During the first meeting hosted by Ontario Racing to discuss the proposed long-term funding plan, the OLG revealed that they are reconsidering how to incorporate gaming products for the horse industry.
Previously, the OLG’s vice-president of horse racing, Cal Bricker, …
After the second day of meetings hosted by Ontario Racing (OR) to discuss the proposed long-term funding plan, the issue of transparency on a variety of issues has emerged as an early and central theme.
In order to secure 17 …
A horse was shot and killed in her paddock on an Elmworth, Alberta farm on October 21st.
Tassie’s owner, eight-year-old Shelby Ireland, was devastated upon hearing the news, when only moments before she had been admiring her mare through a …
Two horses were euthanized following an investigation by the Nottawasaga OPP, who received a complaint alleging neglect at a farm on the 5th line of Essa Township, on October 16th.
A veterinarian was called in to examine two horses, who, …
Three people have been charged criminally by Ontario’s Kingston Police force after one of its equine officers was slapped during a Queens’s University homecoming event on October 15th.
The mare, named Murney, is new to the force and still in …
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) is a persistent and incurable viral disease of equines (i.e. horses, donkeys, mules, zebras) which has nearly worldwide distribution. There is no available vaccine or treatment for EIA. It is a World Organisation for Animal Health …
In the fall, some owners and caretakers are faced with the onset of obvious foot pain in their horses for no apparent reason. What’s going on?
Dr. Eleanor Kellon, an established authority in equine Cushings and Insulin Resistance, says the …
Equestrian Canada (EC) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) of members on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 under its new By-laws and governance model.
The AGM agenda included three items of business: 1) approve the audited financial statements for the fiscal …
The FEI’s Equestrian Community Integrity Unit is to investigate allegations that the carcass of Ajayeb “disappeared” from the world endurance venue at Samorin before she finally ended up at a pathology lab.
The mare, competing for the UAE, was euthanized …
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is undertaking a review of animal transportation regulations for the first time in 30 years. Changes have been drafted, but Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food has yet to bring them forward for public …
