Articles from Author Kathleen McFarren

Enjoy all the Following Articles Written by Kathleen McFarren

August 27, 2009
Buck Brannaman - Whispering Loudly and Clearly
Kathleen McFarren

“We let our horses push us around too much,” Buck Brannaman tells us. He’s in a round pen, working with a woman’s bay colt that keeps trying to push into Buck’s space. “I would never let my horse get this bad.”br...

Buck Brannaman, clinician
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Linda Parelli
August 22, 2009
Linda Parelli - Meet the Trainer
Kathleen McFarren

I recently had the opportunity to ask Linda Parelli some questions about herself. She and her husband Pat run the successful, world-renowned program called Parelli Natural Horsemanship (www.parelli.com) - Editor/p...

Linda Parelli
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Jane Savoie
July 7, 2009
Jane Savoie - Meet the Trainer
Kathleen McFarren
We are very pleased to introduce Jane Savoie as our newest contributor to ridemagazine.com. Ms. Savoie will be focusing her articles and videos on different aspects of dressage training. She will also offer tips and advice to people on how...
dressage, Jane Savoie
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July 6, 2009
Imagine! Dancing Horses
Kathleen McFarren

This month, we are featuring trainer and performer Dianne Olds Rossi. She will be performing at the Auburn Equestrian Center in Auburn, California on Saturday evening, July 18. Come see her magical world of Dancing Horses. I caught up with Dianne and asked her some questions...

Dianne Olds Rossi, dressage
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July 3, 2009
BOOK REVIEW: "A Horseman's Journey" by Richard Winters
Kathleen McFarren

Richard begins "A Horseman's Journey" by introducing us to a two-year old Quarter Horse colt named Rocky that Richard will be training. And then throughout the book, we follow along as Richard works with Rocky, taking the young horse from being a halter-broke colt to one that...

reined cow horse, richard winters
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May 6, 2009
A Visit to Ridgewood Ranch
Kathleen McFarren

My husband Scott turned our minivan off scenic Highway 101, just south of Willits, CA, and pulled onto a narrow road. He braked at a T in the road, and we gazed out at the view before us. Forested mountains encircled a large, grassy-green valley that’s dotted with the shiny...

Ridgewood Ranch, Seabiscuit
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May 6, 2009
NorCal Equine Rescue - A Second Visit
Kathleen McFarren

We here at Ride magazine recently had the opportunity to visit NorCal Equine Rescue (NER). The organization was founded in 2003 by Tawnee and Jason Preisner. I’d first visited NER back in 2006, when it was still located in the remote mountains near Taylorsville, CA. Back then...

horse rescues, NorCal Equine Rescue
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April 3, 2009
Pest Control - It Can Be Natural and Affordable
Kathleen McFarren

Flies and mosquitoes are two common pests found around the barn and pastures. Did you know you can control them using natural methods that are also affordable?/p...

Arbico, Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis, BTi, fly predators, mosquito dunks, parasitic wasps
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April 1, 2009
Spalding Labs Presents the Third Annual Light Hands Horsemanship Symposium
Kathleen McFarren

Light Hands Horsemanship held its third annual Symposium event from May 29 to 31, 2009 at Intrepid Farms in Santa Inez Valley, CA. Before the event I asked five of the clinicians — Eitan Beth-Halachmy, Dr. Robert Miller, Jack Brainard, Lester Buckley, and Jon Ensign— about...

eitan beth-halachmy, light hands horsemanship
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April 1, 2009
Mustang Makeover 1 - This will be the competition's second year at the Western States Horse Expo
Kathleen McFarren

This summer, the Extreme Mustang Makeover returns to the Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento June 12th to 14th. In its second year, the Extreme Mustang Makeover will showcase 30 trainers who have each had just 90 days to gentle and train a mustang. The mustangs are...

extreme mustang makeover, mustang, steve bauhr, training
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