A central Alberta rancher is frustrated after thieves stole nine of his twelve horses in broad daylight.
Scott Trach says when he came back to his farm near Tofield on Monday night, he noticed the locks on his corrals were cut.
“You can see where the truck and trailer pulled in,” he said. “They must [...]

CALGARY – The death toll continued to mount at the Calgary Stampede on Wednesday as a fifth horse died after the conclusion of the evening’s chuckwagon races.
Stampede spokesman Doug Fraser said owner and driver Kurt Bensmiller noticed one of his horses was having difficulty after the race and asked a veterinarian to examine it.
“There was [...]

CALGARY – Calgary Stampede officials say they are upset by the deaths of four horses and a serious injury to a rider in the first few days of the annual rodeo, but at least one animal welfare organization says it’s all “depressingly predictable.”
Three horses died on Monday alone.
The day started when a horse in a [...]

A herd of 33 starving horses have been rescued from an acreage near Bonnyville, and charges are pending against the owner, the Alberta SPCA says.
Four horses were also found dead on the property, which was searched Friday by the agency after it received a complaint.
The surviving animals, several of which are pregnant, were taken to [...]

The Alberta SPCA has seized 33 horses from a private property over allegations they were in distress.
The animals were taken from the property in Springbank area, west of Calgary, on Jan. 5 under the Animal Protection Act, but no charges have yet been laid, Morris Airey, director of animal protection services, said on Friday.
Airey could [...]