Equine Guelph is encouraging equine rescue organizations, volunteers and staff to participate in a 15-20 minute survey open until May 31, 2016. Equine Guelph has been listening to, and serving the needs of the horse industry for the past 10 years, and we are asking you what we can do to help you and your […]
Do horses respond differently to people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? Professor Katrina Merkies, Animal Biosciences at UOG plans to find out
“It’s approximately four millimeters in diameter,” exclaimed Ontario Veterinary College researcher, Thomas Koch, unable to contain his excitement. The tiny disk of equine cartilage, manufactured in the OVC lab, is full of potential. A cartilage injury can mean the end of an athlete’s career. Damaged joint cartilage does not repair on its own and often […]
Equine Guelph’s year of “Full-Circle-Responsibility” welfare campaign, ended with a wonderful journey. Gayle Ecker was an invited guest to the World Horse Welfare conference in England! Presentations from this invitation only event can be viewed on the World Horse Welfare website. Ecker also attended information meetings at the World Horse Welfare headquarters near Norwich, followed […]
Puslinch Firefighters’ were dispatched to a public assistance call for a horse stuck in a horse trailer on October 12th, 2015 around 09:30 hours. Ten firefighters were in attendance for the nearby horse farm on Wellington Road 34 in Puslinch Township. The crew responded quickly; and were at the scene within 7 minutes from the […]
“The number one mistake that first responders make when trying to rescue a horse in an emergency situation such as a barn fire, is to expect the horse to know the responder is there to help,” says Rebecca Gimenez, president of Georgia-based Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue. “The horse is scared already, and a suited-up […]
EquiMania! gallops back into Toronto for the third time this year for the Royal Agricultural Winter fair November 6 -15! Equimaniacs can’t get enough of the hands-on activities and love to immerse themselves in Equine Guelph’s well-travelled, award-winning display. Equine Guelph partnered with the OEF will be promoting “Ticket to Ride” once again at the […]
Equine journalist and photographer, Barbara Sheridan, received second place honours at the 2015 Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation (CFWF) Awards Banquet this past Sept 26th. Founded in 1955, CFWF serves the common interests of agricultural journalists, including reporters, editors and broadcasters as well as those in business and government whose primary responsibility is agricultural communications. The […]
Ontario Veterinary College, graduate student, Cristin McCarty is no stranger to joint health issues having to work through her own athletic injuries from rowing. As an avid rider since age 5, McCarty bought an ex-racehorse in her early teens for repurposing into a hunter/jumper and immediately began an education in joint problems and maintenance options […]
Gayle Ecker, director of Equine Guelph, has been awarded the prestigious Equine Industry Vision Award for 2015. The award, presented at the American Horse Publication Tally-Ho at the Alamo Seminar in San Antonio, Texas on Friday, June 19, 2015, recognizes Ecker’s innovation, vision and commitment to the equine industry. Sponsored by Zoetis, the award is […]
