The Spring 2026 issue of the Decker Dispatch, the statewide newsletter of the Back Country Horsemen of Montana, carried a feature by Stacie on page 11 introducing Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue — and announcing the TLAER course the Gallatin Valley chapter hosted May 2–3, 2026, at the Montana State University Miller Livestock Pavilion, taught […]
On October 7, 2025, EQUUS Magazine published “3 Skills Every Rescue Horse Needs,” written by Stacie — a companion to her May 2025 piece, “3 Skills Every Adopted Horse Needs,” this time aimed at horses in the early stages of rehabilitation from abuse or neglect. The three skills are the same foundation — leading, hoof […]
The Spring 2025 issue of the Decker Dispatch, the statewide newsletter of the Back Country Horsemen of Montana, carried an advocacy essay by Stacie and her husband Sid Boswell of the Gallatin Valley Back Country Horsemen: a case for why every equestrian is an ambassador, and why the horse world’s “social license to operate” depends […]
On May 19, 2025, EQUUS Magazine published “3 Skills Every Adopted Horse Needs,” written by Stacie. Once a newly adopted rescue horse’s pressing physical problems are addressed, she writes, three foundational skills set him up for the rest of his life: leading willingly, having his hooves handled, and tolerating injections. 3 Skills Every Adopted Horse […]
On January 11, 2024, EquiManagement’s Disease Du Jour podcast — a show for equine veterinary professionals, sponsored by Merck Animal Health — released Episode 125, “Fear Free Veterinary Care,” with Stacie as the sole guest. Host Carly Sisson, EquiManagement’s digital editor, spent the episode walking through the three core Fear Free concepts — touch gradient, […]
By fall 2023, Equine Info Exchange had published “Disaster Preparedness,” an excerpt from Stacie’s book The Ultimate Guide for Horses in Need, reprinted with permission from Trafalgar Square Books. The excerpt covers what it actually takes to get horses out ahead of a fire, flood, or other disaster — knowing your local risks, planning evacuation […]
On July 4, 2023, the American Horse Council’s podcast (produced with Horse Radio Network) released “Episode 3: Helping Horses in Need,” featuring Stacie alongside Brittney Vallot of Days End Farm Horse Rescue and Ashley Harkins, Director of the United Horse Coalition. Hosts Julie Broadway, AHC President, and Megan Arszman spoke with Stacie about kill-pen purchases, […]
In the February 2023 Gallatin Valley Back Country Horsemen newsletter, Stacie published a footnoted position paper on volunteer management — why organizations lose volunteers, and concrete ways to welcome new members and keep the ones you have. Though written for GVBCH, the ideas apply to nearly any volunteer organization. The Value of Volunteer Retention and […]
On November 30, 2022, Stacie joined Jec Ballou on the Best Horse Practices podcast (season 3, episode 8) to talk about stress in horses: how it shows up, what it does physiologically, and how much of it we humans cause. Best Horse Practices: Stress in Horses Podcast conversation with Jec Ballou, November 30, 2022 The […]
In early February 2022, EQUUS Magazine published “Rescue Horse Rehab,” a four-part series Stacie wrote on restoring a rescued horse’s physical and mental health, from the first veterinary exam through the foundation training that keeps a horse in a good home for life. Rescue Horse Rehab: A Four-Part Series in EQUUS by Stacie G. Boswell, […]