Horse Canada

02/15/2025

Ongoing challenges to the equestrian community in terms of costs, venues and lack of provincial and national support led to the decision.

Provincial sport governing body Horse Council British Columbia (HSBC) announced it is withdrawing equestrian participation in the upcoming BC Summer

02/14/2025

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This exclusive excerpt from Tim Hayes' new book talks about the compassionate way horses relate to each other, and what they can teach us about ourselves.

02/14/2025

Taking on a student to become a valued member of your stable's team is just one of the advantages of this successful employment program.

02/13/2025

Following the death of the philanthropic businessman who owned Shergar, the mystery of the great racehorse's kidnapping endures.

With the passing of the religious leader and businessman Aga Khan at the age of 88 in Portugal on February 4, horseracing fans remember him for his

02/13/2025

The Canadian Juno Award-winning classical guitarist is joining horse advocacy groups to press the government to pass .

Animal welfare groups and celebrities continue to call for the passing of Bill C-355 to end the export of live horses for slaughter. This month Liona

02/11/2025

📣 Help shape equestrian in Canada! We’re looking for enthusiastic, dedicated members to volunteer on our operational committees. Join us to make a positive impact on your equestrian community! Apply by March 1st.

Check the call-out list for vacancies and requirements and submit your application online! https://equestrian.ca/news/join-one-of-ecs-operational-committees/

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📣 Contribuez à l'avenir équestre canadien! Nous recherchons des membres bénévoles enthousiastes et dévoués pour nos comités des opérations. Ensemble, nous pouvons avoir un impact positif sur la communauté équestre! La date limite de candidature est le 1er mars!

Pour connaître les sièges disponibles et les exigences et pour déposer votre candidature en ligne, consultez notre communiqué: https://equestrian.ca/fr/non-classifiee/join-one-of-ecs-operational-committees/

02/09/2025

The popular kid-and-pony racing team is heading to the Longines Hong Kong International Horse Show, Feb. 14-16.

Horse lovers in Hong Kong are about to get a real treat during the inaugural Longines Hong Kong International Horse Show, when the Shetland Grand National

02/06/2025

This dynamic youth equestrian team, the 'Equestrian Colour Guard' of the Calgary Stampede, have been entertaining crowds for four decades. Calgary Stampede Showriders

The Calgary Stampede Showriders are proud to announce the celebration of their 40th Anniversary in 2025. Since their inception, the Showriders have

02/06/2025

A young saves the day by delivering an errant keg of beer in this latest offering of the iconic Super Bowl ads.

With so few good-news stories making the rounds in your social media feeds, we thought it was worth sharing a sneak peek at the Budweiser Clydesdale ad

02/06/2025

Five foals carrying genetically-edited genes from the champion mare Polo Pureza were born last fall in Argentina.

Polo-loving Argentina is looking to continue to dominate the sport thanks to scientific advances that allow “editing” a top mare’s genes into unborn

01/31/2025

To lower the number of fatal pony-vehicle crashes on local roads, strategically-placed salt licks are helping keep them safe.

Great Britain’s famed New Forest ponies are a bit safer thanks to a trial to prevent them from getting close to the roadways and getting struck and killed

01/31/2025

A Wyoming long-term care facility receives regular visits from the adorable Norman and Star, to the delight of residents.

A long-term care centre in Cody, Wyoming has a very special way of keeping its residents happy – ponies! The adorable duo named Norman and Star are lead

01/30/2025

If your older horse seems stiff or is a bit off under saddle, you may want to consider ways to make him more comfortable in his golden years.

Like their human owners, as horses age they get stiffer and have increased muscle soreness, due in part to joints losing lubrication and the cartilage

01/30/2025

Ontario resident Emilia Quaggiotto thought it was a scam when first contacted about immortalizing her Welsh Cob stallion; turns out it wasn't!

  Like thousands of other horse lovers across the globe, Emilia Quaggiotto owns a Breyer model horse. But hers lives in the barn, and is a living,

01/28/2025

Did you know that, next to old age, colic is the #1 killer of horses? Use Equine Guelph's Colic Risk Rater Tool to learn ways to reduce the risk to your horse.

Colic Risk Rater Tool Colic is the #1 killer of horses (other than old age) Colic is defined as any abdominal pain. With digestive tracts measuring 85 feet in length coupled with the inability to throw up, horses are particularly vulnerable to colic. Further, horses have evolved over eons as continu...

01/28/2025

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Here's what we know about equine depression, what causes it, how to recognize the symptoms, and how we can help.

01/24/2025

Horses, who can traverse areas unreachable by vehicles, are being put to work looking for lost souls in South Carolina.
LLancaster County Coroner's Office Mounted Response Unit

A county in South Carolina has created what it thinks is the first coroner’s mounted unit in the United States that will be used in search-and-rescue

01/24/2025

The University of Guelph student earned the award established in memory of Standardbred driver Roger L’Heureux.

Equine Guelph is proud to announce that Emily McNulty, a third-year student in the University of Guelph Equine Management program, has been awarded the