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We are delighted that the The Washington State Horse Expo returns to the Clark County Event Center March 4-6th.

With Live demonstrations, seminars, vendors, kid’s activities, entertainment, beautiful horses and much more!

Click to view their website and daily event schedule.

Click to view the NW Equine Expo Calendar post and share!

February 2022 – Courtesy of Washington State Horse Park Facebook page.

Now Live! The Park’s new website and shopping cart are now available for you to find information, become a member, plan a visit and get involved.

Here are some important things to know. The new online look and functions are the result of many weeks of research and programming by Tracey Trewin, all on a volunteer basis. For those who don’t know Tracey, she is a high level tech industry executive and skilled applications developer. She also trains and competes in the sport of eventing and, lucky for all of us, she loves the Park! We are very grateful she has been willing to devote her time and expertise to get 8 apps all working together so stylishly. Her pictures are below in case you recognize her, or meet her in the future. Please take a moment now to thank her.

Our appreciation also goes to Rebecca Lux who produced the Park’s first online store experience in 2019. She has been managing “an unwieldy beast” ever since and identified many areas where more sophisticated programming was needed to better serve our customers and support Park staff. Thank you, Rebecca, for your dedication and continuing involvement.

When you visit the website you’ll notice lots of pictures to recognize the wide range of users who enjoy the Park’s facilities and beautiful setting. Look closely and maybe you’ll see yourself or someone you know!

Please take time to review the website and shopping cart at wahorsepark.org and let us know what you think. If you have a suggestion, we’d sincerely like to hear it. And thank you all for your patience. The Park opens on April 1st, and we hope to see you soon!

Click to view the Washington State Horse Park Website!

January 2022 – Courtesy of The Northwest Horse Source – Kim Roe –

Most people acquire a horse by buying one. The process often involves hours on the phone, scrolling the internet, and viewing videos. The goal is to find the best possible horse for whatever purpose you have in mind, and there can be many pitfalls. The purchase price of a horse is in many ways the cheapest part of owning one. If you end up with a horse that’s unsuitable or unusable to you, you’re suddenly in the horse sales business. Below I offer seven strategies to help you find your dream horse.

1. Get help (and listen when advice is offered). Enlist a knowledgeable friend or family member and a professional to go through the process with you. If you don’t have a regular trainer, hire one you respect to help with your horse search. Write down what you want, what you don’t want, and the realities of your riding abilities. Then, ask your friend and trainer to help keep you on track.
2. Feel the love, but don’t get swept off your feet. We fall in love with horses for all kinds of reasons. Perhaps it’s their color, size, or rarity. Perhaps it’s because they can move faster, jump higher, or extend better than any horse we’ve ever seen, or it’s those Olympic gold medal bloodlines, or maybe it’s just that pretty face.

It’s common to see a talented horse and want to buy it. But talent is much less important than whether the horse is a good fit for you. If the horse is more athletic than you are capable of riding, or greener than you’re capable of training, progress in your chosen discipline will be slower than on a horse whose talent who suits your abilities.

Another general rule is buy a horse that looks a bit like you. Tall and leggy riders need tall and leggy horses and the opposite is also true. Don’t discount the comfort you feel when you try out a horse.

3. Sales barns are convenient but expensive. Looking for a horse at a sales barn gives you the opportunity to look at and try a number of horses in the same place. Reputable sales barns can make the process of buying a horse go much faster and easier than trying to find a horse on your own.

Many people involved in horse sales have a good eye for what makes a good match and can steer you towards it, but there’s a lot of markup on the horse’s price when someone consigns a horse to a sales barn. The goal of a sales barn is to make money on the sale of horses and to move them along as quickly as possible, whereas buying a horse directly from his owner might involve less pressure and click to read more

For more quality articles check the growing library at The Northwest Horse Source!

December 2021 – Courtesy of UC Davis by Amy Young –

The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s Center for Equine Health announces the expansion of its equine facilities to Templeton Farms on California’s Central Coast, thanks to the donation of the 52-acre property from dedicated equestrian Gina Bornino Miller.

UC Davis alumna Bornino Miller and her late husband William J. Miller opened Templeton Farms for business in 2011 as a world-class sport horse training, sales and breeding facility near Paso Robles. Templeton Farms has been home to generations of performance horses, as well as a thriving boarding program.

“I am thrilled to donate Templeton Farms to my alma mater,” said Bornino Miller. “It was our dream to build a world-class facility and I look forward to seeing it develop further to advance equine health and veterinary education for years to come.”

This donation will support the Center for Equine Health’s mission to advance the health, welfare, performance and veterinary care of horses through research, education and public service. The additional location will provide new opportunities to bring veterinary students, residents, researchers and veterinarians together to tackle important problems affecting horse health.

“We are incredibly grateful to Gina for this extraordinary donation that supports the future of equine veterinary medicine,” said Carrie Finno, director of the Center for Equine Health. “Templeton Farms is a spectacular property with a reputation for excellence and we are committed to providing top-quality care to boarders while enhancing our research and educational efforts to improve horse health and performance.”

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