CANADIAN BAREFOOT HORSE ASSOCIATION & CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

April 8, 2010 - CBHA Program Taking Shape

While we are still frantically busy completing details for the CBHA certification curriculum, we would like to announce that we are making great progress. The Orientation cluster clinic material is nearly complete and we anticipate being able to launch clinic dates and locations for that in late summer or fall of 2010 or perhaps sooner, we will update as soon as the details have been confirmed.

Other elements of the program are still being worked on as well as aspects of this website, we hope to have further updates for you in the near shortly.

March 19-21st, 2010 CBHA went to Can-Am...

The annual Can-Am Equine Emporium took place in its usual spot at the London fair grounds in Ontario from March 19th-21st.

This was the CBHA's first time participating in Can-Am and it ended up a complete success. The CBHA participated in the Equine Trade Fair as well as having given two informational outreach presentations.

Friday was busier than we all thought it would be and Saturday according to Can-Am media was the biggest turnout yet with over 12,000 people attending!

The event was a great opportunity for members of the CBHA to network with other businesses which offer supplies and services that enhance the natural lifestyle of domestic horses. We discovered new non-toxic thrush and rainrot remedies, learned about how properly formulated probiotics works in concert to help minimize the triggering factors for both colic and laminitis and much more.

We were also honoured to liaise with Redstone Media Group which produces one of our favorite magazines known as Equine Wellness. If you haven't already seen this magazine please visit their website at www.equinewellnessmagazine.com it is a wonderful magazine which encompasses everything natural to do with horses!

On behalf of everyone at the CBHA, we would like to thank the co-ordinators of Can-Am as well as the horseowners and hoof care practitioners who came to our booth whom engaged us in exciting conversations and helped make our participation a great success.

November 21, 2009 - CBHA Participates in the Everything Equine Trade Fair event at Kemptville College, Ontario

At right: Anne Riddell, Catherine Larose and Carolyn Myre in front of the CBHA's trade fair booth:

Despite finding out late about the Everything Equine Event at Kemptville College, the CBHA found a spot in the trade fair event and was able to set up a booth in a relatively short time span! The event turned out to be a huge success with three of our Board Members present, there was non-stop chat about the Organization's formation, and its certification and general member programs that encompass the natural horse and hoof care principles it promotes.

We would like to express our thanks to everyone whom visited our booth and engaged us in interesting stories and conversation, we never sat down that day and we feel the day was a great opportunity for the CBHA to gain exposure to the general public in the Eastern Ontario region.