OTTB Success Stories

Beginning next year, Horse Sport will be running profiles featuring rescue horses and/or OTTBs who have gone on to have successful debuts or second careers in hunter/jumper, eventing, or dressage competition with their new owners. If you have such a special partner, or know of one, contact us at editor@horsesport.com with the details and you may see your lucky rehomed horse profiled in 2017!
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Horse Shot and Killed in Elmworth, Alberta

A horse was shot and killed in her paddock on an Elmworth, Alberta farm on October 21st. Tassie’s owner, eight-year-old Shelby Ireland, was devastated upon hearing the news, when only moments before she had been admiring her mare through a window in her home. Shelby’s mother, Ashley Ireland, noticed the mare lying down, feet in […]
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Jaclyn Duff Wins Spirit of the West Cup 1.45m

With just one day before the $132,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Calgary presented by pandaHAUS, riders took the time for a little fun and some fast competition at Royal West. The $35,000 Spirit of the West Cup 1.45m sponsored by GGT Footing and Scott Venturo LLP was contested on the longest course of the […]
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Last Chance for Jump Canada Hall of Fame Gala Tickets

A limited number of tickets are still available for the tenth annual Jump Canada Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala, presented by BMO Financial Group, on Sunday, November 6, 2016, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON. A sell-out event each year, the Jump Canada Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding contributions to hunter/jumper sport. […]

The Big EQ Diet

A 2013 University of South Carolina study suggests that 42 per cent of female collegiate equestrians are at risk for disordered eating.
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New OSPCA App Helps Horses Find Forever Homes

A new smartphone app launched by the Ontario SPCA will connect horse lovers with horses available for adoption and allow users to report animal cruelty with a simple tap in the easy-to-navigate interface. “We have many wonderful horses in our care who are looking for loving forever homes” says Bonnie Bishop, Senior Inspector – Farm […]
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Keean White Tops $35,000 pandaHAUS Cup at Royal West

It was another night of hot competition as the countdown continues at the 2016 Royal West for the prestigious $132,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Calgary presented by pandaHAUS Equestrian on Oct. 29. The feature event of the evening was the $35,000 pandaHAUS Welcome Speed 1.45m. From the long initial gallop to the tight turn […]