OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 25, 2023 /CNW/ – On Friday, September 29, 2023, members of the media are invited to the RCMP Breeding Farm in Pakenham, ON, to view a number of the horses up for public sale through the 2023 Musical Trip Horse Public sale, October 2-11, 2023. This 12 months, six horses might be up for public sale.
Media can:
- meet a number of the horses up for public sale, see them within the paddock/pasture
- communicate with Karen Ryan, Supervisor of the Pakenham Farm, to be taught extra concerning the breeding program
- communicate with S/M Scott Williamson, Driving Grasp, concerning the Musical Trip, horse coaching
Entry to the occasion might be restricted and restricted. Media representatives should e book upfront by contacting RCMP Media Relations at by September 27, 2023, 4:00 pm EDT.
Particulars:
Media arrival: Proceed to primary parking zone on the finish of the primary secure (comply with paved driveway round the primary barn). Farm Supervisor will greet media upon arrival and check in, and can present biosecurity directions.
Media registration deadline: September 27, 2023, 4:00 pm EDT
Background:
The RCMP hosts an internet horse public sale to promote surplus horses from the Musical Trip and the RCMP Breeding Program. Six horses of varied ages, abilities, coaching ranges and temperament are anticipated to be bought at this 12 months’s public sale.
- The RCMP has been breeding its personal horses since 1939.
- In 1942, the RCMP Breeding Program was established formally in Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan earlier than relocating in 1968 to its present 140-hectare location in Pakenham, Ontario.
- The RCMP Breeding Program maintains stringent necessities for measurement, conformation, temperament and color, that are as essential as substance and stamina to face up to the calls for of nationwide and worldwide touring of the RCMP Musical Trip.
- The RCMP Breeding Program is understood all over the world as a world-class breeder of Hanoverian horses. Hanoverians are extraordinarily versatile in all equine disciplines and are a well known sport horse.
Further data:
RCMP horse breeding program
View RCMP Musical Trip horses up for public sale
SOURCE Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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