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Josh Tobey, who’s a member of jousting troupe Knights of Valour, is pictured at his Chilliwack home on Sept. 16, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

‘Like driving into a brick wall’: A Chilliwack man’s passion for jousting

Josh Tobey has been suiting up with Knights of Valour for 10 years

 

Two more horses died at Vancouver’s Hastings racecourse this season, with one breaking down during a race and the other suffering blunt-force trauma after crashing into a wall. (Facebook)

2 more horses die within a month at Vancouver’s Hastings racecourse

Lastest death was the day before the season ended

 

Decoy geese sit by a water jump as Cordelia Mansfield of Vancouver rides Rose in the cross-country competition during the Island 22 Horse Trials and B.C. Championships in Chilliwack on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

PHOTOS: Riders from across B.C. compete in Chilliwack equestrian event

Island 22 Horse Trials and B.C. Championships featured dressage, cross-country jumping, show jumping

 

The Vancouver Humane Society is raising welfare concerns after four horses have died at Hastings Racecourse and Casino in Vancouver in a three-week period, but the provincial ministry in charge says it will continue to take the advice of the contracted official veterinarians. Horses race at Hastings Racecourse in 2018. (Facebook)

4 horses dead in 3 weeks at Vancouver racecourse

Public Safety Ministry says it will continue to take the advice of its contracted veterinarians

The Vancouver Humane Society is raising welfare concerns after four horses have died at Hastings Racecourse and Casino in Vancouver in a three-week period, but the provincial ministry in charge says it will continue to take the advice of the contracted official veterinarians. Horses race at Hastings Racecourse in 2018. (Facebook)
BC Horse Angels operator Belinda Lyall stands next to some of the horses in her care as members of the BC SPCA’s Cruelty Investigations Department conduct an investigation of her horse rescue operation on a 20th Avenue SE property on Thursday, April 13, 2023. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)

VIDEO: Salmon Arm horse rescue operator says BC SPCA investigation prompted by harasser

BC SPCA says investigation initiated after concern received from a member of the public.

BC Horse Angels operator Belinda Lyall stands next to some of the horses in her care as members of the BC SPCA’s Cruelty Investigations Department conduct an investigation of her horse rescue operation on a 20th Avenue SE property on Thursday, April 13, 2023. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)
Horses in the Brittany Triangle. (Photo/Wayne McCrory)

B.C.’s ‘cowboy cop’ investigating horse herd killed near Kamloops in ‘cruel act’

The herd may have roamed the area for hundreds of years after travelling to Canada from Russia

Horses in the Brittany Triangle. (Photo/Wayne McCrory)
This is a file photo of wild horses on Highway 97 near Red Wings. (Western News file photo)

‘Disheartening act’: 17 wild horses found shot in area west of Kamloops

The animals were all recently shot; RCMP are investigating

This is a file photo of wild horses on Highway 97 near Red Wings. (Western News file photo)
Bella competing with Alicia Gadban. The pair's performances this year earned Bella a national award for best Canadian bred horse of the year. (Courtesy of Paula Leweke)

Metchosin horse heroine celebrates Canadian equestrian breeding award

Breeder Paula Leweke knew ‘Bella’ was special from an early age

Bella competing with Alicia Gadban. The pair's performances this year earned Bella a national award for best Canadian bred horse of the year. (Courtesy of Paula Leweke)
Two wooden barns that are part of the Alberni District Fall Fairgrounds go up in flames in the early morning hours of May 17, 2022. (PHOTO COURTESY PETER HESSE)

Suspicious fire destroys two empty horse barns at Port Alberni’s fall fairgrounds

It’s the third suspicious fire in the past six months at the site, officials say

Two wooden barns that are part of the Alberni District Fall Fairgrounds go up in flames in the early morning hours of May 17, 2022. (PHOTO COURTESY PETER HESSE)
Horses from the community of Esk’etemc race down the slope in a traditional annual roundup which brings the horses back from winter range to the reserve. (Georgina Chipman photo)

PHOTOS: Indigenous Cariboo horse roundup a time-honoured tradition

Horses returned from winter range in Esk’etemc thanks to leadership of Bill Chelsea

Horses from the community of Esk’etemc race down the slope in a traditional annual roundup which brings the horses back from winter range to the reserve. (Georgina Chipman photo)
Bella, the foal, was born chestnut and changed colour as she aged. (Courtesy Paula Leweke)

Metchosin-born horse leaps grand prix hurdles

Paula Leweke of Paula’s Horses has high hopes for Bella

Bella, the foal, was born chestnut and changed colour as she aged. (Courtesy Paula Leweke)
Central Saanich police and firefighters were called to help rescue a horse stuck in a ditch. (Courtesy of Central Saanich Fire)

Horse stuck in ditch freed by Central Saanich crews

Backhoe used to help police, fire and public works free animal

Central Saanich police and firefighters were called to help rescue a horse stuck in a ditch. (Courtesy of Central Saanich Fire)
Singer-songwriter Jann Arden is pictured with a draft horse. (Canadian Horse Defence Coalition)

Jann Arden backs petition to stop ‘appalling’ live horse export, slaughter

June 14 is the International Day to End Live Export of Animals

Singer-songwriter Jann Arden is pictured with a draft horse. (Canadian Horse Defence Coalition)
Ruth Bartesko gives some love to Fanny the Shetland pony during an Equine Assisted Learning session at Heart Lake Farm on March 8. Bartesko is one of several participants from the Victoria Brain Injury Society to take part in the new program. (Nina Grossman/News Staff) Ruth Bartesko gives some love to Fanny the Shetland pony during an Equine Assisted Learning session at Heart Lake Farm March 8. Bartesko is one of several participants from the Victoria Brain Injury Society to take part in the new program. (Nina Grossman/News Staff)

Greater Victoria brain injury survivors harness power of equine connection

Vancouver Island’s Humble Hooves providing a calming presence and a special connection

Ruth Bartesko gives some love to Fanny the Shetland pony during an Equine Assisted Learning session at Heart Lake Farm on March 8. Bartesko is one of several participants from the Victoria Brain Injury Society to take part in the new program. (Nina Grossman/News Staff) Ruth Bartesko gives some love to Fanny the Shetland pony during an Equine Assisted Learning session at Heart Lake Farm March 8. Bartesko is one of several participants from the Victoria Brain Injury Society to take part in the new program. (Nina Grossman/News Staff)
The horse crossing ‘share the road’ sign that was vandalized on Jan. 29, 2021 and then again on Jan. 30, along Grafton Avenue in Errington. The Silver Spur Riding Club went out both times to clean the black spray paint off. (Andrina Lindenaar photo)

Twice-vandalized sign in Errington sparks concern among horse riders

‘It’s definitely scary up and down that road’

The horse crossing ‘share the road’ sign that was vandalized on Jan. 29, 2021 and then again on Jan. 30, along Grafton Avenue in Errington. The Silver Spur Riding Club went out both times to clean the black spray paint off. (Andrina Lindenaar photo)
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Judge calls woman’s claims against Peninsula horse organization ‘irrelevant and embarrassing’

Horse trainer claimed she was defamed by dressage organization

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FILE - In this May 3, 2019, file photo, trainer Jason Servis is seen at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Servis is among more than two dozen officials charged in what authorities describe as a widespread international scheme to drug horses to race faster. Servis trains 3-year-old champion Maximum Security and is charged with giving performance enhancing drugs to that horse and others in his barn. The charges were detailed in four indictments unveiled Monday, March 9, 2020, in Manhattan federal court. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)

Trainers, vets charged in international horse-drugging scheme

Trainer alleged to have given performance-enhancing drugs to horses entered in races 1,082 times

FILE - In this May 3, 2019, file photo, trainer Jason Servis is seen at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Servis is among more than two dozen officials charged in what authorities describe as a widespread international scheme to drug horses to race faster. Servis trains 3-year-old champion Maximum Security and is charged with giving performance enhancing drugs to that horse and others in his barn. The charges were detailed in four indictments unveiled Monday, March 9, 2020, in Manhattan federal court. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)