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Ep atmos Lod ih da Fa "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2001 - 13 Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 3E3 Tel: 905- 898-8129 Fax: 905-898-7802 . Wide selection and , oompetitive pricing on 1 tack & supplies or | | Mer Bits | | BN | Equine Products Ld. 1B mk . » Huge selection of gift items for all your _ Christmas needs A Ee le i ats Willers 4 Custom Horse Products : 17730 Leslie Street Units (Glover | | [FNS An All-Purpose Guide to the World of Horses ENTIRELY "First Snowfall" is just one of many Hoses of equines art on display at Just Horses Equine Art Gallery in Brougham. The use of special lens filters is just one of the fochiriques utilized by photographer Margaret Steer, captured in this intriguing piece. 'National Horse Act moves to the House of Commons By Patrick Calway The Canadian horse is one of the oldest, if not the oldest breed in North America, celebrating its 350th anniversary in 1997. Aside from the crucial part it played in the early histo- ry of Canada, the Canadian was important in the devel- opment of the Morgan, the American Saddlebred, the Siapdprgbred, The Missouri Fox Trotter and the Tennessee Walker breeds. From a peak of 150,000 ani- mals in the mid 1850's, the numbers fell to around 400 between 1970 and 1974. The numbers have increased to their current level of about 3000 horses. On November 8, 2001, the Senate passed third reading of a private mem- ber's bill to designate the Village Tack Shop "Where the horse is considered first" New & Consignment _ Riding Equipment & Clothing 3115 Durham Regional Rd. #5, Ashburn, Ont. LOB 1A0 Phone: 905-649-6999 Fax: 905-649-2704 'Email - VillageTackShop@aol.com Canadian Horse as the National Horse of Canada. Introduced by Senator L. Murray PC. on March 21, this bill has. been referred to the House of Commons and must be sponsored there as a private member's bill. Mr. Murray Calder (L. Dufferin-Peel-Wellington- Grey) had introduced this bill in the House of Commons in both sessions of the pre- TWICE AROUND TACK 43 Brock St., West, Uxbridge Ont. L1P 1P5 BRL BYE LL Blundstone Boots 'Wrangler Jeans, Company Ji cans and other new products vious Parliament, and again ~on March 28 of this year. Mr. Calder will now sponsor the Senate bill in the House and will introduce it on Tuesday 'November 20. Mr. Calder and Mr. Murray hope that passage in the Senate will add extra weight to this bill, but it will still be subject to the nor- mal hurdles experienced by private members' bills. . ee SE Aa et oA See repro ot ea