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WINTER 2025 • ISSUE: 71
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Embracing the winter season
FROM THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
Time for renewal and celebration
FUN & GAMES
Can you find all the hidden words?
WINTER WONDERLAND
A quieter season offers new pleasures
on the trails
MANE MEMENTO
How creators turn hair into
timeless pieces
LENDING A HAND
What it takes to work as a barn hand
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ON THE MOLECULAR
LEVEL
Expanding equine lab services
in Alberta
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
The unique charms and utility
of mules
NEW LIFE
What’s next when a racehorse
retires?
THE GREATEST SHOW
ON SNOW
A Nordic sport gains popularity
in Alberta
LIVE OUTSIDE THE BOX
Celebrating this year’s winners
Alberta BitsWINTER 2025
OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE ALBERTA EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION
DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW
FOR RIDERS AND SKIERS
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Designers: Amanda Goddard,
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