Guelph, ON Oct 17, 2025 - Firefighters, emergency managers, veterinary professionals, and community stakeholders from across southwestern Ontario gathered at Grand River Raceway in Elora for a specialized Large Animal Emergency Rescue course, from Equine Guelph. Grand River Agricultural Society (GRAS) provided foundational funding for the program back in 2014 and was proud to support the full-to-capacity one day hands-on workshop on October 17,2025.
With her family ties to equestrian sport, it’s unsurprising that Allie Schmidt developed a strong connection with horses at a young age. By her mid-teens, she was already running her own training program from her family’s barn in Campbellville, Ontario, and by the end of high school, she was competing at the FEI Junior level in dressage.
Guelph, ON Sept 9, 2025 - Equine Guelph’s Large Animal Emergency Rescue (LAER) training team made waves on the East Coast this summer with fully booked workshops at Whinny Hill Equestrian Centre in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
Tom Equels has spent a lifetime in the saddle — not just as a champion Paso Fino breeder and rider, but also as a decorated combat veteran whose love of horses has carried him from Florida racetracks to Irish stables to far-flung corners of the world. His debut novel, The Horseman’s Tale, captures that journey in a sweeping story about connection, resilience, and the bond between horse and rider.
In author Leisa Fail’s second Stormy Normy book, we meet up with our hero horse as he explores his forever home in Goldsborough Valley in the far North of Queensland, Australia. In this exciting chapter of his life, Stormy Normy learns about friendship, bravery and how to work as a team, valuable lessons for young readers.
Toronto, Ontario – The Jump Canada Hall of Fame has announced it will be moving to a new biannual format to coincide with Olympic and World Championship years. As a result, the 14th edition of the Jump Canada Hall of Fame Gala and Induction Ceremony, traditionally presented by BMO Financial Group, will next be held on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON.
Toronto, Ontario – The top equestrian athletes in the world are heading to The Royal Horse Show, held as part of the iconic Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, from November 7 to 16, 2025, at Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto, ON.
Ottawa, ON – September 30, 2025 – Equestrian Canada’s Eventing High Performance Advisory Group is pleased to announce the Country Yucca Eventing Travel Grants for U25 athletes, designed to assist young Canadian eventing riders in furthering their competition experience either across North America or overseas.
AJAX DOWNS, OCTOBER 21, 2025 - The 25th edition of the prestigious ALEX PICOV MEMORIAL FUTURITY for 2-year-olds headlines a huge, 11-race card on October 22, the final racing day of the 2025 Ajax Downs meeting.
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, the world's largest combined indoor agricultural and equestrian show will return to Toronto’s Exhibition Place from November 7-16 2025. Celebrating its 103rd anniversary, the Fair will include 10 days of agricultural excellence, culinary offerings, local food and equestrian competitions, and of course, lot’s of exciting family programming. Tickets are on sale, and more information can be found at royalfair.org.
