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Horse Council BC News for Winter 2025

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November 20, 2025

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.

John Scott Receives the Alberta Order of Excellence

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November 18, 2025

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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.

Genetic Mutations Made Horses Gentle — and Changed Human History

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November 11, 2025

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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.”

From Amarillo to Alberta: Youth Voices Shaping the Future of Canadian Quarter Horses

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September 23, 2025

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.

CanTRA News for Autumn 2025: Renowned Advocate Brings Disability Education to CanTRA Conference

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September 23, 2025

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.

Horse Council BC News for Autumn 2025

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September 23, 2025

Nominations Now Open for the 2025 Horse Council BC Awards

Ron Turcotte, Hall of Fame Jockey Who Rode Secretariat to win the 1973 Triple Crown, Dies at 84

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September 11, 2025

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Ron Turcotte, the Canadian jockey whose name is forever linked with Secretariat’s historic Triple Crown victory in 1973, has died at age 84. His family, through longtime business partner and friend Leonard Lusky, said he passed away of natural causes on August 22, 2025 at his home in Drummond, New Brunswick.