EquiNews

By Melanie Huggett

The Saskatchewan SPCA has removed 45 horses from a farm in the southeastern part of the province. Two of the horses were in such bad condition they had to be euthanized.

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In an effort to raise awareness, and help rebuild the Humane Society of Durham Region animal shelter, Pickering Town Centre will be showing its support by reaching out to GO Transit commuters with information on Raise The Woof!-a five day fundraising and pet adoption event taking place, at the mall, during March Break.

By Julie Cull

Jump Canada is pleased to announce the young athletes who have been named recipients of the Jump Canada Bursary for 2009.

In recognition of the difficulty that young riders’ face as they strive to continue their education while also competing at high levels of equestrian sport, Jump Canada developed the Bursary program for competitors aged 14-21 in the hunter, jumper and equitation divisions.  Since its inception in 2002, the Jump Canada Bursary Program has been made possible by a leadership donation of $5,000 from the Samuel Group of Companies.  Jump Canada matches that donation to offer a total of $10,000 in bursary monies.

The Friesian Horse Assoc of N. America honored Janna Goldman, the 2009 FHANA President’s Trophy winner, at the Annual General Meeting, held Feb 27th, 2010, in London, Ontario, Canada.  The northern Californian woman was awarded for the promotion of the Friesian horse by competing and winning numerous large classes at USEF rated shows. Ms. Goldman used multiple horses to achieve the highest score in North America and was selected as the person who best demonstrates the versatility of the Friesian horse. Janna Goldman’s name was added to the perpetual Presidential Trophy which remains on display at the FHANA offices in Lexington, KY.
Selected as winner of FHANA’s most prestigious year end award, Janna Goldman shows her Friesian horses in a multitude of disciplines, including saddleseat, huntseat, dressage, driving, and western.