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Horse Country;

The magazine for Prairie horse people

21st anniversary year!

Welcome to Horse Country; your all-breed, all-activity publication from the heart of Canada.

     Published eight times a year (every six weeks) Horse Country provides you with news from the heart of Canada, informative articles on equine health and training; profiles on horse people; news and reports from a wide variety of horse clubs and associations; plus Coming Events, Horses for Sale, Classified Advertising and a Stallion Avenue, not forgetting: regional and national advertisers with products or services of interest to horse people.

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     To existing readers of Horse Country, we hope you continue to enjoy the magazine. If you have any comments or suggestions, we’d love to hear from you.

Linda Hazelwood; Editor & Publisher

BREAKING NEWS

JANUARY 27

Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Elects New Leadership

At the Ex's Annual General Meeting a new Board of Directors and Eexecutive was elected.
   Jim Ferguson, Kathy Cleaver, Darrell Hack and Terry Klassen continue to serve their terms as board members; Ron Denslow, Bill Henderson, and Jim Wilson were re-elected to the Board of Directors; Sean Farnell was elected as a new member.
   Neil Thomson was elected to President of the Board of Directors, and Kevin Cameron was elected to the position of Vice President. Stanley Cochrane will now serve as Past President on the Board.
  Newly elected President Neil Thomson said. “I look forward to working with the great staff and dedicated volunteers in keeping with the tradition of the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. The fairs produced by the Provincial Exhibition generate more than $12 million dollars annually in Brandon and Manitoba. I'm not sure if everyone realizes that, but it clearly demonstrates the economic impact the Provincial Exhibition is, and how important it is for the city of Brandon."

JANUARY 27

H3 organisers (H3, Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB, April 16 - 18) announce the five winners of the H3 Draw, who each receive two weekend passes and a Mike Blair & The Rafter B CD:  Lorna Joba; Diane Rice; Betty Chalanchuk; Maxine Woodcook; Sharon Cadigan
   Organisers also are thrilled to announce their third trainer for the NAERIC 2010 Trainer’s Challenge, Jason Patrick from Whispering Willows Ranch, in Colorado. Please check out his bio on his website www.whisperingwillowsranch.com
   Purchase your weekend passes before Feb 28, 2010 from www.ticketmaster.ca or by phone 204-726-3555 for the low price of $35.00. After Feb 28, 2010 weekend passes will go up to $45.00 per person.

  Also book your hotel room ASAP as Brandon is filling up for that weekend!!

JANUARY 24

Book your table for the Annual Tack Sale in aid of the Children's Wish Foundation, April 18, Manitoba. See the poster for details. Diarise the annual ride in August - date to be confirmed.

JANUARY 24

Please donate to the Christian Veterinary Mission Haiti Earthquake Fund, which cares for animals and livestock affected by disaster.

AmericanHumane.org/aes-donate.

The Christian Veterinary Mission has served in Haiti since the early 1980s and has set up a dedicated fund for earthquake relief. They currently have three long-term fieldworkers on site, all of whom have checked in as safe. They have also trained more than 1,000 village-level animal health workers.

 JANUARY 24

FEI World Cup Driving: Switzerland’s Daniel Würgler has won the sixth leg of the FEI World Cup Driving competition in Leipzig, Germany. Würgler drove two Impeccable clear and fast rounds and stayed ahead of Dutch wild card driver IJsbrand Chardon and Jozsef Dobrovitz from Hungary with their Lipizzaner teams. Full report here...

JANUARY 24

ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2009/2010. It was Ladies Day at Leipzig, where they dominated the lineup at the eighth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ series in Leipzig, Germany today. Ireland’s Jessica Kuerten produced a devastating burst of speed to pip runner-up Edwina Alexander from Australia and third-placed Frenchwoman Penelope Leprevost in a 16-way jump-off. Catch the action here...

JANUARY 24

The Netherlands’ Edward Gal and Moorlands Totilas swept to victory in the seventh leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage series in Amsterdam this afternoon to rocket up to the top of the series leaderboard. Once again thrilling both judges and spectators alike, the dynamic Dutch duo recorded a score of 87.70% as they high-stepped their way to success with their unique sparkle and panache. Scores and comments here...

JANUARY 22

What's happening across Canada and the US? Check out Coming Events here.... send your information for this feature to editor..@..horsecountry.ca (please remove periods from this address - it is not an active link).

JANUARY 22

Equine Breeders Seminar Focuses on Export Marketing. Breeders of horses in Canada enjoy unique advantages found nowhere else in the world.  As Canada is geographically vast, breeders must draw on unique solutions that will consolidate their efforts so that they can leverage off of these advantages to become a leading exporter of horses to the world. On Friday, February 5, 2010, a free export preparedness seminar will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Montreal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, in conjunction with Equine Canada’s Annual Convention. Find out more here...

JANUARY 22

Manitoba Horse Council members, check out a pilot program for junior western riders at this link.

JANUARY 22

The FEI announced details of a five-year Global Education Programme for Eventing Officials today. The CHF 1 million project, which will support the regular FEI Educational and Certification system for Eventing Officials at all levels, is funded by the FEI. Details here...

Club and Association secretaries

Deadline to get your event listings into the next magazine is February 22. Let the world know what your club is doing this year and maybe draw in some new members! We also welcome year end results and club round-up information. Send to editor@horsecountry.ca.

JANUARY 21

New "Clean Sport" website lauched by FEI. www.feicleansport.org

JANUARY 21

Canadian Cheryl Meisner Awarded Wildcard Spot at Exquis World Dressage Masters in Florida. Cheryl and Paganini, John Risley’s 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion (Havidoff x Statuar), will represent Canada at the $145,000 Exquis World Dressage Masters, scheduled for February 4–6, 2010 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, in Wellington, FL, USA. Read more here...

JANUARY 21

Dressage Canada Announces 2010 Short and Long Lists. Details here....

JANUARY 21

2010 Canadian National Eventing Team Announced. The approved list recognizes performance results achieved at 2, 3 and 4 star CCI competitions and CIC 3 star competitions to November 16, 2009. Details here...

JANUARY 21

FEI Tribunal dismisses British Equestrian Federation's demand to reverse GB team relegation from the FEI Nations Cup™. Read more here...

JANUARY 12

Georgia Young of Calgary, AB, and Amanda Harris of Aurora, ON, represented Canada at the 2009 FEI Children’s Jumping Final held December 11-18 at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Read more here...

JANUARY 12

Para-Equestrian Canada announces that three FEI Para-Dressage courses will be held in conjunction with the WindReach International Para-Dressage CPEDI3*, which is being held May 28–30, 2010 in Ashburn, ON. Read more here...

JANUARY 11

Health Canada Warns One Lot of Veterinary Drug Longisil Recalled After Reports of Allergic Reactions in Cats and Dogs. Details are here...

JANUARY 2

Equine Piriplasmosis restrictions in place for horses coming from New Mexico from January 11, 2010. More information here.

McNally Robinson Polo Park closure

Winnipeg readers - if you are used to picking up your Horse Country at McNally Robinson please call us for an alternative location. (1-866-886-2425). Or, you can save almost $17 a year by subscribing (see the link top right) and have the magazine delivered right to your mailbox.

JANUARY 2

Qualifying season for AQHA's World Show is under way; see the complete list of classes and qualifying points here.

JANUARY 2

AQHA rules change in Versatility Ranch Horse, to allow exhibitors who belong to multiple associations to enter classes with a single set of rules. Get more information here...

JANUARY 2

Manitoba Horse Council has moved to an interim location at 1271 Sargent Ave, Winnipeg. The mailing address will remain at 200 Main St, Winnipeg, R3C 4M2. During this interim, MHC asks that contact with the office be made primarily thru phone or email (no fax).

Club reps - don't forget to RSVP for the Council of Clubs meeting January 13 - important decisions are to be made.

LOVE HORSES - LOOKING FOR A CAREER?

The Horsemans Benevolent Protection Association is operating a free four-week course starting February 13, 2010 that can lead to employment as a TB Race Horse Groom. You will learn all of the necessary askills to care for these amazing equine athletes. Participants should have some horse experience, their own transportation, provide a criminal record check, and be available 6-7 days/week from Feb 13, 2010. Upon successful completion of the course, graduates can expect to earn $400.-$500. per week. Contact 204-832-4949 or 461-3033.

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