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War Horse: The Making of an Equine Adventure

Behind the Scenes of This Epic Film With Hollywood Horse Trainer Bobby Lovgren by Catherine Madera and Bobby Lovgren  Film information courtesy of DreamWorks Pictures   On December 28, DreamWorks Pictures will bring the remarkable film War Horse to audiences everywhere. Director Steven Spielberg’s epic adventure is a tale of …

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Senior Horse Essay Contest Winners

Meet Two Very Special Senior Horses   Thank you to all the readers who shared stories. Each one was special, but the two below stole our hearts. Congratulations Ellen Archer of Priest River, ID and Alatia Babin of Nampa, ID. Honorable mention essays from Bonnie Hammond, Silverdale WA and Courtney …

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CAVALIA: It’s All About the Horse

Equine Extravaganza Gallops to the Northwest by Patti Schofler     Unencumbered by human restraints, two yearlings wander onstage before a richly forested background and the audience of 2000 gasps upon realizing the colts are free. Undisturbed by this intrusion into their investigation, the youngsters sniff children’s toys scattered in …

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The Secret Lives of Horse Trailers Part 6

Trailer Anatomy 101: Structure and Framework by Leigh Goodison Grieve   All trailers begin with a chassis frame. The tubing framework for the trailer is then built around the chassis. Before either the steel, aluminum or composite skin goes on, the trailer frame looks much like a Conestoga wagon without …

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The Will to Run

How a Big-Hearted Horse Beat the Odds and Inspired a Community by Catherine Madera   For Kristi Merrill, finding the right horse had begun to feel like an exercise in futility. After losing her beloved barrel mare, Mari, in a freak accident, the competitive gamer had gone through nine different …

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The Secret Lives of Horse Trailers: Part 5

Lights, Action, Roll ‘em: Auxiliary Lighting By: Leigh Goodison Grieve   The lights and brake system on your trailer operate when they are hooked up to your tow vehicle. If all the wiring and connections are unbroken, clean and properly grounded, then you should be receiving power to your brake …

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Educating “Junior”

How to Get the Most Out of Professional Horse Training By Kim Roe   Taking your horse to a trainer is not like taking your car to a mechanic to be “fixed”. A mechanic can replace a broken part, then you take your car home, it runs great, and you don’t …

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