Horse Community Journals Inc., publisher of Canadian Horse Journal, Canada’s favourite general interest horse magazine, and Pacific & Prairie Horse Journal, Western Canada’s leading equine publication, is pleased to announce the return of its two eagerly-anticipated photo contests.

By Pamela Saunders

Of the 29 horse-rider combinations to challenge Sunday’s $50,000 CSI2* BC Open Grand Prix held May 31, 2009 only two would go clear. The rest would find themselves at odds with many of the jumps on course.  In the end, it was California-based Ali Nilforushan who rode to victory on Warco Van De Halhoevre.  Also in the jump-off was Washington’s Jennifer Crooks, the first to post a clear round on SF Sadin. Aboard her Belgium Warmblood mare, Jennifer beat the time allowed of 83 seconds to secure a spot in the jump-off.

Interviewed by Jennifer LeBlanc

Top horsemanship trainer and clinician Jonathan Field spends much of his time traveling around Canada and the USA teaching riders and horses his horsemanship techniques. At his recent Level 1 clinic in Victoria, BC, he sat down and shared a little about his life, his horses, his projects, and, of course, his horsemanship.

By Jacquie McArthur

Cadabra, the first Australian Stock Horse (ASH) stallion in Canada, just competed for his first time overseas on the last weekend in May, 2009 in Clarseholm, Alberta. It was the first time an ASH bred horse has ever competed in North America in a Cow Horse event. The event was offered by the Alberta Reined Cow Horse Association (ARCHA) as one of it’s regular spring events.