Alberta Harness Racing In The Spotlight | Standardbred Canada
"It's a big family. We all have a common love of the animal." Colleen Haining, who serves as project manager of the Alberta Standardbred Horse Association (ASHA), is tasked with representing Alberta horsepeople and promoting harness racing to a growing audience. As far as Haining is concerned, the family-oriented nature of the harness racing industry and the docile temperament of Standardbreds are major selling points toward growing the game. "[Harness racing] is very family friendly," she said in a recent profile published in the spring edition of Alberta Bits, which is published by the Alb...