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Unconventional Performance Horses

Horses with Heart Rise Above Traditional Roles by Kim Roe   In 1992, the well-known reined cow horse trainer Bobby Ingersoll rode into the National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity in Reno on a 3-year-old Kiger Mustang named Kiger Tiger. Kiger Tiger was a born-wild colt that Bobby …

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Western Dressage

July 2017

Systematic Training for the Western Horse by Kim Roe   Are you interested in the precision, flow, and systematic training of dressage, but enjoy your western saddle, tack, and horse? Well, check out western dressage! As in traditional dressage, western dressage is performed in a 20 by 60-meter arena. Letters …

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Bumps in the Road

July 2017

Finding Answers for Training Problems by Kim Roe   Early in the year I sit down and outline long-term and short-term goals for each of my performance horses. I then strategize a training protocol that will help me get there. Unfortunately, with horses our goals often have to change. Horses …

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My Favorite Things

The Training Tack & Equipment I Can’t Do Without by Kim Roe   Recently I read the book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo. Like many others who read this bestseller, it prompted a frenzy of cleaning and unloading …

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Kim McElroy, Equine Artist

Horses and Her Muse by Kim Roe   Kim McElroy is a well-known equine artist from Washington state. For more than 20 years her pastels have been found on popular greeting cards, collectibles, and fine art prints. Her visions of horses portray the power and beauty of the horse’s form, …

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Paula Helm, Saddle Fitter

Making Horses and Riders Comfortable by Kim Roe   Paula Helm is an in-demand and respected saddle fitter in the Northwest. Warm and cheerful, she is known as a tenacious hard-worker with an infectious enthusiasm. Paula won’t quit until she knows the saddle is right for both horse and rider. …

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Horses and Their People

A Supportive Tribe by Kim Roe   One of my favorite picture books as a child told the story of a woman who owned a barn full of horses of every color.  Each day she went out to the barn, walked down the row of stalls, and chose one of …

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June 2017 Cover Story: Team Equine – Keeping Horses Comfortable

Roper Johnny McDonnell Appreciates Quality Service and Products by Kim Roe   Johnny McDonnell takes team roping seriously. A hard-working manager of a landscaping company on weekdays, he and his wife, Erin Givens, also own and operate Sterling Hunter/Jumpers Riding Stable in Buda, Texas. They own 18 horses, many of …

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Jordan Banks – Artist and Trainer

Capturing the Essence of an Animal by Kim Roe   Jordan Banks is a dressage and working equitation trainer in the Pacific Northwest. Respected as a thoughtful and gentle trainer, she is also a talented artist specializing in animal subjects. How long have you been an artist? My entire life. …

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May 2017 Cover Story: Montana Hill Guest Ranch

Relax, Explore, and Revitalize in the South Cariboo by Elaine Dillabaugh and Kim Roe   Montana Hill Guest Ranch in Bridge Lake, British Columbia began 25 years ago and operated into the 1990s. Recently purchased and renovated by Alan and Elaine Dillabaugh, they are welcoming guests beginning this month. The …

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