Meet Two Very Special Senior Horses Thank you to all the readers who shared stories. Each one was special, but the two below stole our hearts. Congratulations Ellen Archer of Priest River, ID and Alatia Babin of Nampa, ID. Honorable mention essays from Bonnie Hammond, Silverdale WA and Courtney … Read More
Equine Extravaganza Gallops to the Northwest by Patti Schofler Unencumbered by human restraints, two yearlings wander onstage before a richly forested background and the audience of 2000 gasps upon realizing the colts are free. Undisturbed by this intrusion into their investigation, the youngsters sniff children’s toys scattered in … Read More
Trailer Anatomy 101: Structure and Framework by Leigh Goodison Grieve All trailers begin with a chassis frame. The tubing framework for the trailer is then built around the chassis. Before either the steel, aluminum or composite skin goes on, the trailer frame looks much like a Conestoga wagon without … Read More
How a Big-Hearted Horse Beat the Odds and Inspired a Community by Catherine Madera For Kristi Merrill, finding the right horse had begun to feel like an exercise in futility. After losing her beloved barrel mare, Mari, in a freak accident, the competitive gamer had gone through nine different … Read More
Share Your Horse’s Story with Our Readers! Do you have an aged horse that’s been very special in your life? We’d like to share your story with our readers and give that special horse his moment in the sunshine. This essay contest is open to all readers, plus there … Read More
Lights, Action, Roll ‘em: Auxiliary Lighting By: Leigh Goodison Grieve The lights and brake system on your trailer operate when they are hooked up to your tow vehicle. If all the wiring and connections are unbroken, clean and properly grounded, then you should be receiving power to your brake … Read More
A True Support for Improved Performance Byline: Heather Fraser, DVM, CVA Managing soundness in performance horses can be a challenge. This is precisely what first drew me to acupuncture as I sought to provide better pain relief and improve my ability to diagnose obscure lameness. Since my certification, I … Read More
Celebrating Twenty Years of Competition and Camaraderie By Tish Lagerwey In 1990 you could buy a gallon of gas for $1.12 a gallon and dozen eggs for .85 cents. That same year three individuals, Steve Flaherty, Jody Welling, and Terry Ziegler, brainstormed about developing a National Level Reining program … Read More
How to Get the Most Out of Professional Horse Training By Kim Roe Taking your horse to a trainer is not like taking your car to a mechanic to be “fixed”. A mechanic can replace a broken part, then you take your car home, it runs great, and you don’t … Read More
Taking the Mystery Out of Connecting the Trailer to the Tow Vehicle By Leigh Goodison Grieve At the front end of every trailer are a hitch and a jack. There are a variety of hitches for bumper pull trailers, such as the A-frame, which drops directly over the ball … Read More
