Karen Griffiths

HORSEPLAY: Keeping water troughs from freezing is paramount

HORSEPLAY: Keeping water troughs from freezing is paramount

EVER FELT AS if you’re dying of thirst? It literally could happen. Water. All creatures great and small need it to survive. In general, both… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Keeping water troughs from freezing is paramount
HORSEPLAY: Sol Duc Valley couple still on trails together

HORSEPLAY: Sol Duc Valley couple still on trails together

“YOU GETTING OUT to ride much?” It’s a question I’m asked all too frequently. I love to ride, but becuase I’m not riding as much… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Sol Duc Valley couple still on trails together
HORSEPLAY: Family tradition continues on

HORSEPLAY: Family tradition continues on

who’ve traveled the country to participate in breed… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Family tradition continues on
This year’s Sequim High School equestrian team members are Faith Haggie, Grace Niemeyer, Emelie Fürste, Amy Tucker, Christina Williams, Miranda Williams, Yana Hoesel, Amanda Murphy, Sydney Balkan, Abi Payseno, Madi Murphy and Lilly Thomas. The girls are show at a training session at Freedom Farm in Port Angeles. (Katie Solomon-Newton)

PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Griffith’s horses fear holiday lights display

THE ALIENS HAVE landed. That’s what my horses must have been thinking when my neighbor’s Christmas lights display lights up the sky come nightfall. In… Continue reading

This year’s Sequim High School equestrian team members are Faith Haggie, Grace Niemeyer, Emelie Fürste, Amy Tucker, Christina Williams, Miranda Williams, Yana Hoesel, Amanda Murphy, Sydney Balkan, Abi Payseno, Madi Murphy and Lilly Thomas. The girls are show at a training session at Freedom Farm in Port Angeles. (Katie Solomon-Newton)

HORSEPLAY: Good friends help build a solid shelter

with fist pumps in the air — when my women friends and… Continue reading

PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Riders hoof it through bad weather

PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Riders hoof it through bad weather

INCLEMENT WEATHER AND sloppy ground didn’t deter fans of Jefferson County’s Silver Spurs 4-H horse shows. And why would it when the last show of… Continue reading

PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Riders hoof it through bad weather

HORSEPLAY: Gnats can cause horses health problems

Indy could have “sweet itch” — an allergic reaction to gnat bites — or something much worse.

HORSEPLAY: 4-H helps riders gain confidence

HORSEPLAY: 4-H helps riders gain confidence

Members of the Clallam County 4-H team earned awards at the Washington State Fair last month.

HORSEPLAY: 4-H helps riders gain confidence
HORSEPLAY: Local girls place at state fair; dealing with a case of colic

HORSEPLAY: Local girls place at state fair; dealing with a case of colic

Three Clallam County girls earned ribbons and placings at the Washington State Fair. Karen’s horse Indy develops, and is treated for, colic.

HORSEPLAY: Local girls place at state fair; dealing with a case of colic
HORSEPLAY: Locals find success at Peninsula Junior Rodeo

HORSEPLAY: Locals find success at Peninsula Junior Rodeo

Five Port Angeles girls won medals during the Peninsula Junior Rodeo Association’s junior rodeo in August.

HORSEPLAY: Locals find success at Peninsula Junior Rodeo
HORSEPLAY: Good fences make good neighbors

HORSEPLAY: Good fences make good neighbors

After moving into her new home, Karen Griffiths discovers her horses are more affectionate now that they can roam mostly free.

HORSEPLAY: Good fences make good neighbors
PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Moving homes creates changes, challenges for family

PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Moving homes creates changes, challenges for family

Life-changing events have necessitated the need for my family to downsize and simplify.

PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Moving homes creates changes, challenges for family
Greg German of Port Townsend received assistance from the Peninsula Home Fund in the form of $200 to help pay for move-in costs to his new home. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

PENINSULA HOME FUND: Donations help provide roof for diligent worker in Port Townsend

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 28 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

Greg German of Port Townsend received assistance from the Peninsula Home Fund in the form of $200 to help pay for move-in costs to his new home. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)
Greg German of Port Townsend received assistance from the Peninsula Home Fund in the form of $200 to help pay for move-in costs to his new home. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

PENINSULA HOME FUND: Donations help provide roof for diligent worker in Port Townsend

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 28 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

Greg German of Port Townsend received assistance from the Peninsula Home Fund in the form of $200 to help pay for move-in costs to his new home. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)
Greg German of Port Townsend received assistance from the Peninsula Home Fund in the form of $200 to help pay for move-in costs to his new home. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

PENINSULA HOME FUND: Donations help provide roof for diligent worker in Port Townsend

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 28 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

Greg German of Port Townsend received assistance from the Peninsula Home Fund in the form of $200 to help pay for move-in costs to his new home. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)
Greg German of Port Townsend received assistance from the Peninsula Home Fund in the form of $200 to help pay for move-in costs to his new home. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

PENINSULA HOME FUND: Donations help provide roof for diligent worker in Port Townsend

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 28 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

Greg German of Port Townsend received assistance from the Peninsula Home Fund in the form of $200 to help pay for move-in costs to his new home. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)
Greg German of Port Townsend received assistance from the Peninsula Home Fund in the form of $200 to help pay for move-in costs to his new home. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

PENINSULA HOME FUND: Donations help provide roof for diligent worker in Port Townsend

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 28 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

Greg German of Port Townsend received assistance from the Peninsula Home Fund in the form of $200 to help pay for move-in costs to his new home. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)
Greg German of Port Townsend received assistance from the Peninsula Home Fund in the form of $200 to help pay for move-in costs to his new home. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)

PENINSULA HOME FUND: Donations help provide roof for diligent worker in Port Townsend

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 28 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

Greg German of Port Townsend received assistance from the Peninsula Home Fund in the form of $200 to help pay for move-in costs to his new home. (Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News)
When one of Lora and Ray Robinson’s children needed more clothes

Peninsula Home Fund warms family of 6 with clothing help for growing boy

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 27 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

When one of Lora and Ray Robinson’s children needed more clothes
When one of Lora and Ray Robinson’s children needed more clothes

Peninsula Home Fund warms family of 6 with clothing help for growing boy

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 27 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

When one of Lora and Ray Robinson’s children needed more clothes