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Ottawa Equestrian Tournaments Return for 2025 Season at Wesley Clover Parks

Ottawa Equestrian Tournaments Return for 2025 Season at Wesley Clover Parks

Ottawa, Ontario – The Ottawa Equestrian Tournaments return to Wesley Clover Parks, located in the heart of the Nation’s Capital, with a full schedule of hunter/jumper events highlighted by the CSI5*/CSI2* Ottawa International from August 11 to 17, 2025.

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How Mad Barn’s Scott Cieslar is Positioning Canada as a Leader in Equine Nutrition

How Mad Barn’s Scott Cieslar is Positioning Canada as a Leader in Equine Nutrition

Ask horse owners and equine industry professionals where they turn for health and nutrition advice for their horses, and time and again there is only one answer: Mad Barn. Over the past few years, this Kitchener, Ontario-based company has emerged as a trusted resource for science-backed equine health information and products across North America.

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BGRA Youth Contests Return in 2025 with Tom Rankin’s Support!

BGRA Youth Contests Return in 2025 with Tom Rankin’s Support!

The Bill Galvin Racing Alliance (BGRA) is pleased to announce that prominent Standardbred breeder and owner Tom Rankin is once again supporting our Youth Contests in 2025!

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Fear is rising that tariffs will decimate Ontario's horse racing industry

Fear is rising that tariffs will decimate Ontario's horse racing industry

March 19, 2025 - The Ontario horse racing industry is warning it could be a major casualty in the trade war between the United States and Canada, and the fear is particularly palpable among horse breeders already struggling with rising costs due to inflation.

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The newspaper is in its 51st year of publication. The Rider has special English, Western, Quarter Horse and general sections having many columns written by industry leaders, a comprehensive coming events section, stable, stallion, and service directories, real estate ads and classifieds. The Rider covers all English and Western disciplines as well as Quarter Horse Racing, Driving and various other breeds and disciplines. The Rider is distributed through subscription, through the memberships of our official association partners and through almost 300 tack and feed stores. The Rider is also available as a digital edition. 

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Ottawa Equestrian Tournaments Return for 2025 Season at Wesley Clover Parks

Ottawa Equestrian Tournaments Return for 2025 Season at Wesley Clover Parks

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

Ottawa, Ontario – The Ottawa Equestrian Tournaments return to Wesley Clover Parks, located in the heart of the Nation’s Capital, with a full schedule of hunter/jumper events highlighted by the CSI5*/CSI2* Ottawa International from August 11 to 17, 2025.

Read more

How Mad Barn’s Scott Cieslar is Positioning Canada as a Leader in Equine Nutrition

How Mad Barn’s Scott Cieslar is Positioning Canada as a Leader in Equine Nutrition

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

Ask horse owners and equine industry professionals where they turn for health and nutrition advice for their horses, and time and again there is only one answer: Mad Barn. Over the past few years, this Kitchener, Ontario-based company has emerged as a trusted resource for science-backed equine health information and products across North America.

Read more


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