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May 26

Potomac Horse Fever Webinar

Webinar presented on May 18, 2021 by Drs. Ashley Whitehead (UCVM) and Luis Arroyo (OVC) provided participants with an update on Potomac...

May 14

Biosecurity on your Equine Property

Biosecurity is not one-size-fits-all. Biosecurity plans should be customized for each property to take into account all aspects that can...

May 11

Good deeds: Feeding Wild Horses

What makes a deed good? Is it good intentions or is it good results? Or are both elements required for a deed to qualify as good? When it...

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May 28

Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)

Yukon - On May 24, 2021, positive equine infectious anemia (EIA) results were confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA)...

May 26

Anaplasma

Quebec - April 2021 Anaplasma phagocytophilum case in a horse in Quebec, April 2021 Réseau équin du ministère de l’Agriculture des...

May 18

Equine Biosecurity

Putting preventive measures in place to keep animals healthy has been a long-standing and successful practice on Canadian farms....

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Who we are?

The Horse Welfare Alliance of Canada is an alliance of provincial equine organizations whose purpose is the dissemination of accurate information related to the Canadian horse industry to horse owners and the general public.

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Statement of Purpose

Promote humane handling of horses throughout all of their life stages
Develop equine education resources and programs
Inform constituents and partners of matters and issues related to the welfare of the horse population
Enhance public awareness of matters and issues relating to the welfare of the horse and the horse industry

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Chair Bill desBarres 403-526-1070 or lazydbar@telusplanet.net