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Please don’t enter this draw. It is over and you cannot win. There is a current draw that you can enter.

Coming to the Mane Event? Want 2 free tickets? Just send us a comment to this post and you will be entered in the draw. Let’s make the draw date April 15. And the question? How about “Which clinician are you most interested in seeing and/or who would you like to see next year”?

The big event is at Westerner Park in Red Deer, AB again this year. The dates are April 24 – 26th. If you are interested in horses come join the fun and take advantage of  all the learning opportunities. Continue Reading »

Jos Mottershead of Equine-Reproduction.com has send some new CEM updates.

Canada Adjusts Import Restrictions for Equine Semen Coming from USA, but Originating in Another Country

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) today reported changes to import restrictions for semen being imported from the USA to Canada that originated in another country, but that was legally imported to the USA.
With the implementation of the increased restrictions on semen import to Canada of January 29th 2009 as a result of the CEM outbreak in the USA, importation to Canada from the USA of third-country semen was prevented. Continue Reading »

I am happy tonight for Bob & Doreen Henderson on their being awarded the Outstanding Personal Commitment Award for their incredible dedication, work and passion for the welfare of Alberta’s wild horses.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare conducted a nation wide search for individuals dedicated to doing amazing things for animals. Each year worthy individuals are selected to receive an Outstanding Commitment Award. The Hendersons have been rightly named a 2008 “Animal Action Hero of the Year“. Continue Reading »

Wild horses and burros could get more room to roam under a bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee on Thursday by Committee Chairman Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) and Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

The Restoring Our American Mustangs Act (HR 1018), amends the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971 to allow the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to increase acreage available to free roaming herds, and to develop wild horse and burro sanctuaries on public lands.

Read more at The Horse.com

Lawmakers in two Western states have sponsored resolutions urging Congress to let state legislators make up their own minds about horse slaughter issues within their lines. Wyoming’s House Joint Resolution (HJR 8 ) and Utah’s House Joint Resolution (HJR 7) both argue the federal Conyers-Burton Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (HR 503) interferes with states’ rights to pursue private sector development of horse slaughter processing plants.

Read more at The Horse.com

TWO CANADIAN BREEDERS TOP CONSIGNORS AT 2008 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SALE The prestigious 2008 World Championship Sale was managed by Professional Auction Service, Inc., and held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from November 15-16, 2008. The Canadian Quarter Horse Association (CQHA) is proud to recognize and heartily congratulates the following Canadian breeders who consigned the overall high selling horse; and the overall second high selling horse. The auction service’s official results report the 2008 total sale prices at $1,331,300, averaging $4,755. on 280 lots sold. (All prices are quoted in US currency). Continue Reading »

We are listening to you. You have asked for more information about clinics and clinicians. We are about to launch a whole new section just for you.

If you are a clinician or know of a clinician who you think other folks would enjoy or benefit from, please contact me at lynn@northernhorse.com. The cost for this year will be that the clinician would be willing to answer a question from our visitors over the next year. We will make sure the question was appropriate for the trainer, etc. And we don’t expect a novel – just a helpful answer would be fine. Actually the opportunity to answer a question is a great way to get more good advertising from the website and it helps to establish you as an expert in your field.

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This one is for the folks that use the Northernhorse.com Classifieds to sell their horses, tack, trailers, etc…

When placing an ad with us, be sure that you never list your email address within the writeup area. Doing so allows users to send you email directly, or even worse, it allows them to harvest your email address and pass it along to other individuals and organizations.

Remember that users can always send you a message with the contact form found below your ad.

The contact form will automatically block the majority of fraudulent and unsolicited messages that would otherwise have no trouble reaching you. We block individuals based on location, message content, and their relationship to our own personal black list.

If you are one of the few unlucky enough to receive a fraudulent or unsolicited message, please forward it to classifieds@northernhorse.com, and we will take care of it immediately. But please keep in mind that if you are placing your email address within the writeup area of your ad, we cannot block the offending user from sending you messages.

My horses are losing weight. Slowly but surely. They have been running on 20 acres or so that had only been grazed by 2 mares and foals all summer but it is getting pretty trampled and hard to paw. The gates to the big slough pasture (100 acres) are open but they haven’t been venturing out there past the wind boards. There is a lot of good tame grass down at the other end.

Dave says it is because I have been feeding them. Continue Reading »

Not only can you watch and listen to the discussions you can forward your comment to the AQHA regarding cloning.

America’s Horse, February 5, 2009 – American Quarter Horse Association members who can’t make it to the equine cloning forum at the 2009 AQHA Annual Convention in March can watch the event online in the members section of www.aqha.com. The forum Webcast will begin at 2 p.m. CST March 6.

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