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Ice Boots for Horses: Types, Uses & How to Apply Cold Therapy

Ice Boots for Horses: Types, Uses & How to Apply Cold Therapy

Ice boots are a useful and inexpensive tool for managing recovery in horses after exercise or injury. These specially-designed equine devices help cool the horse’s legs, providing relief from pain, inflammation, and swelling.

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Ontario Racing Expands Youth Education with Horse eCamp and Kids’ Day Camps

Ontario Racing Expands Youth Education with Horse eCamp and Kids’ Day Camps

Guelph, ON July 31, 2025 - Summer is in full swing, and horse-powered fun has begun! Ontario Racing, in collaboration with Equine Guelph, is moving at full stride with its commitment to youth education by offering two exciting, free programs: Horse eCamp, an online learning experience, and a Kids’ Day Camp series at eight racetracks across Ontario.

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Game Favorite In a Thriller and Mosqueira Wins Three, Naturally

Game Favorite In a Thriller and Mosqueira Wins Three, Naturally

AJAX DOWNS, JULY 31, 2025 - It has been three years since Ruth Barbour retired her multiple champion Quarter Horse Country Boy 123, but last fall, the Hillsburgh, ON veterinarian and horse owner went shopping at an Oklahoma horse sale. She came home with GAME FAVORITE, a $10,000 (US) purchase, who is becoming another exciting horse for his new owner.

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Last Cold Bud is a rising star

Last Cold Bud is a rising star

AJAX DOWNS, JULY 29, 2025 - Ontario Quarter Horse racing has reached the midway point of its 2025 meeting at AJAX DOWNS, and there are eight races lined up for this Wednesday, July 30, with a 1:45 p.m. post time.

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Ice Boots for Horses: Types, Uses & How to Apply Cold Therapy

Ice Boots for Horses: Types, Uses & How to Apply Cold Therapy

Posted in Equestrian News, Home Page articles, horse-health

Ice boots are a useful and inexpensive tool for managing recovery in horses after exercise or injury. These specially-designed equine devices help cool the horse’s legs, providing relief from pain, inflammation, and swelling.

Read more

Ontario Racing Expands Youth Education with Horse eCamp and Kids’ Day Camps

Ontario Racing Expands Youth Education with Horse eCamp and Kids’ Day Camps

Posted in Equestrian News, Home Page articles, horse-shows-clinics

Guelph, ON July 31, 2025 - Summer is in full swing, and horse-powered fun has begun! Ontario Racing, in collaboration with Equine Guelph, is moving at full stride with its commitment to youth education by offering two exciting, free programs: Horse eCamp, an online learning experience, and a Kids’ Day Camp series at eight racetracks across Ontario.

Read more


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