A lot of the news lately has been about people treating animals badly. Although this isn’t a horsey story I think it shows some exceptional kindness and compassion. It was in the Globe and Mail today. On a wing and some glue

We have another report of a stolen horse. You can find photos and more information here.

I am not sure how many of you have been following the plight of the American Wild Mustangs but 33,000 of them just got a temporary reprieve on their death sentence. Sounds like they mismanage their wildies down south even worse than we do. WHOAS, The Wild Horses of Alberta Society, have been reporting on [...]

The severe province-wide drought in the early 2000’s reaffirmed the importance and value of water to rural people across the Canadian prairies. Dry wells and dugouts, crop failures and dust storms were all commonplace. During the drought, farmers scrambled to find sufficient water for their homes and livestock. Water hauling by truck and miles of [...]

I received an inquiry today that reads: “I am looking to rescue a couple of horses from the feedlot buyers.  What type of auction do I need to go to?  I am looking for young horses to ride, training is not important”. I would suppose that knowing the location of the person making the request [...]

2008 Fall Classic Breeders’ Sale Weathers Global Financial Storm The 14th annual Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Association (CWHBA) Fall Classic Breeders’ Sale took place in the midst of the greatest financial confusion in history. Despite the market havoc, 34 horses sold for a gross of $300,400 with the sale average at $8,835, very close to [...]

I talked to Darren Krill, Senior Manager, Communications at Northlands this morning about the horses that had become sick while at Farmfair (and later died).  He advised that the investigation at the Vet College in Saskatoon indicated that it was an isolated toxic event probably from contaminated feed (each exhibitor typically brings his own feed). [...]

Many stallions are being retired from racing, showing and performance to enter the breeding shed. Their value as potential breeding animals is based more on exceptional performance than on their ability to sire foals. Reports indicate that at least 11 percent of breeding stallions are subfertile or infertile (Rossdale and Ricketts, 1980), contributing to the [...]

Agriculture & Rural Development for the Alberta Government posted the following in their newsletter this week: The commercial transport of all livestock must be done by skilled drivers following strict federal regulations. “We strongly advise all livestock owners and buyers to use a transportation company with drivers that are knowledgeable about industry animal care expectations [...]

EDMONTON – Northlands shut down Hall B at Farmfair International after a draft horse died today. The dead horse and a second horse, both from the same team, became sick on Saturday. They left the fair sick and were en route home, somewhere out of province, when the first horse died, said Northlands spokesman Brian [...]