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Equine Piroplasmosis

In Canada Equine Piroplasmosis is a federally reportable disease.

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Equine Rescue & Hauling Courses offered in Ontario

The Caledon Equine Hospital in Calendon, Ontario is offering an Equine Rescue Certification Course and a Horse Hauling Course in March.

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Equine Sanctuary & Rescue Facility Guidelines

The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine has developed a set of guidelines to help ensure that horses maintained within equine sanctuaries and rescue farms receive adequate and proper care.

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Equine Information Document

The Equine Information Document (EID) represents and provides for the minimum requirements of written and pictorial identification as well as a record of medical history and declaration for equine presented for slaughter in Canada. Read more...
 

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Horse Hauling Course

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Statement of Purpose

The communication of correct information related to the Canadian horse industry to horse owners and the general public.

Objectives

The Horse Welfare Alliance of Canada will:

  1. support the existing education programs of each of its partners
  2. promote humane handling of horses throughout all of their life stages.
  3. inform its constituents and partners of matters and issues related to the welfare of the horse population.
  4. enhance public awareness of matters and issues relating to the welfare of the horse and the horse industry.
  5. strive to network with other organizations who might assist the Alliance in the achievement of its purpose and objectives.

Questions and comments may be directed to the Chair Bill desBarres 403.526.1070

Resources

Care and Handling Recommended codes of practice.
Headroom requirements Headroom requirements for horses in transit.
Body condition scoring What's it about?
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Who are we?

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

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Bill desBarres
Chair, HWAC