Our Thursday evening ritual involves enjoying a few minutes with the Friday morning Wellington Advertiser.  As we somehow rank enough to get it an evening early, we would hate to waste such an advantage by not scouring it’s pages of local business, and wedding announcements for “fast track” knowledge. 

This past week however, the Advertiser brought with it a sense of excitement, and tingles as I read about the soon to be passing of all proposals for a world class Equine Centre only minutes outside Guelph’s City limits…practically our back yard!  The article was titled “Multi-million dollar Equine Centre near reality”.

Comparing it to the potential of the Kentucky Horse Park, known throughout North America as a mecca for equine history and events, has many equestrians in Ontario clapping their hands.

WithToronto bidding for the 2015 Pan-Am Games, it would be the potential site for all of the international equestrian events involved.  As well, it would bring between $50 - 70 milion annually in economic activities to the area through yearling sales, and other world class events.
Boasting partners with a large number of prestigious associations within the horse world, including the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society, Ontario Equestrian Federation, Ontario Harness Horse Association, and Equine Guelph to name a few, the project has already turned the heads of every aspect of  our povincial horse industry.

Finally, it would give recognition for our equine potential north of the boarder, and a little more draw to the horse world in our spendid country.  It has been many years in the making, and it’s well deserved.  With the prospect of this project just across the horizon, the potential for the equine industry in Ontario is taking one huge leap to playing on the world class field.