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28.09.2020 / 16:39

Alberta horse owners on alert after outbreak of Potomac horse fever

Potomac horse fever, a disease that kills horses in up to 30 per cent of cases.An outbreak of the illness has been declared in Alberta.

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Lethbridge’s first horse racing event of the year kicks off this weekend

Horse racing aids Alberta’s rural Economy Rossi said the club normally contributes $48 million to the local economy every year.

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Equine therapy program for veterans, first responders struggling with lack of funding

Can Praxis equine therapy program hoped to expand this year to also serve health care workers.But a lack of corporate sponsorship and a series of cancelled fundraising events are forcing organizers to pull the reigns on what clients describe as desperately needed help. Veterans call for long-term support as another soldier dies by apparent suicide “This is crucial, crucial stuff for these people.

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N.B. woman downsizes into tiny home off the grid during coronavirus pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic as businesses start opening up and bubbles start forming across the country, but a New Brunswick woman who chose to downsize her life during the pandemic has a message for people returning to the faster pace.“Take time for nature and animals and each other,” says Sarah Nesbitt, who is now living off the grid in a tiny home still under construction in the woods of Steeves Mountain, N.B.

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Equine therapy centre near Saskatoon hopes to reopen soon as business takes a hit over COVID-19

The Equilibrium Therapeutic Riding Centre, located north of Saskatoon just off Highway 11, hopes to resume its normal activities soon, as the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted its business.

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Coronavirus: Kingston equestrian business reopens, provincial parks open for day use

Sunday was the first day that Stephen Ferguson opened his business, Burbrook Equestrian.

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Canadian horse owners could be forced to sell for slaughter as finances battered by COVID-19

The governing body for Canadian equestrian sports and horse welfare is warning that without financial support, horse owners could be forced to sell their animals for slaughter as the coronavirus economic shutdown takes a toll on their bottom lines.

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Equine therapy riders in Edmonton face impacts of COVID-19 restrictions

Edmonton’s Whitemud Equine Learning Centre Association is currently closed because of public health restrictions put in place due to COVID-19.

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Coronavirus: Marquis Downs is hoping for a 51st racing season

This will be the 51st season of racing at Marquis Downs, but we will have to wait to see, when and if, that happens as we battle through the pandemic of COVID-19.

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