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Release the Ego to Learn By Kim Roe For a number of years, I worked regularly with a German clinician who came to our area three or four times annually. Once, as I came in for my lesson, he announced to the spectators that he enjoyed working with me …
Caring for a Horse Facility Never Ends By Kim Roe My late husband Theo was a commercial fisherman. Like all responsible fishermen he spent lots of time, money, and effort maintaining his boat. He fished out of Alaska and would head north every spring when Bristol Bay was still …
The Legacy Continues Compiled by Kim Roe from an Interview by Karen Pickering In March, Northwest Horse Source publisher Karen Pickering interviewed trainer and clinician Josh Lyons at the NW Horse Fair and Expo in Albany, Oregon. A resident of Cross Plains, Tennessee, Josh is the son of the …
What’s Inside a Performance Horse is Most Significant By Kim Roe Not long ago I was scrolling through Facebook and found an article by Rachael Turner in Horse & Hound Magazine. The story was about a 13’3” hand pony eventing at the upper levels in Australia. The pony, Lakevale …
What Makes a Top Prospect? By Kim Roe What is a performance horse and what makes him different from any other horse? Performance horses are horses that accomplish something and have the ability to perform with efficiency. These are the horses dreams are built around from the moment they …
Second Generation Pet–Sitter Loves Caring for Animals Interview by Kim Roe One of the downsides of owning animals is finding someone reliable to care for them when we are away. This is especially true with horses; we can’t just leave the care and feeding to the neighbor kid. …
Attention to Detail By Kim Roe At 9 years old I begged my mother for jumping lessons. I grew up wild and free on my little cow pony riding western (or more often bareback), but I dreamed of riding long-legged jumping horses like the ones I’d seen at the …
Kerrits Founder Designs Clothes for All Women By Kim Roe from an interview by Karen Pickering In the little town of Bingen, WA (population 712) you can find something truly remarkable: a successful equestrian apparel company that is the result of dreams, hard work, and a bit of …
The Girl on the Dancing Horse By Charlotte Dujardin Charlotte Dujardin and her charismatic horse Valegro burst onto the international sports scene with their record–breaking performance at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The world was captivated by the young woman with the dazzling smile and her dancing horse. Dujardin …
by Kim Roe Okay, I’ll admit it. My horses and I grew rather soft this winter. The wet, dark, and cold drove me inside and away from my riding too often. My computer sits close to the woodstove and it’s not a bad life–sitting in a comfortable chair, sipping …