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The Wild Adventure of Sensational Flirt

Or, How to Keep Your Wild Horse Safely at Home by Tracey Westbury   My husband and I made the drive in late September to Southeastern Oregon.Our primary goal? To visit a couple of HMAs and get photos of wild horses. Naturally, we would also stop at the wild horse corrals …

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Taxes and the Horse Owner

What You Need to Know for 2013 by Marv Tjoelker, Partner/CEO, Larson Gross CPAs & Consultants     Now that we have turned the page on 2012 and begun a new year, the time has come to focus our attention once again on our annual income tax returns. For horse …

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Preventing Fall and Winter Colic

Keys to Avoiding a Dangerous Syndrome by Gayle Ecker     Fall—and even winter—is often a time of increased colic calls to veterinarians. While not all colic can be prevented, paying attention to your management of the horse can go a long way to decrease the incidence, and the suffering …

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Purchasing a Horse Sight Unseen

Ten Tips for Buying in the Virtual Marketplace by Katie Shoultz   The old adage of “buyer beware” can be elevated to an entirely new level when purchasing a horse sight unseen. With a virtual equine marketplace at the touch of a screen or click of a mouse, buyers and sellers …

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“No Sight, No Problem”

Meet an Accomplished, Blind, Dressage Rider by Betsy Fradd, WSU 4-H Extension   It’s not often you see a guide dog, a horse and a 4-H equestrian together in the horse barn at the 4-H State Fair. It’s not often you meet a teen like Ali Steenis. Sight-impaired since birth, …

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A Different Kind of Rescue

Northwest Equine Stewardship Center by Jennifer Warmke     When Dusty was rescued from severe neglect and abuse, she went to a local equine rescue organization. Dusty’s needs, however, were more than what the facility could handle. Realizing that she was in need of professional level care in order for …

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Bulls, Barrels, and the Spirit of Pendleton

The Little Eastern Oregon Town with a Big Western Heart by Catherine Madera     Few places are more appropriate to celebrate the birth of the unlikely nation that became a super power than Pendleton, Oregon. Augmenting its annual mega-rodeo, Pendleton ‘let ‘er buck’ early this year with a special …

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The National School of Academic Equitation

Bringing Classical Education to the Pacific Northwest by Jack Kintner and Jackie Braverman   If price were no object, what kind of training would you look for to improve your riding experience? If the answer has anything to do with European traditions as practiced in an arena, you might be …

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