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Horse Country;

The magazine for Prairie horse people

24 years strong!

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, 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.

   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

ISSUE #3-2012 (April 23, 2012).

A vacation and camp edition. What's Inside?

- We look at vacationing in Canada's National Parks, with your own horse or with a renter.

- You can't have cows downtown! Agreed - which is why the Red River Ex in Winnipeg is planning a multi-million dollar Ag facility.

- Congratulations to Manitoba-bred Morey Fisk, winner of the NRHA European Futurity Championship 2012 on Chic Dreamn Whizard.

- Making your dressage debut this year? Find out what the judge is looking for - and what those test sheet comments really mean!

Those are just the cover stories! We have a whole lot more for your reading pleasure. For a full list of What's Inside, please click here.

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*What's happening? Clinics, shows, meetings. Check here for a current list.

ARCHIVES AND EXTRAS : A number of articles in our magazines now refer back to previously published articles - you can find them on the ARCHIVE page (see the main banner above). Do you like this feature? Email editor@horsecountry.ca and let us know!

BREAKING NEWS

MAY 13

Do you ride in Birds Hill Park, Winnipeg? MB Government is preparing a management plan for public use of the park and is looking for your comments.

Go here to read the Draft Management Plan.

Go here to read a summary of public comments so far.

Go here to add your comments. Important!

Deadline for public comments is June 11.

MAY 13

May 14 is the deadline to send your personal advertising for insertion in the print edition of Horse Country classifieds. Line ads for tack, want ads and horses under $750 are free (add a pic for $12); horses for sale at more than $750 are only $48 - the best magazine print price in Canada! Email editor@horsecountry.ca.

MAY 10

Wish I was there! Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations kick off with an equine extravaganza in the grounds of Windsor Castle. USA today report here.

MAY 5

In a story twist worthy of Dick Francis, just hours after the running of the Kentucky Derby a groom is found murdered on the backstretch. More information here.

MAY 5

Canadian winner in the Kentucky Derby: I'll Have Another is the dark horse which earned racing fans a ton of money on Saturday. Read just one of the stories here.

MAY 4

Canadian Show Jumping Team Finishes Tied for Second in Lummen Nations’ Cup. Yann Candele, Tiffany Foster, Jill Henselwood and Ian Millar, tied for second place in the Nations’ Cup competition held Friday, May 4, at CSIO 4* Lummen, BEL, which is being held from May 2–6, 2012. More details here.

MAY 4

Two horses in the state of New Mexico, Otero County, were confirmed with Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) on
April 20, 2012. This is the first detection of active VS in the United States since 2010.
The World Organization for Animal Health has posted a notification on its web site at: http://bit.ly/IJcDah.
Canada is currently free of vesicular stomatitis. To learn more about travel restrictions please read here.

MAY 4

Canadians Earns Personal Best Results at CCI 4* Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event. Peter Barry and Jessica Hampf finished in 11th and 19th place respectively in the 2012 edition of the CCI 4* Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, held April 26–29, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, USA. Read more here.

MAY 1

Free Clinic, May 23, 2012. First Aid for Horses, with Dr. Ken Johnson, Central Veterinary Services. 7:00pm – 9:30pm; bring a lawn chair. Attendance is free but space is limited; please call to register before May 18th. At Poco-Razz Farm, Winnipeg. See attached poster for location and contact information.

APRIL 28

Canadian Show Jumping Team Announced for European Tour. Yann Candele, Tiffany Foster, Jill Henselwood and Ian Millar will represent the Canadian Show Jumping Team at CSIO 4* Lummen, BEL, from May 2–6, 2012 and at CSIO 4* Linz, AUT, from May 10–13, 2012. Read the details here.

APRIL 28

Chris Irwin clinic announced for Manitoba - auditors welcome. See more information here or email thelevelheadedhorse@yahoo.ca

APRIL 23

Helping Hooves inaugural Tack Sale/Flea Market/Horse Agility clinic was a great success! See some photos on Facebook at Helping Hooves Steppin Up for Manitoba, or check the June 4 edition of Horse Country.

MARCH 31

The 105th Royal Manitoba Winter Fair wrapped up tonight with a crowd pleasing win by Manitoban Eric Martin in the MTS Cup, following his win the previous night in the RBC Challenge. On previous evenings Karen Cudmore won the Manitoba Cup, and Michelle Vandal of Milton, ON won the ATCO Cup and the Diamond Jubilee Challenge (Gamblers Challenge). Tom Lane won the Bank of Montreal 6-Horse Hitch this evening. See the individual results on the right, and check the April 23 edition of Horse Country for photos and individual stories of riders and drivers from other divisions.

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MARCH 21

Ontario Government withdraws support from the racing industry. See CQHA's comment here.

MARCH 9

Horse Country magazine is looking for the northernmost horse owners in Canada! Are you North of 50? 55? How about 60? We'd like the rest of Canada to share your trials and your successes! Please email Horse Country's editor at editor@horsecountry

MARCH 5

Equine Infectious Anemia is triggering high numbers of infections in Saskatchewan, with lesser numbers across Canada. Currently MANITOBA and ONTARIO are not registering infections (see map here). It is every horse owner's responsibility to be on guard against this disease. Equine Canada has recommendations here.

Manitobans, have you registered your premises yet, to help bio-security measures be implemented quickly? See the information in the March 12 Horse Country pages6/17, or visit manitoba.ca/agriculture/pid. It's free to register!

MARCH 5

Equine Canada week in review. The news is here.

FEBRUARY 25

Want to work for Manitoba Horse Council at the Equestrian Centre in Birds Hill Park? Check out the details: Employment opportunity.

FEBRUARY 1

Neurotropic Equine Herpes Virus-1 Found in Southern Ontario and California

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has been notified of a confirmed case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), caused by EHV-1, in Southern Ontario. A blood sample from a horse with severe neurological signs tested positive for EHV-1 in early January. The horse was euthanized after its condition deteriorated. Another horse with similar signs was euthanized in late December on a separate location, but unfortunately no samples were taken so the case could not be confirmed as EHV-1.

California has had 16 confirmed cases of EVH-1 and two that are believed to have had Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy. For constant updates, please refer to links at the foot of this page.

EHV-1 is easily spread by sharing contaminated equipment, contact with an animal carrying the virus, or by the clothing, hands or equipment of visitors to farms who recently had contact with an infected horse.

Outbreak control of nEHV-1 is dependent on proper biosecurity or containment strategies.

Owners are encouraged to speak with their veterinarian if they have additional concerns or questions.

JANUARY 30

Pan Am Games location: the owner of Cedar Run Horse Park says his facility on Georgian Bay is the ideal venue for the 2015 games’ horse competitions but has been completely overlooked in favour of the Caledon Equestrian Park, near Palgrave. Read his comments here.

Coming Event listings needed
Are you the Show Secretary of an Equine Association? If so, it's time to get your show dates and information in to Horse Country to be published in our Coming Events listings. Date, time, location and phone/email/web is all that's needed. Send in the body of email to editor@horsecountry.ca with the subject line "Coming Events" and we'll do the rest.

USEFUL LINKS

Facts About Equine Herpes Virus— http://bit.ly/khha91

University of Saskatchewan
http://blogs.usask.ca/EHRF/EHV%20fact%20sheet-1.MAR.20.pdf

OMAFRA
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/horses/facts/prev-disease-spread.htm
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/horses/health.html

American Plant and Health Inspection Service
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/nahss/equine/ehv/equine_herpesvirus_brochure_2009.pdf

www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=19467

www.poloblogs.com/tournaments-and-results/indio-horse-tests-positive-for-ehv-1-neuropathic-strain.html

www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2012/01/209.shtml

Equine Canada Stable Management Manual.

CFIA Meat Inspection Documents

Equine ID document

Meat Hygiene Directive

CFIAs Information Bulletin

Club and Association secretaries

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.

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