Sweat Inequity

Horses lose fluids through sweat three times faster than humans, and they lose electrolytes 10 times faster, read this article to learn more.

Dealing with Pushy Behaviour

Barging behaviour is sometimes about space – whoever owns the space and can move another horse out of that space determines the herd hierarchy.

Champion Male Sprinter: Stacked Deck

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, …

Where Does the Ontario Sired Program Fit in WEG’s Future?

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 …

Dare to Fly

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 …

Hot Horse Docs

The Equus Film Festival started in the fall of 2014, hosted at an elegant venue in Harlem in New York City, and concluded with awards named the “Winnies.”

Shaping The Side Pass

To shift your horse closer to a gate, along a pole or away from the horse giving off bad vibes beside you in the class line-up, you’ll need to teach him to side pass.

What’s a side pass?

Most equine …