Here is a bonanza of fascinating facts and human-interest anecdotes about thirty-seven remarkable horses all shaped into affectionate and appealing short stories. There is something here to please every thoroughbreds, Clydesdales, Arabians, jumpers, broncos, RCMP stalwarts and even the reliable old farm horse and faithful school pony.
John Walter Grant MacEwan, best known as Grant MacEwan (August 12, 1902 – June 15, 2000) was a farmer, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Dean of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba, the 28th Mayor of Calgary and both a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Canada.
MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta and the MacEwan Student Centre at the University of Calgary as well as the neighbourhoods of MacEwan Glen in Calgary and MacEwan in Edmonton are named after him.