Like everyone else on the planet, I spent a couple weeks this summer watching the Rio Olympics on TV. Like any great athlete, I was fully committed to my 24-hour-a-day, multi-channel schedule. By that, I mean that I spent the …
Miscellaneous
Jessica Fobert and Zoë Carter adopted Encore as part of their television pilot called Free Rein, in which he was rescued from an auction and rehabilitated.
Figure skating and dressage are both judged sports and there have been judging scandals that have caused uproars. Keep reading for more information.
In her final adventure this year, Liz Brown tries her hand at cutting. In this article Brown highlights what the event is, the rules, and her experience.
Last November, Heidi Telstad, a 43-year-old lawyer from Vancouver, British Columbia, posted the first entry in her Chase Endurance blog on Horse-Canada.com. She planned to chronicle her experience preparing for and competing in the 2016 Mongol Derby – the …
A closer look at how the province’s breeding program compares to other jurisdictions and what needs to change for Ontario’s breeders to prosper.
Learn more about Ontario Racing, a newly-formed horse racing industry group and its new long-term funding framework for horse racing in the province.
The morning of June 26, 2016, Ashley MacCormick received one of those calls every horse owner dreads, yet half expects at any moment. Her gelding Mac-Talla (Mac for short) was roaming loose in her central Nova Scotia community of Belmont.…
Some see horse-drawn carriages as a part of our culture, some believe they pose animal welfare risks – get the facts on tourism carriages.
In this article Amber Marshall reflects on her long-running role on CBC's Heartland and the evolution of her character - Amy Fleming.
This article highlights everything you need to know about driving. Liz Brown shares her story and what her experience was like when she tried it.
Outside many a barn and at every horse show, there is a Polymer Palace. Depending on where you’re from, they may be known as a Best Seat in the House, Drop Zone, Johnny on the Spot, Spiffy Biffy, Heeeere’s Johnny, …
On a chilly but sunny day in early May, Liz Brown headed out to Lee Jackson's farm in St. Anns, Ontario to try barrel racing.
This article features several veterans and highlights how horses gave them and countless other contemporary Canadian veterans a voice.
In a broad-ranging interview recently with Canadian Thoroughbred, Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) CEO Jim Lawson acknowledged “broader consultation — whether it was by the HBPA, Woodbine, or both together… may have been helpful” before changes were made to the Ontario …
