Written by: Colleen Archer From Horse Canada Learn how to spot plants in your pasture that may be poisonous to horses. Pam MacKenzie Photo While there are hundreds of species of weeds toxic to horses, the following six include two of the most deadly ones, plus an added four that are widespread in Canada. HEMLOCK [...] Continue reading
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HER MAJESTY’S HORSES AT WINDSOR CASTLE ON THE EVE OF ROYAL WINDSOR HORSE SHOW 2015
Photo Caption: May 12th 2015 The Queen’s horses, of all shapes and sizes, are on parade to welcome over 50,000 visitors to the private grounds of Windsor Castle for the UK’s largest outdoor equestrian show, Royal Windsor Horse Show, which starts this Wednesday 13 until Sunday 17 May. Her Majesty The Queen, who has attended [...] Continue reading
Judy Dierks Takes out Showcase Event at Sydney CDI 3*
Judy Dierks – Diamond Star and owner Vicky Newham Franz Venhaus From The Sydney CDI It was an extremely happy birthday for NSW rider Judy Dierks today after she secured victory in the 2015 Sydney CDI 3* showcase event, the Grand Prix Freestyle Competition (CDI), on Diamond Star. It was standing room only as a [...] Continue reading
British Shine at Saumur
By British Dressage May 8, 2015 It was a damp affair at the busy Saumur CDI but some bright performances from British riders lifted the spirits. The facilities at the Cadre Noir felt the full force of Mother Nature in full spring flight but despite the rain, and a few classes moving inside, the show [...] Continue reading
Oldest Horse Show in the Nation Celebrates 162 Years
By Vicki Bendure, APR Upperville, Va. – The 162nd Upperville Colt & Horse Show, the oldest horse show in the country, takes place on June 1-7, 2015 in Upperville, Va. UCHS was founded in 1853 to encourage better breeding of horses. Since that time, thousands of equestrians, horse breeders and spectators have gathered in Upperville [...] Continue reading
Olympian Cesar Parra Cleared of Charges
Flemington, NJ (May 7, 2015)— Dr. Cesar Parra is officially cleared — as declared by a Hunterdon County Superior Court jury— of charges of negligence. Parra, who was accused in 2009 with being at-fault for lunging injuries to a Hanoverian stallion is now cleared of alleged negligence with the formal finding of “no cause.” During [...] Continue reading
Grand Prix Champion Katherine Bateson-Chandler Gets Grander with Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals
Wellington, FL (May 7, 2015)— When Katherine Bateson-Chandler was selected to become an ambassador for Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals Inc., a leader in developing natural equine health products through research-based science, she eagerly accepted the offer. “I was so impressed with all the science behind their products. It’s incredible how much [...] Continue reading