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Welcome to Business Stable, a series of interviews with Canadian horse people like you, who have made their passion for horses into a career! Tack shops, trainers, breeders, health experts, and more…this is your chance to connect with like-minded professionals, on a personal level. Who knows? Perhaps it will inspire you to follow your dreams of pursuing an equine career!

Cloverdale Pharmasave

Interviewed by Melanie Huggett

Cloverdale Pharmasave in Surrey, BC is not your standard drugstore. In addition to typical pharmacy products, they offer a unique collection of natural medicine, veterinary medicine, as well as pet and horse supplies. The first drugstore to eliminate tobacco products, they integrate alternative medicine with orthodox medicine and are also the only compounding pharmacy in the area.

Wanted! Loving Horse Owners: LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society Gives Racehorses a Dignified Retirement

By Jess Hallas-Kilcoyne

For a horse lover, visiting the website of the LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society can be an emotional experience.

Sunrise Trailer Sales

Interviewed by Melanie Huggett

Gone are the days when horses were our primary mode of transportation. These days, horses are the ones being transported in trailers to competitions, trailheads, arenas, barns, and more.

Overseas Horse Services

Interviewed by Melanie Huggett

Today’s horses are no strangers to air and long distance travel. Travel across Canada and over borders and oceans is necessary for many horses used in competition and breeding, as well as sale horses.

Overseas Horse Services (OHS) of Calgary, Alberta specializes in international and equine air transport. We talked with owner Kenneth Serrien to find out more about this high flying horse business and how it helps horses travel around the world.

Karren Winther, RE/MAX Realtor

Interviewed by Melanie Huggett

Karren Winther is a realtor with RE/MAX Aldercenter Realty in Aldergrove, BC, where she helps horse lovers realize their dreams of owning that perfect equestrian property, whether it’s a small hobby farm or a large stable facility. An avid horsewoman herself, competing in National Reined Cowhorse Association competitions, Karren knows the special requirements necessary for keeping horses that other realtors might overlook.

The Wool Table Sheepskins

Interviewed by Melanie Huggett

Sheepskin has become increasingly popular to use with our horses. It can be made into saddle pads, girth covers, halter pads, seatsavers, and other accessories for horse and rider.

Canadian manufacturer The Wool Table Sheepskins makes a variety of wool and sheepskin products for both human and equine, which are available across the country at local tack stores. Owner Graham MacLeod recently sat down with us to share more about his woolly business.

THE DOG & PONY SHOP

Interviewed by Laura Neufeld

The Dog & Pony Shop started in 1994 in Ladner, BC. Since then, they have grown by leaps and bounds, focusing on fulfilling their motto: "Helping riders enjoy horses, sport, and life." We spoke with owner and operator, Vickie Forster, about what she feels makes The Dog & Pony Shop stand out from the crowd, and how they got to where they are today.

HOLIDAYS ON HORSEBACK

HOOFBEATS INTERNATIONAL - Contributed

We had the beach to ourselves and rode flat out, stopping at the appointed spot though the beach stretched on for miles.

BARNMICE

For horse people everywhere
Interviewed by Elisa Moes

Practically everyone has heard of social websites such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. In 2008, another such website was launched, but this one was created with equestrians in mind. If you haven’t heard of Barnmice, the social networking site that has attracted horse lovers from around the globe, now is the time to hop online and check it out (after you finish this article, of course)!

HOLIDAYS ON HORSEBACK

BIGHORN HORSEBACK ADVENTURES - Become a Mountain Explorer

— Contributed

“What a day,” laughs Patrick, holding a cup of hot chocolate in his hands. “Yes, was fuer ein Tag,” agrees Linda from Germany, who smiles remembering the herd of wild horses they passed on their ride today.

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