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Coffin bone rotation does not cause laminitis in horses
It’s important to understanding laminitis as the breakdown of this living anchor rather than as the rotation of a bone

Rancher’s rodeo skills took him to Hollywood
Alberta Order of Excellence inductee’s movie production company has meant millions of dollars to provincial economy

Horse-for-slaughter trial delayed
A Manitoba horse farm faces one charge based on a 2022 air shipment that animal rights goup says was not compliant with livestock transportation rules

Pelvic instability often undiagnosed in young horses

Much goes into making a police horse
The RCMP has been breeding its own horses for more than a century and has high standards for what the Musical Ride requires
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s an image quintessential to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police — a rider in a red coat and black belt, calf-high brown boots, broad-brimmed hat, mounted on a black horse. That visual has been around for well over a century, dating back to when the organization was still known as the North […] Read more![Conservative agriculture critic and Alberta Foothills MP John Barlow said some [people who raise horses for the overseas meat market] were harassed and bullied and wanted no part of the study, even though they could lose their livelihood if the bill is passed. | File photo](https://static.producer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/30150023/03-BJM121610horse-feedlot-150x150.jpg)
MP decries intimidation of House committee witnesses
Committee studying a bill to ban live horse export for slaughter had difficulty finding producers who would testify
REGINA — People who raise horses for the overseas meat market were afraid to testify before the standing agriculture committee during its recent study of a bill to ban the air export of live horses. Conservative agriculture critic and Alberta Foothills MP John Barlow said some were harassed and bullied and wanted no part of […] Read more
Horse obsession leads to business
Eagala-certified equine specialist incorporates horses in mental health treatment process to remove barriers
TROSSACHS, Sask. — Hayley Moats jokes that she was obsessed with horses when she came out of the womb. Her mother, Kim, shared her passion, and her grain-farming father, Don, supported her in anything and everything equine. Kim has been a cowboy dressage leader in Saskatchewan for years, which gave her daughter early access to […] Read more
Bill to ban flights for live horses now in committee

Owning young horses can be challenging
Weanlings, yearlings and two-year-olds require attention, protection and quality hay for long-term health
Canadian horse breeding ramped up during the pandemic when demand for horses increased. Now there are a lot of yearlings and two-year-olds around. Weanlings, yearlings and two-year-olds are curious, feisty and accident-prone. These young horses are particularly at risk for lacerations, eye injuries and becoming tangled in fencing. Dr. Nora Huaman Chavarria is a clinical […] Read more