Colorado Horse SourceWhat is your name and the name of your sanctuary? Pat Craig – The Wild Horse Refuge How and when did you get started? As the population of free-roaming horses grew in Colorado’s Sand Wash Basin (SWB) to almost 1,000, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intervened in 2020, rounding …
What is your name and the name of your business? Arapahoe Community College Equine Training and Management Program. E—W (E Bar W) Horse Training. Where are you located? Arapahoe Community College – EquineCampus Box 233900 South Santa FeP.O. Box 9002Littleton, CO 80160-9002 damian.ficca@arapahoe.eduarapahoe.edu/equineCell: 720-201-0934Office: 303-797-5722 Facebook: Arapahoe Community College What …
Seeing Bruce in action has been a thrill. He has such a way with horses and people! I witnessed his methods at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo a couple years ago and then again at the Mustang Summit in Westcliffe, Colorado this past summer. Check out his website and see …
Could 2024 really be terrible? It just depends who you listen to. As we step into 2024, there’s a lot of worry about what the year might hold. Optimism and hope are not dead. It’s all about perspective. There will be challenges, but also amazing opportunities – especially when it …
Head to Hoof® Products Help Senior Horse Regain Health The Sturdy Horse, located in Del Norte, Colorado, researches, develops, and manufactures products made from hemp seeds that help humans, horses, and pets. One horse, Peaches, a 29-year-old Quarter Horse with extreme malnutrition due to negligence, was checked over by a …
Lessons from the Ranch: Training, Riding, Luck, and Love By Van Hargis Van Hargis grew up in the saddle on an East Texas ranch, training his first horse at age 12 and eventually making a living starting cutting and reining colts, many of which would leave his hands to become …
How to Take, Measure and Track Key Vital Signs By Meriel Moore-Colyer for Haygain Maintaining good health in our horses is every owner’s responsibility. Avoiding performance-limiting viruses, preventing the development of more serious diseases, and ensuring your horse is content and living as natural a life as possible should be everyone’s …
Developers of the Parma Arena Groomer How and why did you get started in business? In 1994, Parma Company, a century old farm equipment manufacturer, developed the Parma® Arena Groomer® tool to fill the need for an economical yet effective way to work and groom the footing in horse arenas. …
It was a joy to read the essays and see the photos submitted to our Senior Horse Essay Contest this year. It was very difficult, as usual, to choose the winners. In the end, I chose those who most closely followed the submission guidelines and whose words and photos best …
