March 30, 2007 Three cutting-edge horse research projects have been awarded nearly $NZ500,000 in grants from a Canadian research fund. The $NZ498,000 given by the Heather Ryan and L. David Dubé Veterinary Health and Research Fund will be used by scientists based at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) to investigate [...]
Found this in the Chicagoist.com this afternoon. March 30, 2007 Chicagoist hasn’t ever eaten horse meat. We don’t really have a moral objection to it, any more than we have a moral objection to eating veal, lamb, chicken, frog legs, fois gras, and on and on; we just haven’t eaten it. But some people do [...]
Howdy from South Africa! I am in the process of immigrating to Canada, and often visit the NorthernHorse website (looking for my potential new horse, LOL) and I really like the new look. I just wanted to say well done! I like the provincial flags next to the links, that helps a lot! I will [...]
The Ontario Harness Horse Association is once again offering its members the chance to win tuition to a course offered by the Equine Science Certificate Program at Equine Guelph. The Equine Science Certificate program allows students to study equine science affordably and conveniently, using the internet on their own computers.
National Geographic has a beautiful free wallpaper you can download. It is a picture of Francois Gauthier riding Snow Gun at the World Equestrian Games.
Langley, BC By Anne Patterson Mar 25 2007 The newest addition to the local Langley, BC riding club scene is dedicated to the proposition that size does matter. The BC Draft Under Saddle Club, started last year by Andrea Walker and Dawn Germscheid, was created by two heavy horse lovers who wanted to create opportunities [...]
You can now hide the map that automatically appears within your ad. To turn your map on or off, please log-in and choose to ‘edit’ your ad. You will see the new map toggle just above the horse location fields.
Credit: Lorianne Garrison, The Ottawa Citizen, ottawa citizen Published: Monday, March 12, 2007 A major Ottawa horse show that brought an average of 20,000 people to the area each year has been canceled over a financial conflict with the city. The 2007 Capital Classic Show Jumping Tournament and Festival won’t run this year because the [...]
Credit: Bloodhorse.com http://news.bloodhorse.com/ The newly completed equine genome map will be an invaluable asset for those looking to breed and manage the ideal equine athlete, as well as giving researchers a whole new set of tools for investigating equine disease. According to Dr. Claire Wade, a senior research scientist at the Broad Institute of the [...]
Police in Hong Kong are investigating an elaborate device found embedded in the turf at a world-famous horse track which was apparently designed to shoot poison darts at the horses at the start of a race. A track supervisor unearthed the device on Wednesday morning while making routine checks of the starting points for races [...]
We have some New requirements for participants at the upcoming Red Deer, AB Mane Event, April 27 – 29, 2007 if you are interested in participating or if you know of someone who would be please let them know. These new clinic requirements are for:
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