KITCHENER — An officer and horse with the Waterloo Region Police Service were slightly injured Wednesday when they were struck by two pickup trucks on King Street in Kitchener. Read more:
Horse riders ask motorists to share road safely. Laura Corbett (left) and mom Faye Waddell ride their horses as a car approaches on No. 3 Sideroad. GRAHAM PAINE / CANADIAN CHAMPION
Faye Waddell and her daughter Laura Corbett aren’t horsing around.
When insects force them out of the bush and onto the rural roads with their horses, they fear for their safety. Read on
Paris Fair partner with the 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards
The Paris Agricultural Society (PAS), host of the Annual Labour Day weekend Paris Fair – September 1 through 5, 2011 – is extremely pleased to announce they will partner with the 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA week September 9 – 12, 2011) being held in Hamilton, Ontario.
PAS & the CCMA reached agreement on a one year partnership serving as an industry first.
The Canadian Country Music Awards are an annual event recognizing the top artists, musicians and providers within the Canadian country music industry. Recognized as one of Canada’s most prestigious & best known award shows, the nationally televised CCMA Award Show will take place in Hamilton at Copps Coliseum, September 12, 2011. Read more:
Neurotropic Equine Herpes Virus-1 Status Update - June 14
Equine Canada's Health and Welfare Committee is sharing an update on the EHV-1 status in the Western Provinces from a conference call June 13. Participants included the Chief Provincial Veterinarian, members of Alberta Veterinary Medical Association, faculty from the University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine, provincial animal laboratory veterinarians and local equine practitioners.
There has been one new case of nEHV-1 reported since the last telephone conference call on June 8th, 2011. Read more
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Horse owners and organizations nationwide are watching anxiously and some are shutting down shows and other events in an effort to keep a deadly horse virus outbreak that began in Utah from spreading beyond a handful of Western states and Canada.
So far, at least 17 horses in Idaho, Utah, Colorado, California, Washington and Canada have been infected with the highly contagious Equine Herpes Virus-1, and at least three have died. The disease poses no threat to people but is easily spread among horses, alpacas and llamas because it can be airborne and transmitted by touch or by sharing feed, brushes, bits and other equipment. Read more:
Horse Advocates Call Foul on Food Network
Chicago (EWA) – Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) joins its Canadian partner, Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC) in calling for the withdrawal of an episode scheduled to air Monday, May 16 on the Food Network’s program Top Chef Canada.
The program features “French Cuisine” including horse meat and foie gras, angering both horse advocates and animal welfare groups across the globe. The timing of this episode coincides with CHDC’s May Equine Awareness campaign. Read more
FEI ANNOUNCES DETECTION TIMES FOR MELOXICAM
The FEI has announced detection times for Meloxicam (veterinary formulation known as Metacam®), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to relieve pain and inflammation in the equine athlete. Read more:
$500 cash prize for winner of “Name our Name” contest
OFAC and AGCare seeking new name for amalgamated organization
(Guelph) April 19, 2011 – A top prize of $500 is up for grabs in a contest to name the new organization that will take effect when the Ontario Farm Animal Council (OFAC) and Agricultural Groups Concerned about Resources and the Environment (AGCare) join forces.
Crystal Mackay, Executive Director, said, “The challenge is to define a name for this new group that is clear and easily understood by the non-farming public who is more interested in food than farming practices. Think about a name you could see on a billboard, a big screen at a major sporting event, an insert in a national news publication, or something easy to reference when you’re working at a public event”.
As background Mackay said that contest participants should keep in mind the organization’s proposed mission and objectives: Read More:
Announcing a NEW PROGRAM in need of Sponsors
War Veterans, Horses And Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: A New Approach
13 April, 2011 Rocky Mountain House, AB
CAN PRAXIS, a new program for Canadian Forces Veterans, is based near Rocky Mountain House, AB. It offers practical opportunities for veterans to "recharge, regain and renew" their lives after experiencing traumatic stress, for example, in Afghanistan. It compliments existing therapeutic programs by offering two components: conflict-reducing communication training with Steve Critchley, who has 28 years of service with the Canadian Forces and who is now an international mediator. The second component is Equine-Assisted Learning with Jim Marland, who has worked as a psychologist for the federal government and maintains a horse-based practice. Read more:
04.24.09 Polo Ponies Die Due to Pharmaceutical Error
In following a prescription from a veterinarian, a pharmacy company incorrectly prepared a supplement mixture that was given to 21 of the 26 polo ponies in Florida last weekend ultimately causing their deaths. The whole story...
02.28.09 Reign Equestrian & Athletics donates $500 bareback saddle to the Upper Canada Equestrian Association's Cancer Ride as a prize for the most money raised for the cause. They expect to also provide some smaller prizes and aid in helping out for the day.
