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Equine Welfare
Equestrian Canada is disappointed that the $252M in federal funding for the agri-food sector did not include Canada’s working horses.
"For The Herd" is OE's current initiative during this COVID-19 pandemic and a provincial fundraising initiative will launch on Friday, April 24.
Dr. David Mellor, a leading animal welfare expert, shared his research at the University of Guelph regarding bit use, breathing and equine welfare.
Mark your calendar! The second annual Canadian Animal Law Conference will take place in Toronto, Ontario, from September 11-13, 2020.
Animal protection group, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition, has filed an appeal in their case against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
How can you tell when a horse is feeling stressed? It’s all in the eyes and the way their eyelids twitch, University of Guelph researchers have discovered.
A lawsuit filed over a year ago by the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition, against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, has been dismissed in federal court.
The FEI has said it is not planning to mandate vaccination against the fatal Hendra virus, following outcry in Australia over the past two weeks. The rare but zoonotic (spreads between animals and humans) Hendra is a hugely divisive topic in Australia. Some horse owners say they would stop competing rather than vaccinate, even if […]
The results of a major research study commissioned by the FEI, aimed at identifying best practices and management of horses training and competing in hot and humid environments, have been published. Conducted at the Ready Steady Tokyo Test Event in August 2019, and led by the FEI’s climate expert Dr David Marlin, the study monitored […]