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Add The 2026 Ontario Equine Expo  to Your Calendar!

Add The 2026 Ontario Equine Expo to Your Calendar!

After the success of its inaugural year in 2025, with only 8 weeks of planning, the event has taken off for the upcoming year. A plethora of new exhibitors, as well as welcoming back previous exhibitors and sponsors, 2026 is shaping up to be a banner year.

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Celebrating 60 Years of Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week and 50 Years of Horse Days!

Celebrating 60 Years of Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week and 50 Years of Horse Days!

Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week (GBFW) is trotting into its 60th year — and Horse Day is ready to shine as it celebrates 50 years of equine excellence! Set for Sunday, January 11, at the Elmwood Community Centre, this year’s program features everything from equine dentistry and bit fitting to training drills and driving horses — all designed to spark new ideas and strengthen the bond between horse and rider.

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Four Community Organizations Pay it Forward

Four Community Organizations Pay it Forward

Clinton, ON – November 18, 2025 - Every day there’s something new going on at the REACH centre, from thrilling equestrian events to educational programs, and a recent act of kindness is making a big difference in the programming and social impact REACH can make in Huron County. Recently our organization was the beneficiary of an act of kindness, and it is a story worth telling.

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Equestrian Canada Jumping Committee National Awards For 2025 Presented To Owner, Official And Sponsor Of The Year

Equestrian Canada Jumping Committee National Awards For 2025 Presented To Owner, Official And Sponsor Of The Year

Toronto, ON, Nov. 15, 2025 – This year’s Equestrian Canada Jumping Committee National Awards were handed out during the EC Owners & Donors Reception, the evening of Wednesday, November 12, at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario.

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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. 

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Grey Bruce Farmers' Week

Posted in marketplace-events

Horse Day - Sunday January 11th, 2025 60th Anniversary Grey Bruce Farmers' Week 2026

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Add The 2026 Ontario Equine Expo  to Your Calendar!

Add The 2026 Ontario Equine Expo to Your Calendar!

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

After the success of its inaugural year in 2025, with only 8 weeks of planning, the event has taken off for the upcoming year. A plethora of new exhibitors, as well as welcoming back previous exhibitors and sponsors, 2026 is shaping up to be a banner year.

Read more


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