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Ontario’s first Working Equitation Expo highlights fast-growing equestrian sport

Ontario’s first Working Equitation Expo highlights fast-growing equestrian sport

Take the elegance of dressage, the thrill of a galloping horse, the challenge of navigating obstacles, and bring them together.  That’s Working Equitation (WE), one of North America and Europe’s fastest-growing equestrian disciplines. 

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Mirror Horse: A Memoir

Mirror Horse: A Memoir

From her first clever little bay pony, Stroller, to brilliant ribbon-winning Fletcher, Tamara Williamson recalls the many significant horses in her life, grappling with what it means to be horse-obsessed and what drives this desire to connect with horses. As Williamson discovers, during the tumultuous years of relationships with people and horses, these complicated equine creatures reflect back to us our best and worst selves.

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Unicorn sightings in Erin….It’s not wishful thinking

Unicorn sightings in Erin….It’s not wishful thinking

Hosted by Equine Erin and widely supported by the local equine community. HorseDay Erin is  multi-faceted ‘horse fair’ and  a snapshot of Erin’s diverse ‘horse country’ offerings. Established in 2019, HorseDay Erin is an outdoor (rain or shine) family-friendly event.  This hands-on-horses experience offers something special for all ages and is a great opportunity pet a pony, learn a little about horses, and to meet and talk with experts, educators and owners.  Horse Day (as a concept) was es...

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Horse of the Year Had to Be Ivory Stretches Winning Streak to Seven

Horse of the Year Had to Be Ivory Stretches Winning Streak to Seven

AJAX DOWNS, MAY 18, 2023 - Making his 8-year-old debut, reigning Horse of the Year HAD TO BE IVORY showed no signs of slowing down as he romped to an easy 1 1/4 length win in the $30,375 Norman Picov Maturity at Ajax Downs on Wednesday. This was the fourth time Had to Be Ivory, owned and bred by Carol and Jaime Robertson of Hillsburgh, ON, has won the Maturity, the first stakes race of the Quarter Horse season.

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Ontario’s first Working Equitation Expo highlights fast-growing equestrian sport

Ontario’s first Working Equitation Expo highlights fast-growing equestrian sport

Posted in Equestrian News, Home Page articles, horse-shows-clinics

Take the elegance of dressage, the thrill of a galloping horse, the challenge of navigating obstacles, and bring them together.  That’s Working Equitation (WE), one of North America and Europe’s fastest-growing equestrian disciplines. 

Read more

Mirror Horse: A Memoir

Mirror Horse: A Memoir

Posted in Equestrian News, Home Page articles, Reviews

From her first clever little bay pony, Stroller, to brilliant ribbon-winning Fletcher, Tamara Williamson recalls the many significant horses in her life, grappling with what it means to be horse-obsessed and what drives this desire to connect with horses. As Williamson discovers, during the tumultuous years of relationships with people and horses, these complicated equine creatures reflect back to us our best and worst selves.

Read more


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