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U of Guelph Receives $2 Million from E.P. Taylor Equine Research Fund
August 27, 2010The University of Guelph has received $2 million from the E.P. Taylor Equine Research Fund to support clinical research in the health and performance of racehorses. The announcement was made during the second annual Equi-Challenge, Read more »
CBC to Air Pilot on Ontario Quarter Horse Racing
August 13, 2010The Ontario Quarter Horse Racing Industry Development Program (QHRIDP) is funding the production of a four-episode television pilot, The Full Quarter, to capture the imagination of a potential 3.5 million CTV viewers in the GTA and Golden Horseshoe regions of Ontario. Four episodes of The Full Quarter will air on CTV on Saturday mornings at 11:30 a.m. beginning August 14th. The program will showcase Quarter Horse racing in Ontario, with additional feature highlights focusing on Quarter Horse athletes in rodeo, barrel racing and other sports. The News Release is attached to this email. The documents can also be accessed from the What’s New section of the main page of the website at www.ontarioracingcommission.ca.
Import Restrictions Lifted
August 3, 2010Equine Canada’s Breeds & Industry Division and Health & Welfare Committee would like to inform all stakeholders that effective immediately the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has lifted their restrictions for horses from Arizona. Read more »
Equine Canada Seeks a Manager of Recreation
July 21, 2010Ottawa, ON - Equine Canada is very pleased to announce that they are seeking an energetic, well organized professional to fill the newly created position of manager of recreation at the national office in Ottawa. Read more »
Stampede Deaths
July 19, 2010Six horses died at the Calgary Stampede, held July 9-18, 2010, causing yet another public outcry to shut down the event. Two horses died of heart attacks, three were euthanized because of injuries and the cause of death for one had yet to be determined pending a post-mortem exam. Four of the deaths were related to the chuckwagon races; one horse broke its back during the saddle bronc competition and another died during the team penning, seriously injuring its rider. Last year, three horses died; the worst year for the Stampede in terms of loss of horses was in 1986, when 12 horses died.
Is Your Horse Farm at Risk?
July 19, 2010Guelph, ON – Live and online now, Equine Guelph’s new and improved Biosecurity Calculator, sponsored by Vétoquinol, is a tool designed for horse owners to generate a report that grades them on their biosecurity management Read more »
CBC and Calgary Stampede Announce 5 Year Broadcast Agreement
July 16, 2010Calgary, AB - CBC and the Calgary Stampede today announced a renewed broadcast agreement, to begin July 2011 and continue through 2015, with an option for additional coverage in 2016 and 2017. The agreement ensures Read more »
Vétoquinol Voluntarily Expandes Recall of Longisil
June 29, 2010Ottawa, ON - The Breeds & Industry Division of Equine Canada would like to inform all stakeholders that Health Canada is advising veterinarians, livestock producers and pet owners that Vétoquinol N.-A. has voluntarily expanded the Read more »
Agriculture Critic Moves to Ban Horse Meat for Human Consumption
June 17, 2010Ottawa, ON - New Democrat Agriculture Critic, Alex Atamanenko (BC southern Interior) tabled a Private Members Bill (C-544) yesterday that would effectively shut down the slaughtering of horses for human consumption in Canada. “The fact Read more »
Presenting: 100 Reasons to Come to The 2010 Games
June 17, 2010The countdown to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games has reached 100 days to go… still looking for a good reason to go? We’ve got you covered. Here are the top 100 reasons to Read more »
Texas A&M Veterinary Researchers Achieve Cloning First
June 11, 2010College Station, TX – Researchers at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences have achieved another cloning first with the successful delivery of a foal using oocytes from a live mare, the first Read more »
Toronto Saddles Up for 2nd Annual Horse Day
June 11, 2010Come out and celebrate the 2nd Annual Toronto Horse Day which is taking place on June 12, 2010 at the Horse Palace, Exhbition Place, Toronto, ON. The Ontario Equestrian Federation (OEF), the Riding Academy Read more »
