A Life with Horses
by Karen Pickering, NWHS Publisher
I’m very excited to bring you this new section. It’s all about our life with horses. Whether you board your horse or live on a 100-acre ranch, we all have one thing in common – we love horses and the lifestyle that surrounds them. As a little girl all I could think about was horses and I never outgrew that passion!
We will be bringing you some new content, new ideas, and all things related to the life we live with horses. Send in your suggestions and ideas. This is all for you – our readers and advertisers!
Happy New Year!
Karen Pickering
Originally Published January 2017 Issue
Owner/Publisher Karen’s lifelong love of horses began at a very early age when she wore out a couple of rocking horses before convincing her parents to get her the real thing. That ill-tempered bay gelding, Brandy, was a challenge for the young horsewoman, but it drove her ambition to become a horse trainer. After attending Canyonview Equestrian College’s Horsemanship Program, Karen realized she needed work that was a little more lucrative than training, so she took a job with Customs Brokerage to pay the bills. There, she discovered an affinity for computers and a talent for creating informative, entertaining newsletters. The Northwest Horse Source began as such a letter in December 1995, with a distribution of 1000 copies for its 12 black and white pages. Now 29 years later, it’s an online magazine and website with a reach of over 10,000 per month and growing! Not bad for the results of one woman’s dream to work with horses!
Today, Karen remains involved with every aspect of the magazine and treasures the community of thousands who share a common passion.
