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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Brace for cold weather, school meets
BY NOW, WE all know the freezing-weather drill, right? After filling the horse’s water troughs and buckets, completely…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Equine tremors lead to horse feed adjustment
TO SHAKE, RATTLE and roll is fun when dancing to good music — not so much when it’s…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Winter whilings, winnings on Peninsula
A NICE PERK of living close to DNR land is that the hard-packed gravel roads are rideable year-round.…
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A hopeful future for Peninsula Home Fund recipients in Sequim
SEQUIM — “I have a child, so I’m not too proud beg, but then I never thought I’d…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Eyes That Smile rescues neglected horses
SADLY, IN THIS difficult economy, the number of abused, abandoned and neglected horses has reached an all-time high.…
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KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Eyes That Smile rescues neglected horses
SADLY, IN THIS difficult economy, the number of abused, abandoned and neglected horses has reached an all-time high.…
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PENINSULA HOME FUND — Ring out 2013 with a ‘hand up, not a handout,’ and thank you for making a difference
RING OUT 2013 by offering struggling families “a hand up, not a handout” through the Peninsula Daily News’…