Equine Canada

Equestrian Canada Board Statement

February 01, 2017

The Equestrian Canada (EC) Board held an emergency meeting on Jan. 31, 2017 to discuss concerns expressed by EC volunteers and some members of the equestrian community, and to determine the next steps...

Equestrian Canada Board Resignations

January 28, 2017

On January 25, 2017, Al Patterson of Millgrove, Ont. and Ross Millar of Mono, Ont. resigned from their positions as Directors on the Equestrian Canada (EC) Board.

Historic Signing For Canada, China

This morning (Tuesday, March 29) during a nationally-televised meeting in Beijing, China, delegations from equine industry associations in Canada and China, including representation from Standardbred ...

Horse Day Set For June 6

Equine Canada has announced that Horse Day 2015 will take place on June 6.

Input Sought On Biosecurity Standards

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), in collaboration with Equine Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and other partner organizations, is working to develop a farm and facility-leve...

Nutrition Right From The Start

"Increasing the plane of nutrition should start at conception rather than waiting for the last trimester."

More Honours For Intimidate

O'Brien Award winning trotter Intimidate was also named the Canadian Bred Horse of the Year at the 2014 Equine Canada Awards Gala held on Friday, March 27 at the Crowne Plaza Gatineau-Ottawa in Gatine...

More Honours For Seelster

February 14, 2014

The accolades keep coming for Lucan, Ontario's Seelster Farms. Not only did the longtime breeding operation win the Armstrong Breeder of the Year Award at last Saturday's O'Brien Awards, Seelster pick...

Equine Code Of Practice Released

Equine Canada (EC) and the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) today announced the release of the new Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines.

Ontario Horse Day Grows

Ontario Horse Day is back and bigger than ever, with events celebrating all things equine taking place on Saturday, June 1 in Toronto, Ottawa and at various stables across the province.

Draft Equine Code Of Practice Released For Public Comment

December 05, 2012

Equine Canada and the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) are pleased to announce the launch of the public comment period on the draft Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines.

Horse Contracts Vesicular Stomatitis

August 10, 2012

A horse recently tested positive for vesicular stomatitis (VS), a reportable disease as per the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), meaning that horse owners must immediately report the presence o...

Equine Canada Updates Import Restrictions

Two horses in the state of New Mexico, Otero County, were confirmed with Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) on April 20, 2012. This is the first detection of active VS in the United States since 2010.