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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 tell the expected thousands of visitors to the Equine Affaire how versatile and how generally just wonderful Canadian Horses are.
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 more Canadians than ever have been showing up on the show circuit and in a variety of equestrian disciplines. The
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 photographs featuring their Canadian Horses. They've also used Canadians for commercial driving work, like sleigh and wagon rides, as well
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 one of those people who’ve resigned yourself to never having an award to show for all you’ve accomplished with your
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 their website, the status of the Canadian Horse is now listed as critical. Canadian Horse 350th Anniversary Poster by
Versatility and Performance Awards for Your Canadian Horse
Julie Hickie of Cache Canadians in Rimbey, Alberta and her stallion Phenom CHHAPS is an international organization with members often located a long distance from other members, making it difficult or impossible for sufficient numbers to be in one place in order to compete in CHHAPS breed shows. Because of this, early in our history we decided to create award programs that would give recognition to members' horses that were located anywhere and everywhere.
Historical Descriptions of the Canadian Horse
This article by director and former Chair of CHHAPS, Ken Morris, examines the historical descriptions of the foundation stock of today's Canadian Horse. For many years, Ken has used Canadian Horses in U.S. Cavalry reenactments in order to be historically accurate, as well as for dressage, jumping, driving and general recreation. He is a valuable member of CHHAPS and the Canadian Horse community, and has done a great deal to promote the Canadian in the Pacific
Celebrating the Canadian Horse in 2015!
King Louis XIV of France 2014 was the Chinese Year of the Horse, but perhaps 2015 will be remembered as the year of the Canadian Horse. This is the 350th anniversary of the arrival of the horses that were the foundation stock of the Canadian Horse breed. It was the year 1665 when King Louis XIV of France shipped 2 stallions and 20 mares from his royal stables. Eight of the mares perished on
Update: SOLD OUT! – 2015 Canadian Horse Calendars
As of January 15, 2015, the CHHAPS 2015 Canadian Horse calendars are sold out! The 2015 Canadian Horse wall calendars are now available for order. Thanks to Susan Arthur for once again doing an excellent job of putting the calendar together. She incorporated the photos chosen by the volunteer selection committee who had the difficult task of decided which of the fabulous photos submitted by CHHAPS members would be the most suitable. Thanks to everyone who