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Ross Millar Entertainment Group Responds to COVID-19


Hepburn Sales Part Store is now offering WeatherTech mats, truck accessories, trailer & RV parts and much more!


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With 26 standard models and unlimited "no charge" custom designs.


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FOR SALE The Ross Millar Entertainment


Group has been organizing, marketing and executing equine event properties for over 20 years which include the RAM Rodeo Tour, Case IH Ultimate Rodeo Tour, Can-Am Equine Expo, HorsePower Live!, and the NEW! Coors Pro Xtreme Bull Freestyle. During this unprecedented time we have had to make adjustments but are still committed to planning and hope- fully in the near future, executing our great community events. Unfortunately this year the Can-


Am Equine Expo, Eastern Canada’s largest all breeds equine that was to take place at the Markham Fair- grounds on April 3-5, 2020 show was unfortunately cancelled due to the cur- rent COVID-19 situation. But we re- main optimistic as the show has been confirmed to return in 2021 to the Markham Fairgrounds on March 26- 28, 2021 with all of our vendors re-


turning! The NEW! Coors Pro Xtreme


Bull Freestyle competition was sched- uled to kick off this spring with per- formances in Ancaster, Orangeville and Markham but unfortunately those has been postponed for the time being with hopes of rescheduling them for future dates. We cannot wait to show- case the NEW action-packed extreme sport competition that features bull freestylers competing alongside a 1,200 lbs bull! The RAM Rodeo Tour & Case


IH Ultimate Rodeo Tour have been a community favourite throughout the summer, stopping in small communi- ties for over 20 years with over 1000 rodeos produced. We are very much still committed to the sport of rodeo, planning committees and the commu- nities that we visit each year. Some of our rodeos have pushed back their dates in hopes of being able to host an


event later in the season. But unfortu- nately 2 of our scheduled rodeos, Brooklin Spring Fair on June 7 and Burford RAM Rodeo on June 13-14 have been cancelled due to this un- precedented time but both have com- mitted to being apart of the 2021 tour! Please follow us on Facebook at RAM Rodeo Tour or visit our website ram- rodeoontario.com for updates, sched- ule changes and more! We remain positive that if people


will follow the guidelines for social distancing and are being responsible that we will get through this. I do look forward to a good sea-


son and look forward to sitting with you under my awning at a great event.


Ross Millar President Rossmillargroup.com


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Herbs for Horses blog series “Translating Modern Research: implications for horse health”


This is the first in a new Herbs for


Horses blog series “Translating Mod- ern Research: implications for horse health”. Each week we will be posting results of a recent scientific research paper, and helping horse owners un- derstand what the science could mean for those of us caring for horses.


Blog #1: Borenstein, R., Hanson, B.A., Markosyan, R.M. et al. Ginkgolic acid inhibits fusion of enveloped viruses. Sci Rep 10, 4746 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020- 61700-0. This study reports significant


anti-viral effects of acids isolated from leaves and fruits of the Ginkgo biloba tree. Ginkgo is native to China and is one of the oldest species of plants still living on our planet. The tree can grow as tall as 130 feet and can live for over 1,000 years under the right conditions.


It has been used as a medicinal sub- stance since at least the 16th century, primarily as a compound which im- proves eye-sight, memory and cogni- tive function1. In the Borenstein study, acids from Ginkgo showed strong in- hibitory effects on important human viruses including Herpes virus (HV-1 and HV-2), human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), Zika virus, human immun- odeficiency virus (HIV), Ebola virus (EBOV), influenza virus (IAV) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV). The authors describe the main effect of Ginkgo acids as preventing the initial fusion event, in which viruses bind to a host cell prior to injecting their genetic ma- terial and forcing the cell to make more copies of the virus. This would essentially protect host cells from viral entry, thus preventing viral infection. Interestingly, the authors report that ginkgo acids are also effective at treat- ing infections already in progress by


interfering with viral-directed protein and DNA synthesis. What does this mean for our


horses? While, to our knowledge, there are no research studies evaluat- ing effects of Ginkgo in horses, the an- tiviral activity of these ginkgo-based compounds suggest a possible role for Ginkgo in supporting vaccination pro- tocols in the fight against common equine viral diseases including equine influenza, equine herpes virus and equine infectious anemia. And who knows, maybe there will be the added perk that your horse will be better able to remember his dressage lessons!


1.Yang G, Wang Y, Sun J, Zhang K, Liu J. Ginkgo Biloba for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Curr Top Med Chem. 2016;16(5):520-8.


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