Kathleen McFarren From the Editor
C
hange! On the day that I’m writing this letter, we have just
changed presidents. Barrack Obama, the proclaimed leader for
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change, was just sworn into offi ce as the 44th President of the United
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States. While change can be challenging — even downright frighten-
danswofford@gmail.com ing — it can also be a good thing. A very good thing.
We believe that the changes we’ve been making to the magazine
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lately are also a very good thing. With our January issue, we started
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posting our entire magazine — cover to cover — online. Find it on our
Web site at
www.ridemagazine.com.
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The editorial we include in the magazine has been changing, too.
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Our horse-crazy team here at Ride! Magazine is constantly searching
for the latest and the greatest horse-related information we can fi nd.
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We’re also always looking to bring into our fold some of the most gifted
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and talented horsemen and women who are willing to share with us their
cheryl@ridepublishing.com wealth of knowledge about all different aspects of riding and training.
We are now featuring such well-known clincians as Richard Winters,
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Julie Goodnight, Craig Stevens, Leslie Desmond, Ken McNabb, Lynn
Mary McCourt Kathleen McFarren grew up on a
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Palm, Clinton Anderson. and Ken McNabb.
ranch with bright red buildings and
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So, who’s new this month? We are bringing on board Linda Parelli
sweeping green hills fi lled with horses.
of Parelli Horsemanship fame (page 14). Speaking of change, Linda says
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At least that’s what her huge imagina-
she enjoys being progressive and learning new things because “there is
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tion pretended. In reality, she lived
always a better way to do something.” We love that attitude!
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in a small suburban home that just
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Also in this issue, we’ve added an all-new bi-monthly column on
happened to be red and have a green
horse conformation (page 22), which is written by Judy Wardrope. Judy
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patch of lawn out front. Her horse
travels all over, sharing her knowledge of conformation and how it re-
Hannah Poore
was her trusty royal blue Schwinn
lates to a horse’s performance. Now you can fi nd Judy’s information
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3-speed bike with “reins” fashioned
right here in Ride!
from a jump rope looped over the
GRAPHIC PRODUCTION & DESIGN
And what changes are we going to be making for next
handlebars. But the horse dream
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month? We’re starting a column where readers can write
never went away. Just a few years
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in with their own horse behavior issues. Ryan Gingerich,
ago, she and her husband bought
“The Behaviorist” who appears regularly on RFD-TV, will be an-
their fi rst horse, Savannah. They take
swering your questions for this column, which we’ve aptly titled,
turns happily riding her on the many
“Ask the Behaviorist.” If you have a horse behavior problem you’d
trails that wind about through the oaks
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
like Ryan to address in an upcoming issue of Ride! Magazine,
and sycamores of their local city park.
Mitch Benson DVM Robert E. Bray Ph.D.
please drop me a line and let me know what it is. My e-mail ad-
Kathleen invites you to e-mail her at
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dress is
editor@ridepublishing.com.
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Susan Hutchinson Brian & Lisa Sabo Samdu Tozzini
Isn’t change good?
Yves & Christine Sauvignon
Out and about with Kathleen
RIDE! IS AN OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF
Deni Whiting, our ad executive, and I had the opportunity to at-
Western States Horse Expo – Sacramento, CA
tend a clinic given by Jim Crews, who spoke on how to achieve correct
equine posture and balance. The clinic took place at Atwood Ranch,
Northwest Horse Fair and Expo – Albany, OR
which specializes in training young horses using the Parelli method.
The Draft Horse Classic – Grass Valley, CA
Jim will be holding more clinics in the future . Check out www.at-
Woodside Day of the Horse – Woodside, CA
woodranchnaturally for clinic dates. Next month, I’ll have an article
for you about that clinic.
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or one of the account executives listed above. Classifi ed advertising rates are
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Ask the Behaviorist - NEW COLUMN!
Snake bite!
by Ryan Gingerich
by Kathleen McFarren
Traveling with Horses
Posture and balance - a clinic
by Heather Smith Thomas
by Kathleen McFarren
Do you have ideas for topics you’d like to see in future issues of Ride! Magazine? We’re all
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