Equestrian Lifestyle Archives – Page 14 of 30

Trail Savvy: Why Use Hoof Boots?

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 by Robert Eversole

Unveiling the Truth Behind Equine Footwear Hoof boots—we’ve all heard of them, and it’s a love-or-hate relationship for most. I tried boots from four manufacturers a few years ago and promptly returned to traditional steel shoes. Steel has worked for me for years. Other than a few sprung shoes, failures …

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

This page sponsored by:

Willfully Guided: Falling Together

July 25, 2023 by Allison Trimble

Photo Credit: Rockin' Horse Photography

Horses Help Us Find our Strength After a 12-year hiatus from showing in National Reined Cow Horse Association shows, I stepped back into the show pen recently in Nampa, Idaho. Last year I gingerly entered five or six National Reining Horse Association shows on my 2018 Stallion OHickory Rey (Garth), …

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

This page sponsored by:

Feature: How to Encourage, Help, and Keep Youth Interested in Horses

August 1, 2023July 12, 2023 by Kim Roe

Photo Courtesy Kim Roe

8 Strategies to Keep Riding Fun Last summer I began teaching a pair of young riders—a 12-year-old girl and her 14-year-old brother—who wanted to learn more about the discipline of working equitation. The first time they came for a lesson I asked them about their strengths, weaknesses, and what their …

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

This page sponsored by:

Business Profile: Remount Equine Supplement

July 19, 2023June 30, 2023 by Northwest Horse Source

Image Courtesy REMOUNT

All-Natural Equine Hemp, Amino Acid, and CBD Supplement How and why did you get started in business? I started REMOUNT when I saw a valuable by-product of the CBD extraction industry being wasted in landfills. There’s so much good nutrition in hemp that I just thought it would be a …

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

This page sponsored by:

Trainer’s Corner: My Journey with “Journey” the Mustang – Part 2

September 12, 2023June 26, 2023 by Matt Livengood

Journey on Arrival. Photo Courtesy Matt Livengood

From BLM Holding to Accepting a Saddle In my first article in this series, I introduced you to Journey, my 4-year-old (formerly) wild mustang. I chose him by looking through photos of available mustangs for a 90-day mustang competition where competitors gentle and then ride wild horses. I brought Journey …

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

This page sponsored by:

This page sponsored by:

Trail Savvy: Ode to the Crosscut Saw

August 15, 2023June 22, 2023 by Robert Eversole

Photo Courtesy Robert Eversole - TrailMeister

A Tool for the Wilderness You’ve seen the old lumberjack photographs—two men in plaid holding opposite ends of a huge, long saw steadily working on a tree trunk of colossal diameter. The tool these men used is the crosscut saw. Today you can find these vintage tools displayed as décor …

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

This page sponsored by:

This page sponsored by:

Equine Wellness: Five Signs of Discomfort in Your Horse

June 16, 2023 by Amanda Leto

Photos Courtesy Amanda Leto

Your Horse’s Behavior Can be an Expression of Pain As you get up from your desk, you place a hand on your shoulder and rotate it uncomfortably. Really need to get that checked out, you think. As you fight traffic on the drive to the barn, you notice the tension …

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

This page sponsored by:

New & Noteworthy: Mustang Heritage Foundation Partners with Extreme Cowboy Association

June 13, 2023 by Northwest Horse Source

The Mustang Heritage Foundation will partner with the Extreme Cowboy Association (EXCA) again for their 2023 World Championships. The EXCA World Championships will be held November 1-5, 2023, in Glen Rose, TX. As part of the World Championship, Mustang Heritage Foundation and EXCA will produce the New Partner Race, a …

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

This page sponsored by:

Media Barn: Ultimate Exercise Routines for Riders

June 13, 2023June 7, 2023 by Northwest Horse Source

Ultimate Exercise Routines for Riders

Fitness that Fits a Horse-Crazy Lifestyle By Laura Crump Anderson Riders often neglect their own needs to ensure their horses’ are met. Countless dollars go toward massages, chiropractic work, and other therapies that keep our equines performing their best. We carefully schedule their training programs to achieve peak fitness at …

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

This page sponsored by:

Editor’s Postcard: Let’s Slow Down and Enjoy Summer

June 13, 2023June 2, 2023 by Kim Roe

Photo Courtesy Kim Roe

Horses Can Show Us How to Live if We Let Them “I’m gonna soak up the sun, I’m gonna tell everyone to lighten up…” – Sheryl Crow We Northwesterners endure late fall, winter, and early spring waiting for good summer weather and the chance to do all the things. When …

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

This page sponsored by:

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

Thank you for supporting the businesses that support The Northwest Horse Source

Check out the Magazine!