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Guelph, ON Feb, 24, 2026 - World Horse Day has been celebrated on March 1st every year since it was created in 2005 to raise awareness of equine welfare and protection. For the 21st anniversary of World Horse Day, Equine Guelph at the University of Guelph will celebrate by offering horse enthusiasts the opportunity to reduce the occurrence of lameness in horses.
Equestrian Canada and CanJump have once again partnered to present the second annual Red & White Party in support of the Canadian Show Jumping Team. Following a welcome reception and buffet dinner, Chef d’equipe Ian Millar will introduce the six Canadian athletes and their owners selected to compete in the CSIO4* Nations’ Cup division at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, from February 25 to March 1, 2026.
Guelph, ON Jan 8, 2026 - Equine Guelph has made a New Year’s Resolution to empower horse owners to learn more about their horse’s nutrition and needs. January, dubbed by Equine Guelph as Nutrition Education Month, will be dedicated to learning more about the overweight horse - increasing awareness of what caregivers can do to prevent their horses from becoming over-conditioned and offer practical tips on how to tackle weight gain.
Celebrating 60 Years of Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week and 50 Years of Horse Days! Horse Day once again proved to be an incredible day during Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week, delivering a full agenda of practical and relevant equine education. As part of the six-day agricultural conference celebrating its 60th anniversary, Horse Day itself marked an impressive milestone—50 years of bringing together horse owners, riders, trainers, and industry professionals from across the region.
The Rider is Ontario's number one source for horse industry news and information both in print and online.
The newspaper is in its 51st year of publication. The Rider has special English, Western, Quarter Horse and general sections having many columns written by industry leaders, a comprehensive coming events section, stable, stallion, and service directories, real estate ads and classifieds. The Rider covers all English and Western disciplines as well as Quarter Horse Racing, Driving and various other breeds and disciplines. The Rider is distributed through subscription, through the memberships of our official association partners and through almost 300 tack and feed stores. The Rider is also available as a digital edition.
The Rider is a six time recipient of the Ontario Equestrian Federation Media of the Year award. Editor and Publisher, Barry Finn is the Past-president of the Independent Publishers Association of Ontario.
Our dedicated advertisers and faithful readers have kept the paper going strong for 51 years. We're looking forward to keeping you informed for many more years to come. We welcome your press releases and news.
Guelph, ON Feb, 24, 2026 - World Horse Day has been celebrated on March 1st every year since it was created in 2005 to raise awareness of equine welfare and protection. For the 21st anniversary of World Horse Day, Equine Guelph at the University of Guelph will celebrate by offering horse enthusiasts the opportunity to reduce the occurrence of lameness in horses.
Equestrian Canada and CanJump have once again partnered to present the second annual Red & White Party in support of the Canadian Show Jumping Team. Following a welcome reception and buffet dinner, Chef d’equipe Ian Millar will introduce the six Canadian athletes and their owners selected to compete in the CSIO4* Nations’ Cup division at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, from February 25 to March 1, 2026.
