Articles Archives – The Northwest Horse Source

Media Barn: New in Books – A Horse by Nature

April 24, 2024 by Northwest Horse Source

Managing Emotional and Mental Stress in Horses for Improved Welfare by Mary Ann Simonds Renowned wild horse ecologist and equine behaviorist Mary Ann Simonds provides a practical soup-to-nuts manual for understanding how horses think, feel, learn, communicate, and interact with each other and with humans. Integrating over 30 years of …

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Picasso – April-May 2024 Equine Art Raffle Painting Benefiting Rescue Horses

April 23, 2024 by Press

Picasso, by equine artist Barbara Wright

To raise money for our Harmony HorseWorks Equine Welfare Fund, we continue our 2024 periodic equine art raffle campaign and invite you to bid on this month’s featured painting, Picasso, by equine artist Barbara Wright. The fund helps support rescue horses in CO and AZ and our therapy programs. Picasso …

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

April 22, 2024 by Mark Bolender

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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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Editor’s Postcard: Who Will Carry On?

April 20, 2024 by Kim Roe

Equine Facility Professionals are Hard Workers, Passionate, and (Maybe) Crazy A few years back a teenage student of mine asked, “What will happen to all these horse facilities owned by old women like you after you all die?” Ha! I was taken aback (to say the least). I was only …

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HSUS Cashes In On PZP Sales While Wild Horses, Native Wildlife and Range Health Continue To Suffer

April 19, 2024 by Press

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Funding in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) budget for wild horse roundups has been cut by $5.9 million, as part of the federal spending bill signed into law in early March 2024. Ironically, this move came directly on the heels of a Nevada Wildlife Commission meeting and endorsement of …

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New & Noteworthy: Horse Industry Podcast Seeks Pictures and Descriptions of First Ponies

April 18, 2024 by Kim Roe

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While some equestrians are fortunate to own, ride, and show world champion horses, the love and appreciation for our first ponies is something we never forget. The Horse Industry Podcast (horseindustrypodcast.com) has launched a new long-term project to capture the stories of first ponies through their “Registry of the Remarkables” …

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Small Farm Makeover: Fencing Horse Properties

April 12, 2024 by Kim Roe

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Keep Your Equines Safe and Where They Belong Few things are more important on a horse property than good fencing. Well-constructed, safe, effective fences give you the peace of mind to know your horses will stay home and add value to your property. Fencing represents a huge financial outlay, so …

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DURANGO® AND THE PRCA INTRODUCE FIRST-EVER PRORODEO BOOT COLLABORATION

April 11, 2024 by Press

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Hand-Crafted, World Champion Approved Boots Available at Retail Now EMBARGOED – Nelsonville, OH (April 5, 2024) – Durango® Boots, a division of Rocky Brands, Inc. and The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), the oldest and largest professional rodeo-sanctioning body in the world, have come together to develop a collection of …

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The Cowboy & The Jump Jockey, How A Champion Racehorse Was Saved

April 10, 2024 by Press

March 31, 2024 Solvang, California: Amazing stories unfold in the podcast episode #251 about how champion horses are made when the trainers get it right for the horse. Born in the United Kingdom and famous in Germany for working with Monty Roberts on some remarkable horses, Simon Stokes is a fearless Jump Jockey and patient trainer. When the …

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Trainer’s Profile: BCR Horsemanship at Baxter Creek Ranch

April 9, 2024 by Northwest Horse Source

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Roxanne Baxter Offers All-around Training in Phoenix, Oregon What is your name and location Roxanne Baxter, BCR Horsemanship LLC in Phoenix, Oregon. Our ranch name is Baxter Creek Ranch. Disciplines offered? I’m an all-around trainer and riding instructor with an emphasis on kind horsemanship with no shortcuts to real communication, …

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