VOLUME 17 • NUMBER 5 • PRINTED IN USA MAY 2012
Contents DEPARTMENTS 6
8 Trail Savvy 10 Tips for Trail Riders by Robert Eversole
10 From My Saddle Nothing Like a Little Fresh Air by Karen Pickering
12 Doctor’s Corner “On a Dark and Stormy Night…” by Dave Sauter, DVM
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14 Editor’s Postcard Goals Versus Recreation by Catherine Madera
16 On the Plus Side Shopping for Snake Oil by Allison Trimble
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22 Small Farm Makeover Basic Farm Equipment, Part 2 by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water
26 Equine Wellness Tendon and Ligament Injuries by Michelle Delco, DVM, DACVS
COVER STORY
6 La Estancia Alegre Peruvian Horses by Catherine Madera
FEATURE
20 Conditioning Your Horse for the Trail by Raye Lochert
CLUB CORRALS
19 Wash. Reining Horse Association WRHA Thanks Its Sponsors
34 Wash. State Quarter Horse Association Come to the New WSQHA “Rookie” Horse Show!
28 Trainer’s Corner Liberty Work, Part 1 by Alice Trindle
NEW SERIES!
35 NWHS Media Barn Bolender’s Guide to Mastering Mountain and Extreme Trail Riding by Mark Bolender
35 Advertiser’s Index 36 What’s Happening 37 NWHS Select Websites 38 Equine Marketplace 40 New & Noteworthy
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ON THE COVER
Mark Bolender riding LEA Taos
Photo: Greg Albracht 2 May 2012 The Northwest Horse Source
• Dunn’s Horse and Mule Company by Justin Dunn
• Cattle Drive Vacations Courtesy of Top 50 Ranches
• Brigitte’s Bits on Barrel Racing Choose Your Best Clinic or Coach by Brigitte Mackenzie
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PUBLISHER Karen Pickering EDITOR Catherine Madera SALES Karen Pickering PRODUCTION Mark Pickering DESIGN & LAYOUT Randy Bourland
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT Mark Pickering
REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS Alayne Blickle – Horses for Clean Water Alice Trindle – Trainer’s Corner Alison Trimble – On The Plus Side R. Paul Schwab, DVM & David Sauter, DVM – Doctor’s Corner, Kulshan Veterinary Hospital
Mark Bolender, Robert Eversole – Trail Savvy
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