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The Overweight Horse – A New Year’s Resolution

The Overweight Horse – A New Year’s Resolution

Guelph, ON Jan 8, 2026 - Equine Guelph has made a New Year’s Resolution to empower horse owners to learn more about their horse’s nutrition and needs. January, dubbed by Equine Guelph as Nutrition Education Month, will be dedicated to learning more about the overweight horse - increasing awareness of what caregivers can do to prevent their horses from becoming over-conditioned and offer practical tips on how to tackle weight gain.

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Celebrating 50 Years of Grey Bruce Horse Days!

Celebrating 50 Years of Grey Bruce Horse Days!

Celebrating 60 Years of Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week and 50 Years of Horse Days! Horse Day once again proved to be an incredible day during Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week, delivering a full agenda of practical and relevant equine education. As part of the six-day agricultural conference celebrating its 60th anniversary, Horse Day itself marked an impressive milestone—50 years of bringing together horse owners, riders, trainers, and industry professionals from across the region.

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The 2026 Ontario Equine Expo can be defined with one word: Epic!

The 2026 Ontario Equine Expo can be defined with one word: Epic!

This year’s event will be held will be held at the Markham Fairground March 27-29. A lot of support has gone into this year both from the fans of the previous year and many new businesses and services coming in as exhibitors. Vendors are attending from Nova Scotia, Texas, and British Columbia, and across Ontario.

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From the Trainer's Eye

From the Trainer's Eye

For those who know how to look, the topline of a horse is one of the clearest chapters in the horse’s story. From the poll, along the neck, across the back and over the hindquarters, the topline quietly reveals how a horse has been worked, developed, and asked to carry itself.

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The Overweight Horse – A New Year’s Resolution

The Overweight Horse – A New Year’s Resolution

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

Guelph, ON Jan 8, 2026 - Equine Guelph has made a New Year’s Resolution to empower horse owners to learn more about their horse’s nutrition and needs. January, dubbed by Equine Guelph as Nutrition Education Month, will be dedicated to learning more about the overweight horse - increasing awareness of what caregivers can do to prevent their horses from becoming over-conditioned and offer practical tips on how to tackle weight gain.

Read more

Celebrating 50 Years of Grey Bruce Horse Days!

Celebrating 50 Years of Grey Bruce Horse Days!

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

Celebrating 60 Years of Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week and 50 Years of Horse Days! Horse Day once again proved to be an incredible day during Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week, delivering a full agenda of practical and relevant equine education. As part of the six-day agricultural conference celebrating its 60th anniversary, Horse Day itself marked an impressive milestone—50 years of bringing together horse owners, riders, trainers, and industry professionals from across the region.

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