Karen Griffiths

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Freedom Farms instructor Jessica Crouch helps Hoof Beats Riding Club members Grace Niemeyer

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Riding clubs good for horse-loving youths

AS A KID, nothing was better than riding horses. Thus, I’m an unabashed fan of programs supporting our horse-loving youths. Ag-new’s Freedom Farm offers Hoof… Continue reading

Freedom Farms instructor Jessica Crouch helps Hoof Beats Riding Club members Grace Niemeyer
Winning smiles from the North Olympic Peninsula’s senior division performance horse riders are

KAREN GRIFFITH’S PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: DNR looking for input on trails policy

I like to tell folks I live in a puppy, horse and kid paradise in my little neck of the woods under Sequim’s “blue hole.”… Continue reading

Winning smiles from the North Olympic Peninsula’s senior division performance horse riders are
Sara Woodard follows a pack string of mules led by Sol Duc Valley Packers’ Larry Baysinger across the Quinault River. The Baysingers were selected to pack tools

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ PENINSULA HORSEPLAY: Packer service helps with chalet effort

EARLIER THIS MONTH, Olympic National Park officials contracted Sol Duc Valley Packers’ owners Larry and Sherry Baysinger to use their mules to bring in tools,… Continue reading

Sara Woodard follows a pack string of mules led by Sol Duc Valley Packers’ Larry Baysinger across the Quinault River. The Baysingers were selected to pack tools
Clallam Fair 4-H stockseat equitation seniors hoping to win positions at the State Fair in Puyallup were

PENINSULA HORSEPLAY WITH KAREN GRIFFITHS: Summer riding season ends swimmingly

IT’S OVER? ALREADY? I don’t know about you, but I am not ready for summer’s sunny, warm weather to end. For me, the highlight of… Continue reading

Clallam Fair 4-H stockseat equitation seniors hoping to win positions at the State Fair in Puyallup were
Participants in the annual Jefferson County 4-H Horse Project's three-day clinic and horse camp in July learned how to clip coats and band manes for showing

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Faring well at Jefferson fair

WELL DONE, GRASSHOPPER! Like most people 18 years old, graduated senior Anne Meek and younger sister Kaitlyn must dislike thinking of their mother as “master”… Continue reading

Participants in the annual Jefferson County 4-H Horse Project's three-day clinic and horse camp in July learned how to clip coats and band manes for showing
Participants in the annual Jefferson County 4-H Horse Project's three-day clinic and horse camp in July learned how to clip coats and band manes for showing

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Faring well at Jefferson fair

WELL DONE, GRASSHOPPER! Like most people 18 years old, graduated senior Anne Meek and younger sister Kaitlyn must dislike thinking of their mother as “master”… Continue reading

Participants in the annual Jefferson County 4-H Horse Project's three-day clinic and horse camp in July learned how to clip coats and band manes for showing
Participants in the annual Jefferson County 4-H Horse Project's three-day clinic and horse camp in July learned how to clip coats and band manes for showing

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Faring well at Jefferson fair

WELL DONE, GRASSHOPPER! Like most people 18 years old, graduated senior Anne Meek and younger sister Kaitlyn must dislike thinking of their mother as “master”… Continue reading

Participants in the annual Jefferson County 4-H Horse Project's three-day clinic and horse camp in July learned how to clip coats and band manes for showing
High-point pleasure horse winners from the 4-H “Friendzy” show last weekend at the Clallam County Fairgrounds are

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Summer mixes sunshine, pastimes

OH, WHAT GLORIOUS riding weather we're having! I absolutely love this time of year when it's dry, warm and sunny outside. The Peninsula's been bursting… Continue reading

High-point pleasure horse winners from the 4-H “Friendzy” show last weekend at the Clallam County Fairgrounds are
Peninsula Junior Rodeo Association contestants at the Kitsap Junior Rodeo are

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Peninsula Junior Rodeo riders strut stuff

I REMEMBER HIM as a gangly, shy red-haired kid competing in junior rodeo events on a borrowed horse. I never thought the man lying on… Continue reading

Peninsula Junior Rodeo Association contestants at the Kitsap Junior Rodeo are
Del Sage crafted this sign signifying the entrance to his family’s new Layton Hill Horse Camp off Chicken Coop Road in Blyn. This Saturday

PENINSULA HORSE PLAY: New horse, camping spot to open Saturday

WAGONS, HO! IT’S time to hitch up your wagons — or horse trailer — and head over to the Layton Hill Horse Camp for a… Continue reading

Del Sage crafted this sign signifying the entrance to his family’s new Layton Hill Horse Camp off Chicken Coop Road in Blyn. This Saturday
Eyes That Smile and Olympic Peninsula Equine Network volunteers coax three wary and inquisitive feral foals rescued from Yakima out of a trailer to their new temporary home in Port Angeles. In 30 days

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Nonprofit rescues foals from slaughter

ON SUNDAY EVENING, I met with Eyes That Smile board members Valerie Jackson and Diane Royall to see their three newly rescued foals, part of… Continue reading

Eyes That Smile and Olympic Peninsula Equine Network volunteers coax three wary and inquisitive feral foals rescued from Yakima out of a trailer to their new temporary home in Port Angeles. In 30 days
Zoe Thompson successfully plants a flag inside the barrel during Saturday's Patterned Speed Horse Association show at the Quarter Moon Ranch in Carlsborg. Thanks to Grandma Marie Dickinson

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Spirited run at Carlsborg patterned speed show

IT'S THRILLING TO see young ones taking to the sport of Patterned Speed Horse Association events. During last weekend's show at Waynora Martin's Quarter Moon… Continue reading

Zoe Thompson successfully plants a flag inside the barrel during Saturday's Patterned Speed Horse Association show at the Quarter Moon Ranch in Carlsborg. Thanks to Grandma Marie Dickinson
The Port Angeles High School Equestrian Team appears at the state finals in Lynden. From left are Bailee Palmer

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: State finals produce area champions

VANDALS, THIEVES AND lowlifes struck at least twice this month at the Mount Muller horse camp in Olympic National Forest. When Back Country Horsesmen (BCH)… Continue reading

The Port Angeles High School Equestrian Team appears at the state finals in Lynden. From left are Bailee Palmer
Farrier Brad Erickson draws a grid on a healthy horse's hoof to outline the placement of the external hoof anatomy — frog

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: See signs of laminitis before it’s too late

ARE YOU READING the signs? Spring grass can spring forth a serious problem for horses, namely laminitis and its more severe form, founder. I know… Continue reading

Farrier Brad Erickson draws a grid on a healthy horse's hoof to outline the placement of the external hoof anatomy — frog
A handful of participants appears at last month's schooling show at Baker Stables. Don't miss this Sunday's show at the Port Angeles facility's indoor arena. Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Sequim lopes to victory at third meet

BAKER STABLES OWNERS Tom Gillotti and Dana King do a stellar job of hosting shows and events that all in the equine community can enjoy.… Continue reading

A handful of participants appears at last month's schooling show at Baker Stables. Don't miss this Sunday's show at the Port Angeles facility's indoor arena. Karen Griffiths/for Peninsula Daily News
Sequim and Port Angeles high school equestrian team riders and their coaches appear at the third meet of the season.

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Port Angeles, Sequim schools trot to top at meet

SPRING IS BUSTLING with activity and bursting with color. Signs we're exiting our gray winter days of hibernation these past two weeks include successful local… Continue reading

Sequim and Port Angeles high school equestrian team riders and their coaches appear at the third meet of the season.
Historical military re-enactment expert Gordon Frye

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Horsemen mount up for fest parade

THE BRITISH ARE coming! As usual, I was clueless. I had no idea the riders and horses standing before me were a cavalry ready to… Continue reading

Historical military re-enactment expert Gordon Frye
Dusti checks out her new surroundings alongside Valerie Jackson

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Saving horses, one smile at a time

GUILTY AS CHARGED. I'm a believer that horses can feel, think and have emotions; they have emotional attachments. And we humans are their caretakers, which… Continue reading

Dusti checks out her new surroundings alongside Valerie Jackson
Sequim's high school equestrian team is shown at its second Washington State High School Equestrian Teams meet of the season. From left are Matisen Anders

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Equestrian teams put in many fine performances

SEQUIM EQUESTRIAN COACH Katie Salmon-Haylie reports that last weekend's Washington High School Equestrian Teams (WAHSET) meet was a great success, with “everyone learning more, getting… Continue reading

Sequim's high school equestrian team is shown at its second Washington State High School Equestrian Teams meet of the season. From left are Matisen Anders
Sequim's high school equestrian team is shown at its second Washington State High School Equestrian Teams meet of the season. From left are Matisen Anders

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Equestrian teams put in many fine performances

SEQUIM EQUESTRIAN COACH Katie Salmon-Haylie reports that last weekend's Washington High School Equestrian Teams (WAHSET) meet was a great success, with “everyone learning more, getting… Continue reading

Sequim's high school equestrian team is shown at its second Washington State High School Equestrian Teams meet of the season. From left are Matisen Anders