TORONTO – Jenn Crawford is committed to making the equestrian community more accessible and enjoyable for all, and is preparing to showcase a "different side" of the sport at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair next week.
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Real-life cowgirl: Ontario High School Rodeo Association competitor Amber Gregson
HILLSBURGH – Ontario High School Rodeo Association (OHSRA), a division of National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA), held its first event of the season in Clinton last weekend.
Experts say biosecurity measures reduce risk of strangles
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Strangles is a respiratory disease that has for centuries spread fear throughout equine communities across the globe.
Climate change has impacted horses’ health in recent years: vet
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As the warming climate changes local weather conditions, horses in Wellington County are facing different viruses and infections than they did in the past.
Experts offer tips to manage muddy paddocks
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A mild winter means many equine professionals are grappling with how to manage mud.
Irish Creek Stables well on road to recovery after equine herpesvirus outbreak
PUSLINCH – Now the outbreak is behind them, Irish Creek Stables official feels the facility is safer than ever.
Hoof Heroes: The farriers who keep horses on surefooted ground
WELLINGTON COUNTY – For decades, Paul Fischbach has quietly dedicated himself to a craft that is essential for the well-being of our equine companions: farriery.
Sunrise Capital building project seeks to build affordable housing suites
PUSLINCH - Logan Kanapathi, parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Michael Parsa, visited Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre in Puslinch on Aug. 23
Commission suspends trainer, issues $11,000 fine for ‘suspicious death’ of racehorse
TORONTO – The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued monetary penalties totaling $11,000 to a local standardbred trainer.
Disease specialist speaks to importance of protecting pets, livestock from air pollution
GUELPH – When air thick with haze and the acrid smell of wildfire smoke pushes air quality health indexes to high levels, people are advised to remain indoors. But what about animals?
Equine herpes virus confirmed in Waterloo Region
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has confirmed one case of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM) in the Waterloo Region.
New technology offers unprecedented insight into health of equine tendons
ERIN – High injury rates in equine tendon and ligaments are common in the equine industry – to the point they are almost accepted as the “nature of the beast.”
Equine assisted learning brings horses and humans together to learn life skills out of the saddle
CENTRE WELLINGTON – You just never know when greener pastures will appear and alter your career trajectory.
Research into development of foal’s gut could advance treatment of critical cases of diarrhea
GUELPH – The foal’s gut undergoes many changes as it develops rapidly. More and more, we are learning how the colonization of a gut correlates to good health.
What’s in a whinny? According to an Equine Guelph study, a whinny speaks volumes
GUELPH – Straight from the horse’s mouth, a recently published study out of the University of Guelph has looked at the way humans interpret the vocalizations or meanings of vocalizations of a whinny to decipher horse-speak.