CELEBRATION OF HORSES PHOTO CONTEST

Presented by Canadian Horse Journal and ThinLine Canada

Welcome to our 32nd Annual Celebration of Horses Photo Contest, the longest-running equine photo contest in Canada. The number of contest entries grows every year, but in 2023 it exploded past the previous record with a 43 percent increase. We welcomed back many of our regulars and they were joined by hundreds of new contestants. Thank you to everyone who shared their special images and stories with us.

To ThinLine Canada, we extend our sincere appreciation for generously donating grand prizes in the six main categories. And special thanks to the Canadian Quarter Horse Association, who graciously sponsored the Quarter Horse Division. Runners-up in all categories were sponsored by Horse Community Journals Inc., publishers of Canadian Horse Journal and this website. We hope you enjoy viewing this year’s Winners and Runners-Up as much as we did...

32nd Annual Celebration of Horses Photo Album of Contest Winners, Runners-Up, and Honourable Mentions!

Presented by Canadian Horse Journal and ThinLine Canada

WINNER - The Little Orphan
STABLE STORK - BEAUTIFUL BABIES OF 2023
Flash (Flashback Blues) was orphaned within a few days of her birth due to complications during foaling. She found an adoptive mother in Annabelle, a Clydesdale mare, who kindly took her on when Flash was three weeks old. Flash was bottle fed until she was almost four months old. She now lives happily with her half sister, who was also weaned far too early, and they are both thriving. Flash is owned by Lorna White, and photographed by Carol McEachen.
1st RUNNER-UP - Centre of Attention
STABLE STORK - BEAUTIFUL BABIES OF 2023
This gorgeous standardbred colt was born on May 26. “I was taking photos of his friend in an adjoining pen, and clearly Lee (Sirius Lee Quick) didn’t approve of my camera being trained on another horse,” says owner and photographer Evelyn Sabraw of Acme, AB.
2nd RUNNER-UP - The One and Only, Sumac Rye Whizkey
STABLE STORK - BEAUTIFUL BABIES OF 2023
“When you have an itch that must be scratched!” This flexible foal was photographed by Wendy A Doggett of Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
HONOURABLE MENTION - Peek A Boo Babies
STABLE STORK - BEAUTIFUL BABIES OF 2023
"Some of our curious babies playing Peek A Boo before all chaos breaks loose," shares photographer Amber Bond of Keremeos, BC.
HONOURABLE MENTION - Kestrel And The Cowbirds
STABLE STORK - BEAUTIFUL BABIES OF 2023
Kestrel curiously watches as the cowbirds fly past her on a late summer's eve, in this photo taken by Hannah Logan of Lomond, Alberta.
HONOURABLE MENTION - Just a Few Hours Young
STABLE STORK - BEAUTIFUL BABIES OF 2023
"I love babies when they are first born and all went as planned," shares photographer Denise L Comeau from Digby County, Nova Scotia. "Mother Nature at its finest."
HONOURABLE MENTION - Brothers
STABLE STORK - BEAUTIFUL BABIES OF 2023
"Never a dull moment with Kiger colts, Lobo and Sol," says photographer Kaitlin Knox, from St. Andrews, Nova Scotia.
HONOURABLE MENTION - Almost Twins
STABLE STORK - BEAUTIFUL BABIES OF 2023
These two mares are sisters and both had red dun colts. This photo was taken mid-June 2023, by photographer Jennifer Stewart in Nokomis, Saskatchewan.
HONOURABLE MENTION - Peek-a-Boo!
STABLE STORK - BEAUTIFUL BABIES OF 2023
Photographer Wendy A Doggett, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, says of the foal in this photo, "Trying to see herself in my camera lens, little Maple is one of the most personable foals I've ever had the pleasure to spend time with."
HONOURABLE MENTION - Sumac Rye Whizkey, Cutest Little Buckskin Ever!
STABLE STORK - BEAUTIFUL BABIES OF 2023
Introducing Sumac Rye Whizkey by Sumac Flare Gun. This absolutely gorgeous foal was photographed by Wendy A Doggett, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.

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