The Northwest Horse Source
January 4th, 2022
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Your all breed, all discipline resource covering the care, training, keeping and enjoyment of horses. Check out Featured Stories for the month.
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How to Find Your Best Horse - 7 Strategies for Horse Buyers

How to Find Your Best Horse - 7 Strategies for Horse Buyers
Most people acquire a horse by buying one. The process often involves hours on the phone, scrolling the internet, and viewing videos. The goal is to find the best possible horse for whatever purpose you have in mind, and there can be many pitfalls. The purchase price of a horse is in many ways the cheapest part of owning one. …

Buying Horses and Houses - Similarities Abound in the Purchasing Process

Buying Horses and Houses - Similarities Abound in the Purchasing Process
It’s been a long time since I was focused on buying horses. Right now, I’m anxiously awaiting the vet check on a colt Blake (my real estate partner) and I are hoping to buy for next year’s NRHA futurity. At the same time, I am packing to fly to Fort Worth to look at colts with my husband, Lee, for …

Mind Games - Create a Horse Who Thinks and Looks for Direction

Mind Games - Create a Horse Who Thinks and Looks for Direction
In this article, we discuss how you can influence your horse to choose the thinking part of the brain rather than the reactive part when faced with everyday decisions. The mind of the horse is very powerful and is a key component in creating an all-round partner. In our previous two articles (see the November and December issues), we talked …

Working through the Process - Breaking Goals Down into the Smallest Steps Leads to Success

Working through the Process - Breaking Goals Down into the Smallest Steps Leads to Success
2021 was quite a year! We had a few excellent rides with the mules, attended a very worthwhile clinic, and started on an epic pack trip, which ended with me heading to the ER in a helicopter. I spent July through November writing a book because I couldn't walk, ride, or otherwise engage with our equine bubbas. It was a …

Hog Fuel, Gravel, or Sand? Winter Footing Options for Equine Confinement Areas

Hog Fuel, Gravel, or Sand?  Winter Footing Options for Equine Confinement Areas
The dead of winter usually comes with footing challenges for horse owners. It’s unhealthy for horses to stand in disease-causing muck and it’s difficult to get chores done when pushing a manure cart through ankle-deep mud. Plus, there are detrimental implications for the natural world around us since dirty water runoff pollutes streams and water bodies. Footing material is useful …
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