42/ APRIL 2021 THE RIDER


JobTrack Relaunched A Free Service Linking


Employers and Job seekers in the Equine Industry


Guelph, ON Feb. 24, 2021 - Equine Guelph has an- nounced the reboot of Job- Track, its free online equine employment matching serv- ice. Serving the Ontario horse community for nearly 20 years, JobTrack has been a popular


job-matching


service for thousands of em- ployers and job seekers. After undergoing many up- dates and upgrades for user functionality, the free serv- ice is live and now available a


https://EquineJobTrack.ca.


With its new facelift and up- graded user-ability, Equine JobTrack is poised to roll out across Canada to serve the equine industry nation- ally.


New expanded search t


and sort functions include the ability to sort searches by: racing or non-racing, sector, job position and re- gion. Advanced searches using a locator map will as- sist both job seekers and employers in finding each other.


“Equine JobTrack is a


vitally important part of supporting the horse indus- try, both racing and non-rac- ing – and plays an essential role in job development in rural Ontario,” says Sue Leslie, president of the Horsemen’s Benevolent Protective Association. “Currently, the racing indus- try is experiencing major labour shortages in Ontario. The upgraded Equine Job- Track webpage will support both employers and those looking for employment.” Career pathways can


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be investigated with many feature videos and info- graphics showcasing careers in the equine industry. Training opportunities can also be explored by review- ing testimonials


to a rewarding career in the equine industry. The goal of Equine


JobTrack has always been to link jobs with training to support growth of


from


Equine Guelph students who have found their niche in the industry with the help of highly valued, evidence- based education. People often get into the horse busi- ness because they love horses and want to spend their lives in the business but without ever receiving proper training in business and horse health. The Re- sources section can help ap- plicants find the tools they need to pave their pathway


the


equine industry and rural development in Ontario. The introduction of self-ser- vice profiles and upgraded user-ability has allowed the program to expand expo- nentially. The re-develop- ment of Equine JobTrack will more effectively con- nect employers with job- seekers nation-wide! “As Director of


Equine Guelph, I am so pleased that we can now offer this updated and func- tional pathway to employ-


ment for the equine industry in Canada as a free service,” says Gayle Ecker, Director of Equine Guelph. “I would like to thank HBPA and On- tario Racing for their strong support of this initiative. Thanks also goes out to Grand River Agricultural Society for additional fund- ing received.” This program is


funded in part through the Canadian Agricultural Part- nership Program (the Part- nership),


a


provincial-territorial initia- tive. The Ontario Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Rural Affairs assists in the delivery of CAP the Partner- ship in Ontario.


Originally developed


with funding from the Horsemen’s Benevolent Protective Association of Ontario (HBPA), Equine Guelph is pleased to have fi- nancial support from HBPA once again. Additional col- laborating partners include Grand River Agricultural Society, Ontario Racing, Ontario Equestrian and Standardbred Canada. Other industry partners include: AgCareers, Central Ontario Standardbred Association, Ontario Harness Horse As- sociation and Quarter Rac- ing Owners of Ontario Inc.


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By Linda Glass Ward Barn and cliff swallows have


been nesting inside man made struc- tures since the dawn of civilization. Their preference for nesting in old barns or under bridges is not a coinci- dence. They are aerial insectivores, entirely dependent on insects for food. Swallows are unlike many mi-


grating birds, which can survive on fruit and seeds. For example; the ori- ole exists on a fruit and seed diet until the demands of the nesting season re- quire them to consume more protein


that a seed diet provides. Then they consume insects and feed them to their young. Swallows live on all continents


except Antarctica. Swallows from Canada migrate from as far north as James Bay to the middle of Chile and Argentina in South America. Since 1980, worldwide, most


swallow populations have decreased by a shocking eighty percent. This in- cludes barn and cliff swallows once so common in Canada. Naturalists are not saying what caused this decline, but common sense tells us that the lack of nesting sites is a factor. Eighty percent of the old barns have been sealed, torn down, or fallen. A favourite bird


among many horse own- ers, I am hoping horse owners will help the pop- ulation rebound by pro- viding shelves for the swallows to build their nests on. These shelves must be small, about three by three inches


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‘fooled’ with an inflammatory stimu-


Equine Distributing and conducted by Dr. Wendy Pearson and her PhD stu- dent Anna Garland and undergraduate student Corina Weirenga, tested the ability of EOC to protect cartilage in the presence of inflammation. The study utilized a laboratory model of arthritis, in which live cartilage pieces are


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appointment: 519-835-0275. Barn and Cliff Swallows


square, and close to the ceiling. Five and a half inches down is perfect. In the absence of old barns the


trend towards run-in sheds could save the swallows. They will be happy to nest inside. If they do arrive inside your barn


please leave a door, or large window open for them twenty four hours a day from April first till mid September. Please phone Linda Marie Glass


Ward at 519 327-4541 or see my Face- book posts for information on how you too can host these beautiful little birds.


their


arthritic in the pres- ence or absence of EOC. Researchers found that the in- flammatory stimulus caused breakdown of


to


behave


horse? These results provide scientific evidence for the protective effect of EOC against the damaging effects of inflammation. You can have confi- dence in the fact that EOC preserves cartilage health in horses at risk for developing arthritis, including high- level equine athletes with tremendous demands on their joints, overweight horses, horses over the age of 15, or your beloved equine friend who de- serves the best joint care you can give. To read the complete study and


What does this mean for your


pieces when EOC was not present, but this breakdown was prevented when the cartilage was treated with EOC.


the cartilage


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