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Invasive Plant Species on the Move in BC

Invasive plant species are on the move in British Columbia and the Ministry of Agriculture wants to curb that destructive migration. The Ministry is conducting a Weed Free Forage Certification market feasibility study in the coming weeks and Horse Council BC will be contributing to the conversation. (The livestock industry isn’t being singled out: logging, […]
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Canadian Contenders for Rio Olympics

Equine Canada will officially announce the riders competing for Canada at the summer Olympics in Rio on July 14th, but the FEI has just released the list of riders that are qualified. The final list of confirmed riders will be announced by the FEI on July 18th. The following Canadian horse and rider combinations are […]
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‘Paintball’ Lily has Died

Last month former Daily Show host Jon Stewart and his wife Tracey adopted Lily, a senior mare that gained fame for having been shot more than 100 times at close range with a paintball gun. They brought Lily from Pennsylvania, where she was rescued from an auction, to their animal sanctuary in New Jersey. Sadly, […]
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Police Raid Consortium Building Equestrian Venue for Rio

The federal police in Brazil raided the offices of the consortium that is building one of the main sports centres for the Rio Olympic Games, on June 7th. Authorities carried out a search-and-seizure warrant at the headquarters of the Deodoro Sports Complex’s northern section, which will host 11 Olympic sports including the equestrian events. It […]
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Federal MP Hosts Reception for Bromont WEG Amid Funding Concerns

In a well-timed show of support, the federal MP for the Brome-Missisquoi district, of which Bromont is a part, is hosting a reception for the organizing committee of the Bromont World Equestrian Games in Ottawa at the House of Commons on June 8th. The Honourable Denis Paradis, a Liberal MP, is hosting the reception and […]
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Jon Stewart Adopts ‘Paintball’ Lily

In March, the story of Lily, an emaciated senior horse who had been dumped at an auction in New Holland, Pennsylvania covered in paint splotches, made the rounds on social media. People were horrified by the state of the mare that had clearly been long neglected and, it is believed, shot more than 100 times […]