A clinic at home. How can I refuse? I have only ever done jumping clinics so a “natural horsemanship” clinic based on Ray Hunt’s theories sounds like fun. Wendy is organizing, Lynn is coming down, Kathy and Lu are keen so Jett and I sign up for a 2 day clinic with Marty Gardner of [...]

More than 500 horses expected to compete in the chuckwagon races at the 2011 Calgary Stampede will receive microchip implants that will allow veterinarians to monitor the animals’ health before and after each race. The annual Calgary Stampede features rodeo-style competitions and livestock exhibitions. The Stampede’s GMC Rangeland Derby Chuckwagon race pits four teams of [...]

Cavalia’s horses arrived today, and we were treated to a great demonstration.

Badlands Spring Select Horse Sale was March 26th, 2011 at the Silver Sage Community Corral in Brooks, Alberta. As one of Northernhorse.com’s earliest sales it is always really interesting to see how the horse sales are starting off. You can get more details at their website. They have put all the individual prices up on [...]

We are pleased to welcome the following clinicians to the Mane Event, Equine Expo and Trade Fair being held April 29 – May 1, 2011 at Westerner Park in Red Deer, AB.  We are happy to announce that many new vendors are joining in the expo this year.  Tickets are still only $15.00 per day [...]

The atmosphere was electric and competition fierce at Stampede Park for the 2011 GMC Rangeland Derby Canvas Auction. Over 200 businesses went head to head to bid on the 36 drivers, including five rookies, garnering a total of $2,840,000 up $874,000 from last year’s total of $1,966,000. The results of the 2011 Calgary Stampede Canvas [...]

If you have always wanted to ride in the clinics at the Mane Event this is your opportunity, we are looking for riders to participate in a number of clinics such as Barrel Racing, Jumping and Horsemanship (see below for a sample list of clinics being offered).   Body Control & How to Control Your Horse’s Body Thru Lead [...]

Dave just bought tickets online for Cavalia which is coming to Calgary on May 25 to June 5, 2011. We saw Cavalia a couple of years ago in Las Vegas and are really excited to be going again. Enjoyed by more than 2.5 million people in the U.S., Europe and Canada, Cavalia is a lavish [...]

When I look out my window I find it hard to believe that anyone out there is riding a horse. It is snowing and blowing and not many horses would be performing their best in the 2 feet of snow we already have on the ground. But… apparently there are places on this planet that [...]

The average price for all horses sold at the Professional Auction Services Sales which include many of the major U.S. horse sales such as the World Champion Show Sale, Congress Super Sale and NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales reached an all time high in 2010. An average of $4590 for the 1556 horses that changed [...]

We didn’t have any Canadians to cheer for in this event this year but I know we have some that would be pretty competitive. Maybe next year? Open exhibitor Mozaun McKibben and amateur exhibitor Holly Major took top honors March 10 at the Pfizer AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championship Show in Houston. Edging out [...]