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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
BY NOW, WE all know the freezing-weather drill, right? After filling the horse's water troughs and buckets, completely drain the hose, place it under cover,… Continue reading
TO SHAKE, RATTLE and roll is fun when dancing to good music — not so much when it's an involuntary movement coming from your horse.… Continue reading
A NICE PERK of living close to DNR land is that the hard-packed gravel roads are rideable year-round. Unless I venture onto a side trail,… Continue reading
SEQUIM — “I have a child, so I'm not too proud beg, but then I never thought I'd be in a position to ask for… Continue reading
SADLY, IN THIS difficult economy, the number of abused, abandoned and neglected horses has reached an all-time high. The good news on the Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading
SADLY, IN THIS difficult economy, the number of abused, abandoned and neglected horses has reached an all-time high. The good news on the Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading
RING OUT 2013 by offering struggling families “a hand up, not a handout” through the Peninsula Daily News' Peninsula Home Fund. Your gift will fulfill… Continue reading
RING OUT 2013 by offering struggling families “a hand up, not a handout” through the Peninsula Daily News' Peninsula Home Fund. Your gift will fulfill… Continue reading
EDITOR'S NOTE — 'Today' refers to Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. RING OUT 2013 by offering struggling families “a hand up, not a handout” through the… Continue reading
RING OUT 2013 by offering struggling families “a hand up, not a handout” through the Peninsula Daily News' Peninsula Home Fund. Your gift will fulfill… Continue reading
BRR! I DON’T know about y’all, but I am not a happy horsewoman when the temperature plummets below freezing as it did in the past… Continue reading