The OCHA has a long-standing history dating back to the 1950s when Roy Ionson purchased the first cutting horse in Ontario. The sport of Cutting involves well-trained horses and their pilots that can navigate them.
For the past 20 years, equine education and research has been a prominent part of the University of Guelph’s (U of G) programming, providing quality education to thousands of students worldwide. At the forefront stands Equine Guelph, U of G’s hub for all equine-related education and research.
Guelph, ON Mar, 26, 2024 - Equine Guelph’s Large Animal Emergency Rescue (LAER) training team kicked off their 2024 schedule with a one-day refresher workshop at the beautiful Holly Oaks Farm on March 20, in Lynden, ON. Among the attendees were members of the Hamilton Mounted police, York police, McKee-Pownall veterinary services, Troy Equine Services and members of TEAD - therapeutic riding centre.
Hi, my name is Sommer Burrows. I am 11 years old, and last year I joined the Guelph Pony Club.
GUELPH ON [March 13, 2024] – The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) and the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC) are joining forces to share resources and promote fire safety and prevention on Ontario farms.
It’s always great to see a hometown girl succeed and E.L. Schoeman is doing just that. The twenty-four year old, who grew up on Prima Farms outside of Caledonia, Ontario, is bringing her love of horses and heroes to life in her debut novel, “Isabel.”
Have you ever stopped to think what inspiration actually is? We hear people say they were ‘so inspired…’ usually accompanied by positive body language and they’re emanating warmth and big smiles - you can tell by looking at them, they have a glow. Their eyes are shining, they are truly embracing the moment and drawing energy from whatever it is that inspires them.
COCHRANE, AB – Burwash Equine Services (Burwash Equine) recently hosted 60 veterinary students and vet tech students from across Canada at an event appropriately called Spotlight: Equine Vet Practice in Canada (Spotlight), an industry-leading weekend conference that highlights the positives of a career in Equine medicine.
Imagine yourself thundering deep into the wilds of Patagonia on horseback. Atop an incredible Argentine steed, you’re navigating across some of the wildest terrain on Earth attempting to win the toughest and most unique equine challenge in history…this is the Gaucho Derby.
Guelph, ON Mar, 6, 2024 - Learning healthy habits early makes biosecurity second nature and that is why Equine Guelph is offering their Sickness Prevention in Horses short online course on TheHorsePortal.ca FREE to teenagers (14 – 17). The March 18 – 29 offering of this course will be open to the grass roots of the equine industry so they can learn good habits to keep horses from getting sick.
