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Canadian Horses at Equine Affaire
This year’s celebration of the 350th Anniversary concluded with a big presence for CHHAPS and the Canadian horse at Equine Affaire in West Springfield, Massachusetts, November 12-15, where the final attendance was over 100,000. Connecticut member, Melissa Larsen, and Massachusetts member, Liz Piacentini, organized a CHHAPS booth, breed demo, exhibit stalls, and an educational talk about
Your 2016 Canadian Horse Calendar is Ready!
It's that time of year again! Time to order your 2016 Canadian Horse Calendar! For the past six years, the Canadian Horse Heritage & Preservation Society has offered a high quality wall calendar featuring full-color photographs of Canadian Horses. In purchasing these calendars, you are not only getting a beautiful calendar, you are also helping CHHAPS in
Canadian Horses at the BCNE
Prince George CHHAPS member Suzie Barrio submitted a heartfelt write-up on the Canadian Horse presence at this year's British Columbia Northern Exhibition. Thanks to Suzie for the great write-up and kudos to all of those who made it happen! (Note: click on any photo to enlarge it. Don't miss the slideshow at the bottom of the
“Canadian Horse Extravaganza” at The Fair at the PNE – Wednesday, August 26th only!
As part of the celebrations for the Canadian Horse's 350th Anniversary, the Canadian Horse Heritage & Preservation Society is putting together displays and demonstrations to take place in the Horse Barn and the Agrodome at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver on one day only, Wednesday, August 26th, 2015. Mark your calendar and be sure to
Canadian Horses to Have an Affair: the Equine Affaire!
Now fans of the Canadian Horse breed have something else to celebrate in 2015, in addition to the breed's 350th anniversary: the Canadian Horse will be at the Equine Affaire in Springfield, Massachusetts this November! Thanks to New England members Liz Piacentini and Melissa Larsen, CHHAPS will have a booth in the Breed Pavilion to
Canadian Horse Breed in Crisis: What Can We do About it?
Canada's National Horse in crisis. It's been widely reported in the past week that the Canadian Horse breed's status is considered "critical" by the Livestock Conservancy and the breed is once again in danger of extinction. There's been some confusion from the public on how the breed could be considered in trouble at a time when
Member Profile: Double Diamond Canadians
Dave Flato leading a pack string. Dave and Lynda Flato have been members of the Canadian Horse Heritage & Preservation Society since 2005. Since 1999, they have used Canadian Horses extensively in their outfitting business in Alberta. As Skyline Trail Rides, they operate pack trips into Jasper National Park, the site of some spectacular
Your Canadian Horse Deserves an Award!
Would you like the world to know how great your Canadian Horse is, but you believe that your horse can never win a ribbon or a trophy because you don’t like to compete in horse shows? Or maybe you just compete for fun, because you haven’t the time to train hard enough to win? If you’re
It’s Official: Status CRITICAL for the Canadian Horse
A few months back, we posted about the possibility that the Canadian Horse breed was once again in danger due to the drop in foal registrations over the past few years. (Is the Canadian Horse Endangered again?) Well, according to The Livestock Conservancy, it's official. Although the complete 2015 Report has not yet been posted on