From My Saddle: Youth and Education

Western Washington University Students, Jesse Nunley and Rebecca Manlow, hang out with April after finishing a marketing project for NWHS in 2015.

Producing a Magazine Takes an Incredible Team I’ve come to realize after so many years how blessed I am to be working with the team I have. Running a magazine for 27+ years and starting a new one nearly two years ago, I understand the dedication and discipline it takes …

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From My Saddle: Friends for Life

Karen (left) and Wendy at The Flying W Ranch

Making Cherished Memories One of my favorite places to visit is the Flying W Ranch in Colorado Springs. After moving to Colorado, my sister Sharon and her husband Warren drove from Washington for a visit. Sharon had asked me about the Flying W Ranch as she had visited the ranch …

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From My Saddle: Trying New Things

Karen with reindeer taken at the Alaska Horse Expo, June 2012.

Publishing Industry Bring Challenges The holidays always give me time to reflect on the year’s business challenges and wins. I’ve been burying my head in the sand for a while, avoiding what’s happening with how the equine world consumes information. For me, and many of our readers who’ve reached out …

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From My Saddle: Finding a New Equine Partner

Finding a New Equine Partner
Karen & Chip

Senior Horses and Holiday Wishes Over the past few months, I’ve really missed my mare April. I bought April as a yearling, and she was nearly 23 years old when she died. She grew up alongside my magazine business, which was just four years old when we began our journey …

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From My Saddle: Simple Pleasures

Borrowed Horse Provides Relaxation It’s easy to fill up your days with busy work. I’m often too busy for horse time, but thanks to my neighbor, Cymmie, I have a borrowed horse named Chase to ride. It’s amazing how I’ve lost my confidence since April passed away. I’ve miss her …

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Mustang Discovery Ride – Event held 8/5/22

Mustang Discover Ride – Event held 8/5/22
Photo Courtesy Karen Pickering, NWHS/COHS

Meet the Mustang Event hosted by Jeff & Teri Hall in Castlerock CO Lisanne Fear is a determined woman riding to create awareness of the Mustang. She is riding 5000 miles with the goal of helping to get 5000 Mustangs Adopted that are living in holding pens at various BLM …

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From My Saddle: Education is Ongoing

From My Saddle Education is Ongoing
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American Horse Publications Conference Proves Fruitful I believe education is an ongoing process throughout our lives. The old cliché, “The older I get the less I know,” is certainly a true statement for me. Technology is changing so fast we don’t have time to download a software update before another …

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From My Saddle: Savor the Moments

Remembering Good Times with April While attending the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo in February, I got a call from my husband, Mark, who was taking care of our horses April and Chloe for the weekend. “Something’s wrong with April,” he said. I called my friend Wendy to go see what …

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April enjoying a break in Yellowstone National Park

Times Are Changing When I started the magazine in December of 1995, I had no idea what to do or where to start. It all began with a company newsletter I was doing for my job at a US Customs Broker in Blaine, WA. The idea caught on and with …

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Taking the Northwest Horse Source into the Future

Your Input Helps Us Change With the Times   by Karen Pickering, NWHS Publisher When was the last time you went to a Sears store to shop? After 125 years in business, Sears is closing their doors because they were unwilling, unable, or unprepared to change with the times. Over …

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