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Business Profile: Thompson Serenity Stables

May 21, 2025 by Kim Roe

Meike Horrer Combines Classical Dressage and Hoof Rehabilitation What is the name and location of your business? Thompson Serenity Stables LLC is located in Ferndale, Washington. We specialize in classical dressage training and hoof rehabilitation, with a focus on restoring and maintaining whole horse soundness. How and why did you start Thompson Serenity Stables? …

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Small Farm Makeover: Build Your Own Trail Course

May 7, 2025 by Alayne Blickle

Photos Courtesy Alayne Blickle

Trail Obstacles Produce Training Opportunities for Horses and Riders Trail courses have many benefits. Primarily, they create interest for horses and riders and provide positive training opportunities. They can also be beneficial for the natural environment around us. Landscaping a trail course with a few native plants or a pollinator …

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Trainer’s Corner: Is Your Horse Supple?

April 17, 2025 by Kim Roe

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Signs, Symptoms, and Solutions for Improving Your Horse’s Flexibility Riding a horse who has achieved a high degree of suppleness gives a wonderful feeling to its rider. A supple horse moves fluidly and freely over the ground. Its hind legs reach well under its body while bending the joints of …

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Trainer’s Corner: Defusing Trouble Under Saddle – Part 3

March 20, 2025 by Ben Longwell

Photo by Natalie Longwell

Response in Spite of Trouble This month we wrap up our discussion on the principle of Response in Spite of Trouble, having covered the foundational understanding and some examples of situations starting on the ground. If you’ve not been reading along, I encourage you to check out the articles in …

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OFFICIAL PROGRAM!! 24th Annual Northwest Horse Fair & Expo

March 19, 2025 by Northwest Horse Source

Check out the *OFFICIAL PROGRAM* for the 24th Annual Northwest Horse Fair & Expo, happening *THIS WEEKEND* March 21st, 22nd & 23rd, 2025 at the Linn Co Fair & Expo Center in Albany, Oregon! Check out the digital edition of the program or get a print copy at the expo! …

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Rider Wellness: Is Your Horse Training You?

March 14, 2025 by Michelle Eames

Michelle and her horse Vali on the tire at Riverside State Park Equestrian Area. Photo Credit Solveig Pederson.

Horses Can Teach Unaware Humans to Do Their Bidding A few years ago, I was having trouble getting the right-lead canter from my horse Vali. He’s a very athletic horse, and quite capable of cantering on the wrong lead around a circle. Sometimes I could get the right lead, but …

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Ben Longwell with Jeff Mundell: The Making of the Vaquero Bridlehorse – April 11, 2025 – Virtual

March 10, 2025 by Press

Join Ben Longwell online via zoom for this Virtual Event with Live Q&A. This Virtual Event is FREE for members of our Horsemanship Community The Remuda! See event info here: https://horsesource.org/event/ben-longwell-with-jeff-mundell-the-making-of-the-vaquero-bridlehorse PressNews from the horse industry. Sharing today’s information as it happens. The Northwest Horse Source is not responsible for …

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Cover Story: Annual Northwest Horse Fair & Expo Returns to Albany, Oregon March 21–23

March 4, 2025 by Kim Roe

Road to the Horse Winner Mike Major Headlines Educational Lineup Compiled by Kim Roe The Northwest Horse Fair & Expo, a yearly celebration of the horse in the Pacific Northwest since 1999, returns March 21-23, 2025, to the Linn County Fair & Expo Center in Albany, Oregon. The Northwest Horse …

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Trainer’s Corner: Movement to Regain the Brain – Part 2

February 20, 2025 by Ben Longwell

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Response in Spite of Trouble Last month we discussed one of the most common questions I hear, which concerns what to do when a horse spooks or how to build confidence in a nervous horse. These are broad questions and can involve situations with a wide range of possible factors, …

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Media Barn: New in Books – Ground Games for Horses

February 13, 2025 by Northwest Horse Source

Skills, Tests, Obstacles, and 26 Engaging In-Hand Courses by Waltraud Böhmke More and more horse owners hope to engage their horses’ minds as much as their bodies during the time they spend together, both under saddle and on the ground. The happy news is that the training activities we have …

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