Horse Friends Archives – The Northwest Horse Source

Editor’s Postcard: How’s Your Friend’s Horse?

November 6, 2024November 6, 2024 by Kim Roe

Horse People, Let’s Support Each Other When I was a broke twenty-something college student, I had the opportunity to take a lesson from a local grand prix-level dressage rider, Stephanie Blockley-Clarke. I hitched a ride for my horse, Sailor, and myself with a woman from the barn where I boarded …

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Editor’s Postcard: Hanging Around with Horse Friends

October 22, 2024 by Kim Roe

One of my first working equitation experiences was at the Pedro Torres Academy in 2016, and many of these people have become friends. My horse Gunner and I are fifth from the left. Photo Credit: Pedro Torres Academy

Connections with Horse People Enrich Lives I spent a lot of time and money over this past summer working on advancing my judge’s license with USA Working Equitation (USAWE). Like working for an advanced degree in college, I’m investing in something that I tell myself will (hopefully) pay off. I …

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From My Saddle: Friends for Life

June 13, 2023March 28, 2023 by Karen Pickering

Karen (left) and Wendy at The Flying W Ranch

Making Cherished Memories One of my favorite places to visit is the Flying W Ranch in Colorado Springs. After moving to Colorado, my sister Sharon and her husband Warren drove from Washington for a visit. Sharon had asked me about the Flying W Ranch as she had visited the ranch …

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Editor’s Postcard: Eyes on the Ground are Essential for Riders

August 11, 2022August 10, 2022 by Kim Roe

Carol (left) and Kim (right) have been riding together and helping each other for decades. Photo by Diana Inch.

Family or Friends with Big Hearts Can Fill this Role I recently judged a show in Chicago and noticed two competitors helping each other throughout the competition. One, a younger woman, was especially attentive to the other, older, woman. They called (read aloud) each other’s dressage tests, gave that last …

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