A budget proposal by President Donald Trump could mean the sale of thousands of wild horses to slaughter. The proposal calls for anticipated savings of $10 million next year from a reduction in the cost of feeding and containing the animals, as well as cutbacks in contraception programs and roundups.
The Ontario Equestrian Federation and Equine Guelph are pleased to announce yet another level of partnership in order to help address the needs of the horse industry. The “OEF Member Equine Research Fund” is a revolution in helping horses for life by funding ground-breaking research.
The Presidents of Atlantic Canada’s Provincial/Territorial Sport Organizations (PTSOs) are pleased to announce that the inaugural Atlantic Canadian Equestrian (ACE) Championships will take place in the late summer and early fall of 2017, featuring the four disciplines of dressage, eventing, jumping and reining.
Hugh’s music video for “I Just Can’t Figure You Out” features two beautiful dressage horses ridden in an idyllic setting. Both horse and rider are impeccably turned out, although we would prefer to see the riders with helmets on their heads. The horses are ridden through some very advanced dressage moves, including half-passes and tempe changes.
Having been in the hospital for over five months, Jim Clarkson’s first trip outside was made even better with some four-legged visitors. Jim, whose health has taken a turn for the worse, has a soft spot for horses, having spent 20 years volunteering with Langley’s Pacific Riding for Developing Abilities.
When you think of the hunter ring the last thing you would expect to see is a safety vest, given the usual traditional look favoured for that ring. But Sandy Ferrell, who suffered three fractured vertebrae after falling off a young horse in December of 2015, is starting her own trend centred around safety and not looks.
Last year Canadian Tracy Matkea, who winters in Arizona, was out for a trail ride when she fell off and hit her head. While she doesn’t remember much of the accident she knows her foot got stuck in the stirrup and she was dragged for about half a mile.
Rachel Eldred and her minis Tony and Cherry take us on a beautiful tour of part of the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) near Duncan, BC. Rachel provides interesting information about the minis, driving, and the TCT. It’s long, but worth every second. Enjoy this one!
If you’re not familiar with the original “Tight Pants” song, where Will Ferrell and Jimmy Fallon battle it out over whose pants are tighter, you might want to check it out: Tight Pants (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon). The team from Gerard Performance Horses in Michigan created their very own version embracing the “tight pants” aka breeches we have all spent our fair share of time in.
I have never been a small person. When I used to run races I would joke that I was not built to run, but rather to carry heavy things and bear children. I’m sure my humour was in part to cover up my insecurities about my own body, its shape, and its size. I would like to think that I have come to terms with it, but in all honesty I know that this will likely be a lifelong battle.
