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Decorate Your Barn!

Get Thrifty With Your Holiday Decorating Story and Photos by Aliena Hook   Whether you’re at a boarding facility or keep your horses at home, decorating the barn is a great way for you and your equestrian friends to get into the holiday spirit. Think cheap and creative when it …

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My Favorite Gifts

How to Spoil Your Favorite Horse Owner by Kim Roe     How do you choose a gift for a horse-loving friend or family member? You don’t want to break the bank, nor go too practical and buy them a bale of alfalfa, sack of grain, or a manure fork. …

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The Best Presents are Free

November 2017

The Gift of Time Brings Joy in Any Season by Kim Roe   Sometimes the holidays are overwhelming. We want to give presents that reflect how important our friends and loved ones are to us, but purchasing multiple gifts brings on a financial crisis. Or maybe we just don’t know …

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Ionophore Toxicosis

October 2017

Poison in Your Feed Bag by Kim Roe   One of the joys of horse ownership is pouring grain or concentrates into a bucket and offering it to a happy horse. Concentrates provide our horses with important nutrients and calories they might not otherwise receive. We trust that the ingredients …

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How to Find a Trainer

August 2017

Tips for Choosing Your Best Match by Kim Roe   Recently I attended a clinic given by someone I find gentle, patient, and classical. I enjoy riding with this trainer because I know my horse will be safe and I won’t be pushed into an uncomfortable place that I can’t …

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A Hero’s Work

One horse’s will to live became an inspiration to many by Catherine Madera Photos by Emily Greene The working horses of Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch outside Bend, Oregon don’t have performance pedigrees. They don’t round up cattle or help hold wily calves. For their job of equine counselor, this motley …

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Unconventional Performance Horses

Horses with Heart Rise Above Traditional Roles by Kim Roe   In 1992, the well-known reined cow horse trainer Bobby Ingersoll rode into the National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity in Reno on a 3-year-old Kiger Mustang named Kiger Tiger. Kiger Tiger was a born-wild colt that Bobby …

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My Favorite Things

The Training Tack & Equipment I Can’t Do Without by Kim Roe   Recently I read the book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo. Like many others who read this bestseller, it prompted a frenzy of cleaning and unloading …

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Your First Backcountry Adventure

6 Steps to a Successful Pack Trip by Robert Eversole   For many of us the ultimate in equine vacations is to venture into the backcountry with our horse. Day rides and horse camping at an established campground is good. Camping with horses in the depths of the backcountry is …

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Building a Barn?

March 2017

Compare Your Options for the Right Fit by Karen Pickering, NWHS Publisher   In spring we start thinking about projects around the farm. Whether we’re considering a new barn or upgrading an existing structure, there are many companies willing to help. March is our Barn and Farm issue so The …

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