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Experience Fall in the Pacific Northwest

August 5, 2020September 1, 2013 by Karen Pickering

Create Memories by Having Fun! by Karen Pickering The best part of my job is experiencing new clinics, activities and products for the magazine. My Quarter Horse April and I venture across the northwest for different events and get to enjoy the great northwest. Trail riding and camping is …

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Navigating the Information Age

August 5, 2020August 1, 2013 by Karen Pickering

Print or Online it’s Still About Trusted Resources by Karen Pickering I just returned from American Horse Publications Convention in Colorado Springs. Education has been first and foremost in my mind as of late. The way we receive information and communicate has changed dramatically. If we can’t figure something …

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What is a Performance Horse?

August 5, 2020July 1, 2013 by Karen Pickering

The Ultimate Performance Horse by Karen Pickering Greetings! It’s Memorial Day weekend as I write this column. Seems like July is a long way off, especially on a rainy day. I’m anxiously awaiting summertime, but my thoughts today are of the soldiers and law enforcement officers that put their …

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Your Tack and What it Means to You

August 5, 2020June 1, 2013 by Karen Pickering

Making Purchases that Have Lasting Value by Karen Pickering Does your horse gear have special meaning to you or is strictly a tool you use to ride or control your horse? Do you recall where you purchased your first saddle or bridle? What are your priorities when purchasing tack? …

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Quality Time Matters

August 5, 2020May 1, 2013 by Karen Pickering

Enjoy More Recreation with Your Horse by Karen Pickering As I write my column this month I’m just returning from the Northwest Horse Fair & Expo held at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center in Albany, Oregon. I always enjoy this show, as it’s a chance to connect …

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Out of the Darkness

August 5, 2020April 1, 2013 by Karen Pickering

Learning to Celebrate the Rain by Karen Pickering It’s a typical northwest winter morning. It’s still dark at 5:30, the wind is blowing and rain is coming down sideways as I step out the back door to do my chores. Welcome to the special challenges of winter/spring horse management …

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Fuzzy Side Up

August 5, 2020March 1, 2013 by Karen Pickering

Winter Horse Management in the Pacific Northwest by Karen Pickering Wintertime is always hard for me. I have to really kick myself to get outside and go for a ride. As I’m writing this it’s the end of January so no telling if the wet and cold will still …

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Choosing the Ideal Life

August 5, 2020February 1, 2013 by Karen Pickering

Being Grateful and Achieving Your Goals by Karen Pickering I struggle some days with what the ideal life looks like. Right now it would be less stress, make everyone happy, make time to ride my horse every day, be fit, be financially set, time to draw and be creative …

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Reflections on Horse Ownership

August 5, 2020January 1, 2013 by Karen Pickering

How to Avoid Emotional Decisions by Karen Pickering Every year I write about New Year’s resolutions. It just seems fitting to start over in January, whether it’s a new diet, a resolve to ride more, or an entire laundry list of things to change. It seems fitting to pause …

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Celebrating My Favorite Time of Year

August 5, 2020December 1, 2012 by Karen Pickering

Giving the Gift of Compassion by Karen Pickering The holidays are always a time of wonder, reflection and celebrating a giving spirit. It reminds me what Christmas is really about: the precious time spent with friends and family and the opportunity to look for the good in people and …

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