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2025 2025 Year In Review A Look Back at Horse Headliners and Cover Stories from horsetrader staff


Faster than a speeding bullet, 2025 is approaching its end. Here’s is a look back at a year’s worth of Horsetrader headlines (and some links to entire articles if you missed them the first time!)


JANUARANUARY


As the new year starts, optimism reigns, and a spirit of volunteerism was strong. “Is this the Year of the Volunteer?” included a guide for horse communities to organize. Https://bit.ly/2volunteers


FEBRUAR FEBRUARY


It will be a while before the Los Angeles community recovers from the wildfires that devastated the area. Amid the intense first 48 hours, thousands of horses and other animals were evacuated — most of them to three shelters: the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, Los Angeles Pierce College, and Hansen Dam Equestrian Center. https://bit.ly/5LAfireresponse


MARCH MARCH


Heroic stories emerged in the wake of the L.A. fires, and one of them was the courageous journey of teen-ager Katrina Larsen and her reining horse, Dazzle N Chrome. https://bit.ly/5captainscomeback


APRIL APRIL


Advocacy groups including Back Country Horsemen and the Equine Land Conservation Resource and industry leaders launched a campaign to reinforce the many local, regional, and user-specific trail respect programs to promote kindness and awareness on our trails as users of all types profilerate. https://bit.ly/5commonground


Step into the 2025 Ranch Horse season! / Page 25


Vol. 46, No. 3 · January 2025 2025! Here comes Temecula pushback: Request to change zoning stirs equestrians / Page 22 • Cow Horse Kick Off


set for January 1-3 -see page 6


• Is THIS the year of the VOLUNTEER?


Vol. 46, No. 4 · February 2025


SpectacularSpectacpe tac Star


Start to SCRCHA ‘Kickoff’ win


Roy Rich takes DragnReys CHA ‘Kic off


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When should you call the vet? / Page 29 Shows & Events


12 Trainers Directory 27 32


Ask The Vet: Here’s a guide for new horse owners! / Page 21 Shows & Events


Classifieds & Fototraders® 12 Trainers Directory 27 32


Ask The Vet: Do prescriptions always require vet visits? / Page 27


Vol. 46, No. 5 · March 2025


Com ba ‘Captain’s


Comeback Vol. 46, No. 6 · April 2025


Eaton Fire evacuation can’t stop


this duo –Page 16


Equestrian Real Estate: New ranches hitting market! / Page 28 Shows & Events


Classifieds & Fototraders® 10 Trainers Directory 23 32


Common Ground


Finding Findin Rochelle Steichen photo


Find your next dream ranch in our real estate section Pages 28–29 Trainers


Classifieds & Fototraders® 10 23 Shows & Events


on our trailst il 32


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Amy McCool photo


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