Val Sanford has seen first hand the negative effects of respiratory problems on horses’ performance in the show ring and on the trail.
Sanford, owner and manager of Copper T Warmblood Stables near Saskatoon, Sask., has a horse that suffers …
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The All About Pets Show, featuring Ontario’s Mane Event, is an entertaining extravaganza for animal enthusiasts of all ages, featuring everything from cats and dogs, to horses, fish, and even reptiles.
On Easter weekend, April 18 -20, some 20,000 people …
Stem cell therapy at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Health Sciences Centre is yielding promising results in the treatment of tendon injuries in horses.
Two horses are currently being treated using allogous stem cells – cells that were banked and …
Leading international equine welfare organization the Brooke has captured 80 years of its veterinary expertise in a pioneering book out this month.
The Working Equid Veterinary Manual is the first of its kind in the veterinary industry. Hundreds of copies …
Arrests and sit-in protests peppered the feral horse capture season this year as the (ESRD) issued three capture permits in January
Earlier this year, it was reported that the United States Congress would withhold federal funding for horse slaughter plant inspections in 2014. It has now been announced that president Barack Obama has extended the funding freeze until September 2015.
This …
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) has received reports of several cases of equine Strangles (S. equi sp. equi infection) in the Waterloo-Wellington County area. Strangles is not a reportable disease in the province of Ontario, however, …
Horse-Canada.com is pleased to present a new blog by equine nutritionist Shannon Pratt-Phillips, Ph.D., a regular contributor to Horse Sport, Horse-Canada and Canadian Thoroughbred.
The Equine Health & Nutrition Blog will offer regular updates and insight on current studies and …
Following a two-hour hearing on Friday, January 3rd, a temporary restraining order to block the opening of Valley Meat Co. has been extended for an additional 10 days.
The New Mexico slaughterhouse, owned by Rick De Los Santos, was slated …
Less than ten months after hiring new CEO Jean-Christophe Gandubert, Equine Canada is once again without a leader.
Late Tuesday evening, Equine Canada issued a brief statement announcing his departure:
Equine Canada regrets to announce that its Chief Executive Officer …
Lisa Coulter of Vernon, BC recently made history in the sport of Reining as both a rider and a coach. Coulter made her mark on the 2013 USA Reining Series
Trainer Edward Allan Buck has filed a lawsuit against the American Quarter Horse Association and seven current or former officers/agents of the organization
A US federal appeals court issued a temporary injunction on November 4th preventing the US Department of Agriculture(USDA) from conducting inspections at would be horse slaughter facilities in New Mexico, Iowa and Missouri.
The decision was made by the 10th …
Expect to see plenty of cowboy hats and spurs around Red Deer The largest cutting, reining and working cow horse event in the Pacific Northwest
Equine Guelph has launched a new two and a half minute video to help horse owners with parasite management. When a growing resistance to dewormers is cited as a major issue concerning horse owners today, a fecal exam to see …
