Brenda Fehr was a top finalist for the 2017 Heroes of the Horse Award. Learn about the lives she saves at Dare to Dream Horse Rescue.

Yogi Fell of Granville, P.E.I., is Horse Canada’s first-ever Hero of the Horse award winner. Fell has been helping horses and humans for over 30 years.

Ivan, now 62, was the first of the three to start at Whitemud. Having loved horses since he was a child growing up in the Ukraine, he always wanted to ride.

Sherry Mclean who owns and operates Northern Dawns Stables stumbled across Reload earlier this year while he was still in race training.

Originally a $2,000 yearling purchase in 2007 by Doug Clyde, Monsterinthecloset raced 50 times through 2013 for three different owners.

Trained by Barb Minshall, Stacked Deck entered his 2015 campaign with one stakes win, a nose score in the 2014 edition of the Charlie Barley Stakes, to his credit.

Sent to post at odds of 20-1 in his 2015 debut, …

Most people, probably, would not feel comfortable riding in such a precarious state, but for Joanne Chu-Fook, a hunter/jumper rider from Toronto, Ontario, this is just the reality of her horseback riding experience.

Joanne was born with a hearing impairment …

Being a horsewoman and a news anchor/journalist may seem worlds apart, but not for Amber Schinkel of Global News Calgary.

When and why did you become a professional trainer?

I started training professionally and giving some small clinics when I was in college, pursuing a degree in agricultural business management. It was a good way to keep up with my …

His family was rocked by the doctor’s news. Husband, father and grandfather, Laurie Silvera was not likely to come out of his 17-day unconsciousness, suffering from complications from the digestive disease diverticulitis.

It was early in 2009 and Silvera, then …

Chad Joe is a successful owner of thoroughbred horses who is the first to admit his involvement in the sport was the furthest thing from his mind.

Wise Dan was perfect on Canadian soil and to many he was considered the perfect racehorse – fast, brave and a graded stakes winner on three surfaces. The champion chestnut had an unquenchable will to win.

Through 32 career starts, …

From the lush green grass of Northern Ireland through the Dubai desert and more, Saul McHugh has gained a lifetime of horse training in 35 years.

Dr. Dubro Zerajic not only enjoyed a career where he was inspired by horses, he also became one of Ontario’s foremost pioneers in equine acupuncture.

In this article readers can be inspired by Mac Makenny’s devotion to life on his ranch and the horses who call it home, and how his knowledge is shared.