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Trainer’s Corner: Get the Most from Your Training Dollars

April 22, 2024 by Mark Bolender

Have Clear Expectations and Good Communication Deciding to send your horse out for training is a huge commitment and financial expense. When you put your horse in training it’s important to define your expectations. Select a trainer who specializes in the discipline you’re interested in pursuing. For example, we train …

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Lifestyle Article: Do You want a Career in the Equine Industry?

June 13, 2023April 28, 2023 by Northwest Horse Source

Lauren Newlin interned at Bolender Horse Park in 2019. Photo Courtesy Lauren Newlin.

Get a Feel for the Horse Business with an Internship at Bolender Horse Park By Kristina Lotz Mark Bolender is known for his methods in mountain trail training that build confident and safe trail horses. He and his wife and business partner, Lee, have built courses all over the world …

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New & Noteworthy: The 22nd Annual Northwest Horse Fair & Expo March 24 – 26 at Linn County Fair and Expo Center

June 13, 2023March 9, 2023 by Northwest Horse Source

Photo by Alise Lemoreaux

The Northwest Horse Fair & Expo will once again entertain horse lovers of all kinds March 24–26 at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center in Albany, Oregon. The expo offers a wide range of attractions for the horse enthusiast—elegant dancing horses, strutting stallions, fast paced precision drill team, a …

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Northwest Horse Fair & Expo 2023: Here We Come Again!!

June 13, 2023February 6, 2023 by Press

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Elegant dancing horses; strutting stallions; fast paced precision drill team; parade of horse breeds; a large trade show; plus world class trainers and riders sharing secrets to success. Come to see it all and much more at the Northwest Horse Fair & Expo, presented by Akins Trailer Sales! Now in …

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What our Clients and Readers Say About NWHS

August 5, 2020February 7, 2019 by Northwest Horse Source

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Master Your Mountain Trail Pattern

August 5, 2020April 1, 2017 by Mark Bolender

Proper Preparation Necessary for Success by Mark Bolender The most important thing a judge should see when you run a Mountain Trail pattern is a partnership between horse and rider. Show a horse that has been properly schooled and trained. Memorizing a pattern will feel overwhelming at first, but …

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Mountain Trail Course comes to Horse Expo in the USA

March 15, 2017 by Press

Vancouver, Washington – March 13, 2017 – The Washington State Horse Expo has, for the first time, hosted a Mountain Trail Challenge on a course built by Mark and Lee Bolender. The March 3-5 event hosted thousands of spectators who saw horses and riders competing in various levels of challenges. …

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Taking Mountain Trail to the World Equestrian Games

August 5, 2020February 1, 2017 by Mark Bolender

Worldwide Interest is Growing by Mark Bolender Riding through rugged mountain trails is something people do every day across the world. You never know what kind of obstacles you and your horse might encounter on the trail; you may have to cross anything from fallen tree limbs to deep …

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Clark County Event Center – Ridgefield, WA

August 5, 2020January 27, 2017 by Northwest Horse Source

7th Annual WA State Horse Expo March 3-5, 2017 Don’t miss the Northwest’s premiere equine event featuring an all-new lineup of nationally ranked clinicians and speakers including Richard Winters, Brandi Lyons, Jim Anderson, Ruben Villasenor and Robert Eversole. And of course all your favorites, such as Steve Rother, …

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Washington State Horse Expo Proudly Announces…

August 5, 2020January 27, 2017 by Northwest Horse Source

Washington State Horse Expo Proudly Announces That on March 3-5 2017 There Will Be A ****Mountain Trail Challenge**** Sanctioned by the “IMTCA” (Photos Courtesy IMTCA) Mountain Trail makes its debut at the 2017 Washington State Horse Expo March 3-5 2017. There will be four challenges on an …

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