We are very happy to report that the Wildrose Circuit in Red Deer  was the biggest and best it has been in years!!!!   Thank you to everyone who participated .  We received a tonne  (Ton for you Americans) of positive feedback which was very welcome and incredibly appreciated.   The circuit ended up with nearly 3,000 [...]

I can save you money on gas! Alright folks, step right up! You don’t want to pay $4.69 for gas, no problem, I have the perfect vehicle for you. Needs no gas, no oil, or even a battery, just a little grass and water will do these animals fine. Now everyone has different needs, so [...]

The Mane Event, Equine Education & Trade Fair is celebrating its 5th anniversary in BC – this October 17 – 19, 2008 at Heritage Park in Chilliwack, BC. The indoor expo will again offer over 100 hours of equine education with renowned horse trainers and clinicians, we are pleased to welcome back some of your [...]

The Ontario Quarter Horse Youth Association (OQHYA) is very pleased to announce the winner of the raffle for a John Deere “Gator” 620i XUV 4 x 4. The OQHYA representatives drew the winning ticket on July 12, 2008 at 4912 Rd 179, R.R. #1, Bornholm, Ontario. Valued AQHA corporate partner, John Deere sponsored this terrific [...]

Equine Guelph has set a date for its fifth birthday party! On Tuesday, September 30, Equine Guelph will host a Celebration of Partnerships dinner at Tralee Estate near Caledon, Ontario. Over one hundred industry leaders and partners will join together to celebrate the accomplishments of Equine Guelph and discuss its plans for the future.

The Alberta Association of Animal Health Technologists (AAAHT), a group of professionals trained in animal care, is having its 29th annual AGM and conference at the Capri Center in Red Deer on September 19 to 21, 2008. The three-day conference includes sessions on: behavioral services, herd health management software, zoonotic diseases of swine, infection control, [...]

I see that there is only one week left if you want to win a chance to spend some time around John Lyon’s dinner table and be contributing to the Rescue 100 folks at the same time. I haven’t been to many trainers and I don’t seem to get very many training videos watched or [...]

In the brief time I had to explore the web for more information about viewing the equestrian events, I came across these tidbits: The CBC website has news, information and a cool little “Equestrian Sport Explainer” that should be seen.

One of our visitors sent us an email with advice for those horse crazy people who want to watch all the equestrian events this time. Usually it seems the equestrian events don’t get a lot of coverage but this time we can apparently see them all by signing up for CBC’s digital channnel “BOLD”.

$2500.00 REWARD BEING OFFERED FOR HIS RETURN He is a five year old bay gelding with a star and hind left sock.  He is about 15HH and has two permanent freeze brands – a bar above A on his right shoulder and an M inside a circle on his right hip. He was taken late night/early [...]

The prize: 2 Free Photo Ads on the Northernhorse.com Classifieds Please don’t enter this draw. It is all over. Check for a current draw – it is usually linked from just below the photo on the main page of Northernhorse.com. ————————————————————————————————– Don’t have anything to sell? Well enter anyway and if you win just let [...]