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Discover champions and award winners from the 2026 Wild Rose Welsh & Open Pony Show in Olds, Alberta, featuring Welsh, Half-Welsh, and sport ponies.

Ontario students were honoured at the 2026 BGRA Youth Derby Awards Night at Woodbine Mohawk Park for their writing and art inspired by harness racing.

Equestrian Canada and Thunderbird Show Park are mourning the loss of three horses following a vehicle accident involving members of the equestrian community travelling from Manitoba and Alberta to the EC National Dressage and Para Dressage Championships (West) in Langley, BC. A fourth horse was transported for veterinary treatment.

Century Casinos has agreed to sell the racing and gaming operations of Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Edmonton and Century Downs Racetrack and Casino near Calgary to Highfield Investment Group for approximately $23.2 million CAD. Century Casinos owns all of Century Mile and holds a 75 percent interest in Century Downs. 

Highfield already has ties to the horse racing industry. Its Highfield Stock Farm, near Okotoks, Alberta, breeds and raises Thoroughbreds for racing and also operates a racing stable. 


Contributed by WCVM

September 25-26, 2026 

Veterinary students at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) are gearing up to host the 2026 edition of Vetavision, the college’s public open house, this fall. The two-day event will take place from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on September 25–26 at the WCVM, which is located on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon, SK.  

HCBC News for Autumn 2026

By Bree Patterson, Marketing and Communications
 
LOOKING AHEAD TO AN EXCITING FALL

As we move into the fall season, Horse Council BC is celebrating several exciting milestones while looking ahead to opportunities to connect with members across the province.

A SUCCESSFUL AGM 

Source: Canadian Eventing Development Foundation 

Olympic level learning is hoping to fuel the flames of equestrians at a unique event in Calgary, Alberta. The Equestrian Symposium held by the Canadian Eventing Development Foundation (CEDF) will take place August 27-30, 2026, offering equestrians the opportunity to learn from Olympians and international-level riders both on and off horseback. Giving equestrians, especially youth, access to international-level instruction is key to their future growth and development in the sport. 

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