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, … Read More
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 … Read More
Join us at the Washington State Horse Expo March 3-5, 2017. The Washington State Horse Expo is pleased to announce the addition of an IMTCA sanctioned Mountain Trail Course at the 2017 Expo. The Dr. Jack Giesy Arena will be transformed into a Mountain Trail Course designed by Mark & … Read More
Fun for Participants and Spectators by Mark Bolender It’s exciting to see mountain trail growing around the world. What a year it has been! We now have seven nations involved and four of those countries are holding certified IMTCA (International Mountain Trail Challenge Association) challenges/shows. We had a number … Read More
Fun for Participants and Spectators by Mark Bolender The new discipline of Mountain Trail is in exciting times. For the past six years Mountain Trail courses have been built across the globe. An association known as International Mountain Trail Challenge (IMTCA) has been established along with affiliates in Canada, Germany, … Read More
Helping the Fearful Horse by Mark Bolender Mastering the teeter-totter is, for the most part, a simple task for the horse and will only take a few minutes. However, if it has been improperly taught it can be difficult to correct. I have had three very tough horses to … Read More
Mountain trail makes its debut on RFD-TV We will be filming for RFD-TV this month and the episodes will air between November and December 2016 and spring of 2017. This is the first time Mountain Trail will be viewed by millions! Anyone interested in holding a mountain trail challenge sanctioned by … Read More
Giving a Horse a Fun Job is the Key to Top Performance by Kim Roe Kelly and Dan Munro’s beautiful Grateful Pine Farm is the result of big dreams—and the hard work needed to make those dreams come true. Kelly is a dressage rider with over 20 years of … Read More
Careful Training Leads to a Bold, Confident Horse by Mark Bolender Riding a horse through rugged mountain trails is something many people do on a daily basis, especially in the western United States. It’s anybody’s guess what sort of obstacles you and your horse might encounter on these trails, … Read More
Thousands of equine enthusiasts from all over the United States and Canada, gathered in Albany, Oregon March 20th through the 22nd, for the seventeenth annual Northwest Horse Fair and Expo, presented by Akins Trailer Sales. One hundred ninety horses, representing 31 equine breeds were on hand to perform for audiences, … Read More
