By BBRM Equine Management Students 2019 Are we masters of change or slaves of change? Opening remarks at the 4th annual Equine Industry Symposium held on November 17 on the University of Guelph campus were presented by this year’s facilitator Akaash Maharaj, who challenged the audience by asking if we are masters of change or…

  15th Annual International Society for Equitation Science Conference Registration and Abstract Submissions Now Open January 21, 2019 (Guelph, ON): Planning is well underway for the 15th Annual International Society for Equitation Science (ISES) Conference, being held at the University of Guelph, Canada’s largest agricultural university, on August 19-21, 2019. The theme for this year’s…

You asked, we listened! Just in time to kick start the upcoming Equine Industry Symposium hosted by the University of Guelph on October 27, 2018, a new discussion group has started on theHorsePortal.ca website. In response to one of the suggestions that arose from the second Equine Industry Symposium held last February, the organizing committee…

Enter Equestrian Canada’s drawing contest and you could win an online course for teens who want to learn to speak fluent horse. In celebration of Horse Day Equine Guelph has donated a Horse Behaviour and Safety for Youth online course to the first place winner of the age 13 – 16 category. This interactive three-week…

The Colic Risk Rater healthcare tool was performed by over 100 students in the winter 2018 offering of Equine Guelph’s Gut Health & Colic course.  Feedback indicates participants were keen to learn the simple management changes that could reduce their chances of colic.  Many were surprised to learn that approximately 80% of colic episodes may…

At the 2018 Equine Industry Symposium at the University of Guelph, David Reynolds, President of INAC Services Ltd. presented several funding opportunities available for Ontario Equine Businesses. David Reynolds, President of INAC Services Ltd., presented a plethora of opportunities for funding of agricultural positions. With a little ingenuity, proposals to funding agencies can secure grants…

The Equine Industry Symposium will be hosted on the University of Guelph campus on February 10th, 2018 from 9:00am-5:00pm. The Symposium will provide the opportunity for open discussion among industry professionals to address concerns within the industry. This year’s theme will be Joining Forces on Youth Engagement – recruitment, retention, succession. The objective is for industry sectors to collaborate and ‘join forces’…

Equine Guelph will bring together horse enthusiasts from across Canada and beyond with its new Horse Safety & Behaviour course. The three-week online short course has already caused a stir in the equine industry with adults who have benefited from this invaluable information for anyone involved with horses. When hearing this offering was also going…