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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: A little off the hoof with tips for trimming
I’VE HEARD SOME use a tree stump, a few use a makeshift stand, and others use their hands…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Endurance rider writes about going bitless
A FAVORITE TRAIL ride of mine is from Littleton Horse Camp to the Mount Muller summit. I’ve ridden…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: On 4-H’ers, home trims, PSHA wins
LATELY, MY COLUMNS have featured how well our Peninsula 4-H youths performed at September’s state fair in Puyallup.…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Senior 4-H riders show big at state
LAST TIME, I mentioned how well the intermediate-aged 4-H riders did at the Western Washington State Fair in…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: 4-H’ers win big in Puyallup contest
EARLIER THIS MONTH, parent and equestrian coach Katie Salmon-Newton accompanied four Peninsula 4-H intermediate performance riders — Clallam…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Peninsula riders streak to big finish at patterned games
FEELING THE MIGHT and power of their mighty steeds beneath them, a handful of local riders showed they…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Peninsula riders fare well at Junior Rodeo
PENINSULA JUNIOR RODEO Association members gave corking good performances at the annual Junior Rodeo at the Clallam County…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: 4-H drill teams ride to victory at fair
>ON SATURDAY, I asked my mother to accompany me to a photo shoot of the 4-H drill teams…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Riders deck out Star Spangled show
EQUESTRIAN KYLE ELLIS’ long-standing dream came to fruition when the Star Spangled Performance Horse Show took place at…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Backcountry Horsemen celebrate new parking lot, trailhead
IT WAS A typical rainy day in June when I attended the Backcountry Horsemen dedication ceremony for the…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Trials of wild cow milking, muddy trails
PA HARDWOOD’S WILD cow milking team members told me they had a grand time at the Roy Rodeo…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Old-fashioned tactic can trump gadgets at times
AT TIMES, MY horse Indy can be a bit pigheaded. Last month, he had me stymied on how…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Peninsula riders thrive at Kitsap rodeo
I’M TOLD THE weather was beautiful for the first Junior Rodeo of the season earlier this month at…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Horse group volunteers time on trails
WHAT DOES RETIREMENT mean to you? A dictionary describes it as withdrawal from active working. Apparently, Tom Mix…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Sequim group makes small-team wins
“Oh, What A beautiful mornin’/Oh, what a beautiful day./I’ve got a beautiful feelin’/Everything’s goin’ my way . .…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Peninsula riders win big, break records
ASIDE FROM GETTING drenched with rain at their third and final district meet in Elma last weekend, Washington…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Sequim high-schoolers trot to victory
SPRINGTIME’S UPON US, and so far, it’s looking like a good time for trail riding. Back Country Horsemen…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Riding clinic on lookout for help
YVETTE LUDWAR HAS a heart of gold with a bulldog tenacity, and she’s on the hunt for a…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Port Angeles, ‘satellite’ riders qualify for state
MY LAST COLUMN was all about Sequim High School’s first Washington High School Equestrian Team competition, with nary…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Sequim team rides to top-15 finishes
READY, SET, GO! Our Clallam high school equestrian teams successfully completed their first of three qualifying meets this…
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