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FEI WINNERS ANNOUNCED:
At a glittering ceremony in Copenhagen on 19 November, five heroes of the equestrian world became the first recipients of the new FEI Awards.



Best Rider

Show jumper Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum of Germany received the Best Rider accolade.

“It’s a great honour for me to win this award, particularly as it’s the first time it’s been awarded. It’s an accomplishment every rider would consider very important, and it’s so nice to have my achievements recognised.” said the 39-y… Continue

We are grateful to have partnered with Willson Lewis LLC (www.willsonlewis.com) who now offer employment law tips to our members. Tips that are especially important for those us involved in the equine industry.

Catherine Willson is the founding partner of Willson Lewis LLP. For the past 20 years, Catherine has practised in civil litigation and more particularly, in the areas of construction law, commercial litigation, employment, family, and equine law.… Continue

NEW!
A brand new Canadian survey was released today to gather vital information about current resources available to equestrians like you.
HorseJobs.ca has proudly joined with Equine Guelph and other equine industry leaders to promote the changing needs o… Continue

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University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus Partners with REACH in Clinton to Deliver New Equine Training Certificate Ridgetown, September 10, 2009

The University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus is excited to announce that it will be partnering with the Regional Equine and Agricultural Centre of Huron (REACH) to deliver a new Performance Horse Handler Certificate at the REACH facilities in Clinton.
The new two-semester Performance Horse Handler Certificate was developed with signifi… Continue

A change in your approach to horse stall cleaning might result in improved air quality in the stable, report researchers from Georg-August University of Göttingen, in Germany.

Researchers measured the air quality in the stable with different bedding types (wheat straw, wood shavings and straw pellets) and mucking out regimens. The experiments were carried out in an enclosed, roofed stable with five box stalls housing two warmblood mares with foals and two warmblood riding mares.

They found the… Continue