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.

HORSEPLAY: Keeping water troughs from freezing is paramount

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HORSEPLAY: Keeping water troughs from freezing is paramount

EVER FELT AS if you’re dying of thirst? It literally could happen.

HORSEPLAY: Sol Duc Valley couple still on trails together

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HORSEPLAY: Sol Duc Valley couple still on trails together

“YOU GETTING OUT to ride much?”

HORSEPLAY: Family tradition continues on

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HORSEPLAY: Family tradition continues on

THE SISTERS ARE at it again.

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)

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PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Griffith’s horses fear holiday lights display

THE ALIENS HAVE landed.

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HORSEPLAY: Good friends help build a solid shelter

“WE ARE WOMEN. Hear us roar” is a saying I utter frequently — with fist pumps in the…

PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Riders hoof it through bad weather

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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.

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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

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HORSEPLAY: 4-H helps riders gain confidence

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