the Northwest can pose many obstacles, particularly with horses still in early training. My aged horses and I both feel like the winter is a wonderful time for being tucked warmly inside. It doesn’t hurt any of our feelings to hibernate, …

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Trail Savvy: “Don’t Pass the Jigger Boss” and Other Unwritten Rules of Trail Riding

Rules of Trail Riding
Photo Courtesy Robert Eversole, TrailMeister

(Photo Caption: “Our merry band of mule enthusiasts enjoyed time spent around the campfire as we worked towards solving the world’s problems and instructing young Hunter in the unwritten rules of ranch and camp life.”) Memorable Sayings Get Defined in the Bob Marshall Wilderness I recently had the opportunity to …

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For Sale by Blue Creek Appaloosas: 2 Black 2022 Colts

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For Sale: Two black 2022 colts. BCA Black Mountain, and BCA Chats Catrada. Both are EE, aa, and n/n PATN1. Catrada is LP/LP, homozygous with CSNB, 100% FPD, GAP6. Black Mountain is lp/lp, 100% FPD, GAP7. Both colts are also registered with ICAA, the International Colored Appaloosa Association. Both colts …

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Community News: Taking it on the Road!

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Author: Phil Peterson – Region 1 Director Swiftsure Ranch in Bellevue, Idaho Holds Driving Certification Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) promotes excellence in safety and education by certifying riding instructors, accrediting equine facilities, producing educational conferences, and publishing educational resources. CHA website is www.CHA.Horse for more information. Swiftsure Ranch in Bellevue, Idaho …

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Horses and Equine Media Make a Cool Career!

Equine Media

Applications are now open for the 2023 AHP Equine Media Student Award 2023 AHP Equine Media Student Award applications and guidelines are available https://www.americanhorsepubs.org/equine-media-student-award Applicants for the 2023 AHP Equine Media Student Award must be seniors in high school or undergraduate matriculated* college students under the age of 25, pursuing a …

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Idaho Horse Expo 2023

Idaho Horse Expo
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The 37th annual Idaho Horse Expo will be held April 7-9, 2023 at the Ford Idaho Horse Park in Nampa, Idaho. If you are a horse lover of any age, you can’t miss this event. The Expo features internationally known clinicians as well as local clinicians and trainers. The featured …

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Business Profile: Equina USA

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Northwest Veterinarian Brings Top Quality European Supplements to the USA The Northwest Horse Source takes pride in featuring and supporting Northwest (and beyond) equine-related businesses. This helps our readers find the services and supplies they need to take the best possible care of their horses and properties. If you’re interested …

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VICTOR “THE PREDICTOR” COZZETTI PASSES AWAY

Vic Cozzetti

AUBURN, Wash. (Oct. 31) – Vic Cozzetti, a staple in Washington racing for over five decades, passed away Sunday in a Puyallup assisted living facility at age 93. Cozzetti was a fixture in the press box at Longacres and Emerald Downs—where he was known as “Victor the Predictor”—and involved in …

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