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Inspired by People and Horses
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Bear Valley rescues
400 horses / 18
10 great summer
camp options / 16
Pryor Mustangs:
Magic on the mountain / 10
Where is Roger
Lacasse? / 5
The iconic white
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This month’s contributors:
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Cindy Bablitz, April Clay, Aimee Benoit,
Wendy Dudley, Dianne Finstad,
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K
im Penner’s equine art evolved from
the simple starting place of appreciation for beauty.
“In university, there was a lot of
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back then, I did do a lot of abstract stuff,” says
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ll breeds — all disciplines.
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cent were ridden western, 25 per cent
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He also estimated that 10 per cent of
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for recreational and ranching purposes, or
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“Don’t get me talkin’ about horses,” he said,
With an all-knowing look in his eye.
“You never use force when you’re breakin’ a horse
And I’m gonna tell you just why.
Cowboy poetry
Don’t think for a minute that buckin’ them out
Is gonna take the wild from a colt.
When he leaves the corral, just as sure as hell,
He’ll give you one helluva jolt.
And it takes a lot more than whisperin’ words
To penetrate the depth of his pride
And let it be said, to get into his head,
Keep patience and time on your side.
First, you sidle up real close to his shoulder
And you sweet talk them, gentle and slow,
Line up with his eye and he’ll know, by ‘n by
You’re really a friend, not a foe.
Then take them away from the rest of the herd
And pen them somewhere, all alone.
See… horses are smart, but to get a good start,
They’ve gotta learn to think on their own.
You start sackin’ them out when he’s three years old
So he’s used to some weight on his hide,
Then add on a pack, hitched high on his back,
But still he ain’t ready to ride.
You gotta lead them way up past the treeline,
Make them climb till he’s plumb tuckered out,
Then take my advice, if done more than twice,
You’ll saddle them up with no doubt.
I’ve been trainin’ horses for many long years
And I’ll give you my best guarantee —
Though you both play a role in trust and control,
Respectin’ each other’s the key.”
Now living on Vancouver Island, Mag Mawhinney’s poetry and love of the west
are influenced by her roots in BC’s Cariboo country, where she grew up in the
heart of homestead and ranch country. She has been writing and performing
cowboy poetry for over 10 years; her most recent book is Dreams of Fast
Horses. Horse Sense appears in her upcoming book/CD project, Western Spirit.
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City kids win a pony at Calgary Stampede Special
Children’s Day planned for Centennial celebration
By Aimee Benoit,
Calgary Stampede Archivist
I
t’s Friday morning, July 13,
1945. Ten years old, you
are one of 23,000 kids and
their parents packed into the
Calgary Stampede’s Grandstand on
Children’s Day. You have a ticket
stub clutched in your hand and
butterflies in your stomach as you
await the grand prize draw. You
were among the crowds of people
who watched the pony pass by
in the Stampede Parade — the
beautiful little pony they are about
to give away — and you are hoping with fingers crossed that your
number will be called.
From the 1930s to ’50s, several
lucky children did win the pony,
probably much to their parents’
dismay! The draw began in 1931 as
part of the Grand Live Stock Review,
which later morphed into
Children’s Day. Local businessmen
including Pat Burns, one of the
Calgary Stampede founders,
donated prizes for the event; in
1945 these included two ponies,
two dogs, a wristwatch and three
purebred sows.
Calgarians who were children at
the time remember the sting of
jealousy when neighbours or classmates won the coveted prize pony.
Certainly every little cowboy or
cowgirl dreamed of owning a pony
to ride; however the reality of keeping it would have been a bit more
complicated.
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Local businessmen including Pat Burns, one of the Calgary Stampede founders, donated prizes to give away; in 1945 these included two ponies.
Some winners kept the animal for a few days in a garage or
back yard. But for most urban
children, the dream was shortlived until a more suitable home
was found. By the mid-1950s,
bylaws restricted livestock in the
city, and bicycles soon replaced
ponies as the grand prize at
Children’s Day — not quite as
thrilling but perhaps more practical for city kids.
A special day is still set-aside
for children at the Calgary
Stampede today. BMO Kids’
Day will take place Wednesday,
July 11, 2012 as part of this year’s
Centennial Stampede, and will
feature a free breakfast, a free
Morning Show in the Grandstand,
and free Park admission from 6
a.m. - 9 a.m. for children. You
won’t see any ponies given away,
but there is sure to be lots of fun
for the whole family.
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Where are they now?
By Dianne Finstad
L
et’s rock ’n roll, boys!”
With that trademark
signal, the chute gate
would open and rodeo
fans would be treated to eight
seconds of unbridled excitement, as bareback rider Roger
Lacasse would lay way back,
and spur the daylights out of
whatever they’d run under
him.
The much-loved competitor
who made Edmonton his
adopted home proved that
“cowboy” isn’t where you’re
from, it’s what’s inside you.
Growing up in rural Quebec,
with a love of horses and a
desire to rodeo, Lacasse made
his way west and carved a place
in pro rodeo history. He singlehandedly did more to promote
an appreciation for French
Canadians in the west than a
truckload of politicians.
Lacasse’s talent with his
bareback rigging earned him
14 trips to the Canadian Finals
Rodeo. There he walked away
twice with the Canadian
Champion’s buckle, in 1998,
and again in 2004.
He won the $50,000 at the
Calgary Stampede. And he still
holds the record for CFR earnings in a single event, when he
won $48,631 in 2004.
With a resume like that,
probably the only person surprised by a call he got this
spring was Lacasse himself.
“I just would lay back and
give ‘er hard every time.”
— Roger Lacasse
“It was a Saturday night and
I was home by myself when
Lester phoned to say I was
being inducted into the
Canadian Rodeo Hall of Fame.
I was in shock,” he revealed.“It’s
incredible.”
Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of
Fame President Lester Gurnett
got to deliver the good news to
Lacasse, whose home now is in
Mirabel, Quebec. There, Lacasse
is close to family, and runs a
successful roofing company
c a l l e d , f i t t i n g l y, R o g e r ’ s
Roofing.
“When I first started rodeoing in Alberta, I was a blacksmith, but I didn’t know the
language, so I couldn’t explain
to people about their horses.
But then I had a friend who
was roofing, and I saw how
much money he was making,
and thought ‘you don’t have
to talk with that, just roof.’ So
I learned it out there.”
Despite his business commitments, Lacasse remains
very involved in rodeo in his
home province. He holds rodeo
schools, has judged, and even
still rides, or at least he did last
year at the big Festival Western
St. Tite.
“I get on a few times,”
explained the cowboy, who
Quebec cowboy’s legacy includes
CFR and Calgary Stampede titles
Roger Lacasse to be inducted into Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame
just turned 49. “I won the first
round at St. Tite last fall, but
then on the next horse I blew
the bicep in my right arm and
tore the ligaments. So I think
I’m done riding. But I might
get on one next year when I’m
50, just to impress myself,” he
declared.
“I’m still riding like a kid.
My best year was when I was
35, but my body is saying,
Roger you should quit. But I
still love it.”
Along with seeing rodeo
from the judge’s perspective,
he’s also viewing the sport
from behind the chutes as a
“rodeo Dad,” with all three of
his children sharing his love
for the sport.
“I get more nervous for them
than when I was riding!”
The oldest, Spur, is well
along the trail in his father’s
boot steps.
“He’s turning 19. He was out
in Calgary this winter, and
practicing at the Olds College
rodeo nights. I might lose him
pretty quick if he keeps doing
what he’s doing. I give him my
passion, and he’s learning pretty
good so far. A lot of people say
our riding styles look the same.
I tried to teach him different, to
be straight. But I did not ride
square, and it worked for me. I
just would lay back and give ’er
hard every time.”
“Spur keeps busy roofing
with me. He wanted to stay out
west and rodeo this year, but I
told him to bring his butt back
here. He’s not ready yet. He’ll
get the green light, but not
yet.”
“Cheyenne is 14, and she
carries the flags at every rodeo,
and she wants to get into barrel racing. Cash is soon 12, and
he’s riding steers.”
Lacasse put his roofing and
rodeo earnings towards what
he calls a beautiful ranch at
Mirabel, with a bit of land,
where he keeps three horses,
and does sleigh rides in the
wintertime.
Lacasse is a hero in “la belle
province,” and has inspired
other young eastern cowboys
to want to ride bucking horses
as well.
“Rodeo is getting bigger and
bigger out here, with more kids
getting involved. The circuit is
looking really good. The rodeo
schools attract a lot of young
kids. Some get addicted to it
and some don’t. But there’s a
nice crew coming along that
will head west soon. We’ll try
to produce good bareback and
bronc riders here and send
them to you guys, so you don’t
run out,” chuckled Lacasse.
It’s not hard for Lacasse to
pick out some of the fondest
memories of his rodeo heyday.
“When I rode Blue Ridge at
the Calgary Stampede to win
the $50,000, that was pretty
special. I’d been there fourteen
times, and ten times I made it
to the top ten, and five times
to the top four. I’d been second
a few times, so to finally win
was something. Then to be 89
points, and win Cheyenne that
same year. My girl was born
the next morning, so we named
her Cheyenne.”
photo credit: mike copeman
Roger Lacasse on one of his winning ride on his way to the 2004 Canadian Finals Rodeo bareback
championship.
“Then two years ago, my
retirement at St. Tite. They
brought me into the middle of
the arena and told a story
about Roger. It made me think
I cannot quit, I have to get
back on!”
As Roger Lacasse watches his
son pursuing the same kind of
rodeo dream, it makes him
proud.
“He’s really good at school,
so I thought he should go on
to university, but he wants to
be just like his Dad. His mother
told him, look your Dad got to
see the world riding bareback
horses. I’ve been so blessed in
rodeo. I went to Brazil five
times, Africa and Italy, all with
rodeo. It’s pretty neat.”
Lacasse will be officially
inducted into the Canadian
Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, along
with this year’s other honorees, October 20th in
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Grooming for Success:
Women of the west
The life of a show jumper groom
Personal profile
Stefania Sieferling works hard behind the scenes
By Jaime Thomas
B
eing a groom in the
show jumping world is
certainly a job unlike
any other. The sport
itself is demanding so the role of
a groom is vital in determining
the performance outcome that
lasts mere minutes in the competition ring, not to mention the
days, weeks and months spent
preparing.
Although there are many
reasons that Calgary’s Stefania
Sieferling (24) is a show jumping groom, she mostly does it
because she loves it.
At the age of nine, she convinced her parents that getting a
horse would help curb her bratty
behaviour and boredom with
school. She took riding lessons
and eventually became the owner
of her own horse. She embraced
the training and care that went
into being a competitive hunter
jumper.
She took a step back from the
horse world after the unexpected
death of one of her horses but
re-entered the horse business as
a groom to Canadian Grand Prix
level show jumper Jen Serek in
2009. She recently moved into a
new role as assistant barn manager for Jen.
Her many grooming duties
include preparing the horses
for their exercise and lesson
schedules, delivering therapy to
improve their performance, feeding and daily care, and providing
preparation and training support
at competitions.
In her role as assistant manager she organizes paperwork for
travelling, organizes the competition schedules for Jen and her
students, makes accommodation
and transportation arrangements,
and travels with the competitors
and horses.
Early on, Stefania came to
realize that the bond between
horses and people is unlike any
other animal-human bond.
“They don’t care who you are
outside of the barn, they care
that you treat them well and
spend time making their lives
better”, she says.
She found it rewarding to make
these animals happier in their everyday lives. “The happier they are,
the more likely it is that they will
do the things that you ask them
to do. They don’t have to do what
we ask of them,” she says.
Stefania has learned many
things from horses, most importantly to be patient. “If everyone
had the chance to work with
horses, they might be more kind
and considerate.”
As a groom she’s learned to
anticipate the needs of the horses
she works with. “Horses cannot
ask for what they want, at least not
in the language that we speak.”
She’s learned to be perceptive and
offer them what she thinks they
are asking her for.
In doing this for horses, she
found herself becoming a more
considerate person to the people
around her. “You should not have
to ask to be treated well… horses
teach you to think outside of
yourself.”
When asked to describe the
people-horse bond, Stephania
said, “sometimes it just works for
some reason. The bonds between
each horse and person are different, some are deeper just as they
are between people. To a horse,
the best way to build a relationship with them is through
consistency in all ways that you
interact with them.”
Stefania finds satisfaction as a
PHOTO BY RYAN HK
Show jumping groom Stefania Sieferling with Eleonora, one of Jenn Serek’s grand prix horses owned by the
Shin Shin Group.
groom in many different ways —
exchanging a shoulder rub with
the horse she is working with,
providing a therapy that helps
the horse to feel and perform
better, or by seeing a horse learning something new.
There are days that are more
challenging than others, but she
fully accepts it’s part of her role
in caring for these intelligent
show jumping athletes.
Perhaps one of the larger drawbacks of being a groom is having
an on-call schedule. There are
times when you need to stay up
all night to care for a sick horse,
or put in a day of exceptionally
long hours at a show.
“The bonds between each horse and person are different,
some are deeper just as they are between people.”
— STEFANIA SIEFERLING
“As the sport evolves, the role
of the groom is becoming more
recognized.” Grooms need to be
on top of the latest therapy tools
and aspects of program development as there are always new
things to be learned and challenges to overcome.
As a groom, Stefania finds
satisfaction in receiving support
and recognition from her peer
group. “The people I work with
are good people.” She may not
be visible like the rider delivering
the performance in the ring, but
she recognizes that she is part
of an important group working
hard behind the scenes.
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Joan Harris is star endurance rider
but quickly credits her horse
Profiles of exceptional horses
The horse behind the Endurance Canada Hall of Fame Award Winner
By Robyn Moore
E
arlier this year, Joan
Harris of Jarvie, AB, was
named the recipient of
the Endurance Canada
Hall Of Fame Award. With her
lifetime mileage close to 6,800
competitive miles, the award is
greatly deserved. However, she is
quick to give credit to her horses.
“I received this award for all
I have done in Endurance, but
it was my horses that kept me
going,” Joan comments.
It was Stranger, a beautiful bay
horse, who introduced Joan to
the international scene of endurance riding. Joan says, “He is the
reason I have such a love of this
sport.”
Stranger was born near
Barrhead, AB, in 1981. He is sired
by a registered Polish Arabian and
is out of a grade Morgan mare.
When Joan bought him at
an auction in October of 1981,
she thought she was purchasing a mate for a driving team.
After training Stranger to drive
and finding out that he did not
enjoy it, she started him in endurance riding, which she has been
hooked on since 1982.
In 1985, Joan started Stranger
in Limited Distance Competitions
and he was her go-to competition
horse until 1993. In 1987, Joan
entered Stranger in his first 100
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was in his element that ride. The
two of us did the whole event
until the last mile. We had picked
a spot where we would start to
race for the finish and after a
couple of strides we were already a
length ahead. We just kept going.
Stranger still had a lot of gas and
the other horse, though fast, was
too tired to keep up.”
They finished the race in eight
hours, 55 minutes, and 18 seconds. A feat, which, according
to Joan, is the fastest time for
a Canadian horse on Canadian
soil.
Stranger and Joan did another
100 miles at the same place and
finished in nine hours and 20
minutes, which was two hours
ahead of his nearest competition.
He was the top horse and Joan
was the top rider for two years in
a row with the Endurance Riders
of Alberta.
At the first Worlds Endurance
Competition, held in Virginia
in 1988, Joan and Stranger were
nominated to enter and helped to
bring home a silver medal.
Now retired, Stranger is 31
years old and still keeps Joan on
her toes. Not only is he versatile,
athletic and has a great mind, he
is also incredibly smart. Joan calls
him an “escape artist.” He doesn’t
run away; he just seems to like the
challenge.
Joan remembers, “When we
had first built our barn at our new
farm, I would go out in the a.m. to
do chores and all four horses were
in their pens, but not the ones
I left them in the night before.
This went on for a few days, all
gates closed but not latched, so
I got up early the next a.m. and
quietly went up to the barn and
slowly opened the door. Stranger
heard me and flew into the empty
stall and nudged the gate closed
behind himself. He’s 31 and still
will escape if he can.”
While still healthy and brighteyed, Joan recognizes that Stranger
is getting up there in age. “There
will be a deep void in my life
when Stranger passes. It will be
tough to lose my best companion
of 30 plus years. We were truly a
team!”
Good luck to Joan, who is competing in more rides this summer
so she will have her 7,000 mile
award buckle in time for her 70th
birthday.
If you have or know of a horse
hero, tell us why, send us a photo
and each month we’ll feature a
horse that stands out from the
herd. Robyn Moore is the
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Alberta craftsman inspired by nature and Western lifestyle
Artist profile
By Wendy Dudley
S
itting inside Scott Hardy’s
workshop is like crouching in a coulee, protected from the wind that is
knocking at his door but hearing its power as it gallops across
the surrounding oatmeal prairie.
“Don’t you just love that?” he
says. “A lot of people don’t like it,
but I love the sound of the wind.
It’s music.”
A master Western silversmith,
Hardy spends his days handcutting, soldering, engraving and
polishing. Wearing glasses that
magnify his work, he delicately
carves a bit of the West into all
of his pieces, whether a threepiece buckle set, napkin rings,
saddle silver, canteen, wine flask,
or headstall.
A soft northern light spills
across his work table, while his
west windows frame billowing
clouds rising over the snowcrowned Rockies. On the flats
below his studio, his small herd
of Longhorns rest comfortably,
while his horses stand with their
tails to the wind.
Hardy toils in this eye of nature
and passion for the West. He is
inspired by its wildness, its beauty, its individuality. “Everything
about the West — all that pride,
fortitude and determination —
goes into my work.”
What he sees outside his window seeps into his designs, as
nature’s swirls, curls and curves
are transposed into the elegance
of his filigreed work. Just as
nature abhors a vacuum, Hardy
leaves little unfilled space in his
work.
Such sophistication is rare
among North America’s silversmiths. All of his work is done by
hand, with some pieces taking up
to 600 hours to complete. There
is no mass production, and no
plated silver. He works only in
precious metals — solid silver and
carat gold.
“My work is technical, but
you have to breathe life into it.
Nature flows, and my work mimics nature.”
A full-time silversmith since
1981, Hardy was recently commissioned to create 100 limited
edition buckles to mark this year’s
Calgary Stampede centennial. An
image of the buckle, featuring a
10K gold bronc rider, the words
Calgary Stampede and its brand,
as well as the centennial dates,
will also be on a Canada Post
stamp to be issued this summer.
“Can you believe it?” Hardy says.
“It’s unreal.”
His design was inspired by
a1912 Stampede buckle which
featured a bronc known as I See
U, the sunfishing horse sketched
by cowboy artist Ed Borein. It was
used in various Stampede advertising, and appeared on its 1923
Stampede poster.
Receiving such attention is
not so unreal when one reviews
Hardy’s work and accomplishments. In the early ’90s, he was
commissioned to make monogram buckles for all of Canada’s
premiers. In 1994, he won Best of
Show at the 10th annual Poetry
Gathering in Elko, Nevada; in
2001 he received the Will Rogers
Award for Engraver of the Year;
and in 2006, he was invited
to the Smithsonian Institute
in Washington, D.C., to represent western craftsmanship in
Alberta.
He may have little time to
tend to his fences, or his dozen
Longhorns and eight horses
— he says he had to choose
between being a cowboy or a
professional craftsman — but he
would never be without animals.
Scott Hardy of Longview, Alta., is a master Western silversmith. He works only in precious metals and all of his
work is hand-done, from cutting to soldering to engraving and polishing. Here he works on one of the Calgary
Stampede centennial buckles. A reproduction of Ed Borein’s bucking horse, used on the 1923 Stampede poster,
sits on his table. The buckle’s bronc has been designed based on Borein’s image.
photos courtesy of leslie hardy
The Calgary Stampede Centennial
silver buckle is available in two
different sizes (small is $2,600,
large is $2,950). Key elements of
the design are featured in gold,
including the saddle bronc and
its rider. Hardy was inspired by
a similar design on the 1912
Stampede buckle.
A fifth generation stockman,
he grew up in Saskatchewan,
learning how to ride unbroke
Shetland ponies. “They’d deke
to the left and right, and we’d
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orses and drawing were early passions for internationally
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After moving to Alberta in
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roughnecking, shoeing horses
and packing for outfitters. He was
drawn to the backcountry, with
only his horses for company. “I
loved being alone. I got to know
the personalities of all the horses
so well.” In 1991, he and his wife
Leslie built a hillside home east of
Longview, Alta.
An introvert, he expresses
himself through his work, much
of it influenced by the artisans
of Tiffanys. Largely self-taught,
he continues to learn with each
piece.
Take the Calgary Stampede
buckles, for example. “I learn
something in doing each one,
so the next one will be a little
different. No two will be exactly
alike.”
Hardy credits renowned saddle maker Chuck Stormes, of
Millarville, AB, for his artistic
growth, taking Stormes’ early sage
advice to study art and architecture. “My attitude had been just
to start doing it, but Chuck was
right. I had to study architecture
to learn about form, function and
design. And then I had to study
art to learn about movement and
flow.”
In 1999, Hardy became a founding member of the Traditional
Cowboy Arts Association (TCAA).
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makers, rawhide braiders, bit and
spur makers and silversmiths.
For centuries, people have been
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And in Canada, many of the
early Alberta ranches were owned
by wealthy businessmen from
central Canada who brought
their fine tastes in silver tea sets
and dining ware to the West. As
a youngster, Hardy was mesmerized by his great-grandmother’s
silver tea set, studying it to figure
out how it was made.
While it is difficult to choose
a favourite piece, one of his more
personal creations was done
for last years TCAA show, held
annually in Oklahoma City. It
was a wineboat fashioned from
the horn of one his Longhorns
that had died. The ebony and
granite base boasted fully filigreed and hand-engraved sterling silver. A cradle of solid
silver held the wine bottle and
was reinforced with two major
silver scrolls.
“I waited years for the right
horn. When I saw the ol’ boy
lying there, I knew I had to do
that piece.” It took 400 hours
to create and came with a catalogue price of $35,300, reflecting
its sophistication, intense labour
and price of silver (Hardy’s bill
for silver alone used in the 2011
show came to $9,000!).
What matters most to Hardy
is the emotional response people have to his work. When the
wearer of one of his buckles
reaches down to lightly touch it,
he knows there has been a connection. “Touching it gives them
comfort, confidence. I want my
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Riding out of my mind
Equestrian sport psychology
The Fifth Natural Riding Aid
Start developing a brain workout regime
By April Clay, R. Psych.
“Good horsemanship is based on proper
character development and, therefore,
is also a matter of mentality and spirit.
Without the correct attitudes and
insights, there cannot be the right sport.”
— Charles de Kunffy
A
muster is this: you are doing it anyway.
That’s right, as far as I know most of you
are taking your brains to the barn each
day (ignore what coaches say when they’re
having a bad day). So you have a choice,
pay attention to what that mind of yours is
doing and not doing for you or don’t — let
it train unsupervised.
ll riders are schooled in the art
of using what is often referred
to as the four natural training
aids: legs, hands, seat and voice.
But guess what directs all the action? Your
mind of course; otherwise known as the
fifth natural riding aid.
Unfortunately, it is the most notoriously underutilized aid.
Many a sport has been referred to as
a “four inch game,” or the approximate
space between your ears. We are endlessly
fascinated with the mental aspects of sport
it seems; yet don’t seem to turn this into
action. When I speak to riders they all
agree their sport is very mental. But when
I ask who has a training program that
reflects this opinion, very few people raise
their hands. Why?
So yes, there will be some work involved
in developing your mental muscle, just as
your physical riding skills require effort
and planning. However, over time you will
notice that your awareness of your physical and mental skills will become more
unified. You will automatically consider
the psychological, as well as the physical
reasons why something did or did not go
your way.
Brain training = brain draining?
But I can’t see it!
One reason may have to do with effort.
Yes, the addition of mental skills into your
training will require some work. There is no
magic or shortcut. But I can offer you compelling reasons why it’s worth said effort.
Consider for example, that up to 90 per
cent of Olympic athletes utilize it. Or an
ever-growing body of research that reveals
mental training yields a competitive edge.
But the most compelling reason I can
Mental skills are different from physical
skills in that they cannot be observed. As
much as your coach may wish to, he or
she cannot say “your left hemisphere was
overactive and causing your confidence to
drop” when you exit the ring.
Only you can really know of your
internal progress. The mind is very much
like your physical fitness. You begin with
awareness of where you are, a baseline.
The mind is very much like your
physical fitness.
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Then, you decide where you want to be
and get the help to develop the workouts
necessary to achieve your goal. If you
approach your mental riding fitness in
much the same way, you will see results.
Take for example the mental skill of
recovering gracefully from errors. If you
develop a plan to deal effectively with mistakes, and rehearse it, you will ultimately
change the way you respond to adversity.
So while you will never be able to clearly
see your mental skills at work, you will
know when they are working for you.
If you want your mind to work for you,
get used to referring to the brain as a riding
aid. And, like any other aid you use, you
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Pryor Mustangs:
Going down the trail
Magic on the mountain
Places and events of interest
Well worth the day drive to Montana
By Wendy Dudley
A
lone bachelor stallion
slips behind the trees,
momentarily lost in
the shadows before
stepping back into the open. He
walks slowly, but steadily, along
a ridgeline, silhouetted against a
backdrop of sprawling sky.
This was my first sighting of
a wild horse, not a horse turned
loose by a rancher, but truly a
wild horse with bloodlines dating
back to the 16th century.
If that was the only mustang I
saw that day on Pryor Mountain,
I would have been happy, but
its rocky slopes, watering hole
and auburn meadows revealed
numerous small bands, each led
by a single stallion with his mares
and foals.
This is a federally protected
herd along the MontanaWyoming border, just a long
day’s drive from southern Alberta.
Established in 1968, it was the first
federal wild horse range. The Crow
Indians say the horses have lived
on the mountain for hundreds
of years.
There is Cloud, the celebrity
palomino stallion featured in
several books about the mustangs by Ginger Kathrens, and
the star of her documentary
series tracing his life from birth
to his present day status as a
band stallion.
And there is Jackson, a coyote
dun stallion, as mentioned in Ian
Tyson’s song La Primera, written
about the Pryor horses and their
connection to the horses brought
by ship to North America.
These drinkers of the wind
are also honored in Canadian
country singer Sharon Anderson’s
song, Wild Caballo, and footage
of the Pryor horses are featured
in both Tyson’s and Anderson’s
music videos.
The Pryor Mountain mustang
preserve is home to more than 120
horses, free to roam about 38,000
acres of high desert, and mountainside terrain. It can be a harsh
environment, but the horses have
evolved to withstand the fluctuating temperatures and cold winds.
Genetically linked to the
Spanish colonial horses brought
to North America by Hernando
Cortes in 1519, the herd has characteristics common to the ArabianBarb horse bred in Andalusia and
Seville. Their ears are small, foreheads flat, their muzzles tapered,
and their chests deep and narrow.
Many sport primitive markings, or
zebra stripes, on their legs.
Those wanting to view the
horses should first visit the Pryor
Mountain Wild Mustang Centre
(PMWMC) in Lovell, Wyoming, a
non-profit educational centre dedicated to preserving the local herd,
as well as other American mustangs. Its displays detail the herd’s
history, and staff can also give the
latest details on where best to find
the horses.
Winter hours for the centre are
Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., and summer hours are 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday to Saturday. The
summer season runs from June 1st
to around the end of October.
According to the PMWMC
director Lori Graham, the best
time of day to spot the horses
is mid-morning or late afternoon.
“They’re just like your own horses.
When it’s hot in the middle of the
day, they just want to stand in the
shade and rest.”
There are two areas where the
horses tend to congregate. One is
up the mountain, and is accessible
only by four-wheel drive vehicles
with at least nine-ply tires. This
Many visitors to the Pryor Mountain mustang range are eager to spot Cloud, the pale stallion that has brought
much attention to the area. He is featured in a number of books and film documentaries tracing his life from
foal to band stallion.
steep and rugged route takes you
through dense trees and into open
alpine meadows. Without the
proper tires, drivers are guaranteed
a flat tire as vehicles must navigate
rock slabs. This is not a place where
you want to get stuck!
The easier access to the range
is by Hwy. 37, a paved route into
the Bighorn Canyon National
Recreation Area. This is the high
desert, a mosaic of pink and rosyred rock and broad flats that creep
up to the Bighorn Mountains. A
number of horses often gather at
the entrance to the preserve, at
Crooked Creek Bay. Further on,
horses can often be spotted on
Mustang Flats.
There are a few rules in place to
protect you and the horses: photography is encouraged, but take a
long lens as being any closer than
100 feet is prohibited. Feeding or
encouraging the horses to come
closer is not allowed. This maintains wild behaviour and is also for
safety as protective stallions can
kick up quite a fuss at intruders,
whether it be a person or another
stallion looking to steal mares.
If a photography trip is to your
liking, check out the web site of
Lynne Pomeranz (www.lynnepomeranz.com), who has written
about and extensively photographed the herd. She offers Pryor
Mustang photo workshops, June
27-30.
Recommended accommodation
is at the Horseshoe Bend Motel in
Lovell. Owners Joe and Jo Ann
Anderson are big fans of the wild
horses and love to hear visitors’
tales of spotting the steeds. The
lobby is essentially a cosy living
room. Book early if you intend to
go in June or July.
When planning your trip,
put aside a couple of days, as it
is more relaxing to spend a day
on the mountain (and depending on the season and time of
day you may have to do some
hiking to find the horses), and
then another day in the desert
region.
Take appropriate clothing, as
temperatures can soar during
the day but drop low at night.
Outer wear is particularly important on the mountain, as it can
be windy, with abrupt weather
changes. And like any wilderness
environment, be aware of wildlife. Bears and cougars also live
on the mountain, and there are
rattlesnakes on the desert.
Any time spent with the Pryor
Mustangs is magical, their history,
beauty and majestic territory leaving lasting impressions.
For more information, go to
website: www.pryormustangs.
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A lone bachelor stallion makes his way up the steep and rocky slopes of
East Pryor Mountain. The horses are small and hardy, their hooves tough
from the miles logged each day in search of food and water.
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By Heather Grovet
L
ooking for something
fun and different this
summer. Wander down
the trail and catch some
of the action.
Alberta
1. Want to watch world class
professional rodeo contestants
compete against local boys? Come
to High River, AB’s Guy Weadick
Days and Chuckwagon Races
June 22-24, 2012. This fun and
family-friendly rodeo is operated
by enthusiastic local volunteers
who brag — “If you stand against
the fence for the chuckwagon
races you’re going to feel the dirt
on your face. And if you watch
the rodeo you’ll be so close you’ll
almost feel as though you’re on
the horse!” Rodeo events begin
at 6:00 p.m. followed by chuckwagon races, and then bull riding
under the lights. 403-652-3336
2. Consider the Canadian
Girls Rodeo Association at
Hanna, AB on July 7, 2012
for a fun, low-key and family
friendly rodeo. It isn’t unusual
to see mother, daughter and
grandmother riding together
at a CGRA rodeo, competing
in traditional events such as
barrel racing, breakaway roping
and team roping. Plus there are
extra events such as pole bending, cow riding, goat tying and
steer undecorating. Contestants
might be as young as nine, with
others remaining competitive
into their 70s. Hanna is the
association’s oldest rodeo, starting 55 years ago. Many of their
current volunteers were contestants themselves half a century
earlier. 403-625-4518
3. The small town of Killam,
AB, hosts their 41st Indoor
Rodeo June 15-16, 2012, offering
activities for the entire family,
whether rain or shine. Lakeland
Rodeo Association competitions
run both Friday and Saturday
evening, with a “Dance on the
Dirt” Saturday night. Sample
cowboy cooking Friday evening
at the Chili Cook Off; proceeds
to Wild Pink Yonder. Saturday
morning brings the Rodeo
Parade on main street, followed
by the Show, Shine and Cruise
(Open for cars, trucks, bikes and
tractors). Saturday’s rodeo Street
Fair has family activities including dunk tank, bounce house,
train rides and hose laying competitions. 780-385-3977
4. The Medicine Lodge Rodeo
near Edson, AB, is a must-see.
This year’s rodeo runs May
11-13, 2012 and is approved by
the Wildrose Rodeo Association.
You can expect all the traditional professional rodeo events, as
well as a host of out-of-the-ordinary activities. Watch Friday’s
all-girl events including barrel
racing, cow riding, pole bending and bloomer race. Or enjoy
the youth’s miniature horse
race or stick race. If that isn’t
enough, they have a dance, pancake breakfasts, cowboy church,
horse show, lawn tractor races,
Rocky Mountain Musical Ride,
and clown, Squirrelly Early
Anderson, whose hilarious
activities include the “hairiest
leg” contest! 780-723-6848
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Saskatchewan
5. Come cheer on the
Biggest Little Rodeo in the
West at Consul in southwest
Saskatchewan on August 4-5,
2012. This rodeo won the
Tourism Award of Excellence in
2011, and is sanctioned by the
Canadian Cowboys Association.
A full range of professional
rodeo events occur both days,
plus you’ll clap for aspiring
riders as they compete in the
Rookie Roughstock events. And
Saturday offers a Kid’s Rodeo
with sheep riding, dummy roping and chuckwagon races (one
kid in the wagon, four kids
performing as horses!) A tarp
auction for the youth chuckwagons, pancake breakfast and
free camping complete the
fun. 306-299-4411
6. In 1938 the town of Swift
Current, SK, held their first
rodeo, naming it Frontier Days.
The entire town was encouraged
to dress Western, and unique
events such as beard growing
contests were held. Frontier Days
has steadily grown, and now is a
full sized regional rodeo and fair
that still retains its down-home,
Western heritage. Running June
28 to July 1, 2012, you can enjoy
their professional rodeo as well
as Canada Day Parade (held the
day BEFORE Canada Day!), light
horse and draft horse shows,
ranch horse competitions, 4-H
clinics and competitions, midway, grandstand show and talent stage. 306-773-2944
7. If you enjoy history, attend
the Wood Mountain Stampede
July 6-8, 2012 in southern Saskatchewan. This rodeo
claims to be “Canada’s oldest
continuous rodeo,” and was
started 123 years ago, exceeding
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trick bike demonstrations. This
year the IPE has applied to the
Guinness Book of Records to
have the most people wearing
a fascinator (small hat) so come
be part of the record! 250-5469406
9. The Quesnel Rodeo’s roots
go back to the 1860s when
cowboys drove thousands of
cattle from the United States
into British Columbia’s Cariboo
to feed hungry miners. This
event, now rated as one of
Western Canada’s largest amateur rodeos, runs July 20-22,
2012, and has a reputation for
Rodeo so close you’ll almost feel you’re on the horse. even the Calgary Stampede! The
event features a Little Britches
rodeo on Friday, plus Canadian
Cowboy Association slack and
a cabaret. Catch the CCA rodeo
on Saturday and Sunday underneath a brush covered grandstand. When in the area you
can tour Wood Mountain Post
Historic Site, or visit the Rodeo
Ranch Museum containing
Western and rodeo artifacts dating back to the 1870s. 306-2664539
British Columbia
8. Armstrong, B.C. has
retained the hometown rodeo
feel in their Interior Provincial
Exhibition held August 29 September 2, 2012. Rodeo tickets are only $11/person, and the
CPRA Rodeo’s enthusiasm and
friendliness is personified by
announcer Randy Corley, who
makes it feel “as though he is
sitting right next to you!” Later
catch the mini chuckwagon
races, West Coast Lumberjack
show, Native dancing and
drumming, livestock shows, and
being entertaining and family
friendly. Enjoy the typical rodeo
events including bull riding,
roping and steer wrestling, plus
catch the youth events, including the Children’s Wild Pony
Race (one pony and three kids!)
To add to the fun there’s a barn
dance, pancake breakfast and
Billy Barker Days Parade. 250249-5170
10. Only 12 miles from
Victoria, B.C. is the city of
Langford which hosts the Luxton
Pro Rodeo, Vancouver Island’s
last remaining rodeo. This CPRA
and PRCA rodeo occurs May
19-21, 2012, and is totally run
by an enthusiastic group of volunteers. Enjoy the professional
rodeo events such as barrel racing and saddle bronc riding,
plus the fun youth events such
as mutton bustin’ or the mutton
scramble. Coppertown Clown
and Barrelman Bert Davis add a
touch of humour to the rodeo,
plus there are carnival rides, an
antique car show, live music
and blacksmith demonstrations. 250-478-4250 t
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Young guns
Up and coming stars
By Heather Grovet
I
f you were a full-time college student, would you still
find time to horseback ride?
Sisters Holly and Brittany
Schuk not only managed to regularly climb aboard their horses
during the school year, they also
managed to compete at the top
level of the Canadian College
Rodeo circuit, with both girls
winning awards for 2012.
Holly Schuk, now 21 years old,
is a full-time student at Lakeland
College. She recently won the
Canadian College Rodeo circuit
title of “All-round Cowgirl,”
given to the woman with the
most accumulated points on the
circuit.
“This year I competed in five
events at ten shows using two
horses,” Holly explains. “I barrel
raced and pole bended on a sorrel mare named Judy. And I rode
a gelding named Paint in team
roping, break-away roping and
goat tying.”
To achieve these accomplishments Holly practiced three
nights a week on both horses,
plus rode every weekend, either
practicing or at a rodeo. (Actually,
Holly rode three horses each
of those nights, but we’ll come
back to that in a moment.)
Holly also won the CCR title
“Cowgirl of the Year.” This title
is awarded to the cowgirl most
showing the attributes of good
sportsmanship, horsemanship and cooperation. A perfect example of Holly’s sportsmanship involves her sister,
Brittany.
“Brittany attended NAIT in
Edmonton, and couldn’t keep
her Quarter Horse, Stormy, nearby,” Holly says. “So Stormy lived
with me, and I rode him during
Awww Schuks:
BC cowgirls take home top awards
Six sisters carving out rodeo and ranching careers
the week to help keep him fit.”
(Hence the three horses Holly
rode each week.)
This system might not have
been ideal, but it obviously
worked as 25-year-old Brittany
Schuk won the CCFR 2012
“Breakaway Roping” title competing on Stormy.
“Brittany deserved her win,”
Holly says. “She’s a good rider
and she works hard. And many
people don’t know the whole
story — several years ago Brittany
and our older sister, Patricia were
in a car accident. Patricia lost her
leg, and Brittany had her pelvis
broken in four places. This left
nerve damage to Brittany’s hips
and legs. Some people would
have just stopped riding, but
Brittany kept going. Actually,
Patricia still rides as well, but
now she’s married and working
full-time so her rodeo life has
really slowed down.”
The Schuk family also has
three younger sisters; 16-yearold Katie, 13-year-old Jennifer,
and nine-year-old Sidney. The
younger girls still live with their
parents in British Columbia,
and are keeping the family traditions of ranch riding and cattle work. Holly says all three are
good riders, but only time will
tell if they follow in their older
sister’s footsteps.
The girls all learned to sit a
horse at an early age. Brittany
recalls winning her first belt
buckle at a local gymkhana when
she was six; Holly was also well
mounted at a similar age. “Both
our parents competed at rodeo
so it just seemed to come natural
to us,” Brittany says.
“My mom still competes at
barrel racing, team roping, steer
undecorating and goat tying.
And my dad has done a bit
PHOTO CREDIT: MIKE COPEMAN
BC sisters Holly and Brittany Schuk competing in team roping at the Canadian College Finals Rodeo at
Northlands in Edmonton this past March.
of everything; he’s calf roped,
team roped, steer wrestled and
even rode saddle broncs. Once
in a while I’ve thought of trying
“…it feels like a real achievement when you get
your horse to the top of his event.”
— HOLLY SCHUK
something different with horses.
Ranch horse competitions
or cowboy mounted shooting
would probably suit me, and I’ve
even thought of trying English!
But rodeo events are in my
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can crawl onto a horse!” Brittany
laughs. “Rodeo is a lot of work,
but we really enjoy it. I was really
proud of Stormy this year. He’s a
good rope horse and likes to hunt
the cow. And because he’s easy to
pattern, he’s really got a good start
on pole bending. It takes a special
horse to do the different events,
and I think Stormy is going to be
one of those. I didn’t have as much
time to practice as I’d have liked,
but there is nothing more enjoyable than riding a good horse, and
seeing him progress.”
Holly agrees. “I love rodeo, I
love competing, and I love being
with my horses,” she says. “There
is so much to getting a horse
ready to compete, and it feels like
a real achievement when you get
your horse to the top of his event.
I don’t think I’ll quit rodeo for a
long, long time.”
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rodeoing together as long as we
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of breeding world-class jumpers
A breed apart
Olympic champion Hickstead’s genes prominent with Alberta breeder
Horse breeder profile
By Robyn Moore
S
ince Eric Lamaze and
Hickstead won the individual gold medal at
the 2008 Olympics,
Hickstead’s semen has been available for North American breeders.
Many breeders balked at the $5,500
per dose price tag but Sharon and
Bruce Telford at Woodlawn Farms
jumped at the chance.
“I had been watching
Hickstead from the time that
Eric first showed him at Spruce
Meadows, and had called Torrey
Pines Stables yearly asking when
they would have him available for
stud. I was very excited when that
day came,” says Sharon.
In the few years that Hickstead’s
semen was available, less than 100
foals were sired by him, and only
a handful of them were bred in
North America.
“There were not many foals
born here in North America, only
six, I believe in the two years that
he was available here for breeding.
This surprised me, if you are raising
jumping horses why not breed to
the best there is. Most people had
said they didn’t know what the
foals he would put on the ground
would be like, but there has to be
somebody to go first, and I am so
thankful that I was in that group,”
says Sharon.
Sharon and Bruce had two
foals by Hickstead: Fort Knox
WF and Gallup WF. Sharon comments, “His foals are remarkable,
absolutely stunning and I have
great hopes for them both.” Eric
Lamaze bought Fort Knox WF and
Gallup WF was sold to Gallup WF
Syndicate.
Wo o d l a w n F a r m s b r e e d s
European Warmbloods including
Hanoverian and Dutch, as well as
Canadian Warmbloods for the discipline of jumping. They are located
45 minutes east of Edmonton on
a 200 acre farm outside of Tofield.
When Sharon and Bruce began
breeding in 2001, they bred Quarter
Horses because Bruce competed in
cutting, Warmbloods because their
daughter did show jumping and
Paints because Sharon likes colour.
Now, however, they focus strictly
on Warmbloods.
“I like to be on the cutting
edge of the breeding program,”
says Sharon. “I had followed Beezie
Madden and Judgement and when
Iron Spring Farm had him available for stud I bred my favourite
Dutch mare to him and had a filly
that was in his first foal crop. I had
bred to his father Consul a couple
of times until Judgement himself
was available. Again very, very nice
foals.”
Woodlawn Farms is home to
30 horses but in the past they
have had over 60. They name their
foals after places and add WF for
Woodlawn Farms to be able to
track their careers.
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Fort Knox WF sired by the great Hickstead and raised at Woodlawn Farms In Alberta was recently purchased
by Olympic champion Eric Lamaze
“When breeding a mare we
research the [sire’s] pedigrees and
also look at action shots and their
conformation,” says Sharon. “How
do they use their back end, do
they have any characteristics that
we want to improve on, and then
try and match it with one of our
mares.”
“Last year I bred two mares
to Flexible, Rich Fellers amazing
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chestnut mount. That was also his
first year to the general public. This
year we have a Tinka’s Boy foal
coming. This will be the first one
bred in Canada.”
This year, three new foals will
be born at Woodlawn Farms. The
most they have had in one year
is 11 foals. “Foaling season is very
exciting. It is like Christmas in
springtime. You don’t know what
you’re getting until the surprise
arrives,” says Sharon. t
Robyn Moore is the Manager of
Horse Industry Association of
Alberta. If you own or know of an
exceptional horse breeding operation,
email rmoore@albertahorseindustry.
ca, and we’ll chose one that stands
out from the herd to feature
each month.
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Our way of life
Iconic maker of the white
cowboy hat still going strong
Making a living with horses
Smithbuilt Hats almost as old as the Calgary Stampede
By Cindy Bablitz
T
he cowboy hat is as
iconic a symbol of the
western way of life as
the horse itself, and in
Calgary, the white hat stands as
an indisputable hallmark of the
city’s civic and western pride.
So, it’s not without a touch of
nostalgia that Bryce Nimmo, president and majority shareholder,
(along with five other partners)
of Smithbilt Hats celebrates the
Calgary Stampede’s centennial
year just seven years before the
company that grew up with this
city’s iconic exhibition of the western way of life celebrates its own.
“Smithbilt was founded
in Calgary in 1919 by Morris
Shumiatcher who, I guess, thought
“Smith” would be the easier name
to recall and endure the test of
time,” grins Bryce.
“Smithbilt stayed a family run
business for over 80 years, until
it was sold in the year 2000 to
the company’s long time accountant. Sadly, he unexpectedly passed
away just six months after buying
the business he’d served so devotedly, and eventually the company
changed hands again, a couple
times, before I was called in as a
business consultant.”
Like the Remington razor man,
Bryce loved the product so much
he bought the company. After
almost two decades in commerce
and marketing with Prudential
Steel, Bryce grins that he was ready
“to try to be quarter cowboy... or
maybe half.”
Smithbilt, for all the iconic
notoriety, for all the renown, still
operates humbly, with just seven
employees out of a 6,500 square
foot warehouse and retail shop in
Calgary’s trendy Inglewood.
Bryce nods to the trilateral companionship of the City of Calgary,
the Calgary Stampede and the icon
of the white hat — synonymous
with the Calgarian identity — as
largely responsible for Smithbilt’s
enduring success.
Hollywood had a hand too.
Smithbilt Hats have been favoured
and featured by movie and TV pro-
ducers working on settings in and
around Calgary, from Unforgiven
and Brokeback Mountain to
Lonesome Dove and Heartland.
This year, some 65,000 Smithbilt
Hats will find their way to local
and tourist heads as Smithbilt is,
of course, the official supplier of
cowboy hats commemorating the
Calgary Stampede’s Centennial.
The first white cowboy hat
was made in 1926 by Morris himself, out of rabbit felt, and was
launched as Calgary’s trademark
during a public relations tour by
then Mayor Don Mackay in 1949.
Today, the now infamous white
hat is still made of rabbit felt, as
recently gifted to the visiting monarch couple, William and Kate, but
can also be had in canvas, straw
and wool.
White hats have been gifted
to celebrities as diverse as former
New York Mayor Rudy Giullani,
the Dalai Lama, Mario Andretti,
Oprah Winfrey and Vladimir
Putin. This little symbol of the
western lifestyle, and Calgary’s
civic hospitality, have gone a long
way to sustaining the Smithbilt
legacy.
Bryce says, “We want Smithbilt
Hats to be the place for hat buying
in Calgary. And we sell more than
white hats, (black is actually the
most popular cowboy hat colour)
and more than cowboy hats ... we
sell fedoras and top hats and bowlers and derbys, dressage hats and
scout hats. The fedora is making a
huge comeback right now.”
photo credit: bryce nimmo
Graduates from the Webber Academy in Calgary celebrate with their Smithbuilt white hats.
To compete with the worldwide market, (most hats of any
ilk are imported), Bryce wants the
Calgary-based Smithbilt Hats to be
just that much more special.
Smithbilt hat buyers can enjoy
the rare experience of custom hat
tailoring at Smithbilt’s retail location, with professional hat fitting
to fit the particular nuances of
their own head and face shape...
an investment that can last a lifetime.
No two heads are exactly the
same shape, and custom fitting
takes into consideration the little crooked in your brow line, in
your nose position on the face, in
the ovalness of your head shape.
Personalized pride of service
brought Smithbilt a long way so
far... and looks to carry it a long
way forward yet.
By Equine Canada
Equine Canada announces the
2012 Olympic Dressage Team:
Games Support Staff
• Chef d’Equipe - Gina Smith
• Team Veterinarian - Dr. Geoff Vernon
• Technical Leader - Mr. Markus Gribbe
Dressage Selection Committee
• Wendy Christoff - Dressage Canada
Board Representative
• Pauline Bosman - High Performance
Committee Representative
• Liz Steacie - Rider Representative
• Roberta Morris - Rider Representative
• Markus Gribbe - Technical Leader
• Dr. Geoff Vernon - FEI Veterinarian Non-Voting
The following rider/horse
combinations have declared for
the 2012 Olympic Games:
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For more information on
Smithbilt Hats, surf to
www.smithbilthats.com. To select
a white hat or fedora of your own,
saunter in to their Calgary location
at 1103-12th Street S.E.
After being cut from the appropriate felt, this hat is now being formed
into one of the numerous styles offered by Smithbuilt.
Smithbuilt employee shapes a new cowboy hat after being steamed.
2012 Olympic Dressage Team
1. Christilot Boylen - Dio Mio
When Smithbilt turns centenarian, in 2019, you can bet on one
hell of a party. t
2. Jacquie Brooks - D Niro
3. Jacquie Brooks - Gran Gesto
4. Ute Busse - Lindor’s Finest
5. Lorraine Chappell - Carpatino
6. Diane Creech - Devon L
7. Shannon Dueck - Ayscha
8. Susanne Dutt-Roth - Rheirattack
9. Tom Dvorak - Viva’s Salieri W
10. Tom Dvorak - Corrigan
11. Pia Fortmuller - Orion
12. Rebecca Garrard - Och Heden
13. Ashley Holzer - Breaking Dawn
14. Ashley Holzer - Pop Art
15. Jill Irving - Degas 12
16. Jill Irving - Delvaux
17. Stephanie Jensen - Addiction
18. Rochelle Kilberg - Rudy
19. Crystal Kroetch - Lymrix
20. Alexandra Lampe (formerly Wilson) De La Vega
21. Megan Lane - Caravella
22. Janine Little - Dominic LHF
23. Nancy MacLachlan - Deniros Tyme
24. David Marcus - Don Kontes
25. David Marcus - Chrevi’s Capital
26. Karen Pavicic - Don Daiquiri
27. Joni Lynn Peters - Travolta
28. Sarah Sjoholm-Patience - Desiderata
29. Evi Strasser - Action Tyme
30. Evi Strasser - Quantum Tyme
31. Evi Strasser - Renaissance Tyme
32. Lindsay Stroh - Lancelot
33. Belinda Trussell - Anton
34. Gary Vander Ploeg - Degas
35. Gary Vander Ploeg - Cezanne
36. Victoria Winter - Proton
37. Penny Zavitz-Rockx - Verdi De La
Fazenda
The first serious attempt to include riding as an Olympic discipline was made by
a group of Swedish officers led by Count
Clarence Von Rosen. He appealed to Baron
de Coubertin at the IOC meeting in 1906
and, as a result, he was asked by the Baron
to draft an Olympic equestrian program.
This was then subsequently presented to the
Olympic Congress at the Hague in 1907 and
was accepted for the 1908 Games to be held
in London.
However, when the Organizing Committee received the entries from 88 riders from
eight nations, it took fright and backed
down. Fortunately, the next Games of 1912
were awarded to Stockholm and the equestrian Olympic program proposed by Count
Van Rosen was readily accepted.
In the autumn of 1911, the invitations
were sent out to the military departments
and to the National Olympic Committees.
The Three-day Event (Eventing) was limited to officer entries but the jumping and
dressage competitions were open to civilians. The first Equestrian participation at
the Olympics saw 62 competitors from 10
nations with 70 horses involved in the competitions, but they were all officers...
With the advent of the Olympic Games,
it soon became clear that internationally
recognized rules for the three Olympic disciplines were becoming essential. Eventually
in May 1921 delegates from 10 national
equestrian organizations met in Lausanne
to discuss the formation of an international
federation.
In many ways, the Olympics were a
tremendous impetus and pre-cursor to the
creation of the FEI and the world wide development of horsesport. t
Leonard Finstad:
Homeward bound
A legacy of faith, family, and friends
Celebrating lives lived
Southeast Alberta rancher was an “animal whisper”
By Cindy Bablitz
I
n a culture obsessed with
the rhinestone shine of
celebrity worship, it’s easy
to forget the unsung heroes
who lived simply, loved humbly
and served quietly. But, it’s precisely those unsung heroes who
create the very warp and weft of
our community fabric on which
everything else we do hinges.
Leonard Finstad was one of those
men.
He lived into his 80th year, sustaining a family legacy that predated him by two generations...
and with Leonard as the proverbial
link in the chain, at least another
two generations are still thriving
on the family cattle ranch, “big
enough to keep us busy,” laughs
Leonard’s daughter Shari Reimer,
south of Manyberries.
The ranch is a family affair,
operated by Shari and her husband Mel, her brother Lee and his
wife Lynette along with Leonard’s
brother Norman and his wife
Barb, and their son Steven and his
wife Michelle. Leonard’s beloved
wife of 50 years, Helen, also still
lives on the ranch. Leonard and
Helen’s eldest child, their daughter Dianne writes for Horses All
and has been a radio and TV personality in Alberta in agricultural
and rodeo circles for 30 years.
Though he grew up on the very
ranch to which he would come
to devote the remainder of his
days to, it was actually Leonard’s
brother who was originally destined to take over the ranching
homestead. Leonard went off to
bible college.
“He was thinking of becoming a minister,” says Shari, “But
he often joked that he couldn’t
get his mind around Greek and
Hebrew.”
Meanwhile, back on the ranch,
the elder Finstads began needing more help from the younger
generation, and, when Leonard’s
brother found himself drawn elsewhere, Leonard and his new bride
returned to the Pendant d’Oreille
ranch.
Like father, like son. Lee left
the ranch where he was raised to
pursue an aviation career. After 13
years, the young pilot found himself pulled back to the homestead
ranch, where he likewise intends
to live out the rest of his days.
“What’s that old saying? You
can take the boy out of the country but you can’t take the country
out of the boy,” grins Lee.
Leonard instilled in his children a love for life’s simple pleasures. When you ask Dianne, Shari
and Lee about the legacy their
father left them, each hesitates.
The inheritance of their father’s
legacy is deeply imbedded, so
much a part of the children he
raised, the question of it is met
with some of the same disposition
one might expect a fish to have
toward water. Leonard’s way was
humble, and everything about
his way of life was lived with
the surefootedness of a man who
walked as though no one was
watching.
“He had a real love for people,
a real easy way with everyone,”
says Dianne, “And so he told us
to be interested in others... this is
why he was so well respected and
loved in so many circles, and this
is what started my early interest
in broadcasting.”
Shari recalls, “I would describe
him as someone who had a way
with animals. He could calm
them down. He was kind of like
the horse whisperer. We used to
call him that, the cattle whisperer,
the dog whisperer, the cat whis-
photo credi: lee finstad
One highlight for Len Finstad was
participating with family members
in the 1996 Western Stockgrowers
Centennial Cattle Drive across CFB
Suffield in southern Alberta.
Leonard Finstad and with his daughter Dianne ride the open prairie on
their ranch near Pendant d’Oreille in southeast Alberta
perer... long before it was trendy
to call that.”
Lee says, “He liked a good
looking animal, whether it was
a Hereford bull or a good horse.
He had a patience with animals,
and he taught us kids that too. He
said, ‘It’s amazing how they can
pick up what you’re emoting: if
you’re stressed, or anxious, they’ll
reflect that. It’s better to work
around them quietly.’
“Dad enjoyed the simplicities
of his life. There was nothing he
liked better than a fresh, spring
day. The green grass, the red and
white cows on the pasture, his
family working around him.”
In the ease and gentle manner of Lee’s speech, you can hear
Leonard’s bequest.
He says, “Just by living and
enjoying his own life, Dad taught
us to enjoy our own lives, to enjoy
what we’re doing. Whether it was
harvest time, or he was repairing
a fence, or cleaning corrals, my
dad took the time to appreciate nature’s beauty. He’d stop to
look at the sunset, or to watch a
young animal loping across the
pasture.”
Dianne remembers, “Dad
really appreciated every day; he
savoured every moment, and that
was a lesson for all of us.”
Lee adds, “You could tell this is
what he wanted to do. He wasn’t
pining for another life.”
Leonard was the kind of man
you wanted as a neighbour. And
the few who did enjoy that privilege, knew it was one.
“At his funeral, I got to talking
photo credi: lee finstad
to a lot of his friends, from his
past. They really appreciated dad
as a friend and neighbour,” Lee
remembers.
“We’re losing the term neighbour today,” Lee laments, not
without gratitude for being shown
what being a neighbour really
ought to be.
Leonard Finstad, beloved husband of Helen, devoted father to
Dianne, Shari and Lee, esteemed
uncle, neighbour, volunteer, friend,
was salt of the earth, and lived a
good life, from Saturday, September
26, 1931 to Tuesday, February 1,
2011. Rest in peace. t
Contact us if you have
a friend or family member that
you would like remembered
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A
re you wondering what
to do with your kids this
summer? Maybe you are
thinking of something
for your grandchild.
Kids and camp go together like
peanut butter and jam. Throw in a
horse and they will have a summer
to remember. Check out these 10
great summer horse camps
1. Circle Square Ranch is a
Christian, non-denominational
youth camp near Halkirk, AB.
This Western themed camp offers
swimming, archery, canoeing and
mountain bikes. Horseback riding
is a popular activity with each
camper getting at least an hour per
day on their assigned horse. In the
“Teepee Village Camps” riders work
on horsemanship at an introductory level, taking basic one-on-one
riding lessons, plus enjoy beginner trail rides. The “Western Town
Camps” have a more advanced
horsemanship program which
includes daily lessons, and formal
testing and awards at the end of
the week. 403-884-2444
“Leave a stronger rider
than you came.”
2. West Winds Riding Centre
near Balzac, AB, offers English riding lessons and camps “in a positive and rewarding way.” Summer
camps host a maximum of ten
campers each week, allowing personalized instructions from their
Equine Canada certified instructor.
Students between the ages of eight
to 16 may attend, enjoying either
their beginning camps for those
with minimal riding experiences,
or the intermediate camps for riders who have had prior lesson. The
camp is proud of their excellent
safety record, and promises that
“Campers will leave with a respect
for the hard work, dedication and
fun involved with horses!” 403690-6314
3. If you’re interested in
improving your partnership with
your horse, consider attending one
of Doug Mills’ summer camps at
Kamloops, B.C. Mills, a professional trainer and clinician, runs camps
for youth and adults in June, July
and August. During camp Mills
will coach students in his “Training
through Trust” program. Riders
of all skill levels and disciplines
will learn about horse psychology, and how they think. Campers
can bring their own equines, or
the facility has trained horses for
use. Prices include meals and your
horse’s board. 250-319-8921
4. Bridle Path Ranches (recently
changed from Wildhorse Mountain
Ranch) hosts riding camps for girls
aged 12 to 17 all season long, with
their busiest times being the summer months. Wildhorse has two
main types of summer camps. The
“Great Cowgirl Experience” occurs
at their home ranch near Rocky
Mountain House, AB. Here girls
ride on the range on ranch
horses, enjoy the outdoors and
learn more about equines. Then
there is the “Rocky Mountain
Cowgirls Camp,” where experienced riders spend several days in
16
10 summer horse camps to send your kids
English or Western horsemanship combined with other fun camp activities
the heart of the mountains near
Nordegg. Both camps offer an
international flare, with girls from
many different countries attending. 403-729-2910
5. Copper T Warmbloods
near Saskatoon, SK, runs spring
and summer camps using certified instructors for both adult
and young riders. The four day
“Introduction to Riding Camp” is
perfect for first time horse enthusiasts, while the “Intermediate Week
Long Summer Camp” suits a rider
with some experience. Both types
of camp offer two riding lessons
each day, working on either dressage or jumping, plus teach stable
management, horse and equipment care, and horsemanship.
“Adult Weekend Camps” allow
riders to bring their own horse, or
use one of the stable’s well broke
mounts. 306-242-5099
6. Boys and girls aged eight
to 15 looking for a real Western
experience should consider Bates
Bar J Ranch located near Cochrane,
AB. The Bates Bar J Ranch celebrates its 51st camping season this
year where youth can “participate
in real ranch life.” The ranch’s
herd of registered Quarter Horses,
Paints and Percherons are used in
their program, allowing campers
to learn riding, grooming, feeding
and care of equines. They also offer
swimming in a natural pool in a
creek, fishing, games, campfires,
crafts and wilderness survival. “We
want to promote good fellowship
and an appreciation of outdoor
beauty”. 403-637-2199
7. Blarney Stone Farms near
Spruce Grove, AB, offers training
and lessons for youth and adults
in a competitive jumping program.
The farm also hosts summer camps
each year in July and August for
riders in all levels of experience
that are at least six years of age.
Riders attend camp Monday to
Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with
a fun show at the end of the week
to demonstrate their new skills.
Each camper will receive two hours
of daily riding instruction, plus
lessons in every aspect of horse
care. 780-470-0581
8. For the opportunity to take
your child’s personal horse to
camp, consider Digger’s Place
near Smoky Lake, AB. This youth
camp offers five-day camp programs throughout the summer
for children ages seven to 19,
using either English or Western
disciplines. It also has programs
to suit children with special needs
or disabilities. Campers can use
PHOTO CREDIT: WILDERNESS MOUNTAIN RANCH
Campers riding in the mountains with Wilderness Mountain Ranch.
PHOTO CREDIT: HEATHER GROVET
A good youth summer riding camp will provide children a chance to ride a safe, well trained horse under
careful supervision, and therefore improve their riding skills while having a lot of fun!
the school horses, or bring their
own if they’d prefer. Daily riding
and lessons on all aspects of horse
care will be covered. “This camp
can be helpful for families considering buying or leasing a horse of
their own”. 780-358-2388
9 . S w e e t Ta l k S t a b l e s a t
Chestermere, AB, offers two different summer camps this year.
Their “Beginner/Intermediate
Riding Day Camp” runs Monday
to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and provides children two riding lessons plus two ground lessons each day. Instructions cover
safety, horse body language,
grooming, tacking up, and horse
care. Then there is Sweet Talk’s
“Hunter Jumper Camp,” also running Monday to Fridays 9 a.m.
- 5 p.m., with lessons on what a
judge wants to see, types of fences, and show preparation. Both
camps conclude with a show for
parents on Friday. 403-207-3353
10. For a camp experience
that includes horses plus much
more, consider Foothills Camp
near Bowden, AB. Foothills is a
non-profit Christian camp that
runs youth and family camps
throughout the summer with
activities such as horsemanship, advanced horsemanship,
water ski/wakeboarding, BMX
bikes, high ropes and swimming. Your child can attend
these general camps, or attend
the “Horsemanship Specialized
Camp” for riders 13-17 who
already know the basics but
want to improve their skills and
knowledge. At the Horsemanship
Camp your child will spend four
days improving their riding, and
“leave a stronger rider than you
came.” 877-228-1175
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PHOTO CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM
PHOTO CREDIT: WILDERNESS MOUNTAIN RANCH
There are several summer camps in western Canada that offer an English
riding experience.
In addition to instructional riding, most camps allow time for recreational
rides.
My tunes
Red Tail Lights
Time to chill
Music reviews
By Jake Mathews
Book and movie reviews
Reviewed by Jody Seeley
T
hey say “third times
a charm,” and in
the case of Jake
Mathews... they are
right. Album No. 3 is called
Red Tail Lights and it’s his best
yet. Nothing but great feedback
and success has come since
releasing this CD last year.
Country music has been
Mathews career for the last 15
years but the first single to be
released to radio from this CD
“If I Had it My Way” was his
first top 10 hit.
I joked when he was in my
studio recently that the album
is a “6 pack of awesome.” It
really is! These six songs leave
you wanting more.
Mathews co-wrote with a
number of very talented writers on this project like David
Thomson, Willie Mack, Deric
Ruttan & Marv Green. He also
co-wrote and co-produced a
couple tracks with Joel Feeney
and Josh Osborne (writer) and
Kevin Savigar. Mathews coproduced the rest of the album
with his brother Gil Grand,
which he tells me was fun to
work with family.
So who would you say is
Jake Mathews biggest musical influence? If you guessed
— George Strait you would
be right. Mathews says Strait
was his first concert at 14
years old. From being home
in Calgary with his son and
wife to travelling the world
(thanks to The Canadian
Tourism Commission and
The Calgar y Stampede),
Mathews says his sources
of inspiration are “always a
work in progress.”
For the last few years,
he’s had a publishing deal in
Nashville and has written over
100 songs. So there was a lot to
choose from to make this CD.
Plus his trips have taken him
to Japan, New York, London
England and Berlin.
Mathews has released three
songs from the record to radio.
“Forever’s On Our Side” and
“Might Take All Night” are
heard on radio stations across
Canada. Coming soon will be
single No. 4 — the title track
“Red Tail Lights.” You can find
this CD anywhere — HMV,
Walmart, Lammles or online.
You can find more details on
the songs and his tour schedule at www.jakemathews.com
or on Facebook.
Mathews headed back
down to Nashville in April to
start work on Record No. 4.
We can’t wait to hear what
that will bring.
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Riding Free
Bitless. Bridleless. Bareback
by Andrea & Markus Eschbach
With or without a bit, with
or without a saddle, the
foundation all riding is based
on is the same: horses and
people, being together.
~ Andrea & Markus Eschbach
Reviewed by Carol M. Upton
M
ost equestrians have
childhood memories of
riding their horse bareback in the summertime,
perhaps with only a halter and lead.
We recall many reasons for doing this,
not the least of which might be the different body awareness, unity and connection with our horse that we experienced. Internationally renowned horsemanship trainers Andrea and Markus
Eschbach kick this up several notches
with Riding Free.
The book begins with groundwork
and creating a solid relationship with
your horse, using elements of the
Tellington Method, developed by Linda
Tellington-Jones. The Eschbachs refer to
“mental collection,” a method of maintaining heightened awareness focused
on your horse. They suggest bitless bridles, progressing to the use of a neck
ring or no strap at all, always keeping
safety in mind. Their belief is that any
horse can be trained to be ridden free,
without bridle, spurs or whip.
The benefits are clear — a more supple, balanced seat, improved performance and a partnership both horse and
rider can enjoy. Most refreshing is that
the Eschbachs are not selling special
types of training equipment, as so many
clinicians do, but simply suggest what
has worked so well for them. Each chap-
ter is well laid-out and illustrated, with
specific exercises for perfecting communication with your horse.
Riding Free appeals to anyone wanting a more harmonious relationship
with a horse, whether beginner or seasoned rider, working with a problem
horse or one who goes well under saddle. This may require a shift in old
thinking and courage to try something
new, but the results can take you places
with your horse that, up until now, may
have been only a dream.
Soft Cover, 2011, $22.95 Trafalgar
Square Books ISBN: 9-781-57076-4844 Available on Amazon or Trafalgar
Square Books.
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Markus Eschbach is a social educator,
riding teacher and horse trainer who has
spent half his life in the saddle. Andrea
Eschbach is a physiotherapist, Indian
Riding teacher and horse trainer, experienced in multiple disciplines. Andrea
and Markus teach in the training center
‘Farmers Place’ in Switzerland and in
various European countries. Visit them
at www.bitless-riding.com
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I did it my way
Personal profile
By Cindy Bablitz
I
t used to be that we had
the energy but not the
time or money, but we’re
now getting to a transition stage, wherein we have the
time, and the money’s coming, but we’re slowing down
on energy,” says Kathy Bartley,
with a wry sigh.
Kathy and her husband Mike
have been rescuing abandoned,
neglected, abused or simply
unwanted horses — and cows,
rabbits and chickens... but
mostly horses — since 2003.
The effort began initially in
response to learning about the
large numbers of foals being sent
to slaughter in the overbreeding
inherent in sustaining the (then
thriving) PMU (Pregnant Mare
Urine) industry.
PMU enjoyed some three
decades of infamous notoriety
as a hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women or
women who’ve had a hysterectomy... until research suspecting a link between PMU therapy
and cancer began emerging. The
use of PMU therapy reached
“
“I don’t know which is worse:
the old horses we see at
auction going to slaughter...
or the young weanlings,
perfectly healthy and sound
foals going for meat”
— Kathy Bartley
the height of its popularity in
the late 1990s, when some 44
million women in the United
States alone were using the prescription.
According to HorseAid’s literature, (www.Premarin.org) “A
(PMU-farmed) filly foal has a less
than one in ten chance of not
going to slaughter; a colt foal,
less than one in 50.” During
the height of the PMU heyday,
the industry was annually an
$800 million business: an economic motivator that saw some
60,000 foals born annually with
no purpose for their existence
other than being a by-product
of a burgeoning pharmaceutical
industry.
In almost a decade of devotion, Kathy and Mike and their
small team of volunteers working with Bear Valley Rescue near
Sundre, AB, almost 400 horses
have been adopted out to caring homes, and the couple still
home some 100 rescued horses
on their own and neighbouring
farms.
Kathy says, “I can’t help it:
when I see a horse, I see horses
that I’ve known in them.”
When you ask her if she grew
up with horses, she answers,
“No. I didn’t get my first horse
18
Husband and wife team
rescue 400 horses
Bear Valley Rescue provides home for young and old horses alike
till I was 11... and it took a lot
of pestering.”
For Kathy and Mike, horses
are loyal, honourable companion animals deserving of a dignified life, and death.
“I don’t know which is
worse: the old horses we see
at auction going to slaughter...
nice horses who were probably
someone’s pet at some point,
who gave their lives serving
people but now have no name
and no value; or the young
weanlings, perfectly healthy
and sound foals going for meat
simply because they were bred
with no market to bear them,”
she says.
“We went to the auction last
September and bought 26 horses of which 20 were papered
quarter horses weanlings, (or
eligible to be papered)... perfectly healthy and desirable animals with nothing wrong with
them, selling for $200 or $300,
for meat.
“I don’t understand it...
some people defend horse
slaughter for meat, saying it’s
a protein like any other, like
cattle... but it’s not. Horse meat
is a delicacy, like escargot...
the starving masses can survive
without it.”
Kathy says rescuing horses
is a personal battle she never
envisioned herself fighting. It
wasn’t a crusade she sought
out. But the grievances against
the species we’ve domesticated
as companion animals simply
presented themselves, and out
of the simplicity of their shared
human compassion for horses,
Kathy and Mike acted.
Kathy says she thinks we’ve
lost some of our humanity when
we view animals as having value
only as a dollar figure.
She adds, “Like when government changed Fish and
Wildlife to Sustainable Resource
Development, implying that
fish and wildlife only have a
value dollar wise as a renewable resource in order to justify their existence. I’ve heard
some people ask, for instance,
about deer and elk, if you can’t
hunt them then what good are
they? Why do they have to be
good?”
Often, the math of Mike
and Kathy’s work make decisions complicated, to say the
least. Older horses, who, for
Kathy perhaps evoke the greater
degree of compassion, respecting the dignity of a lifetime’s
service, are more expensive to
rescue from auctions: they’re
heavier, and meat buyers pay by
the pound.
“We end up saving more
weanlings, because they’re
sound, they’re easier to adopt
out, and they don’t weigh as
much as the older horses so
they don’t fetch the same bidding competition.”
It’s a statement she makes
with resignation evident in her
voice. t
If you’d like to learn more about
Bear Valley Rescue, or to donate
funds in support of their work,
surf to www.bearvalleyab.org or
phone 403-637-2708.
photo credit: kathy bartley
Kathy Bartley attending to one of the many rescued weanlings at Bear Valley Rescue.
Mike Bartley putting hay out for some of the 100 horses still at Bear Valley Rescue.
Weanlings purchased by Bear Valley Rescue at auction last fall, most of them purebred Quarter Horses. Many
are available for adoption.
Horse heroes
Profiles of exceptional horses
By Heather Grovet
I
’ll bet there are a lot of
people owning deaf horses
who don’t suspect a thing,”
Caroline Tester of Innisfail,
AB, laughs. “I know this because I
was one of those people.”
In 1990 Caroline attended a
PMU sale, and came home with
a flashy Paint weanling named
Apaches Impression. The following spring Caroline brought the
filly into the barn to begin preparing her for upcoming yearling
show classes.
“That’s when I noticed something strange,” Caroline says. “The
filly — we called her LS — was
quiet and pleasant to be around,
but there were several occasions
when I entered the barn and really
startled her. Her responses seemed
unusual for such a sensible filly, so
I tried to figure out what was going
on. Eventually I saw the pattern. If
I turned on the barn lights when
I came into the building, the filly
would raise her head to look at
me. But if I kept the lights off, she
seemed unaware of my presence
until the last second. It was then
that I finally determined LS was
completely deaf.”
Caroline discovery was both
shocking and discouraging. “Many
horsemen gave me extremely
negative comments,” she sighs.
“They said I’d never be able to ride
the mare, and certainly wouldn’t
Hear today, gone tomorrow
Deaf horse continues to show and compete
be able to show her. But since
I already owned LS, I just went
ahead with her training. After all,
what did I have to lose?”
Much to everyone’s surprise,
the yearling was easy to train.
“Being deaf hardly seemed to be
an issue,” Caroline says. “In fact,
I even saw a few occasions when
it was an advantage! Once we
were at a show and the PA system
began to screech loudly. The other
yearlings went crazy, but LS just
stood there calmly with a look
on her face saying, ‘What’s wrong
with you guys?’”
Before long the mare began to
gain show points, competing and
winning against a wide variety of
un-handicapped horses.
“LS could do anything the
others could do, and sometimes
more,” Caroline says. “I owned
her for five years, and in that
time she earned points in halter,
Hunter under Saddle, Western
pleasure, reining, trail, showmanship, pole bending, barrel racing
and horsemanship. In fact, LS
eventually earned her Amateur
APHA Championship — a real
achievement where horses must
earn a specific number of points
in both halter and performance!”
“Showmanship was one of LS’s
best classes,” Caroline says. “The
mare really watched my body language, and she was very precise
and responsive. LS knew whether
I wanted her to back or pivot or
set up by the way I moved or
stood.”
But the mare’s achievements
didn’t stop in the APHA show
pen. “We taught LS to drive at
an early age,” Caroline says. “The
only thing we had to do differently was drive her in an open
bridle. Blinders didn’t work, probably because LS was dependent
upon us for visual cues.”
As a three-year-old the mare
competed in harness for Team
Paint in the Battle of the Breeds at
Spruce Meadows. That year Team
Paint placed second overall, one
of their most successful years.
Recent studies indicate that
deafness in equines is associated
with pigmentation alterations in
the horse’s inner ear. Most deaf
horses have a white face and at
least one blue eye. It isn’t the
colour of the outside of their ears
that matters; it’s the pigment on
the inside.
“But LS didn’t have white ears,
and she didn’t have blue eyes,”
Caroline says. “She was a sorrel
overo, with one side of her looking like a true overo, and the other
side looking more like a tobiano.
That’s the strange thing about
equine deafness; you can’t assume
which horses will have it, and
which won’t. After all, the majority of horses with white faces and
blue eyes can hear perfectly.”
After owning LS for five years,
photo credit: by caroline tester
Apaches Impression (LS) competed in driving at the age of three at the
Battle of the Breeds at Spruce Meadows in the International Ring in front
of a large audience.
Caroline sold the mare. Many
years later she was able to trace
the mare to another owner who
lived near Calgary, and was competing in reining.
“I had a great visit with this
new owner,” Caroline says. “I said
‘No one would even know LS
is deaf, would they?’ And the
woman stared at me like I was
crazy. She’d owned LS for several
years and didn’t even realize she
couldn’t hear!”
Caroline states she wouldn’t
hesitate to buy another deaf
horse, if they had a personality
like LS. But she points out that
every horse is an individual, with
some deaf horses being wonderful, and others having issues.
“I had a friend who owned a
deaf horse about the same time
I had LS,” Caroline concludes.
“But my friend’s horse was really
spooky. One day it panicked, ran
through some trees, and put out
its eye on a sharp branch. The
horse had to be put down. So
people can’t assume that every
deaf horse is perfect, just like you
can’t assume that about all hearing horses, either.” t
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Colt Starting Part 3
Get a grip
Accept the human, accept the saddle
Ask the trainers
Glen also talks about his experience at the Road to the Horse 2012
By Glenn Stewart
A
s some of you may know,
I have just returned from
the Road To The Horse
2012, which is the World
Championship of Colt Starting,
an international colt starting team
competition in Tennessee.
We had four hours, split into
two sessions, to get a basically
untouched three year old colt
caught, taught to lead, pick up
his feet, saddle and ride, walk,
trot, canter, correct leads, weave
through upright poles, a narrow
alley way, over a tarp, over some
jumps, push through some pool
noodles, swing a rope, drag a log,
open and close a gate, ride up on a
narrow raised sidewalk, ring a bell
and then into a water box. All this
with roughly 6,000 people clapping and cheering! Our job was
to help the horse prepare for all of
this in 4 hours.
I was very honored and excited to be asked to be part of the
Canadian representation. Jonathan
Field (my teammate and good
friend) and I prepared in one way
or another for eight to ten months
for the event.
Starting a young horse to ride
in four hours was not new for me.
What was new was all the added
distractions. We all had a time
limit and we had to hit specific
time requirements and be out of
the pen for a certain amount of
time, at a certain time.
We were meant to comment
occasionally on what we were trying to do in the pen with our various techniques, as well as answer
any questions the commentator
might have, while you watched
the clock and worked with your
colt. The spectators were very supportive and attentive to everything
we did, and clapped and cheered
for the things they liked.
Watching your colt begin the
process of learning to learn and
finding his confidence from you
is very exciting for me and never
gets old. The challenge of staying
in the pen mentally and sticking
to the principles that you believe
in regardless of the time limit, the
crowd, the judges, what is happening in the other two round pens,
the cameras and the interviews is
some of the attractions or distractions that make it the exciting
learning experience what it was.
The positive response and support from so many Canadians,
Americans and other people from
around the world that attended and made the trip down to
Tennessee was amazing and overwhelming at times. All the work
and preparation over the years and
in the last ten months was worth
every minute.
In this article, and the earlier
articles, I write about some of the
things I try to do and accomplish
when starting a young horse.
If you have been along for the
journey, we are into the third article on the subject of starting the
young horse. In the first one we
built the horse’s confidence and
acceptance to various tools or stimulus and have the horse beginning
to accept us on the ground.
We then started to ask the horse
to move its feet for us and learn to
begin accepting us as the leader in
our little partnership of two. Up
20
until now, things were done all on
the ground preparing for someday
getting on the horse.
Someday is getting real close.
From the moment you have the
young horse in the corral, to when
you have done the ground work,
saddled, mounted and had a little ride it can generally happen
in about an hour to two hours
depending on the horse and what
the person knows.
A lot can go wrong in that hour
or two but probably has went pretty well if you have gotten all the
ground work started and are in the
saddle on the horse. The information I have shared in the past two
articles can be done repeatedly but
each session we need to be looking
for improvement and slowly adding to the list so your horse can
stay fresh and interested. If you ask
someone what is two plus two or
the equivalent to your horse everyday, it will get boring very soon.
It’s May now, the weather is
getting better, the colts are looking
good and you are getting the itch
to ride. The best person to start
a young horse is a professional.
If I have engine problems I hire
a mechanic, I could tinker away
at it and I know a little bit about
mechanics but I would likely make
some mistakes, it will for sure take
longer. With a piece of machinery
if you make a mistake you can buy
a new part and start again.
It is not quite the same with a
living, breathing, thinking animal.
When you fix your car it is unlikely
that we would get injured, but
when you start a colt there is a
very real possibility of it. If we miss,
or don’t quite read the horse correctly, or have everything in place,
they might have a little buck, runaway, or rear over backwards and
numerous other things that can
go wrong.
If the rider avoids injury, the
horse can still end up with unnecessary brace, fears and complications, which isn’t any good either.
Now I’m not trying to scare anyone, just stating what should be
obvious but does seem to escape
some folks. Some of you know
exactly what I’m talking about and
have either seen it or felt it, a
runaway, bucked off or rear over.
Hopefully only seen it! Even if you
manage to do a very good job and
haven’t missed anything, they still
can show their lack of interest in
having a rider or saddle.
Having said that, the next step
is to start preparing the horse for us
getting off the ground and on their
backs, which means more acceptance of the human. You can do
some of this by bringing the horse
alongside the fence where you are
sitting and rub on the horse from
both sides.
I also and more often jump
up from the ground. At first only
jumping alongside then rubbing,
next jumping partially on and sliding off to finally laying across and
rubbing the horse.
When the horse is calm and
accepting and looks like he can
handle it, you can jump up lay full
length down the horse with your
feet hanging over the hindquarters.
It’s best to do from both sides and
be able to go up one side and right
over to the other. Finally you could
sit on your colt for a moment and
then get off and do it again.
photo credit: glenn stewart
Glenn Stewart and Jonathan Field proudly carry the Canadian Flag at the Road to the Horse 2012 in Tennessee.
Once you have accomplished
this small feat of athleticism and
cardio workout it is time to start
showing the horse the saddle pad
and saddle. Anytime I take a break
or give the horse a moment to
think about what is going on, I try
and have them rest by the saddle.
Allow the horse time to smell
your saddle and pad before it
is time to saddle. Then start by
putting the pad on and off the
horse. Don’t sneak the pad on and
off, and you should take it on and
off many times. Next comes the
saddle, and hopefully you are very
good at swinging a saddle into
place before you try and do this
with a young horse and their first
saddling.
It is usually very straightforward
and easy to do if the preparation
has been done correctly. If the
horse doesn’t stand quiet to saddle, something has been missed or
over looked and you will need to
back up and find the hole before
continuing to saddle.
If all is well, then it is time to
cinch up the saddle. This is a very
touchy procedure. If you don’t
get the saddle cinched on tight
enough and the horse leaves and
you don’t get him stopped, you
can cause unmentionable amounts
of damage to the horse.
If the saddle gets on the horses
side or under their belly and they
get running around the pen it
takes countless hours to repair the
fear and worry from the mistake.
Sometimes it can’t be repaired
because they can get so scared that
they run through fences and could
break bones.
I personally never tie a young
horse up to saddle. I want them
to be able to stand quietly without
tying them to anything. If I have to
tie him, then I probably shouldn’t
be trying to saddle him.
So before cinching. allow the
horse time to feel the cinch without running the latigo through the
cinch. Pull the cinch up against
his girth with your hand and let
it loose, then on and off again
getting him used to the feel. Once
you’ve got him ready, tighten the
cinch and it is time to move the
horse.
Sometimes this is when the feet
get in the air and they try and get
rid of the saddle. Don’t turn your
back and walk off expecting them
to lead quietly along. If they start
to buck just try and keep them out
of more trouble and allow them
photo credit: glenn stewart
Glenn Stewart jumps up on a young colt to allow the young horse to get
the feel and weight of a rider.
to find out they are fine and it is a
new feel that they will have to get
used to.
If they don’t run off or buck,
keep an eye on them and ask
them to circle you which you have
taught them earlier to see if you
can get them moving freely with
the saddle. This all is a very critical time and sometimes you move
them a step and that’s all they can
handle without bucking and you
work up from there.
Give them a moment and ask
for another step or two. Other
times the first step happens and
they drop their heads and do their
best to buck the saddle off.
Once they are settled with the
feel of the saddle, I find it very
important to establish clear forward movement — walk, trot, and
canter from the ground using techniques that you can use in the saddle when you’re mounted.
Too much around desensitizing
takes the forward out of the horse,
not enough desensitizing and you
have a horse too scared to accept
your guidance. Asking your horse
to move and then turning them
with the lead line too soon or often
will also take the forward out of
your horse.
It is also very important while
on the ground doing the ground
exercises to be sure that your horse
softly and willingly gives to halter
and lead. Being able to ask for your
horses head and neck to bend
from the saddle will have much
to do with your ground work and
the look, feel and success of your
first ride.
Once they seem to be moving
freely at the walk, then trot with
the saddle. I like to walk along side
pushing, then pulling on the horn
to let them get used to the feel
of the saddle and cinch squeezing them. Then walk along and
move the stirrups on both sides. If
you can do this all at the trot that
would even be better.
All this is to help build the
horse’s confidence and acceptance
of the new feel, sounds and movement of the saddle. Running along
side, back behind the horn also
lets the horse see you back closer
to where you will be when you are
riding.
Again all these suggestions are
only as good as the skills of the
person doing it. If done well it
can really help prepare the horse
for the next step, which will be
mounting.
Is it necessary to do all this
preparation? I didn’t used to know
all this ground work and I would
just get on as soon as the saddle was on. I got pretty good at
riding bucking horses because I
was getting lots of practice. Now I
don’t ride bucking horses very well
because most don’t buck. Good
luck and see you next month.
To see the first two articles in
this series please visit www.thehorseranch.com/articles/. t
Glenn Stewart travels extensively
conducting clinics, demonstrations,
and colt starting sessions, and
also offers Camps and a 3 month
Horsemanship Course at his home
The Horse Ranch, as well as the
Horsemanship Learning Adventure
Series. He rides 30-60 client horses
per year, including young horses,
restarts, challenging horses, and
foundation training. Glenn is a
former Champion of the Cowboy Up
Challenge at the Calgary Stampede.
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Women of the west
Personal profile
Horses. Literally the best medicine
Woman battles chronic disease with the help of her mare
By Amie Peck
It was devastating news for the
entire family — and Nelson had
aria Nelson (name to seriously contemplate whether
changed by request) she would ever be able to ride
had never given a again. “I experienced severe nerve
s e c o n d t h o u g h t damage to my hands — it is hard
to horses or riding in her entire for me to feel with them and
life, prior to moving to Alberta. I have lost my sense of space,”
She had been busy raising two Nelson explains.
With the addition of several
children and supporting her husband’s busy career, which had medications it was impossible for
her to drive her car, let alone ride
taken them across the country.
In 2000, the family settled into a horse.
Nelson was forced to take
Calgary, AB and it was Nelson’s
brother who suggested she take almost a year off riding, but would
riding lessons in her spare time. go and visit Star whenever she
“All I knew of horses at that time could. “The first time I saw Star
was that they had four legs and a after my diagnosis was the hardtail,” laughs Nelson. She enrolled est,” Nelson remembers. “I walked
in weekly lessons at a stable in up to the stall and just started
DeWinton and was immediately crying buckets — I had missed her
enchanted. “Right from the begin- so much.”
Her husband played an integral
ning I found that I wanted to
learn as much as I could about role at that time, helping Nelson
riding and taking care of horses,” groom her horse, and eventually,
Nelson explains. She had no idea tack her up. “Because of the loss
at the time just how much riding, of sensation it was hard for me
and horses, would become a sav- to groom her,” says Nelson. “The
brushes would just slide out of my
ing grace in her life.
Nelson’s daughter, Elizabeth, hands.”
Slowly she worked her way up to
was also taking lessons at the barn
and it was a subject that they riding around the arena at a walk,
and is now back
bonded over for
up to jumping
long hours. “I
small fences
was intrigued
and gymnastics
by the connec“Instead of giving up and
again.
tion in riding,”
The biggest
Nelson explains.
lying in bed after the
riding chal“How you comlenge for Nelson
municate with
diagnosis, Star motivates
remains the loss
the horse in varof sensation in
ious ways — I
me to get better by getting her hands. “It
really wanted to
is hard to feel
learn how to do
out of the house.”
the reins in my
it right.”
hands,” Nelson
The fam— Maria Nelson
explains. “I
ily decided to
don’t always
purchase their
know if my left
own horse that
rein is longer
both Maria and
Elizabeth could ride and compete than my right, or if I have let both
on. That is when Star, a spunky of them slide too far through my
and strong willed mare of undeter- fingers.”
With the help of her instrucmined age and breeding, entered
tors, Nelson developed a couple
their lives.
She was a great match for methods to assist her with rein
the Nelson’s, quiet and safe with length. Raised layers of tape, and
years of experience in the hunt- the popular colour coded reins, are
er ring. The mare would hap- beneficial to Nelson in that she can
pily pop over small courses with easily glance down for a second or
either of her riders and patiently two and know if her reins are even
taught them the basics of horse and the appropriate length. “This
has really helped me in my riding
ownership.
After a few blissful years of rid- because I can’t be looking down
ing and showing, disaster struck. at my hands all on the time, espeStar colicked severely and had cially on an approach to a jump,”
to be rushed to the clinic. “They Nelson says.
Although her fight with MS is
knew she needed immediate surgery because of a torsion,” Nelson far from over, Nelson knows that
says. “I had ten minutes to decide her horse has been a huge factor
whether to go ahead — knowing in the small triumphs over the
that she may not survive and that disease.
“Instead of giving up and lying
it would be a huge financial comin bed after the diagnosis, Star
mitment.”
The family decided to do what- motivates me to get better by getever was needed to try and save ting out of the house. I go to the
their beloved mare. After hours barn at least every second day — if
in surgery, including losing a I’m not riding I will go and hand
large section of her intestine, Star walk her or groom her. I keep trymiraculously survived. Although ing because it is what I want to do
her recovery was far from simple, — I don’t know what I would be
the plucky mare was able to come doing if I didn’t have riding in my
home and eventually return to life. Going riding is better than
any drug.”
her riding career.
It hasn’t always been an easy road
Then, three years ago, Nelson’s
life changed dramatically. She for Nelson, or her beloved horse
awoke one morning to a bizarre Star, but together they have both
numbness through her midsec- overcome massive medical hurdles
tion which spread rapidly in the to be able to ride together again. “I
following days. Through months always think Star survived her colic
of confusing and false diagnoses, surgery for a reason,” Nelson ponNelson eventually learned that ders. “She needed me then — and I
need her now.” t
she had Multiple Sclerosis.
M
Maria Nelson’s horse Star has battled back from her own illness, and now helps Maria
fight against her debilitating disease.
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In it to win It
Competitor profile
By Cindy Bablitz
S
teeped in the history of
the Hungarian people is
an ancient warrior tradition that has all but lost
its reason for being: horseback
archery. Still, there is a rising popularity in this artful tradition that
is seeing international competitions attracting horseback archers
from around the world engaging
in a centuries old skill, purely for
the fun of it.
“It’s a way to express myself,
it’s like an art,” explains horseback
archery competitor Robert Borsos,
founder of the Borsos Torzs Horse
Archery Club based out of Mt.
Currie, BC, near Pemberton.
“It’s not about chasing the numbers; it’s about personal growth.
There is no prize money, even in
international competitions, there’s
just the glory. It’s pure pleasure.”
Horseback archery is fast, requiring rigorous physical and mental
exactitude as horsemanship and
archery are each, in and of themselves, disciplines many people
spend lifetimes refining. Hitting a
target with bow and arrow, while
cantering, rein-free, bareback,
takes, you could say, a certain kind
of zen. This is ironic, given the fact
that horseback archery was, in its
day, all about war. Perhaps Attila
the Hun was one of the earliest
famed warriors renowned for his
deadly precision as a horseback
archer.
Today, Robert and his students
say the experience of shooting
arrows from horseback is anything but combative; instead, it’s
described as an intimate, peaceful
even, time of concentration, connection and joy.
“It’s hard to describe what it
feels like when you hit the target from the back of a horse...
it’s almost like two meditations in
one,” Robert opines.
“Hitting a target with an arrow
shot from a bow is a certain practiced skill. Achieving a communication with your horse, so that
he knows how to respond to your
body, intuitively, when you’ve
dropped the reins is a certain practiced skill. But horseback archery
puts these two disciplines together
— horsemanship and archery —
and when you gain skill in these
two arts combined, there’s no better feeling.
“Skills are built and developed
from the ground, than from the
false mount, (a wooden rocking
Horseback archery requires skill
in horsemanship and archery
BC man competes internationally and revives centuries old skill
horse) and finally from the back
of a horse. Our minds will slowly
switch between riding and archery,
but by mastering the first, and
after many hours of hard training,
this switching will become almost
one. It’s centaur-like... when you
become one with your horse, bow
and the target.”
Robert immigrated to Canada
from Hungary in 1989, following
a long reign under the Communist
regime. Though he didn’t grow up
with horses, horses were always a
presence of his national identity,
and his cultural roots stir deep in
him.
“Horseback archery is like a
national sport for me. I’m really
happy to be doing something for
my culture.”
Robert’s father was a Huszar,
a cavalryman in the Hungarian
army. It wasn’t until 2004, fifteen years after emigrating from
his homeland, that the stir of his
personal and national heritage
piqued Robert’s interest in learning
more about the sport of horseback
archery, and he began training
in earnest. His goal was to train
with Lajos Kassai, and the entrance
examination to even begin training with this elite master of the
sport, is rigorous, to say the least.
“You have to do a ten kilometre
cross country run, on foot, then
two hours of bareback trotting and
then shoot 500 arrows. When you
can do all this in five hours, then
you can train with him,” Robert
explains.
Female horseback archers wishing to train with Kassai are subjected to an equally rigorous entry
test, though their distances and
numbers are adjusted by half.
Only the very accomplished
horseback archers, after years of
training and consistent high level
performances in competitions
achieve the right to wear a winered kaftan and the accompanying
right to use a horseback archery
saddle.
Robert now offers classes and
international competitions at his
school in Mt. Currie. He currently
has about 12 students who, like
Robert, have found a certain calling in themselves for the sport
of horseback archery sufficient to
sustain the kind of daily training devotion necessary to achieve
international competitive levels.
These twelve students, and Robert,
are the only competing Kassai
horseback archers in Canada.
The next, (and only, this year)
photo credit: robert borsos
Alvin Nelson riding Cassidy competing in horseback archery in Montana.
Kassai Horseback Archery World
Cup Canada is being held May 26th
and 27th at the training grounds of
the Borsos Torzs Horseback Archery
Club. Robert himself will also travel
to Slovakia, Hungary and Montana
for training and competitions this
year. His efforts have earned him
second place, (just a few points
behind the American leader) in
North American rankings and on
the world scene, among a field of
competitors from Austria, Slovakia,
Switzerland, Norway, Romania,
Germany, Greece, Bulgaria,
Hungary, Canada and the United
States, he ranks a respectable 27th
in a field of 175 others.
“It’s centaur-like... when you become one with
your horse, bow and the target.”
— Robert Borsos
Robert would like to see the
sport of horseback archery gain
greater awareness and popularity,
“But it’s a really slow growing sport
because it’s dangerous and expensive.”
Though the Borsos Torzs club is
affiliated professionally with both
equine and archery associations,
horseback archery remains, so far,
uninsurable. t
To learn more about horseback
archery, and the Borsos Torzs
Horse Archery Club, surf to
www.horsebackarchery.ca.
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Springtime shedding blues
Hands-on horsekeeping
It won’t go away but here’s some tips to manage the hair
Horse care advice
By Heather Grovet
BLANKETING.
S
pringtime; love it or hate
it? The answer to that
question probably depends
upon the amount of hair
you have to spit out of your mouth
when your horse walks nearby!
But is there anything you can do
to limit the amount of annoying
hair that floats onto your clothing
and barn floor? Or can you speed
up the process so it doesn’t last forever? Here are a few tips that might
help… a teeny, tiny bit. Hopefully.
DIET.
Let’s start with the most important thing in your horse’s life —
his stomach. Good quality feed is
essential for a healthy horse. And
while a healthy horse still looses
hair in the spring, at least he won’t
still be shedding months later. The
addition of vegetable oil, ground
flax or high-fat equine feed can
improve your horse’s coat. Yes, he
might still shed, but at least those
falling hairs will be glossy!
“An unhealthy horse will not
have an optimal hair coat,
and he will not shed as
Horses blanketed all winter normally grow a shorter and lighter
coat than those left unblanketed,
and in most cases will shed earlier.
If your horse was allowed to grow a
woolly mammoth-type coat, blanketing in the spring can speed up
the shedding process. If you do
blanket, monitor your horse so he
doesn’t overheat or develop skin
problems.
LIGHT.
Believe it or not, light influences your horse’s hair coat more than
heat. A study from the Texas A &
M University suggests 16 hours of
light are required for a short hair
coat. Here in Alberta the average
length of daylight in April is fourteen hours. To speed shedding,
bring your horse into a well lit
stall before dark and add artificial
light to equal fourteen hours. It’s
most effective if the day length is
extended in the afternoon instead
of the morning. Use a 200 watt
incandescent bulb to provide light,
with your horse no more than
eight feet from the light source. To
test for sufficient light, see if you
can read a newspaper at every spot
in the stall. If not, you need more
light. Or better glasses.
GROOMING.
quickly as he should.”
GENERAL HEALTH CARE.
An unhealthy horse will not
have an optimal hair coat, and
he will not shed as quickly as he
should. So ensure your horse has
been wormed regularly and is current on inoculations. If your horse
is shedding much later than others
in your area, you may want to talk
to your veterinarian about testing
for Cushing’s or thyroid problems.
Grooming is an inexpensive
and effective way to speed up the
shedding process. Start with a rubber curry and work in circles to
loosen hairs, then finish with a
medium body brush. A grooming
block such as Slick N Easy or a textured grill block can also be helpful
to remove those stubborn hairs.
And it goes without saying that
anyone with an equine vacuum
should put it into daily use. Just
don’t forget to wear the oldest shirt
you own when grooming. And
don’t waste your time washing the
PHOTO CREDIT: HEATHER GROVET
If anything can grow hair, it’s a pony. And soon all these fuzzy white hairs are going to be floating everywhere,
sticking on clothing and tack. Is there anything a horseperson can do to speed up the shedding process, or at
the very least, make it somewhat less miserable?
shirt for the next few weeks; it isn’t
worth the effort.
EXERCISE.
When your horse exercises and
sweats, he can speed up the shedding process. A warm bath can
also encourage hair loss. Just make
sure your horse doesn’t chill afterwards.
You might consider body
clipping if your horse is hairy
and in training, or if he needs
to look sleek for an upcoming
competition. Just remember that
a clipped horse coat can change
colours; your sorrel can turn an
odd peachy tone, and your bay
can look mousy grey. Worse yet,
a mistake with a sharp blade can
damage your horse’s summer coat,
and you’ll have to live with that
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ver heard of geocaching? How about
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By Terri McKinney
W
ell folks, as we step
outside and see
the snow melting,
take a deep breath
of spring air. It always brings a
smile to our face. Wander over to
our furry horses and notice them
shedding like crazy. It always
makes me think of the mountain
riding that is only weeks away.
Winter is behind us and the
mountains are starting to feel
the sun on their backs, as life
out west is going to be awake
with flowing rivers, birds a singing, and the wild horses getting
ready to enjoy the green grass.
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summer.
“Conditioning your horse is one key element to a
Where do you begin? My
advice is, check your calendars
great trip for both you and your horse.”
first. Then figure out what your
vision is for the ride you want
— TERRY MCKINNEY
to take this summer. Weekend
day rides or a pack trip, maybe
with friends, in a park, out of a
park? Do you want to ride in your
favourite area or try somewhere a group where some want to ride Be fair to you both and get some
for an hour and the rest want time in the saddle before your
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You can start by getting maps a full day’s ride. Planning with adventure.
Once you get out west, rememof all the staging areas both out your group will make a better
ber it is a higher elevation and
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If you’re planning a pack trip, will be harder work for them with
Check all the regulations and
rules, what is provided in each make sure you pack all your hors- the hills to climb. Did I mention
staging area and what you will es at home first. In fact start now. as they are getting into shape, so
need. Once you have the date I have seen many wrecks at the are you?
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Canada’s Outdoor Equine Expo (COEE) is an annual event held each June featuring
an indoor and outdoor trade show, clinics, seminars, and demonstrations. COEE
will celebrate its third year on June 8 to 10, 2012 at Iron Horse Equestrian Complex
between Milton and Burlington. We are pleased to offer a program of world-class
equestrians presenting exceptional clinics and demonstrations.
For further information visit: www.equineexpo.ca
Reaching for Hunter excellence with Kim Kirton
National competitor brings judge’s eye to Canada’s Outdoor Equine Expo
By Stefanie Nagelschmitz
S
ometimes the key to
becoming a top rider is
understanding what judges look for and how course
designers think. Kim Kirton’s
Hunter and Hunter Derby clinics
at Canada’s Outdoor Equine Expo
offer that chance.
There are few chances to hear
how judges — or course designers
for that matter — think. At the
2012 Canada’s Outdoor Equine
Expo (COEE), acclaimed Canadian
equestrian, course designer and
judge, Kim Kirton, will demonstrate what judges look for in a
Hunter and Hunter Derby ring.
Her clinics are the ideal way to
get inside a judge’s mind whether
attendees are riding in the clinic or
watching from the stands.
“At Canada’s Outdoor Equine
Expo, I am going to do Hunter
clinics where I will school each
group on the course, let them complete it on their own, and then I
will critic each participant from a
judge’s point-of-view,” says Kirton
who lives in Palgrave, ON.
And there are few Hunter
experts in Canada more qualified than Kirton to lead these
sessions.
Kirton started riding before
she could walk under the watch-
photo credit: coee
photo credit: coee
Jane Savoie leading a dressage clinic at the 2011 Canada’s Outdoor
Equine Expo to a full audience. She will be back again in 2012.
Former Australian Olympic eventing coach Wayne Roycroft led interactive
clinics in 2011 for riders of all levels.
ful eye of her father, well-known
horseman, Gord Kirton. As a
competitor, Kim represented
Canada in Equador, England,
Mexico, Jamaica, Barbados,
United States, Australia, France
and Ireland.
When she retired from the
competition circuit, Kirton began
raising and training championship ponies and horses that have
won titles throughout Canada
and the U.S., including the Royal
Agricultural Winter Fair.
Now living in Palgrave, ON,
Kirton judges regularly including
Children’s, Junior, Adult, Amateur
and Working Hunter classes as
well as all levels of pony Hunter
classes.
Since Kirton has been involved
in course design for many years,
she will also run a clinic for the
Hunter Derby course.
“The clinics are not just for
those in competition mode,” says
Kirton. “It is useful for those just
getting started or thinking about
getting started to understand the
vision of the Hunter discipline
and why courses are designed the
way they are. Even if they never
compete a day in their lives, they
can learn the skills acquired and
the elements required to define
the equine discipline we call
Hunter.”
Kirton’s clinics will run on
Friday June 8th and Sunday June
10th only at Iron Horse Equestrian
Complex in Burlington, ON.
Interested riders and coaches can
pre-register to participate in the
clinic or simply arrive on the day
of to audit for free.
Canada’s Outdoor Equine Expo
will be held on Friday June 8th to
Sunday June 10th at Iron Horse
Equestrian Complex in Burlington,
ON. For more information, visit
www.EquineExpo.ca. t
“The clinics are…
useful… to understand
the vision of the
Hunter discipline and why
courses are designed
the way they are.”
— Kim Kirton
Craig Cameron Goes Canadian
Famed Texas Cowboy Returns After Last Year’s Success
By Stefanie Nagelschmitz
I
n 2011 at Canada’s Outdoor Equine
Expo (COEE), it was the Texan who
left the biggest impression.
Craig Cameron is known as the
original “Cowboy’s Clinician” from Bluff
Dale, Texas and travels extensively across
North America teaching fans how to train
their horses.
In addition to his clinics, Cameron’s
best known for the Extreme Cowboy
Race™ which challenges horses and riders
through an obstacle course to test their
speed, skill and connection.
“When Craig hosts the Extreme
Cowboy Race™ there is so much energy
in the crowd and in the ring,” says Coral
Defayette, COEE Equine Expo Team Lead.
“Our team is excited to bring this event
back and especially to introduce Sunday’s
Jr. Extreme Cowboy Race™.”
During COEE on June 8th and 9th, the
Extreme Cowboy RaceTM is an open competition for any rider 18 years and older.
The NEW Jr. Extreme Cowboy Race™ is for
younger riders who are 14 to 17 years old
and will take place on Sunday June 10th.
Both competitions feature a challenging obstacle course with some unconven-
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tional tasks like jumping barrels, crawling
through straw bales or pulling logs. And
the reward? Riders compete in the pursuit
of $3,000 in cash prizes!
The Extreme Cowboy Race™ SemiFinals will take place on Friday June 8th at
6 p.m. followed by the Finals on Saturday
June 9th at 6 p.m. Ticket prices and
entry details are available online at www.
EquineExpo.ca.
In addition to running the Extreme
Cowboy Race™ and its junior version,
Cameron will lead four clinics over the three
days of COEE. Western riders can learn from
this past Road to the Horse champion in
Starting the Challenging Colt, Reining 101,
Trailer Loading Made Easy as well as Patterns
For Success — Fun and Interesting Patterns
to Make a Good Horse Better.
“I believe in working with the horse,
not against it — and working to the
power of understanding,” says Cameron.
“You have to learn to be effective. It’s the
little things that count such as feeling,
timing, balance, consistency, patience
and understanding. Horsemanship is a
thinking man’s game.”
Cameron clearly knows how to win this
game.
Whether watching the Extreme Cowboy
Race™ or learning from one of his horsemanship clinics, COEE attendees don’t
want to miss this learning opportunity.
Canada’s Outdoor Equine Expo will be
held on Friday, June 8th to Sunday, June
10th at Iron Horse Equestrian Complex
in Burlington, ON. For more information,
visit www.EquineExpo.ca. t
photo credit: coee
Craig Cameron stunned 2011 Extreme Cowboy Race winner Camilla Willings when she was
named champion. At Canada’s Outdoor Equine Expo 2012, Craig will host a Jr. Extreme
Cowboy Race for riders aged 13 to 17 in addition to the traditional event.
“Bute” can have
adverse consequences for horses
Horse health
Indiscriminate use can harm the horse, and does not address the cause of the pain being treated
Expert advice
P
henylbutazone, referred to
as “bute” amongst horsemen, is a non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drug
used for the short-term relief of
pain, inflammation, and fever in
horses. It is one of the most common medications administered to
horses but indiscriminate use is
wrought with adverse consequences. Therefore horse owners must
be aware of its appropriate and
prudent use.
Phenylbutazone is indicated for
the treatment of a wide variety
of musculoskeletal ailments. These
can include but are not limited to
acute sprains, strains, injuries, muscular overuse, tendonitis, degenerative joint diseases, navicular syndrome, laminitis, and arthritis. The
hallmark of these ailments is pain
and inflammation.
Since phenylbutazone can alleviate pain in horses it may be used
inappropriately to mask lameness
for competition, work or sale purposes. As such regulations regarding its use varies within disciplines
and their governing bodies.
Phenylbutazone is frequently
the first drug of choice for pain
control and inflammation because
it is relatively inexpensive and
effective. It is carried under many
brand labels and is available in
tablet or paste formulation for oral
administration, or as an injectable
product strictly for intravenous
use. It is not given given intramuscularly as it is extremely irritating
to the tissues.
Risky practice
Despite the manufacture’s recommendations that phenylbutazone be administered under veterinary supervision, many horse owners administer their own “bute.”
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAID) such as phenylb-
utazone effect the body by blocking the cascade of chemicals that
produce prostaglandins, which are
responsible for symptoms of pain
and inflammation. Prostaglandins
are also responsible for maintaining blood flow to vital tissues such
as the lining of the stomach, intestinal tract and kidneys.
As a result phenylbutazone’s
mechanism of action in the body
places vital tissues at risk, potentially damaging the lining of the
gastrointestinal tract and compromising blood flow to the kidneys.
Clinical signs of phenylbutazone
toxicity include loss of appetite,
depression, teeth grinding, mild
Inflammation and pain when
allowed their course are a
part of the natural healing
process.
colic, weight loss, renal failure, and
edema under the belly and in the
legs. Hemorrhages and ulcers often
occur in the mouth, esophagus,
stomach, cecum and right dorsal
colon.
Phenylbutazone’s injurious and
lethal toxicities often come as a
complete surprise to owner’s due
to ignorance, careless dosing, or
failing to recognize factors that
increase the likelihood of adverse
effects.
Certain populations of horses
such as foals, ponies, older horses and debilitated or dehydrated
horses carry a higher risk for harm.
Horses that are dehydrated are particularly susceptible to phenylb-
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utazone toxicity, since blood flow
to the kidneys is already compromised.
A phenomena known as “stacking” has become an increasingly
common practice whereby nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
and/or medications are combined
in hopes of further reducing pain
and inflammation. These practices
greatly increase the potential of
adverse side effects.
tion. An understanding of pain
leads to clear decision-making and
management in the health and
welfare of the horse. Then and
only then is pain relief truly effective and compassionate.
Phenylbutazone is
recommended by the
manufacturer
for veterinary use only
Document required
The indiscriminate use of phenylbutazone in horses whether
obtained through or outside the
prescription system will continue
to come under increasing scrutiny. As of July 31, 2010 all horses
slaughtered for human consumption in Canada must arrive at the
slaughterhouse with an Equine
Information Document. The EID
identifies the horse and a record of
medications administered to that
horse over the previous six months.
Horses that have received phenylbutazone are not eligible for slaughter as phenylbutazone has been
found to be linked to bone marrow
toxicity in humans. The Canadian
Food Inspection Agency has zero
tolerance for phenylbutazone in
food. Horse owners may expect
increasing vigilance and prudence
by veterinary practitioners whom
prescribe phenylbutazone.
Medications that relieve pain
and inflammation without heeding and acknowledging the experience that created the pain and
inflammation can be counterproductive, even harmful to the longterm well-being of the horse.
Pain is an intelligent form of
communication from the body.
Inflammation and pain when
allowed their course are a part of
the natural healing process. As a
messenger, pain brings informa-
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Association News
Paint horse club is
in full colour this spring
ALBERTA
PAINT
HORSE
CLUB
By Stephanie Dewes
W
ith spring in the
air, AHAA has been
working very hard
to make this show
season a great one! We are very
pleased to announce the launch
of our new and improved website,
www.ahaa.ca. We will be posting
show dates and events on our
calendar, as well as keeping up
with member news throughout
the year! We currently have four
ApHC pointed shows planned for
this summer, as well as clinics, the
Battle of the Breeds and the Youth
Team which will compete at the
Canadian National Appaloosa
Show.
By Angie Webb
S
pring time is here! The horses are either soaking up the rays, or rolling in the mud. With that
said, show season is nearing close and surely I am
not the only one counting down the days. Mane
Event (April 27th-29th) gives us the perfect opportunity to
purchase some last minute show supplies, get insightful
education from the clinicians, and visit the APHC booth!
Lloydminster spring show is May 19th and 20th, so make
sure to get those stall and master entry forms sent.
It seems as though it’s turning out to be a very “colorful” foaling season. Lynn Freeland sent me a very cute
picture of her newest addition, a loud colt by “Simply
Terrific.” Natalie Hunter is excited to announce a sorrel
overo colt by the late “SHP Jets Ivory Puff.” Dean and Jenn
Hendrickson are thrilled with their double registered, bay
overo filly. “Pearl” is out of “Make Mine Zipped,” and sired
by Lucky Diamond Chip. Pipestone Paints reports a bay
overo colt born to “PP Fleets Belle.” This very white little
guy is a full sibling to “PP Lil Sioux Te.” Also, a remarkable
buckskin overo colt was born to “Three Chips Charm!”
Angela Webb welcomed a beautiful bay overo filly. “Josie”
is by “Sheza Invious,” also sired by Lucky Diamond Chip.
Connie and Caylee Webb are enjoying their spb colt out of
“Zips Miss Flit.” “Austin” is sired by “Invited Back.”
The Zone 10, APHC, SPHC, and the Big West Color
Classic committees are proud to offer the scholarship program in 2012. The past two years have been extremely
successful. This youth event prides itself with require-
IMPORTANT DATES:
ments such as an oral essay, school marks, riding accomplishments and volunteerism. This award is worth $2500
dollars. Youth members are encouraged to participate.
Application forms can be found on the APHC website
under “Scholarship.”
Congratulations to Kris and Sheridan Konrad. They are
pleased to announce that they are expecting a baby this
November. Should be fun to see a new little face at the
shows! That is all for now, if you have any news to share,
please send it to [email protected].
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Tara Gamble elected AEF president
EQUESTRIAN
FEDERATION
www.albertaequestrian.com
T
he AEF is pleased to
announce their slate of
directors for 2012 with
Tara Gamble being elected president.
Gamble served on the AEF board
as an individual member and on the
Scholarship Committee. She has over
20 years of industry teaching experience instructing Western, English
and jumping lessons. She is
the Certified Horsemanship
Association (CHA) past president, a
certified Master Clinic Instructor and
is a designated professional horseman
with the American Quarter Horse
Association (AQHA). She has been
fortunate enough to represent Canada
as First Runner-Up Miss Rodeo Canada
1998 as well as Miss Leduc Black Gold
Rodeo 1998.
In 2008, Gamble was a guest lecturer at the Ohio Quarter Horse
Congress; January 2009 she presented
two seminars at the Horse Owners &
Breeders Conference; 2010 she presented three sessions at the World
Equestrian Games (WEG) in
Lexington, KY, and in 2011 presented
at the Mane Event in Red Deer, AB.
Currently she is the vice president of
the Miss Rodeo Canada Organization,
Certified Horsemanship Association
(CHA), and was recently appointed to
the Strathcona County Economic
Development and Tourism Advisory
Committee.
Kippy
Maitland-Smith
was
elected vice president; Juliet Franke,
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APPALOOSA
HORSE
ASSOCIATION
OF ALBERTA
www.ahaa.ca
www.northernhorse.com/aphc
ALBERTA
Appaloosa club hosting
clinics and competitions
secretary. Both Maitland-Smith and
Franke were re-elected to these positions.
Les Oakes is new to the board and
serves as treasurer. As an accountant/
financial planner, he will continue
the important work of managing the
AEF’s approximate $750,000 budget
in a fiscally responsible manner.
Sarah Torry, a 2011 Olds College
graduate in the equine science program is chair of sport. She is also chair
of the 2012 AEF conference committee and brings an important youth
voice to the AEF.
Brian Irving was re-elected as chair
of recreation and is deep in the development of the 2012 Wild Rose Trail
Ride with his team. Irving is a tireless
campaigner for the recreational rider
and encourages that “invisible” but
large group to talk to the AEF.
Also new is Trish Mrakawa, an
award-winning Equine Canada coach
Tara Gamble, AEF President and
her 10 year old gelding WY.
who has taken on the responsibility
of chair of education.
Bill deBarres is the well-known
and hard working re-elected chair
of breeds and industry. Also new to
the board is Rebecca Munoz, currently an Olds College equine science student, and elected as chair
of public relations. She is a passionate advocate for youth, education
and direct involvement in the horse
industry.
Serving as individual directors are:
Lew Hand and Alison Douglas who
have returned to serve, and newcomers Raylene McWade, Ken Schmuland
and Laura Stenhouse. Dixie Crowson
is past president.
The AEF also thanks Sandy Bell,
Patricia McCormack, Cindy Holyoak
and Julie Moorcroft for their service
to the AEF and the tremendous work
that they did.
The AEF is also pleased to welcome
Nicole McLaughlin, as our new
Marketing and Program Support
Coordinator. Nicole joined the AEF
team on April 2nd.
Nicole brings with her a business/
marketing background, event planning experience and solid knowledge
of the equestrian industry. These skills
will be a definite asset in helping her
to exceed the AEF’s marketing and
membership goals and further the
success of the federation.
Wendy Kemble has resigned to
develop a family horse business. The
AEF thanks Kemble for her long service!
For more information on the backgrounds of the new board members,
please visit the AEF website, www.
albertaequestrian.com. You will find
their contact information.
Contact the AEF: Phone 403-2534411 or Toll Free 1-877-4636233.
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• May 19, 2012: The Big FN
AHSO horse show will be held at
Blacklands
Ranch
in
Fort
Saskatchewan. ApHC approved
cattle classes will be held on
Saturday May 19th, 2012. Working
cow horse classes will be dual
pointed, judged by APHC judge
Harvey Stevens and National
Reined Cow Horse Association,
NRCHA, judge Cayley Wilson.
There will be NRCHA approved
classes as well as a line up of
NARCHC (Northern Alberta
Reined Cow Horse Club) classes.
• May 20, 2012: The Big FN
AHSO horse show will be held at
Blacklands Ranch in Fort
Saskatchewan. A full slate of ApHC
approved classes will be held on
Sunday May 20th, 2012, judged
by Harvey Stevens.
• May 21, 2012: The Appaloosa
Stock Horse Organization is hosting a Reining Clinic with Harvey
Stevens at Blacklands Ranch.
• May 27, 2012: The Color Spring
Fling horse show will be held at
the Calouri Pavilion in Olds,
Alberta with judge Deana
Bjornson.
• June 2-3, 2012: The Spring
Classic horse show will be held at
the Cow Palace in Olds, Alberta
with judges James Simpson (June
2) and Bonnie Miller (June 3).
Canadian National Appaloosa
Championship Youth Team members will be announced within the
next month! Good luck to all of
the girls at Nationals!
Battle of the Breeds Team applications are available on the website.
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Looking Forward
and Looking Back
ENDURANCE
RIDERS
OF
ALBERTA
www.enduranceridersofalberta.com
By Owen Fulcher
U
sually I start my first column with tips for getting
your horse ready for the
up and coming endurance season. However, this year I
think it is far more important to take
a look at where endurance has come
from to what it is today and how we
in Alberta and Canada can keep this
a viable sport into the future.
As a sport, endurance riding in
North America has its origins in the
Old West and the Pony Express. One
of the oldest and most prestigious
rides, the Tevis Cup, follows old trails
used to get goods and information
across the mountains to the west
coast. In the earliest days of organized endurance, it was simply a matter of riding your horse a given distance with stops and completing. As
time moved on, we recognized the
need to care for the horse and the
rider.
Today, we enjoy a sport that has
appeal at all riding levels. Our rides
cater to the pleasure rider, the locally
competitive rider and the international competitor. A point of pride
for our sport should be that we
accomplish all of this in a single
event. From the veterinary perspective, we have become much more
aware and educated as to the risks
inherent in this sport and the unique
problems we encounter in endurance horses.
In spite of the strides forward
made on the technical side, it is still a
great experience to spend weekends
riding some of the most beautiful and
varied countryside in the world and
having the opportunity to stop and
smell the roses and enjoy the company of good friends.
Looking back, I remember my first
rides I vetted 17 years ago. People
who were intensely competitive during the day, laughed, talked and
reminisced at night. What I have
learned is that no matter where in the
world I go, underneath the competition is a camaraderie among competitors.
Looking forward, we need to
encourage new members and youth.
I think the lesson we gain from the
past is that this is not only a sport but
also a social connection. New riders
need to feel welcome and recognized
as an important part of our sport.
This was one of the hot topics at this
year’s AERC convention. What
they’ve found is that if the first experiences of new riders are great and
they feel included, they will continue.
Conversely, if their experience is bad,
we will not ever see them again.
As one of many who loves this
sport, I look forward to a new season.
I look forward to new friends and old.
I look forward to crappy rainy days
and I look forward to sunshine. I look
forward to those I can help and
advise. I look forward to watching my
family ride and achieve their goals. I
look forward to travel to new places
and new sights and new friends. I
look forward to seeing the accomplishments of those who ride for our
country. I look forward to the youth
with their fresh ideas and their
dreams. I look forward to the horses
who are the most amazing of athletes.
I look forward to learning and sharing
with other vets and volunteers. I look
forward to looking back with those of
you who have been around as long or
longer than I have.
I look forward to moving forward
as a person, as a vet and with this
sport so that we have a bright future
for everyone involved …………past,
present and future.
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Record draft horse prices at Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
WILD ROSE
DRAFT
HORSE
ASSOCIATION
www.wrdha.com
By Bruce Roy
Twenty-eight Belgians,
Clydesdales and Percherons sold
before a bumper attendance at
NAERIC’s 2012 Draft Horse Classic
Foal Sale, held a first time at
Brandon’s 2012 Royal Manitoba
Winter Fair. The crackling $4,162
average was the best ever at this
annual auction. Consignors from
were ecstatic. This was a $610
increase on the year!
This year’s consignment, eligible
for NAERIC’s 2014 Draft Horse
Classic Futurity, was the best yet catalogued. Consignors can bid on their
home-bred yearlings, as can all horsemen, who feel they have the expertise to challenge the rewarding program. Consignors add $1,000 of each
yearling’s purchase price to the handsome futurity purse. Three judges,
who work alone, score those threeyear-old futurity horses that return,
Duhaime’s Danica, the 2012 winner of the NAERIC Draft Horse Futurity,
with (from l to r): Norm Luba, Executive Director, NAERIC, Albert
Duhaime, Emma Duhaime, Sherry Hobman and Doug Hobman.
to contest the three different disciplines. Shown on halter and in a rail
cart class; they must be schooled and
well broke, to successfully contest
the Pattern Driving Class, which
would challenge the best chore
horse. The ten high scoring threeyear-old horses at Brandon’s 2012
NAERIC Draft Horse Classic Futurity
divided a handsome purse of $42,640.
The winner collected $9,356.50, a
lion’s share of this purse.
Rocky Bar Razor, a May-born, red
sorrel Belgian colt, topped the 2012
foal sale. Don Peacock’s hammer fell
on a $11,700 bid, which gave his
buyers the coveted wild card.
Delighted, his Saskatchewan breeders, Nick & Tracey Den Brok, Rocky
Bar Belgians, joined forces with their
Esterhazy friends and neighbours,
Lyle & Brenda Walsh, to win possession of Rocky Bar Razor, their choice
of the 28 yearlings consigned. Given
the flurry of bids tossed, it was evident buyers had an eye on this
yearling. Razor is sired by the
Pennsylvania-bred stallion, Greene
Mead Keystone. He is a stylish,
heads-up youngster, that can
tramp.
Rose Hill Razel was the high
priced Percheron. A last bid of
$9,500, placed by his breeder, a
nervous Gordon Ruzicka, Rose Hill
Percherons of Viking, AB, gave him
the black colt’s possession. The
home-bred son of L.D.’s Shiawasee’s
Ozzie, Grand Champion Stallion at
the Central Alberta Draft Horse
Classic and Calgary Stampede in
2010 and 2011, was shown at
Alberta’s 2011 Foal Show in October.
He placed third in his class.
Win, place or show at the 2014
NAERIC Futurity, Lake Bottom
Knox, the high priced Clydesdale,
has an exciting future, barring accident. He is a hitch horse prospect,
one that should fuel a teamster’s
interest. A bay son of Donegal
Deluxe Rocket, this $6,000 colt was
a sound investment. Bred by Randy
& Brad Delgaty, Delgaty Clydes of
Minnedosa, MB; he was purchased
by two Manitoba horsemen, who
joined forces to own him — Darryl
Horn, Bel-Clydes of Virden and
Allan Betteridge, Coyote Creek
Clydesdales of Minnedosa.
This year’s NAERIC Draft Horse
Classic Futurity was a barn burner.
Competition was fast. The threeyear-old futurity horses well turned
out and exceptionally well schooled.
Little separated the 13 horses that
returned, to contest the $42,640
purse, which owners of the ten high
placed three-year-old horses shared.
This year’s judges were Mark Barrie
of New York; Dale Burger of Ohio
and Cal Lipsett, Jr. of ON.
Fast as the competition was,
Duhaime’s Danica, a three-yearold Belgian mare, was the 2012
NAERIC Draft Horse Classic Futurity
winner. Bred and owned by Albert,
Emma & Nikki Duhaime, Duhaime
Belgians of Payton, SK; Doug
Hobman of Nokomis, SK, did a stellar job fitting, shoeing, schooling
and showing her for them. All three
judges placed Duhaime’s Danica
first on Halter and in the Rail Cart
Class. Two judges had her first
Pattern Driving, one judge had her
fourth. Truly a beautiful female,
structurally so correct, she is a spirited athlete. This Krebsie’s Nait
daughter won $9,356.50 for her
owners. Purchased for $4,000 at the
2009 NAERIC Draft Horse Classic
Foal Sale, she is one of three foals
purchased for a modest price, that
led this year’s entry at the NAERIC
Draft Horse Classic Futurity.
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Equine Code of Practice to be revised
www.albertahorseindustry.ca
By Robin Moore
T
he National Farm Animal
Care Council (NFACC) is
conducting a second survey
to gain further stakeholder
input as it revises Canada’s official
Equine Code of Practice which serves
as our national understanding of
equine care requirements and recommended best practices.
NFACC is overseeing a multi-year
project to renew the Codes of Practice
for several farm animal species,
including equine. Each species has a
lead organization responsible for
facilitating their individual Code’s
development. For equine, it’s Equine
Canada.
The Equine Code of Practice will
be scientifically informed, practical,
and reflect societal expectations for
farm animal care thanks to a Code
Development Committee which
brings together a broad range of
expertise and industry knowledge.
The Committee is also seeking stakeholder input through national surveys. This survey is the second to be
conducted for equine.
“Stakeholder input is critical to
the renewal process,” explains Jack de
Wit, Chair of the Equine Code of
Practice Committee and member of
Equine Canada’s Board of Directors.
“We strongly encourage all those
involved in our sport and industry to
provide input through this survey.”
To complete this 10 minute sur-
vey, go to www.nfacc.ca/codes-ofpractice/equine and click on survey.
The Canadian Food Inspection
Agency (CFIA) is looking for feedback
from interested parties on the proposal for a legislative framework for
traceability.
The legislative framework can be
found online at the CFIA’s website:
www.inspection.gc.ca
Written comments can be mailed to
Peter Pauker
Manager - CFIA Traceability Group,
Domestic Policy Directorate
1400 Merivale Road,
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0Y9
Or emailed to trace.consultations@
inspection.gc.ca and need to be
received by May 3, 2012.
Equine Canada Releases Special
Report: The Economics of Horse
Racing in Canada
The Ontario horse racing industry
is contributing $4.5 billion or 77 per
cent of the total annual economic
contributions from racing in Canada,
according to a new study released by
Equine Canada and Strategic Equine.
The Economics of Horse Racing in
Canada, an in-depth report on the
horse racing industry on a provinceby-province basis, identifies the significant economic contributions
realized through horse racing in
Canada — the industry generates
more than 47,000 full-time equivalent jobs and $5.7 billion annually to
the national economy.
The racing sector represents a
small percentage of the total number
of horses in Canada, but a significantly higher percentage of the overall economic contribution that comes
from horses in Canada. With 45,000
horses active in the racing sector
(five per cent of the total Canadian
herd), the horse racing sector provides 26 per cent of the total economic contribution, and a $5.7 billion annual economic impact. Racing
in Ontario represents the largest provincial sector for the national racing
industry, with more than 68 per cent
of the total racing opportunities and
86 per cent of the total purses earned
in 2010.
The Economics of Horse Racing
In Canada is the first in a series of
“state of the industry” reports to be
developed by Equine Canada from
the 2010 Canadian Horse Industry
Profile Study, released in 2011. The
2010 study provided the country
with the broadest and the deepest
analysis of the national equine industry since Equine Canada first began
producing the reports in 1998.
The study can be downloaded
free of charge from Equine Canada’s
website www.equinecanada.ca
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Chuckwagon canvas auction sets new records
WORLD
PROFESSIONAL
CHUCKWAGON
ASSOCIATION
www.wpca.com
By Billy Melville
T
he unofficial start to the
2012 chuckwagon season
saw records fall at the first
chuckwagon canvas auction
of the year for the Centennial Calgary
Stampede Rangeland Derby held on
Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the Archie
Boyce Theatre on Stampede Park in
Calgary Alberta.
Defending Rangeland Derby
Champion Kelly Sutherland set a
record for the highest single bid when
Tervita paid an incredible $300,000
for the 12-time champion. That beat
the previous high bid of $210,000,
also for Kelly Sutherland in 2008 by
$90,000. The overall total for the sale
was a record $4,015,000 beating the
2007 record total of $4,003,500 by
$11,500.
The average bid on all 36 wagons
was $111,527.78 up $32,638.89 from
$78,888.89 in 2011, with the median
bid being $110,000 up $35,000 from
$75,000 in 2011. It was the highest
average and median bids of all time as
well. As mentioned previously, defending Calgary Stampede Champion Kelly
Sutherland was the high bid at
$300,000, up $130,000 from 2011’s
top bid of $170,000, also for
Sutherland.
After the record setting sale at the
2012 Calgary Stampede GMC
Rangeland Derby canvas auction last
Thursday, drivers from chuckwagon
racing’s premier chuckwagon racing
circuit — the WPCA GMC Pro Tour
were hoping that the trend would
carry over to the sales for the professional circuit.
The 2nd chuckwagon canvas auction of the year — the WPCA GMC Pro
Tour’s chuckwagon canvas auction
took place on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at
the Deerfoot Inn & Casino in Calgary,
with remote locations in Medicine
Hat, Rocky Mountain House, Grande
Prairie and Bonnyville. Prime advertising space on the tarps carried by the
best 36 chuckwagon drivers in the
world were auctioned off for the bulk
of the 2012 professional chuckwagon
season.
The overall total came in at
$1,679,900 — up $134,650 over the
2011 total of $1,545,250 for the same
shows. All of the seven shows were up
over 2011 totals, and for the first time
in history, each show crossed over the
$200,000 mark.
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3-time World Champion Jason Glass is again partnered up with Birchcliff
Energy Ltd.
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Association News
Stettin-Nakamun
Sleigh Rally
NORTHERN
LIGHTS
DRIVING CLUB
By Lori O’Meara
O
n February 25, a half
dozen or so members of the Northern
Lights Driving club
took part in the Annual StettinNakamun Sleigh Rally.
Despite the previous days’
dump of snow, there was a
great turnout and all enjoyed a
wonderful drive followed by an
excellent supper.
There were approximately
100 participants with 14 sleighs
and their passengers as well as
17 outriders. The door prizes
and raffle draws made for a funfilled community event.
Once again this year, Bruens’
Acres Paints donated one of
their beautiful foals for raffle. Many local businesses and
families donated door prizes
and sponsored the rally.
A Best-Dressed prize went
to the driver of the Polynesianthemed sleigh with all the
bikini and grass skirt clad passengers (over snow gear, of
course).
It’s great to see that winter
weather won’t keep the die-hard
driving fans from coming out
and having a fun time.
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What’s the difference between
a Pinto and Paint?
CANADIAN
PINTO
HORSE
ASSOCIATION
www.canadianpinto.com
By Kerri-Lee Schmuland
T
he Alberta Pinto Horse
Association is hosting a combined Canadian Pinto and
Open show at the Caluori
Pavilion in Olds on May 25, 2012 and
the Four-In-One (two judges) Show at
the Cow Palace in Olds on July 27-29,
2012. Check our website at www.
canadianpinto.com for information
and forms.
Clinton and Theresa Dufault
have donated a beef for our Youth
Fundraising raffle. First prize is a full
side of beef cut and wrapped and
second and third will split the other
side. Olds College is providing the
cutting and wrapping at a reduced
price to support the cause. Funds
go to support our Youth programs.
Contact Roxanne at [email protected].
At the Canadian Pinto meeting
in Red Deer on March 25, 2012 the
members present agreed to a number
of exciting incentives. We are pleased
to announce a temporary registration
incentive for “aged” horses. For the
next year, you may register any eligible horse that is three years of age or
older for the reduced price of $60 for
members or $120 for non-members.
As a family membership is only $45
for the year, why not become a member. Then, if you show at open shows,
remember to also register in the ROM
program. You can then earn points
towards certificates and year end trophies when you report your results
at the shows. In addition, for anyone who is registering three or more
horses, there is a 10 per cent discount
on the registration fees if you send in
Whata Lethal Weapon with KerriLee Schmuland.
all of the registration papers, pictures,
supporting documents and your payment at the same time.
All new members will be receiving a New Members Kit with copies of all the Canadian Pinto forms
and program brochures. As these kits
have not been available for several
years, all current members will also be
receiving a copy of the kit via email.
If you do not have an email address
on file with us, please contact Valerie
at 780-470-3786 or Roxanne at [email protected].
A Stallion Auction Appreciation
Yearling Halter class is being developed. This class will be similar to a
futurity with $500 added money and
will only be eligible to certain foals
that are the offspring of stallions
registered in the Stallion Auction program. Details will be available later.
If you have any questions, contact
Brandi at meriklewaters@hotmail.
com. Take the time to check out
the growing list of stallions that will
be available for our 2012 Stallion
Auction at www.canadianpinto.com
or on our Facebook page.
Last year members hosted booths
at the Mane Event celebrations in
Red Deer AB, Chilliwack BC, and
Saskatoon, SK. We would especially
like to thank Roxanne and Shannon
for all their hard work in organizing
our booth at these events. If you
would like to volunteer to help at
these events in 2012, please contact
Roxanne. The most common question asked is, “What is the difference
between a Pinto and a Paint?” Very
simply, any Paint can be registered as
a Pinto in either the coloured or the
breeding stock divisions, however,
the Canadian Pinto Horse Association
also registers coloured horses from
most other Light Horse breeds including Warmbloods and Curlys. In addition we also accept coloured Draft
Horses such as the Gypsy Vanners
and have a separate registry for Pinto
Ponies. If you have a coloured horse
and the sire and/or dam is registered with a recognized breed registry
check out our current registration
incentives. Our website is www.canadianpinto.com and we also have a
Facebook page.
If you would like to show off
your Pinto at Spruce Meadows our
Battle of the Breeds team is looking
for new participants. Our team must
be entered by July 14 2012 so please
contact Lisa at [email protected] or
Shannon at [email protected].
2013 is our 50th anniversary! Stay
tuned for information on Anniversary
Belt Buckles and our Annivesary
Celebration. We are having a 2013
50th Anniversary Edition Canadian
Pinto Calendar Photo contest. For
each entry send three quality pictures of any Canadian Pinto horse
registered in the Regular registry to
Roxanne at randrpaints@hotmail.
com. Each entry is $20 and you may
submit multiple entries. Winning
photos will be published in the calendar and each entry will receive a free
calendar. Deadline for submission is
September 15, 2012.
Whata Lethal Weapon is one of
the excellent stallions available in our
Stallion Auction. If you would like
to see your Canadian Pinto in the
Horses All, please send pictures and
information to Kerri-Lee at horses@
rafterdiamondk.com.
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PHOTO CREDIT: LORI O’MEARA
Andre Rioux driving his team of Clydesdales, Lee and Roy, at
the Stettin-Nakamum Sleigh Rally with outrider Heather Rioux
following.
Mounted shooters growing in numbers
and vying for national team spots
ALBERTA
MOUNTED
GAMES
By Linda MacKenzie
Riding out of your mind
equestrian sport psychology services
April Clay, M.Ed.,
Registered Psychologist
Seminars and Consultation in Equine Sport Psychology
• Individual or group sessions • Keynotes
• On the ground or mounted • Email consultations
The perfect topic for your next
association meeting!
Call or email to find out more: 403.283.5525
[email protected]
www.ridingoutofyourmind.com
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A
lberta Mounted Games is pleased to report that we
are up to 30 members! We have been busy organizing clinics and competitions for this upcoming
games season! We welcomed an international
games coach and rider from Germany, Pola Preguel who put
on a clinic in March. Pola was very informative and a great
help to all the riders, leaving us with many winning tips and
tricks to apply to for our upcoming competitions.
We also hosted Canadian Mounted Games coach
Jim Dunn, for national team tryouts and a clinic on
April 14. Riders competed for 5 spots on the National
team. Tryouts have already been held in Ontario and
British Columbia. The team selected this year is quite
a special one because not only will riders support
Team Canada at the 2012 World Championships in
Wales, but also the 2013 World Championships in
New Zealand. Team Canada will battle it out against
the best Mounted Games riders in the world for the
chance at a World title! These tours are looking to be
quite impressive. The Welsh competition will be held
in conjunction with the Royal Welsh horse show. New
Zealand’s tour will be held in conjunction with the
Horse of the Year Show. Both competitions will have a
large audience of thousands, as well as television and
internet broadcasts!
This summer we have the pleasure of hosting two
more world class riders who will be putting on a clinic at
Whitemud Equine Center, June 9-10. Huw Whitney (Wales)
and Steven Chorley (Scotland) have won many team and
pairs championships, as well as World and European championship titles. They are widely respected both on and off the
field. These two will be a wealth of knowledge, and we are
impatiently awaiting their arrival!
Alberta Mounted Games will be hosting a Pairs Series
this year. Tentative dates are May 27, June 17, July 8, and
Sept 16.
Check out our blog: http://albertamountedgames.blogspot.ca or www.canadamountedgames.com
These sites will help you stay updated with practices, clinics and competition dates. We keep it updated all the time
with news and general information about our club. We hope
to gather new members and grow our sport!
All riders, ages and experiences are welcome to attend. For
more information please contact: Linda McKenzie: 780-987
7300 or [email protected]
Calendar of Events
Send your announcements by email to [email protected] and we’ll include your event or announcement free!
The Month Ahead:
Band City Quarter
Horse Show
MAY 18 - 21
www.sqha.org
Clinics &
Seminars
MAY
April 23-May 1 Calgary, AB
Equine Body Worker Certification presented by Hoof and
Paw Body Workers Ltd. For details, contact Lyndsey Deutsch:
403-556-0716 or email: info@
hoofnpaws.ca
April 30-May 1 Stonewall, MB
Natural Horsemanship with
Glenn Stewart, Stage 2/3
Clinic. For details, contact
Penny: 204-467-8789, email:
[email protected] or visit:
2-4 Stonewall, MB
Glenn Stewart, Stage 4/5
Clinic. For details, contact
Penny: 204-467-8789, email:
[email protected] or visit:
3-4 Dawson Creek, BC
Better Barrel Racing Clinic
with Sharron Camarillo. For
details, contact Samantha Dilworth: 250-784-4764, or email:
[email protected]
3-7 Calgary, AB
Equine Myo-Fascial Release
Level I presented by Hoof and
403-556-0716 or email: info@
hoofnpaws.ca
4-7 Westerose, AB
Jerry Tindell Clinic. For details,
contact Marlene Quiring:
403-783-5210, email: [email protected] or visit:
www.albertadonkeyandmule.
com or www.jerrytindell.com
4-5 Stony Plain, AB
Reining Alberta North Branch
Clinic at Top Notch Performance Horses. For details,
visit: www.reiningalberta.net
5-6 Cochrane, AB
Versatility Ranch Horse,
Working Ranch/Cowhorse and
Ranch Cutting. For details,
email: [email protected]
Advanced Barrel Racing Workshop with Sharron Camarillo.
For details, contact Samantha
Dilworth: 250-784-4764, or
5-6 Delacour, AB
Delacour Ag Society & Community Club Spring Horse
Driving Clinic. For details,
contact Cathy Summerscales:
403-226-6064, email: [email protected] or visit:
www.albertaequestrian.com
6-12 Medicine Hat, AB
Equine Massage Therapy
Course. For details, contact Sidonia McIntyre:
1-888-EQUINE2 or visit: www.
equinerehab.ca
7-9 Saskatoon, SK
Glenn Stewart Workshop. For
details, contact Wendy: 306492-4995, email: w.eliason@
xplornet.com or visit: www.
thehorseranch.com
8-9 Westerose, AB
Jerry Tindell Private Sessions.
For details, contact Marlene
Quiring: 403-783-5210, email:
[email protected]
or visit: www.albertadonkeyandmule.com or www.jerrytindell.com
8-11 Calgary, AB
Equine Myo-Fascial Release
Level I presented by Hoof and
403-556-0716 or email: info@
hoofnpaws.ca
19-21 Leduc, AB
Glenn Stewart, Stage 1 Clinic. For
details, contact Crossbell Performance Horses: 780-916-0788,
or visit: www.thehorseranch.com
19-21
Horse Farming at historic
Bar U Ranch. Contact: Debra
Pigeon: [email protected]
(403) 395-2212
19-23 Calgary, AB
Equine Advanced Massage
Techniques Level I presented
by Hoof and Paw Body Workers
Ltd. For details, contact Lyndsey Deutsch: 403-556-0716 or
19-21 Falkland, BC
Falkland Rodeo. For details,
visit: www.rodeocanada.com
20-21 100 Mile House, BC
100 Mile House Rodeo. For details, visit: www.rodeobc.com
23-27 Grande Prairie, AB
Grand Prairie Rodeo. For details, visit: www.rodeocanada.
com
25-27 Bonnyville, AB
Bonnyville Rodeo. For details,
24-August 10 Fort St. John, BC
Glenn Stewart, 12 week Intensive Horsemanship Course. For
details, contact Dixie: 1-877728-8987, email: [email protected] or visit: www.
thehorseranch.com
31-June 3 Leduc, AB
Leduc Rodeo. For details, visit:
www.rodeocanada.com
25-27 Fairview, AB
Reining Alberta Peace Branch
Clinic with Amanda Antifaev.
For details, visit: www.reiningalberta.net
31-June 3 Fort St. John, BC
Glenn Stewart, Stage 2 Camp.
For details, contact Dixie:
1-877-728-8987, email: Dixie@
thehorseranch.com or visit:
18-21 Stavely, AB
Sid Cook Colt Starting and
Horsemanship Classes. For
details, call: 403-646-5595 or
visit: www.sidcookquarterhorses.com
31-June 3 Ponoka, AB
Quarter Horse Assocaiton of
Alberta Chinook Quarter Horse
Circuit. For details, visit: www.
qhaa.com
24-June 14 Fort St. John, BC
Glenn Stewart, 3 week Intensive Horsemanship Course. For
details, contact Dixie: 1-877728-8987, email: [email protected] or visit: www.
thehorseranch.com
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Basic Driving Clinic presented
by Alberta Carriage Supply.
Cost $250. For details, call:
403-934-9537
17-29 Regina, SK
Equine Vertebral Realignment Course. For details,
contact Sidonia McIntyre:
equinerehab.ca
19-21 Luxton, BC
Luxton Rodeo. For details,
23-27 Grande Prairie, AB
World Professional Chuckwagons at the Grande Prairie
Stompede. For details, visit:
www.wpca.com
26-29 Fort St. John, BC
Glenn Stewart, Stage 1 Camp.
For details, contact Dixie:
1-877-728-8987, email: Dixie@
thehorseranch.com or visit:
13-16 Medicine Hat, AB
Equine Vertebral Realignment Course. For details,
contact Sidonia McIntyre:
equinerehab.ca
18-21 Moose Jaw, SK
Band City Quarter Horse Show.
For details, visit: www.sqha.org
23-29 Clinton, ON
Equine Acupressure Level I presented by Hoof and Paw Body
Workers Ltd. For details, contact
Lyndsey Deutsch: 403-556-0716
or email: [email protected]
10-13 Westerose, AB
Jerry Tindell Riding Clinic.
For details, contact Marlene
Quiring: 403-783-5210, email:
[email protected]
or visit: www.albertadonkeyandmule.com or www.jerrytindell.com
12-13 Red Deer, AB
Connected Riding with Sue.
Connect, center & balance
your riding. Cost $325. For details, visit: www.horsesensedk.
com/connectedriding
19-20 Keremeos, BC
Keremeos Elks Rodeo. For details, visit: www.rodeobc.com
EQUINE
EVENTS
MAY
10-12 Stavely, AB
Stavely Rodeo. For details,
12 Cochrane, AB
Cochrane Rodeo. For details,
18-20 Caroline, AB
Caroline Rodeo. For details,
19-21
Horse Farming at the Historic
Bar U Ranch. For details, contact Debra Pigeon: 403-3952212 or email: deb.pigeon@
pc.gc.ca
26-27 Clinton, BC
Clinton May Ball Rodeo. For
details, visit: www.rodeobc.
com
SALES
MAY
4-5 Saskatoon, SK
10th Anniversary Western
Horse Sales Unlimited. For
details, visit: www.pedersenhorses.com
4-5 Lethbridge, AB
Perlich Bros 2012 Spring Horse
Sale. For details, visit: www.
perlich.com
Shows &
Competitions
MAY
3-6 Calgary, AB
Spruce Meadows May Classic.
For details, contact Joanne
Nimitz: [email protected] or visit: www.
sprucemeadows.com
9-13 Calgary, AB
Bow Valley Classic I. For details, contact Caroline Jones:
[email protected]
10-13 Claresholm, AB
Quarter Horse Assocaiton of
Alberta Claresholm Range
Round Up. For details, visit:
www.qhaa.com
16-20 Calgary, AB
Bow Valley Classic II. For
details, contact Caroline Jones:
[email protected]
18-21 Red Deer, AB
Parkland Spring Show #1. For
details, contact Darlene Brouwer: beakerbrouwer@hotmail.
com or visit: www.showsecretary.ca
20-21 Red Deer, AB
Parkland Spring Show #2. For
details, contact Darlene Brouwer: beakerbrouwer@hotmail.
com or visit: www.showsecretary.ca
23-27 Calgary, AB
Bow Valley Classic III. For
details, contact Caroline Jones:
[email protected]
Western
Performance
MAY
4-6 Ponoka, AB
Alberta Reined Cowhorse
Show. For details, visit: www.
cowhorse.ca
6 Stony Plain, AB
Reining Alberta North Branch
Show at Top Notch Performance Horses. For details,
visit: www.reiningalberta.net
11-13 Lloydminister, AB
24th Annual Lloydminister
Cutting Horse Show. NCHA,
CCHA & SCHA approved.
For details, contact Colleen
West: 306-699-2323 or email:
[email protected]
12-13 Fort St. John, BC
Peace River Cutting Horse Association Show.
17-20 Nanton, AB
Alberta Cutting Horse Association Silver Slate and Aged
acha.ca
Peace River Cutting Horse Association Show.
24-27 Ponoka, AB
Alberta Cutting Horse Association Show. For details, visit:
www.acha.ca
25-27 Claresholm, AB
Alberta Reined Cowhorse
Cowtown Derby & Stock Horse
cowhorse.ca
27 Fairview, AB
Reining Alberta Peace Branch
reiningalberta.net
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For March 10th
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(Top 5 from each category)
Steer Riding
Brown, Kyle . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 60
Biever, Logan . . . . . . . . . . . .73 50
Smeltzer, Griffin . . . . . . . . . .69 35
Henry, Kaydunn . . . . . . . . . . .69 35
Claypool, Riley . . . . . . . . . . .67 20
Poles 6 & Under
Day Chief, Jayton . . . . . . 31 .55 60
Scheller, Shayanna . . . . 36 .44 50
Zaugg, Tamara . . . . . . . . 37 .31 40
Borsy, Kasha . . . . . . . . . . 37 .7 30
Statham, Kellan . . . . . . . 38 .57 20
Poles 7 -8 yrs
Statham, Kenda . . . . . . . 22 .96 60
Aleman, Avery . . . . . . . . . 25 .01 50
Day Chief, Kale . . . . . . . . 26 .91 40
Brost, Braden . . . . . . . . . 28 .88 30
Smith, Shelby . . . . . . . . . 29 .55 20
Goat Tail Untying ( 7 & Under)
Day Chief, Jake . . . . . . . . . . 7 .6 60
Powelson, Maysa . . . . . . . 7 .75 50
Day Chief, Jayton . . . . . . 10 .15 40
Zaugg, Tamara . . . . . . . . 10 .49 30
Smith, Shelby . . . . . . . . . 10 .89 20
Goat Tying 8 & Under
Crombez, Justise . . . . . . 13 .86 60
Statham, Kenda . . . . . . . 14 .14 50
McAllister, Terris . . . . . . . 21 .55 40
Kelly, Kyla . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 .7 30
Aleman, Avery . . . . . . . . . 22 .93 20
Barrels 6 & Under
Borsy, Kasha . . . . . . . . . . 22 .06 60
Day Chief, Jayton . . . . . . 22 .87 50
Dingreville, Morgan . . . . . 24 .27 40
Scheller, Shayanna . . . . . 24 .46 30
Day Chief, Makeisha . . . . 24 .51 20
Barrels 7-8 yrs
Kelly, Kyla . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 .98 60
Statham, Kenda . . . . . . . 17 .04 50
Aleman, Avery . . . . . . . . . 17 .88 40
Day Chief, Jake . . . . . . . . 18 .83 30
Day Chief, Kale . . . . . . . . 18 .88 20
Breakaway 13-14 yrs .
Koehler, Colten . . . . . . . . . . . .3 60
Aleman, Austin . . . . . . . . . . 3 .9 50
Seitz, Kashley . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 40
Penner, John . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .3 30
Seitz, K .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .9 20
Breakaway 11-12 yrs .
Thomson, K’s . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .6 60
Biever, Shaya . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .3 50
Stevens, Hayze . . . . . . . . . . 7 .4 40
Schlosser, Stran . . . . . . . . . .12 30
Breakaway 10 & Under
Smeltzer, Grady . . . . . . . . . 6 .2 60
Team Roping
Penner, John Header . . . . . . . .8 60
Koehler, Colten Heeler . . . . . . . . 60
McElhone, Amanda Header 15 .7 50
McElhone, Cheyenne Heeler . . . 50
Goat Tying 9-11 Yrs .
Whiteside, Kylie . . . . . . . . . 9 .7 60
Whiteside, Bradi . . . . . . . 11 .18 50
Kaenel, Payton . . . . . . . . 12 .18 40
Stevenson, Alisha . . . . . . . 12 .2 30
Nelson, Jade . . . . . . . . . 12 .63 20
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Dallyn, Jenna . . . . . . . . . . 9 .45 60
Nunn, Jill . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 .03 50
Olsen, Payden . . . . . . . . 10 .38 40
Pugsley, Emily . . . . . . . . 11 .14 30
Zur, Britnie . . . . . . . . . . . 11 .45 20
Boys Goat Tying 9-14 Yrs .
Thomson, K’s . . . . . . . . . 14 .16 60
Stevens, Hayze . . . . . . . . 14 .54 50
Zaugg, Dilon . . . . . . . . . . 16 .16 35
Christianson, Kade . . . . . 16 .16 35
Holt, Colby . . . . . . . . . . . 16 .25 20
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