Prevention is Kinder than Cure Your horse’s vaccination plan shouldn’t be built on what you did last year.  Risk isn’t static and neither is your horse’s life. New horses arrive at barns. Old ones move on. Show schedules change. Boarding arrangements shift. Even climate patterns influence disease risk. Vaccination decisions made in isolation, or out…

FREE Global Registration on March 1 World Horse Day has been celebrated on March 1st every year since it was created in 2005 to raise awareness of equine welfare and protection. For the 21th anniversary of World Horse Day, Equine Guelph at the University of Guelph will celebrate by offering horse enthusiasts the opportunity to reduce the occurrence…

Thanks to quick thinking, teamwork, and specialized training from Equine Guelph’s Large Animal Emergency Rescue (LAER) program, a 29‑year‑old retired police horse named Dottie was successfully rescued after becoming dangerously unable to rise on a snowy, icy winter morning at Trinity Trotters, Dec 30, 2025. What began as a routine check‑in by barn manager Tracey…

Equine Guelph is thrilled to announce the launch of its brand-new online course: Conditioning the Racehorse, offered FREE for AGCO licence holders and Standardbred Canada members from February 23 – March 6, 2026.  For other members of the racing community, the course is available for a tuition of $95. Developed in direct response to industry…

Equine Guelph 2026 Research Annual – Volume 23 Equine Guelph’s 23rd Research Annual recaps impactful research from 2025, showcasing studies that advance equine health and welfare. Our feature article explores nephrosplenic entrapment and evidence supporting preventative surgical techniques for horses at risk of recurrence. Included in this feature is a video interview with Dr. Nicola…