Horse Training Archives – The Northwest Horse Source

Small Farm Makeover: Build Your Own Trail Course

May 7, 2025 by Alayne Blickle

Trail Obstacles Produce Training Opportunities for Horses and Riders Trail courses have many benefits. Primarily, they create interest for horses and riders and provide positive training opportunities. They can also be beneficial for the natural environment around us. Landscaping a trail course with a few native plants or a pollinator …

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Click to Confidence Equine Clinic – May 24, 2025 – Corvallis, OR

May 5, 2025 by Press

Explore ways to create a brave and safer horse with reward based methods. Learn how to increase your horse’s confidence in various situations in hand and under saddle. Gain your horse’s confidence with a water obstacle, sparklers, llamas, and a dragon! Corvallis Oregon. See event info here: https://horsesource.org/event/click-to-confidence-equine-clinic PressNews from …

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Trainer’s Corner: Is Your Horse Supple?

April 17, 2025 by Kim Roe

Photo by Kim Roe

Signs, Symptoms, and Solutions for Improving Your Horse’s Flexibility Riding a horse who has achieved a high degree of suppleness gives a wonderful feeling to its rider. A supple horse moves fluidly and freely over the ground. Its hind legs reach well under its body while bending the joints of …

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New & Noteworthy: The 39th Annual Idaho Horse Expo Comes to Nampa April 4-6, 2025

March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 by Northwest Horse Source

Photo Credit Carrie Sigglin

The Idaho Horse Council is once again planning a fabulous lineup of activities, education, entertainment, and shopping at the Idaho Horse Expo April 4-6, at the Ford Idaho Horse Park. This year’s headliner is Ken McNabb, of Lovell Wyoming. Ken creates a unique environment where each horse is trained using …

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Trainer’s Corner: Defusing Trouble Under Saddle – Part 3

March 20, 2025 by Ben Longwell

Photo by Natalie Longwell

Response in Spite of Trouble This month we wrap up our discussion on the principle of Response in Spite of Trouble, having covered the foundational understanding and some examples of situations starting on the ground. If you’ve not been reading along, I encourage you to check out the articles in …

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OFFICIAL PROGRAM!! 24th Annual Northwest Horse Fair & Expo

March 19, 2025 by Northwest Horse Source

Check out the *OFFICIAL PROGRAM* for the 24th Annual Northwest Horse Fair & Expo, happening *THIS WEEKEND* March 21st, 22nd & 23rd, 2025 at the Linn Co Fair & Expo Center in Albany, Oregon! Check out the digital edition of the program or get a print copy at the expo! …

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Rider Wellness: Is Your Horse Training You?

March 14, 2025 by Michelle Eames

Michelle and her horse Vali on the tire at Riverside State Park Equestrian Area. Photo Credit Solveig Pederson.

Horses Can Teach Unaware Humans to Do Their Bidding A few years ago, I was having trouble getting the right-lead canter from my horse Vali. He’s a very athletic horse, and quite capable of cantering on the wrong lead around a circle. Sometimes I could get the right lead, but …

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Trainer’s Corner: Movement to Regain the Brain – Part 2

February 20, 2025 by Ben Longwell

Photo by by Natalie Longwell

Response in Spite of Trouble Last month we discussed one of the most common questions I hear, which concerns what to do when a horse spooks or how to build confidence in a nervous horse. These are broad questions and can involve situations with a wide range of possible factors, …

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Cover Story: Idaho Horse Expo Returns April 4-6, 2025

February 26, 2025February 4, 2025 by Northwest Horse Source

Wyoming clinician Ken McNabb headlines the Idaho Horse Expo. Photo Courtesy Ken McNabb

Idaho Expo Brings Top Clinicians, Trainers, Entertainment, and Shopping to the Ford Idaho Horse Park By Idaho Horse Council Staff As we head into February the days are getting a little longer and those extra minutes of sun make it easier to imagine spring, warmer temperatures, and horse activities. Time …

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Trainer’s Corner: Help for the Spooky Horse – Part 1

February 18, 2025January 14, 2025 by Ben Longwell

Photo by Natalie Longwell

Response in Spite of Trouble Welcome to this three-part series which will cover one of the most universally applicable principles of horsemanship, what I call “Response in Spite of Trouble”. Some of the most common questions I’m asked concern what to do when a horse spooks or how to build …

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