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What is a Performance Horse?

August 5, 2020July 1, 2013 by Karen Pickering

The Ultimate Performance Horse by Karen Pickering Greetings! It’s Memorial Day weekend as I write this column. Seems like July is a long way off, especially on a rainy day. I’m anxiously awaiting summertime, but my thoughts today are of the soldiers and law enforcement officers that put their …

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A High Performance Sport

August 20, 2018July 1, 2013 by Western Washington Mounted Shooters

What Kind of Horse Makes a Mounted Shooting Horse? Any breed of horse or mule can be used as a mounted shooting horse. Some horses take to this sport easily, others do not. But, first things first. Since this is a high performance sport, you need to start with a sound …

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A Beautiful Mind

August 5, 2020July 1, 2013 by Catherine Madera

Performance is an Inside Job by Catherine Madera My daughter’s horse, Gunner, is a beautiful example of what he was bred for: speed in the quarter mile. A gaming horse, he loves to run and is built for the job. He’s definitely a performance horse in terms of athletic ability. …

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Playing with Magic

August 5, 2020July 1, 2013 by Northwest Horse Source

New Film Highlights the Gift of Horses Emmy Award- winning filmmaker Wayne Ewing’s new film, Playing with Magic, premiered at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival recently and was wonderfully received. Playing with Magic explores how people are miraculously transformed by playing with horses. In the film (based …

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The New Normal

August 5, 2020July 1, 2013 by Northwest Horse Source

Protect Your Horse with Strategic, not Rotational, De-worming by R. Paul Schwab, DVM Recently the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) released their guidelines for parasite control in response to the development of resistance of some species of parasites to our common de-wormers. Their recommendations are based on the following …

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Camping with Your Horse

August 5, 2020July 1, 2013 by Robert Eversole

How to Create a Memorable and Safe Overnight Experience by Robert Eversole Summer’s here and with it the desire to strike out with our ponies in tow. Camping with stock is an experience that will form life-long memories and is something that most riders dream about doing. In the …

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Stranded and Helpless on Stevens Pass

August 5, 2020June 25, 2013 by Karen Pickering

A very expensive lesson in proper braking by Karen Pickering (June 22, 2013) – It was an absolutely splendid weekend—riding horseback around Lake Wenatchee with friends made for a relaxing, fun time. Our base was Stonewater Ranch, a faith-based horse camp for kids learning to find their way in the …

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14-year-old Morgan Gelding has Global Muscle Soreness

August 5, 2020June 20, 2013 by David Sauter D.V.M.

Q: I have a 14-yr-old Morgan gelding- he has been showing global soreness of muscles? joints?, these seem to come and go. he will some times have swelling in one joint then another then sometimes there is no swelling at all. Bute does help somewhat for a short period of …

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Be Prepared for Your Next Horse Camping Trip

July 23, 2021June 13, 2013 by Karen Pickering

Some helpful tips to make your trip more enjoyable (Originally published June 2013) by Karen Pickering It’s time to get out and enjoy the great northwest so we’ve put together some helpful tips in preparation for your camping or horse show weekend. I just returned from a weekend of horse …

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Tack for Showing at Mountain Trail and AQHA Trail Challenge

August 5, 2020June 1, 2013 by Mark Bolender

Dress for Success on Show Day by Mark Bolender The new discipline of mountain trail displays what is to be the ideal mountain trail horse. This horse should show good forward movement which is confident, bold, and safe. The horse also should give the impression that it can cover …

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