Sam Steele’s Scouts were created in 1885 to help quell the North-West Rebellion – an uprising of Metis and Indigenous Peoples which occurred between what is now Edmonton, Alberta and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Sam Steele was selected to lead the Scouts due to his dedication, honesty, and horseback skills, which were honed during some of Canada’s most important historical events.

Some watch the Super Bowl for football; some for the commercials. The big game is famous for its creative, cinematic ads, the kind that might make you laugh — or cry. Super Bowl ads “tap into our deepest psychology when it comes to entertainment,” says Psychology Today. Naturally, advertisers hope their commercials will also tap into consumers’ bank accounts, given that the broadcast has a massive reach — in 2024 over 123 million people tuned in.

Shortly after 5 pm on Wednesday, February 21, 1849, a lone rider galloped from the pier in Halifax, Nova Scotia west towards Digby, 232 kilometres (146 miles) away on the east coast of the Bay of Fundy. He carried a highly sought-after news packet that had arrived just moments earlier by the Cunard Royal Mail steamship Europa, from Liverpool, England.

People often say, “a horse needs a job,” as though life as an equine couldn’t be complete without trotting into the office occasionally. Historically, horses really did take on essential work, from carrying soldiers into battle to driving the gentry around town (as anyone who’s watched The Gilded Age knows.) Even in our own times, when horses are less necessary for most human activities, they’re still sometimes pressed into service. Of course, it helps if a horse is well-suited to their assigned occupation. So, before recruiting a horse for any of the following positions, consider some of the necessary qualifications.