PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Learning to trim hoofs is essential skill

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PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Learning to trim hoofs is essential skill

JUST AS IT’S often said that knowledge is power, learning a new skill can be just so empowering.

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HORSEPLAY: Ensure you’re prepared for the snow, ice

YIKES. ICE AND snow fell upon us a bit early this year, didn’t it?

HORSEPLAY: Groups work together to rescue horse

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HORSEPLAY: Groups work together to rescue horse

AFTER HEARING ABOUT the hundreds of horses rescued and evacuated during the recent Northern California wildfires by local…

HORSEPLAY: A fun time had at River Fest

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HORSEPLAY: A fun time had at River Fest

IT WAS A beautiful sunny day Sept. 30 when I swung by the 18th annual Audubon center’s River…

HORSEPLAY: Thank volunteers for trail work

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HORSEPLAY: Thank volunteers for trail work

IT’S NO SECRET we live in one of the most beautiful places in the world.

HORSEPLAY: Fresh water is important for animals

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HORSEPLAY: Fresh water is important for animals

IF YOU WERE thirsty and were handed a glass filled with green and murky water, would you drink…

HORSEPLAY: Speed, talent needed to win horse events

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HORSEPLAY: Speed, talent needed to win horse events

IT’S NO SECRET I prefer the speed and action of barrel racing over the slower paced Western performance…

HORSEPLAY: Be cautious of starting fires

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HORSEPLAY: Be cautious of starting fires

WE MIGHT BE roasting in this heat, but thankfully we’re not toasting from a wildfire.

HORSEPLAY: 4-H leader helps youths grow

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HORSEPLAY: 4-H leader helps youths grow

GROWING UP, I was the kid in the family that my parents pointed to and said, “She’s horse-crazy.”

HORSEPLAY: Star Spangled Horse Show coming this month

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HORSEPLAY: Star Spangled Horse Show coming this month

IT’S THAT TIME of year when top Washington State Horsemen performance competitors, both local and from across the…

HORSEPLAY: Opportunity to support Olympic Peninsula Equine Network is coming

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HORSEPLAY: Opportunity to support Olympic Peninsula Equine Network is coming

TERMINAL CANCER, ALZHEIMER’S disease, a car accident, sudden unemployment or a death in the family are all unexpected…

HORSEPLAY: Carrying on the tradition: Children learn to ride

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HORSEPLAY: Carrying on the tradition: Children learn to ride

MY HEART SANG with joy when I stopped by the Quarter Moon Ranch game show in Carlsborg last…

HORSEPLAY: Port Angeles, Sequim high school riders finish season

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HORSEPLAY: Port Angeles, Sequim high school riders finish season

DON’T YOU JUST love this time of year when the sun goes down after 9 p.m.?

HORSEPLAY: Shedding season has arrived

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HORSEPLAY: Shedding season has arrived

SUNSHINE AND SHEDDING season is here.

William Kummerfeldt greets and learns how to safely give a treat by using a Frisbee as a plate at the Olympic National Park Junior Ranger Day at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center. The Back Country Horsemen Peninsula Chapter was there to promote trail safety when encountering livestock. (Kris Phillips)

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HORSEPLAY: Remember to Stop, Stand, Speak on trails

Y’ALL HAVE HEARD about the Leave No Trace Program, right?

HORSEPLAY: PA, Sequim horse riders place at meet

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HORSEPLAY: PA, Sequim horse riders place at meet

SEQUIM AND PORT Angeles’ high school equestrian teams completed their third qualifying meets of the season March 24-26…

HORSEPLAY: Chapter president earns Lifetime Achievement Award

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HORSEPLAY: Chapter president earns Lifetime Achievement Award

ACK! I WAS WRONG — again.

HORSEPLAY: Horse riders looking forward to spring

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HORSEPLAY: Horse riders looking forward to spring

IT’S MARCH ALREADY?

HORSEPLAY: Soggy ground causes sinking feeling

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HORSEPLAY: Soggy ground causes sinking feeling

IT’S NOW FEBRUARY, and I must confess I feel as if I’m going more backward than forward down…

HORSEPLAY: Jefferson County Horse Park galloping along

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HORSEPLAY: Jefferson County Horse Park galloping along

GREAT NEWS: THE Jefferson Equestrian Association is getting close to opening the Jefferson County Horse Park.