Reading an intriguing book the other day, I was reminded of our species’ inability to restrain our use of technology. The book is Bison and People on the North American Great Plains and contributors include historians, archeologists, anthropologists, paleontologists and Native American perspectives. It describes the history of the buffalo
Continue readingTag: Horses
Akaash Maharaj - Practical Idealism: Advisory: Launch of the Guelph Equine Public Policy Group
The hard reality is that Canadian horses and horsepeople suffer when our voice goes unheard in the corridors of power. The Guelph Equine Public Policy Group will ensure that Canada’s governments understand how they can – and why they must – serve the equine community public interest.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Fun with Daylight Saving Time
I used to be indifferent to falling back. The extra hour of sleep on the one day is nice but whatever. The choice of driving to work in the dark, or driving home in the dark, isn’t that material to me, and once December comes, it’s in the dark both ways regardless of Daylight time […]
Dead Wild Roses: Horse Facial Expressions?
More research required, but an interesting video non the less. Plus, what better to appease the rabid horse fans that populate DWR. 🙂 Filed under: Science Tagged: Facial Expressions, horses
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Horseblogging
Recently, I started volunteering with the Rescue 100 Horses Foundation. They’re a group that formed several years ago when a previously well-established Arabian breeding operation went under and left all its horses to starve. The original hundred horses have all been fed up to healthy weights and found homes, but
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: A Quick Note On First Batch Of OLPLDR Protesters
Unfortunately, I’m having troubles emailing pictures from my new tablet (piece of crap just like old tablet, as it happens) to my netbook, but Jeff posted one. The race horse farmers are here protesting the end of the Slots at Racetracks Initiative. I counted about 20 to 30. Not that many,
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Harper Tories cry havoc and let slip the wars of dogs!
Meow! Prime Minister Stephen and Patron of the War Animals Laureen Harper with their Military Intelligence advisor “Trinity.” Below: the GRU and CSIS lapel pins. Note the similarity of design. Coincidence? I think not! A Royal Canadian animal hat: Here be Dragoons. And below that: Modern elephant-mounted light artillery …
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Sounds Yummy
The Barrie Examiner has a real weeper about the fate of the Ontario horse-racing industry if the McGuinty Gov. eliminates the slots-at-tracks agreement. It ends with: “It is a grim situation. If these horses aren’t making the owners money, they’ll have to sell them,” he [Essa Township horseman Stephen Byron] said. “What
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Rural Ontario Feels Entitled To Its Entitlements
Decides its different when the job losses strike close to home. Meanwhile, jobs at the horserace track are the only ones Joe Warmington has ever wanted to save. When Rob Ford moved to cut T.O. cops, he was not half so aggrieved. My own opinion? Horsemeat is awesome! That’s what you get
Continue reading