Make Safe, Efficient Choices for Your Horse Property By Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water Having the right gate is another key towards becoming chore efficient. There is nothing more irritating than not being able to get equipment or deliveries into an area because a gate is too small …
Katharine Cram and Bessie Fletcher helped spread the word about Blazers in May, heading a few hundred miles down the road to set up a booth at the Sun River Pet Festival in St. George, Utah. It’s the second year the ABHA has set up a booth at the …
Equine Events Center Welcomes Horse Lovers By Catherine Madera A brand new horse arena and equine events center in Lynden, Washington guarantees it is always a good time to ride—rain or shine. Located at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds the 130×235 foot arena was completed in 2010 and unveiled …
Symptoms Of A Cause By Clinton Anderson The majority of horse “problems” aren’t really problems at all; they are really just symptoms of a cause. Ninety-five percent of all the problems you will ever have to deal with as a horse owner will fix themselves if you do the groundwork …
The EHV-1 outbreak put a crimp in everyone’s show schedule, including Washington Reining Horse Association. The Classic, originally scheduled for June 3-5, has been rescheduled for August 19-21, still to be held at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe. Coming up in July is a show with our affiliate …
The Ultimate Source of Dressage Basics in a Language You Can Understand By Jane Savoie Dressage 101 is a one-volume new edition of the bestsellers Cross-Train Your Horse and More Cross-Training. It’s a simple, riddle-free system of training that places a high priority on the horse’s physical and …
Several clubs enjoy new arena for shows By Karen Pickering It was a relaxing afternoon taking pictures of April’s mane as I was trying a new detangler made by Absorbine Products. It’s one of the things I enjoy about the magazine, trying new products. April doesn’t mind, she seems …
Minimizing Trailer Stress By Robert Eversole Summer is officially here and, in spite of high fuel prices, trail riders are hitting the highways in large numbers to haul their horses and mules to “work” as they travel to that perfect riding destination. In my last article, we discussed the fundamentals …
A Vet Talks About the Equine Outbreak By Dave Sauter, DVM This year, Equine Herpes Virus (EHV) became one of the most infamous infections in horses, both inside and outside the horse owning population. The outbreak that began with horses that attended the National Cutting Horse Association show between April …
Recognizing, Managing, and Preventing EMS By Dr. Wendy Mollat As a horse owner, you’re probably familiar with equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) by now. While the clinical signs of the syndrome have been around for decades, it’s only recently that researchers have given more definition to this condition. Below is basic …