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CanTRA members from across the country came together in May to participate in the CanTRA 45th Anniversary Conference held at Crieff Hills Retreat & Conference Centre and Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre, with the Celebration Banquet at the Delta Hotel, Guelph, Ontario.

There’s a certain energy that only a Quarter Horse racing fan understands — that split-second rush when the gates open, when the earth shakes beneath the rail, and when combined 6,000 pounds of muscle and instinct break loose from stillness to full flight. That’s the heartbeat of our sport, and it was alive and well on Thanksgiving Monday, 2025, at Ajax Downs in Ontario.

2025 BC 55+ Games - The 55+ Games were held September 9–13, 2025 at Beban Park in Nanaimo, featuring exciting equestrian disciplines including Working Equitation, Dressage, Western Dressage, and Working Hunter.

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Legendary Canadian stuntman and rancher John Scott is one of the 2025 recipients of Alberta’s highest civilian honour, the Alberta Order of Excellence. The award recognises Albertans whose sustained contributions have significantly shaped the province’s identity and future.

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Two crucial gene mutations transformed wild horses into the gentle, rideable animals that reshaped human civilization. These genetic changes, scientists say, were a true “game changer for horse biology.”

It’s not every day that a few Canadian teens board a plane to Texas and return home with a renewed sense of purpose. Yet that’s exactly what happened this July, when three Alberta youth delegates represented Canada at the 2025 American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQHYA) Youth Excellence Seminar (YES) in Amarillo.

When Jeff Tiessen shares that he has worked in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space since he was 11 years old, it’s not a stretch. Tiessen was born with hands, but joined the amputee community after losing both to an electrical injury just before his 12th birthday.

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