Kim Roe

Kim Roe grew up riding on the family ranch and competed in Western rail classes, trail horse, reining, working cow, and hunter/jumper. She trained her first horse for money at 12 years old, starting a pony for a neighbor. Kim has been a professional dressage instructor in Washington state for over 30 years, training hundreds of horses and students through the levels. In recent years Kim has become involved in Working Equitation and is a small ‘r’ Working Equitation judge with WE United. Kim is the editor of the Northwest Horse Source Magazine, and also a writer, photographer, and poet. She owns and manages Blue Gate Farm in Deming, Washington where she continues to be passionate about helping horses and riders in many disciplines.

October 2016 Cover Story: The Mane Event 2016

August 5, 2020October 1, 2016 by Kim Roe

3 Days and Nights of Education and Entertainment By Kim Roe It’s autumn, and with the shorter days and bitter cold the doldrums can set in, making getting off the couch and going outside to ride difficult. Just in time, The Mane Event 2016 comes to British Columbia, Canada. …

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Continuing Education

August 5, 2020September 1, 2016 by Kim Roe

With Horses Learning Never Ends by Kim Roe At 83, the world’s foremost cellist, Pablo Casals, was asked why he continued to practice four and five hours a day. Casals answered, “Because I think I am making progress.” — Leonard Lyons If I didn’t have to work for a living …

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September 2016 Cover Story: Jen Verharen and Cadence Coaching

August 5, 2020September 1, 2016 by Kim Roe

by Kim Roe Life happens. Babies are born, bones break, businesses struggle, people die. What was once easy and fun seems impossible. The desire to ride is still strong, but it now makes our heart beat too fast, our hands shake, and our horses struggle to work for us. We …

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The Power of Praise

August 5, 2020August 1, 2016 by Kim Roe

Find the Good in Every Horse by Kim Roe I began taking piano lessons in my 40’s along with my young daughter. It was a mother-daughter activity that we could do together, and it was a bonus for both of us that it had nothing to do with horses …

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The Trainable Horse

August 5, 2020August 1, 2016 by Kim Roe

What Makes a Horse Easy to Train? by Kim Roe Put a group of horse people together and the talk turns to horses. We grumble about our training difficulties and rejoice in the successes. Easy horses make us feel like great trainers and the hard ones teach us lessons. …

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Try, Try Again

August 5, 2020July 1, 2016 by Kim Roe

Living Up to Our Potential by Kim Roe My horse, Exodus, is a Lusitano. A Portuguese horse, he is bred for ranch work, dressage, and bullfighting. I do dressage with him, some working equitation, and also hope that he will be a good and safe trail horse someday. The …

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Bernice Ende, Lady Long Rider

August 5, 2020July 1, 2016 by Kim Roe

12 Years out Riding by Kim Roe It was a rainy morning when I drove to interview Bernice Ende, known as the Lady Long Rider. On my way, I thought of only one question: Why? What would motivate a woman to leave the safety and comfort of home and …

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July 2016 Cover Story: Happy Horses and Happy People at Grateful Pine Farm

August 5, 2020July 1, 2016 by Kim Roe

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 …

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The Sport of Working Equitation – Part 4

August 5, 2020August 1, 2015 by Kim Roe

The Speed and Cattle Phase by Kim Roe The goal of working equitation is to highlight the qualities of a horse that is going to be useful on the ranch. The first two trials are dressage and ease of handling, and judges test the accuracy, suppleness, fluidity of movement, …

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The Sport of Working Equitation – Part 3

August 5, 2020July 1, 2015 by Kim Roe

The Ease of Handling Trial by Kim Roe Last month we covered the dressage phase of working equitation, now we explore phase 2: the “ease of handling” trial. This trial involves a course of 8 – 15 obstacles ridden slowly and precisely, like dressage through obstacles. The objective of this …

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