The Board of Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre, and Honorary Director Tommy Hunter, are proud to announce that the special guest for this year’s “Celebrate Sunrise!” fundraising event will be Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canadian astronaut, physician, scientist, photographer and…
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At least they were dead by the time the flames reached them. It’s the only thing that helps ease the pain for Barb and Jamie Millier, who are still struggling with feelings of guilt and regret for the deaths of…
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Cindy Acton, a groom working at Classy Lane Training Centre in Puslinch, received the first ever outstanding groom award at the 2015 O’Brien Awards. “It was pretty awesome being nominated and it was even more thrilling to win it,” Acton,…
Continue Reading ...In response to the enormous outpouring of grief and shock at the Classy Lane tragedy, by the entire equine community and beyond, a Light Vigil has been planned for Tuesday, January 12, 2016 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m in front…
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Trainer Jack Darling said the death of 43 horses in a barn fire Monday night at Classy Lane Stables, in Puslinch, has delivered a gut punch to the entire harness racing community. “It’s a very emotional thing,” Darling said Tuesday….
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On Thursday, October 12, Puslinch Firefighters were dispatched to a ‘public assistance’ call for a horse stuck in a horse trailer at roughly 9:30 a.m. Ten Firefighters were in attendance for the nearby horse farm on Wellington Road 34 in…
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As Chantal Mitchell and boyfriend/partner Kris DiCenzo head back to Classy Lane Stables after a night of racing at Woodbine, the couple runs down their lengthy to-do list for the following day. As they draw near to the Puslinch facility…
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Richard Moreau, 51, won Canada’s trainer of the year for the third time in a row at Standardbred Canada’s 2015 O’Brien Awards on Feb. 13. Moreau had 271 victories in 2015, the most of all Canadian trainers. His stable also…
Continue Reading ...The horse racing community was busy Wednesday rallying around those members who lost their livelihood in Monday’s devastating Puslinch barn fire that killed 43 racehorses. In just a day, a series of crowd funding efforts had raised almost $100,000. The…
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There’s lots of proof that therapy horses have a positive impact on humans, but what is the impact of these relationships on the therapy horse? That is a burning question for Dr. Katrina Merkies, a professor of animal bioscience at…
Continue Reading ...It has been announced that the ‘Stable That God Loves’ will be featured on national television Saturday night. The feature will be aired on TSN at 10 p.m. (ET) during the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup telecast. The Pepsi…
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