Pasture Poisons

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

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

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

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