My friend grieved over the loss of her beautiful little Arab this weekend. It wasn’t like we didn’t already know that Eagle Bay had “issues” but Kathy’s exceptional care had kept him going in spite of his problems and he looked and acted so healthy whenever we saw him that we never thought of him [...]

It was announced at the APHA Workshop on June 4 that the Executive Committee passed the much-discussed World Show qualifying proposal. Effective with the 2012 World Show Series, horses will be required to qualify for the events by attending four Regional or Zone Paint Horse shows. The qualifying periods begin in 2011, and several exceptions [...]

Big-name reiners, vying for spots on Canada’s team at this year’s World Equestrian Games, will converge on Chilliwack July 16-18, giving local enthusiasts a rare opportunity to see the best that Canada has to offer in this fast-paced sport. For the first time ever, WEG is being held in North America, giving Canadian reiners an [...]

Doreen from WHOAS has sent us some photos of herself riding Wyley a former wild horse and meeting up with a wild stallion in Wyley’s old stomin’ grounds out west. If you haven’t already read the story of Wyley’s rescue you still can http://northernhorse.com/wildhorses/index.php/category/wyley-the-wildie/ Doreen has a love for the wildies that is bigger than [...]

The oil spill may not be directly related to horses but I think most of us agree it is having a big impact on the planet we all live on.  Having done some scuba diving in that region I find it heartbreaking.  It seems that taking responsibility for your actions is becoming an old fashioned [...]

Representatives from national and provincial organizations and breed groups gathered in Calgary on June 7 to share ideas, present issues and discuss solutions for the equine ID system that has become inevitable for our industry. The conference was presented by the Horse Industry Association of Alberta with funding through the provincial and federal governments’ Growing [...]

We have received the following press release – The Breeds & Industry Division of Equine Canada would like to inform all stakeholders that, due to the reported finding of horses infected with vesicular stomatitis (VS) in Arizona, US, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has asked the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to suspend [...]

Livestock producers in Alberta and Saskatchewan facing two years of drought will receive funding from federal and provincial governments to buy feed while damaged pastures recover. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz joined Jack Hayden, Alberta Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, and Bob Bjornerud, Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister, to make the announcement today in Lloydminster. “Ranchers [...]

Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is advising Albertans to take precautions against Lyme disease as ticks carrying the disease have been identified in three areas of the province. Three ticks have tested positive for Borrelia, the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. The ticks were found on dogs in the Calgary, High River and Ardrossan [...]