Horse Shows & Sales

Alberta has over 350,000 head of horses, granting the province the title of having the largest percentage of Canada’s equine population.

Horse Industry Association of Alberta

 

Bucking Stock Showcase & Sale
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Draft Horse Pull Competition
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Fall Select Sale
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Farmfair Equine Clinicians & Seminars

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International Horseshoeing Competition
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Ranch Horse Competition & Sale

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Working Cow Horse Competition
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Horse History
The raising and marketing of horses is considered an agricultural activity by Alberta Agriculture in the same manner as any other class of livestock. Horse businesses tend to be specialized. The market for horses, lessons, boarding and training is directed to the public from a sport and recreation aspect. Whereas most horses are purchased for the enjoyment of the buyer, racehorses are marketed relative to their potential ability to race and win money. According to the 2001 Census, there were 53,925 farms reporting a total of 460,569 horses and ponies in Canada, while Alberta reported 17,807 farms with 159,962 horses and ponies. *

* Source: Statistics Canada Census of Agriculture