Equinews

It has taken almost a year since my initial tour of Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) Veterinary Technology facility for the equine simulator to arrive on campus. The $50,000 donation provided by the Equine Foundation of Canada (EFC) allowed not only the ordering of the life-sized horse model but led the way in obtaining more subsequent funding to a total of $120,000. As a result, the university has purchased a second equine simulator as well as a cow simulator for their students’ learning.

Ten-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar of Perth, ON, was recognized as the inaugural recipient of the International Award during the Show Jumping Hall of Fame’s Induction Gala held on Sunday, March 5, in Wellington, FL.

Jonathon Millar of Millar Brooke Farm suffered a serious non-riding accident on March 12, 2023 in which he hit his head. A post on the Millar Brooke South Facebook page on March 13 reported: “He was quickly transported to St. Mary’s Hospital in West Palm Beach, FL, where he had successful brain surgery to stop a bleed and relieve swelling.

By Laurie Haughton, Chair, CQHA Media, Marketing & Communications Committee

Are you a Canadian Horse Trainer, Riding Coach or Official working within Canada’s Quarter Horse Industry?

CQHA would like to invite trainers, coaches, and judges to engage with us in developing a revolutionary new program for Canada’s Quarter Horse industry (all disciplines).

Competition Season is Here! BC Summer Games, 55+ BC Games, HCBC Officials Clinics. Plus, HCBC Horseplay Program and HCBC Awards.

What is Therapeutic Riding? Therapeutic riding offers the opportunity for people with a wide range of disabilities to ride horses in a safe environment. This can be a very valuable experience, offering help to build into a person’s life many new skills and experiences. In therapeutic riding, people learn to ride horses in the same way as in other riding disciplines, but it is just a more incremental process.

On March 10th, 2023, the Tk’emlups Rural RCMP received a report of several horses killed on British Columbia Crown land, north of Walhachin, approximately 65 km west of Kamloops.

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