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Sugar and Hoof Health – Multiple Factors Lead to Changes in Equine Hooves

October 13, 2021 by Eleanor M. Kellon, VMD

Sugar phobia has reached a point where virtually any problem with a horse’s hooves may be blamed on sugar. From thrush to weak laminar connections, sugar is blamed. This phobia often comes with stories of how horses’ feet have improved once the diet was changed. However, sugar is rarely the …

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The Ultimate Guide for Horses in Need

October 11, 2021 by Northwest Horse Source

In the United States it’s estimated that almost 150,000 horses per year are unwanted. This number grows exponentially when you consider horses worldwide. What is “unwanted”? The term is used to refer to horses who are old, injured, sick, unmanageable, or fail to meet expectations. The horse may have a …

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Enter to Win in Our Annual Senior Horse Essay Contest

October 19, 2021October 1, 2021 by Northwest Horse Source

Share Your Senior Horse Story for a chance to win 4 bags of feed from Triple Crown! Do you have a special senior horse? Does he or she serve a community such as veterans, therapeutic centers, nursing homes, or a riding school? Does your senior horse help children or adults …

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Anya Leland – Six World Titles in 2021

October 5, 2021September 30, 2021 by Brandi Coplen

Photo by Larry Williams Photography & Design, Inc.

The Northwest Horse Source is celebrating youth in action. This column features young equine enthusiasts from all over the Northwest who inspire, uplift, or just have fun with horses. The future of the horse industry depends on youth participation. We look forward to sharing their stories and adventures! If you’re …

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Carol Lynn McArdle Classical Dressage Instruction – Teaching Riders to Help Their Horses Be All They Can Be

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 by Kim Roe

Photo by Carolynn Bunch Photography

Carol Lynn McArdle is a much-loved trainer and clinician in the Pacific Northwest. She regularly travels from her Whidbey Island farm to teach clinics throughout Washington and Oregon (and beyond). She’s known as an instructor who preserves the cheerfulness and positivity in both her equine and human students and helps …

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Learning Reveals Life’s Mystery – Education Keeps Us Young and Gives Us Hope

September 29, 2021September 27, 2021 by Kim Roe

Photo by RoseAnne Featherston

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. – Henry Ford I remember when I got my first pair of glasses. I’d just passed my 40th birthday and it was …

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Stonewater Mustangs: Adventure in the Cascades – Horse Camps are One of Many Choices Available

September 29, 2021September 25, 2021 by Stonewater Mustangs

Article by Tracey Hamilton Youth Dynamics Stonewater, our Washington State adventure base and retreat center, is tucked in the heart of the Cascades in Plain, WA on 158 acres. With Icicle Canyon and the Wenatchee River a short drive away, we have access to quiet backcountry settings, great whitewater rafting, …

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Education is a Lifelong Process – Learning Along the Way

September 29, 2021September 23, 2021 by Karen Pickering

I feel like I’ve learned a lifetime of lessons in just a few short months. If I had known what I was in for I never would have left Washington. Perhaps it’s better not to know what’s coming. I sometimes look at it like driving down the road at night. …

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Georgia Wiersma is Gaining Confidence – Hoping for Las Vegas EMO Championship Shows

September 1, 2021August 31, 2021 by Brandi Coplen

Photo by Elizabeth Knight Photography

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Max Young Teaches Horses Trust – Trainer and Breeder Specializes in All-around Tennessee Walking Horses

September 1, 2021August 29, 2021 by Northwest Horse Source

Young’s Ranch was founded in 2006 after they got their first Tennessee Walking Horse. After their children successfully showed their horses, Young’s Ranch transitioned from the show ring to focus on all-around riding mounts. For the last 10+ years, they’ve been buying and breeding top quality all-around gaited trail horses. …

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