Editor’s Postcard

by Kim Roe NWHS Editor   As a professional trainer and instructor, I’ve given a lot of advice over the years about the kind of horse I want a student mounted on. I want the best for my clients and that means a safe, sound horse who helps them achieve …

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Horses Have Much to Offer into their Twenties and Beyond By Kim Roe   I’ve always joked that horses don’t get good until they’re 10 years old, then you have a few good years and they’re old. As with much humor, there’s some truth there. Of course, there are exceptional …

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Learning from Nature’s Example By Kim Roe   Although I love a beautiful garden, I get frustrated by weeds. I have better things to do than pamper plants. (I have horses after all.) I have a rose bush in my yard that became overwhelmed with canary grass and butter cups two …

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Equine Wellness Includes Mental Health By Kim Roe   A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ. – John Steinbeck As I’ve developed as a horseman, my focus has turned more towards keeping my horses emotionally healthy. I love my horses, as we all do, and …

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Release the Ego to Learn By Kim Roe   For a number of years, I worked regularly with a German clinician who came to our area three or four times annually. Once, as I came in for my lesson, he announced to the spectators that he enjoyed working with me …

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Caring for a Horse Facility Never Ends By Kim Roe   My late husband Theo was a commercial fisherman. Like all responsible fishermen he spent lots of time, money, and effort maintaining his boat. He fished out of Alaska and would head north every spring when Bristol Bay was still …

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Attention to Detail By Kim Roe   At 9 years old I begged my mother for jumping lessons. I grew up wild and free on my little cow pony riding western (or more often bareback), but I dreamed of riding long-legged jumping horses like the ones I’d seen at the …

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One Woman’s Vision and Generosity Brings Fun to Others By Kim Roe   I spent the last weekend of February judging a Working Equitation show in Eugene, OR. Working Equitation is a three (sometimes four) phase event that is fairly new to the U.S. It involves a dressage phase and …

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A Healthy Farm is Home for Many Creatures by Kim Roe   “Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of each.” —Henry David Thoreau It seems as though it’s been raining forever. These seemingly endless …

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