Source: CTV News Saskatoon Staff, saskatoon.ctvnews.ca, September 08, 2020 Unfortunately, illegal hunting activity is suspected. SASKATOON — Saskatchewan RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance after a horse was shot and killed on private property in Western Saskatchewan. On Sept. 6, Unity RCMP were called to a rural property near the Village of Senlac, about… Continue reading Mounties Looking for Suspects After Horse Was Shot and Killed on Private Property
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Grand National-winning jockey Liam Treadwell dies at 34
Source: news.sky.com, June 23, 2020 Police are treating Liam Treadwell’s death as “unexplained”, and have said that no third party is thought to be involved. Jockey Liam Treadwell, who won the Grand National in 2009 at his first attempt, has died aged 34. He sprang one of the biggest surprises in the world’s greatest steeplechase… Continue reading Grand National-winning jockey Liam Treadwell dies at 34
How workhorses in Canada are slowly becoming a thing of the past
Source: Alex Cooke, CBC News, August 24, 2019 ‘It’s getting to the point that people don’t even care. And that’s the scary part,’ says horse owner When Basil Oickle started up his horse-and-buggy business 25 years ago, he could easily find a strong workhorse that would cost him between $800 and $1,200. Now, that same… Continue reading How workhorses in Canada are slowly becoming a thing of the past
Molly the Clyde has been found
Source: Jeremy Simes, Producer.com, December 27, 2018 In what can only be described as a Christmas miracle, Molly the coveted Clydesdale has finally been found after being missing for slightly more than three months. Owner Cindy Thomas said today that the bay-coloured mare was found Christmas Eve in ship shape in a neighbour’s yard. “Tears started… Continue reading Molly the Clyde has been found
Devastated horse owner pleads for return of missing Clydesdale
Source: CTV News, September 30, 2018 A devastated horse owner is appealing for information to help find her missing Clydesdale horse which she fears may have been stolen for meat. Six-year-old mare Moly was last seen over a week ago in her pen on a farm in Entwistle, Alta., west of Edmonton. Molly’s owner Cindy… Continue reading Devastated horse owner pleads for return of missing Clydesdale
‘It’s an adrenalin rush’: Horse jumping sport returns to Sask. after 20 years
Source: Alicia Bridges, CBC News, July 30, 2018 Debden, Sask. couple builds jumping course to revive sport in province For riders like Anna Matice, it’s the feeling of galloping through the bush jumping logs and fences that makes her love the equestrian sport of three-day-eventing. “It’s more of an adrenalin rush,” she said, holding her horse… Continue reading ‘It’s an adrenalin rush’: Horse jumping sport returns to Sask. after 20 years
Swamp fever rearing its head in 2018
Source: Barb Glen , Producer.com, March 22, 2018 One case of equine infectious anemia, also known as swamp fever, has been found in Alberta within the past month. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed March 1 that a case had been found in a horse in Strathcona County near Edmonton. It is just the most recent… Continue reading Swamp fever rearing its head in 2018
Alberta horse that was rescued from sewage pit dies with owners petting his neck
Source: The Canadian Press, October 9, 2017 WASKATENAU, Alta. — An Alberta horse that was rescued from a sewage pit has died, but its owner says she’s thankful she was able to clean the animal off and be with him during his final moments. “I was so glad my horse did not die in that… Continue reading Alberta horse that was rescued from sewage pit dies with owners petting his neck
Swift justice: After slap, police horse kicks student back
By Josh Elliot, CTV News, October 18, 2016 Don’t slap a police horse on the behind. That’s the lesson a young student learned in Kingston, Ont., this week, after getting hoofed by an annoyed horse for her mischievous antics. A brief video of the incident has gone viral online, in which a girl wearing a… Continue reading Swift justice: After slap, police horse kicks student back