When I ski out to check the horses, they usually are standing along the trees sunning themselves or methodically scooping away the snow so they can reach the nice thick grass below. But it was cold and snowing when I went out on Wednesday to have a visit and when they saw me their heads [...]

This photo contest is over. Please don’t enter as you cannot win. Check for a new contest and share your photo creativity with us. I am fully expecting that if it clears off tonight like it is supposed to that from daybreak on tomorrow there are going to be some pretty great photo ops. All [...]

I’m hoping to see lots of my horsey friends and clients at the 27th Annual Horse Breeders & Owners Conference in Red Deer this weekend. If you see Dave or myself be sure to come and say Hi. We love to chat with horse people. You might have to remind us of your names as [...]

I keep reading articles saying there is a big problem with unwanted horses and not enough homes to adopt them. Most articles even say that this includes not only the sick and unsound but also horses that are perfectly rideable. Recently we got a wanted ad posted by a horseperson with a very nice home [...]

There seems to be a lot of negative issues in the news but sometimes we hear something that makes us smile. If you are looking for something more positive try this.

Two More States Announce Mare Testing and Quarantine State Veterinarians from Texas and Oklahoma have announced that they have quarantined and are testing mares that were bred with semen from, or were in contact with, stallions that tested positive for the Contagious Equine Metritis organism. This brings the total of States or Provinces (Canada) that [...]

Another update by Jos Mottershead of equine-reproduction.com. 7 CEMO Positive; 9 Negative on Culture; 7 Pending Two additional stallions have returned “negative” culture results for presence of the CEMO, and the index farm has listed results as following: Positive: Gentlemen Send Roses Hot Lopin Sensation Indian Artifacts Invited Back Potential Investment Repeated In Red Zips [...]