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SEPTEMBER 2009
Vol. 40, Issue No. 3
ISSN: 1209-3955
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Equi-Challenge
A Resounding Success
CALEDON, Ontario –
Olympic rider Ian Millar
has faced tough challenges
over some of the most difficult show jumping courses in the world, but nothing
like the feats he performed
Thursday night at EquiChallenge.
He had to swing a
mallet in a fast-paced game
of polo, climb aboard a
western barrel racing horse
and then perform an
impromptu musical “ballet
on horseback” during a
dressage competition.
‘Captain Canada’ was
among the equestrian leaders and legends who
“changed reins” at Iron
Horse Farm to delight a
sold-out crowd at the inaugural Equi-Challenge, a
fundraiser to benefit the
Ontario Veterinary College’s new Equine Sports
Medicine and Reproduction Centre at the University of Guelph.
Show Jumping icons Ian Millar (on the ground) and Beth Underhill
(mounted) prepare for a challenge.
The unusual and entertaining riding competition also
included racing legend Sandy
Hawley, Queen’s Plate winner
Emma Jayne Wilson, star standardbred driver Jody Jamieson,
Olympic dressage rider Jackie
Brooks, and Pan Am eventing
silver medalist Waylon
Roberts. The roster of show
jumping and dressage riders,
eventers, pole benders, barrel
racers and polo players were
required to participate in riding
disciplines other than their own
in the innovative team competition.
The first-ever event of its
kind in Canada was a resounding hit, with spectators cheering on their favourites from the
ringside VIP tent. The opening
ceremonies featured a repreContinued on Page 2
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Canadian Show Jumping Tournament
Thrives on Community Support
Palgrave, Ontario - While
the Caledon Equestrian
Park has held world-class
equestrian competitions
for the past 23 years, this
year’s flagship event, the
Canadian Show Jumping
Tournament (CSJT), will
hold a special place in the
community.
For five days in
September, the CSJT will
attract the biggest names
in show jumping to the
Town of Caledon. Featured events include the
$32,000 Caledon Cup
Open Welcome on Friday, September 25, at 3
p.m. and the $100,000
Caledon Cup World Cup
Qualifier on Sunday,
September 27, at 2 p.m.
The CSJT is organized by Equestrian Management Group (EMG)
who produces 16 equestrian events annually at
the Caledon Equestrian
Park, culminating with
the CSJT. The Caledon
Equestrian Park, in conjunction with its partners
the Town of Caledon and
the Toronto and Region
Tornados Rock Ontario
See Page 24
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REACH
See Page 9
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“The lead line competition is a popular way to involve all members of the community at the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament held September 23-27 at the Caledon
Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON.” Photo Credit – Matthew Pozdrowski
Conservation Authority, have
worked tirelessly over the years to
ensure that show jumping is an
important part of the community calendar.
In addition to this year’s CSJT,
an exciting announcement was made
in March that the Caledon Equestrian
Western
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Park had been selected as the equestrian venue by the 2015 Pan American Games/Para Pan American
Games Bid Corporation. In the past,
the Park has hosted numerous selection trials for Canadian Equestrian
Continued on Page 3
Lloyd Cleaves...........................4
Remembering ...........................4
Whispering Hearts....................5
Cool, Calm and Collected ........6
REACH Grand Opening...........7
Peter Cameron ..........................7
WHAO News ...........................8
Equine Guelph..........................9
ORHA News ..........................10
OBRA News...........................11
Way of Horses........................11
Lindsay Grice .........................13
A Horse Of Course.................13
Make Money With Horses .....14
NRHA Joins 2010 FEI ...........19
OTRA News ..........................20
Equi-Challenge.......................21
NBHAC News........................22
GFHC News ...........................23
Susan Dahl..............................24
OCTRA News ........................25
ORCHA News........................26
OHSRA News ........................26
AQHA World Show ...............27
All American Futurity ............27
OQHA News ..........................28
QROOI News .........................29
Area 3 News ...........................29
EOQHA News........................29
Ontario Racing News .............30
Cdn S/J Tournament...............33
Cheryl Meisner.......................34
Wits End.................................35
Yann Candele Nat Capital......35
National Capital S/J Tourn.....36
Frankie Chesler-Ortiz.............37
OnTRA News.........................38
Para Equestrian News.............39
Karl Slezak .............................39
Meredith Manor......................40
Coming Events .......................40
Lynn Palm ..............................41
Toronto CADORA .................42
Equine Canada & Web...........42
Fitness for Riders ...................43
The Carriage Driver ...............45
Hooked on Driving.................45
Walnut Hill.............................48
RCRA Recovers Quickly .......48
Nicole Shinton........................49
Pony Club Regional Finals.....50
Eric Lamaze............................51
Dressage Canada Board .........51
Hemp Is Hip for Horses .........52
Prince Philip Games ...............52
Classifieds Dir Ads.................54
Real Estate..............................61
CPC Show Jumping Champs .63
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demonstrated why he’s known for his sense of
sportsmanship. “I’m going to be sore in the morning, but it was a lot of fun for a great cause.
Continued from Page 1
Many, many years ago, I did a little bit of show
sentation of a variety of horse disciplines and jumping and did a couple of hunts, but that was
breeds, including field hunters, Arabians, Lusi- 30 years ago. If they’ll ask me again, I’ll be back.
tanos, Lipizzans, Icelandic ponies, Gypsy Van- I’ll get some more practice and next year I’ll be
ners, driving ponies and an adorable miniature better.”
horse.
Practice or not, Hawley was a member of the
“What a fantastic event – I hope it will be winning Dutch Masters Construction Services’
great success for the University,” said Millar. “It team which also included show jumping rider
should become an annual event and I’d love be Yann Candele, dressage Olympian Jackie Brooks,
part of it for a long time.”
barrel racer Stephanie Leyzac and polo player
Millar, who had not played polo or ridden a Elizabeth Hearn.
dressage ‘kur’ before admitted he had barrel raced
Candele, the night’s leading rider, illustrated
once before in Las Vegas. He and Waylon why his nickname, the “Flying Frenchman” is
Roberts had one of the most hotly contested well earned, as he played polo, blazed around barmatch-ups of the night, careening around the barrels and executed a dressage kur with gusto.
rels at blinding speed.
Emma Jayne Wilson, the first female jockey
“That was the scariest thing I’ve ever done,” to win the Queen’s Plate, put in a very respectable
said Roberts, whose usual job is galloping horses show jumping round (she started her riding career
at high rates of speed around formidable cross on hunters and jumpers) and drew laughs by ridcountry obstacles.
ing her dressage test with jockey-style short stirThoroughbred racing great Sandy Hawley rups.
“The turnout is magnificent
and the organizers have put on
something that is so unique. It’s
impressive,” she said. “I may be
riding racehorses and somebody
else may be doing dressage, but
they’re all horses. It gives me
goose bumps to think we can get
all the different facets of the industry coming together for one thing,
that’s the horse; that we can come
together and celebrate.”
Funds raised from the evening
will go to the new OVC Equine
Sports Medicine and Reproduction
Centre, a specialized facility for
equine athletes, offering direct
access to top specialists in the
field, advanced lameness evaluation and state-of-the art diagnostic
equipment. The reproduction facility will offer sophisticated reproductive services such as fertility
evaluation, semen freezing, artificial insemination and embryo
Ian Millar charms the crowd with his good nature preparing for transfer.
his barrel racing debut.
Equi-Challenge
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Teams headed to the Olympic Games, World Championships, and
Pan American Games, but this will be its first major international
competition if Toronto is chosen as the host city.
“It is an exciting time,” said Craig Collins, Managing Partner of
EMG. “Our fingers are crossed and we are cautiously optimistic that
we all will have the opportunity to witness the Park become an international venue where, over the beautiful vistas of Caledon, we can
enjoy the equestrian events of the 2015 Pan American and Para Pan
Am Games. It will also leave the legacy of an amazing event facility
for our sport and community.”
Marolyn Morrison, Mayor of the Town of Caledon, remarked
that the town and surrounding areas are very excited to receive this
esteemed appointment.
“We’re waiting until September to know if Toronto is chosen as
the host city,” she said. “It’s extremely exciting for us.”
Provincially, it is estimated that the Pan American Games/Para
Pan American Games will stimulate $2 billion in economic activity,
create 17,000 jobs, and bring more than 5,000 athletes and 250,000
tourists to Ontario.
The continuation of an important show jumping event such as the
CSJT is imperative to demonstrate that both the Town and the Park
can ably host major equestrian events. Canada’s best riders come to
the show, and this year will be even more thrilling as all four members of the 2008 Olympic Silver Medal Team are expected to compete: nine-time Olympian Ian Millar, 2008 Olympic Individual Gold
Medalist Eric Lamaze, and show jumping veterans Mac Cone and Jill
Henselwood. Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Cone of King City,
ON, are both local competitors who operate their training centers in
the Schomberg area.
“It’s very exciting to have the whole team at this year’s CSJT,”
said Mayor Morrison. “It will make the event very prestigious. For
the most part, the people who come to the show know who the athletes are. Most people watched the Olympics, and to have the silver
medalists here is fantastic. Everybody knows who Ian Millar is, and
it will make it complete to have Eric Lamaze here. We will be
thrilled to have them here.”
With each year of show jumping in Caledon, more and more
spectators come out to watch.
“It’s very popular,” Mayor Morrison remarked. “We get a lot of
people who come out to watch that are not ‘horsey’ people themselves. They come out to see these Olympic caliber riders, the young
riders that are the future of equestrian in Canada, and to see the horses. They’re magnificent athletes on their own. More and more of the
population is seeing the CSJT as an asset and recognizing its valuable
contribution to our community.”
While show jumping is the main event at the CSJT, the connection to the area is something that cannot be overlooked. Mayor Morrison noted that Caledon is an emerging equestrian community.
“The equine industry is very important to our farmers who grow
crops, because they supply the industry,” she explained. “A few
years back, we actually designated part of the town as an equestrian
community, which means there is an area where the road is not paved,
and it has a low speed limit so that people can trail ride. We have the
Caledon Pony Club too, which is very active.”
The Town of Caledon shows its spirit at the CSJT by having a
custom jump in the competition, and it supports the Caledon Equestrian Park. The town was integral in keeping the CSJT at the Park and
making sure the important event remained on the calendar.
Mayor Morrison said, “The relationship between the town and
the CSJT is definitely mutually beneficial. The show brings in visitors from Canada and the U.S., and it shows Caledon off. The vistas
from the horse show site are absolutely beautiful. It shows what
Caledon has to offer and that it really is a prestigious equestrian community.”
Collins echoed the sentiments of the partnership.
“We are indeed very fortunate at the Caledon Equestrian Park,”
said Collins. “Through the support of thousands of competitors and
the contributions of our friends at the Town of Caledon, the Toronto
Regional Conservation Authority and our patrons and sponsors, EMG
has been able to offer hundreds of events over the years that we hope
have contributed to the success of the sport and have brought so many
visitors to the area. This year, the inaugural Canadian Show Jumping
Tournament provides a fitting conclusion to a terrific year of equestrian competitions at the Park with the wonderful opportunity to help the
charities of our community.”
While the town supports an important event for equestrians, the
show also gives back to the local residents. The Rotary Club of Palgrave oversees the parking lots for the show over the weekend, and
the money raised from that helps them improve the community. Current plans for the Rotary include a gateway feature by the Palgrave
pond that highlights the entrance to the town. They plan to have a
beautiful gazebo, walking trails, and lots of scenic landscaping.
“Our key activity is the parking lot, positioning and supervising
the public parking lot and intersections,” said Mike Goddard, Communications for the Rotary Club of Palgrave, which will use 25 volunteers over two days for its CSJT activities. “We also provide a
shuttle service from the public parking lot to the event. We meet and
greet at Pine Avenue, and we also try and manage not only the public,
but also the VIPs and vendors.”
Goddard also noted, “It’s been very rewarding for us because it
allows us to raise money. That in turn goes to the many different
local and international projects and charities that we support. It’s a
pretty neat thing. It’s not just about going to see hors- trian sport for years to come.
es, but a far broader event.”
For more information on the Canadian Show
Continuing the CSJT’s focus on community and Jumping Tournament, please visit www.equiman.com.
charity, perhaps the largest beneficiary is the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada. This year, one
child with a life-threatening illness will have their
wish for a horse or pony granted.
The partnership between the Caledon Equestrian
Park, with its final feature event, the Canadian Show
Jumping Tournament, and the Town of Caledon will
continue to blossom, and with the 2015 Pan American
Games on the horizon, the Caledon Equestrian Park
will be an important venue for the province and eques-
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Obituary - Lloyd Cleaves
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The Canadian National Exhibition Association (CNEA) presented the Horse Show for its
131st year in a row. They were off and trotting in
the Light Horse division on Tuesday, August 4th
and cantered into the Heavy Division on Friday,
August 7th to Sunday, August 9th and came to a
halt with a new division; Sport Pony held on Friday, August 14th. During the CNE the ever popular Miniature Horse Show and 4-H Canada
interclub competitions were held Saturday and
Submitted by the Canadian Equestrian Equipment Sunday August 29 and 30th.
Highlights of the 2009 competition included
and Apparel Association Inc.
Sport Pony and HorseCapades, formally known
as HorsePlay. HorseCapades introduces the world
of horses, and attracted families of all sizes to
discover the magical world of horses.
With that being said, after another successful Horse Show the results are in and we would
like to thank all competitors for participating in
the 2009 CNE Horse Show. The CNE Horse
Show processed 2,145 entries comprised of 704
horses owned by 278 owners.
The CNE Horse Show would like to congratulate all the prize winners.
Canadian National Exhibition Association
company grew into one of the largest distributors
of horse equipment in North America.
Family vacations to sun soaked destinations
were a yearly favourite. He travelled the Florida
Keys on motorcycle with his friends Larry Kennedy
and Merritt Walker. He most enjoyed the family
Lakehouse at Turkey Point, being with family and
friends, riding his seadoo and taking his grandchildren on boat tours of Lake Erie.
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From Our Founder
Remembering
September 1975
A new frontier trail opened in the Alamaguin
Highlands. The trail was officially opened when a
group of trail riders from the Burlington Western Saddle Club went to Kearney, Ontario. The group were the
hosted by George & Sheila Purdy.
The Western Ho Hum, Canadian Wagon Train on
it’s way to Northern Alberta, were reported to have
made it to Kenora. Only 11 people of 50 and five of 40
horses remained. From the original group of 13 covered
wagons only two remained.
Western World Red Ribbon Sales first All Breed
Horse Show at the Coliseum at Exhibition Place,
scheduled for the Thanksgiving Weekend were adding
entries daily, according to show secretary, Sue Nye.
Ontario Combined
Driving Association
The American Paint Horse Association announced a
partial closing of its registry, effective 01 January 1976.
Agriculture Canada reported that 400 Agricultural
All Paint Horses foaled after that date must have both Fairs would be held in Canada for 1975.
parents registered in either the APHA, the AQHA, the
Jockey Club of New York or a Combination of any two The second 100 mile Old Dominion Endurance Ride
of these associations.
was staged from the Westmoreland Davis Mansion at
Leesburg, Virginia.
Two youths from Quebec were injured and a horse
was killed when a car hit the animal. The accident was
Agriculture Canada’s sire loan policy placed top
on Haldimand - Norfolk County Road 4, north of studs in the hands of approved organized groups of
Delhi, Ontario.
farmers and ranchers where they were used to upgrade
the quality of small developing herds.
The North Bay Nugget reported that one horse in
the Rutherglen area had contracted Equine Infectious
The APHA National Champion 1974 Filly was
Anemia, “Swamp Fever”. Horses that were in contact selected at the American Building, Kansas City, Miswith the infected horse were in quarantine.
souri. The winner was Sweetie Reed owned by Ray
Mackie, Woodlands Farm, Port Perry, and Phil Phillips
Golden Horseshoe Feeds of Bolton, Ontario of Bay Ridges Ontario. The filly was required to be
announced a new horse trailer centre with a difference. judged in three separate go rounds with the final class
Owner Garth Holtam designed a plan to have your having 30 horses.
truck and trailer colour matched. He was offering free
transportation to from anywhere in Canada to pick up
Al’s Tack Shop held their fifth annual trail ride on
your new Cherokee Horse Trailer and a GMC 3/4 or Thanksgiving weekend with 102 horses.
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Whispering Hearts To The Rescue Of Fourteen Horses
By Kelly Bowers
Well, Brenda McArthur and Dave
Thompson of Whispering Hearts Horse
Rescue in Hagersville are burning the candle from both ends now. Their stables are
bursting at the seams with new arrivals.
The facility normally has about 35 horses
to care for but then came the call.
On August 29th, OPP officers and the
Humane society responded to a call indicat-
Dirty
Dirty Animals?
Animals?
They are both so underweight and in need of special care and treatment. Only time will tell but a
happy ending is very possible. The many dedicated
Whispering Heart volunteers will do their best to
ing a dead foal had been found in a field on
a rented property near Waterford . On
scene, they discovered the carcass was only
the proverbial tip of the iceberg. Reasoning
that the mare must be there as well, they
searched the field and found fourteen horses in a frightful state of neglect.
Deathly thin with sunken eyes and
protruding ribs, overloaded with intestinal
worms and infested with lice and rain rot,
their condition was obviously life threatening but here was a problem. The SPCA is
designed to house smaller animals and does
not have lodgings for a horse, and certainly
not for fourteen of the huge
animals. They called Whispering Hearts
and Brenda rushed to her first SPCA rescue.
Sadly, the mother of the newborn
who’s discovery initiated the investigation
was there amongst them but Gracie was in
such bad condition that her muscles were
unable to support her and she was unable to
get up eventually. At Whispering Hearts,
the on-call vet determined the mare was too
far gone and in too much pain to recover,
and she was euthanized while Brenda held
her head. And McArthur declares, ” So,
This is Gracie’s Legacy. Because of the
sacrifice she and her foal made, the other
thirteen horses will have a chance to live a
better life.”
Eventually, these horses will go to
good homes, if everything goes as planned,
but for now, they are receiving treatment,
lots of attention, and settling in for a long
recovery. Inquiries about the adoption of
other available horses are welcome once
October arrives. This cooling off period is
to avoid well-meaning but emotional purchases rather than well-considered decisions.
As it stands now, eight of the animals
are being fostered at another location temporarily. They are all under 3 years of age
and have never worn a halter. They’re
basically feral but doing well. The five others here, include a percheron/paint mare
and her young colt named Giblet who are
responding nicely to their new surroundings. Then, there is Zipper, the beautiful
Fjord cross who is ready to have a foal any
minute. That will be Whispering Hearts
first baby ever and will be named Little
Whisper. The last are two emaciated
percherons, both towering with huge feet
and sunken elephant eyes, a gentle gelding,
Barney, and a sweet older mare Dolly.
see to that, but f horse supply donations are and some milk pellets for Giblet. Sounds like their
still needed to help provide for them.
hearts also hear the whisper. For more info, call
Brenda and Dave are overwhelmed 905-768-9951 or go to www.whisperingand grateful for the outpouring of support heartshorserescue.com .
they have received. Many local residents
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Cool Calm & Collected
Part 2
In this article, the second in our series, we will be introducing suppling
exercises. These exercises are designed to help the horse become accepting
and responsive to our leg, seat and rein aids. They will also be used to warm
up, relax and build the muscle necessary for collected work down the road.
Proper communication and execution of the suppling exercises will produce a
calm mind, resulting in a calm body and, therefore, a willing horse, ready to
work.
Progressive Training
Before we can take horses into the show ring or even school them for a
specific discipline, they must be trained to quietly accept our seat, leg and rein
aids. When they are willing to accept our aids quietly and when they are able
to transition nicely through the various gaits then they will be ready to be
schooled for their intended discipline. We need to first build a firm foundation.
left leg. This will cause the horse to cross over
his hind legs. See photo on the left. We can
only affect the footfalls of our horse while their
feet are in the air. The proper use of timing is
not only effective: it is also comfortable and
easy for the horse to understand.
TURN ON THE HAUNCHES – As with the
turn on the forehand, this exercise is also used
to improve coordination/timing between leg,
seat and rein aids.
As in the previous exercise we will walk a
tight circle to the right, again being very careful
to maintain true bend. Sit tall and straight, make
certain that you are not leaning into the direction of the turn. Ensure that you have even contact in the saddle with both seat bones and that
your hips are horizontal to the ground. Make
sure that both your legs are resting comfortably
on the horse. Now I want you to pay close
attention to your horse’s front feet. As you
horse raises his left front foot off the ground I
want you to turn you navel/seat to the right.
When turning you navel to the right be careful
not to bring your shoulders ahead of you navel.
Make sure that your seat leads the turn and that
your shoulders follow slightly behind the navel.
When done correctly, your horse’s left front
foot will cross over his right front foot (see
photo above.)
TAKE THE TIME IT TAKES – Be prepared to take the time it is
going to take to teach your horse and yourself these exercises. These
exercises may not be mastered in a day, week, month or even a year.
Be patient with your horse and yourself as you work your way quietly
through these exercises.
GROUND POLES – Use pole work to warm up, stretch, relax, control length
of stride, control rhythm and build muscle. When introducing pole work, start
with one pole. When comfortable walking and trotting over one pole, add a
second pole and then when comfortable with two poles, add a third. For Gem,
our 15.2 H Arabian we have the poles spaced 4ft apart. Make sure that your
seat is soft and supple and that
your rein contact is soft and consistent with a giving hand. In
order to lengthen the horse’s
stride, drive forward with your
seat and legs. In order to shorten
the horse’s stride, hold/resist
forward motion slightly with
your seat. The goal is for your
horse’s feet to land half-way
between the poles.
TURN ON THE FOREHAND
- This exercise is used to
improve coordination/timing
between leg, seat and rein aids.
It also helps to supple the hind
quarters and improve the horse’s
balance. Start out by walking a
circle to the left. Continue walking and reducing the size of your
circle as small as possible being
very careful to maintain true
bend. While walking on this
small circle slide you left leg
back. At the very moment that
your horse lifts his left hind leg
apply some pressure with you
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round transitions, improve you halts and will also aid in the collection
process.
Sit tall in the saddle with your legs on the horse behind the cinch.
Pick up the contact in your reins. Drive the horse forward as if you
were asking him to move forward. The moment the horse engages his
hind end to move forward you should provide a half halt by opening up
your chest and increasing the forward block as appropriate. As the
horse picks up his hind leg it will be directed back. This will result in a
soft stepping back up. When done correctly the horse’s legs move in
diagonal pairs as demonstrated in the photo.
Be very careful not to pull back or initiate the back up with your hands.
Doing so will result in the back up being very stiff and if you are not
careful, you may end up teaching your horse how to rear.
Written by Walter Mantler – Symphony Stables
Walter & Gisela Mantler own and operate Symphony Stables, a
training facility in south-western Ontario. They have apprenticed
directly under Chris Irwin for years and are recognized among his top
trainers. They breed, start, train and finish horses for both Western and
English disciplines. They run a series of horsemanship and personal
development clinics throughout the year. To learn more about their
techniques and services please visit: www.symphonystables.com
As mentioned earlier, we can only affect
the footfalls of our horse while their feet are in
the air. With proper timing and technique this
move becomes effortless.
BACK UP – This exercise will help soften
your horse in the bridle. It will help create
Import Restrictions due to Equine
Piroplasmosis Lifted for Horses from Missouri
Ottawa, ON—The Breeds & Industry
Division of Equine Canada would like
to inform all stakeholders of the Canadian horse industry that the Canadian
Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has
removed, on September 10, 2009, the
equine piroplasmose related import
restrictions on horses from Missouri
based on additional information
received from the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Current import requirements for
horses entering Canada may be found
using the CFIA Automated Import
Reference System (AIRS) at
http://airs-sari.inspection.gc.ca. To
determine specific import requirements
for each horse, specific parameters that
refer to each horse’s circumstances
will need to be entered and customized
import requirements will be provided.
Canadian importers can also contact one of the following CFIA area
offices to request up-to-date requirements for importing horses to Canada:
For the Atlantics
Dr. Allan McLean
Animal Health Staff Veterinarian
Atlantic Area
Telephone: (506) 851-7871
Fax: (506) 851-3700
e-mail: [email protected]
For the West
Dr Gary Kruger
Veterinary Program Specialist
Program Network—West
Telephone: (403) 292-5825
Fax: (403) 292-6629
email: [email protected]
For Québec
Dr. Alain Lajoie
Program Specialist— Importation
Program Network—Quebec
Telephone: (514) 283-3815 (4210)
Fax: (514) 283-6214
About Equine Canada Breeds &
Industry Division
Equine Canada Breeds & Industry
Division provides a structure for the
more than 40 breed organizations operating in Canada to unite as a coalition
under the national federation of Equine
Canada. Visit www.equinecanada.ca
for complete information about the
Equine Canada Breeds & Industry
Division.
For Ontario
Dr. Susan Wray
Program Specialist—Import
Program Network—Ontario
Telephone: (519) 826-2810
Fax: (519) 837-9771
About Equine Canada
For more information about
Equine Canada, please visit
www.equinecanada.ca.
SEPTEMBER 2009 THE RIDER/ 7
INSIDE
REACH Grand Opening . . . . . 7
Peter Cameron. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
WHAO News . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Equine Guelph . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ORHA News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
OBRA News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Way of Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Lindsay Grice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
A Horse Of Course . . . . . . . . . 13
Make Money With Horses . . . 14
Equine Canada & Masterfeeds 18
NRHA Joins 2010 FEI . . . . . . 19
OTRA News . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Equi-Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
NBHAC News . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
GFHC News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Susan Dahl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
OCTRA News. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
ORCHA News . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
OHSRA News. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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From left to right: Richard Harding, Exec. Dir of REACH, CAO of Municipality of Central Huron
Bill Dowson, Mayor of Bluewater, Huron County Council Member, Bert Dykstra, Reeve, Municipality of Central Huron, Carol Mitchell, MPP, Huron-Bruce, and Morag Watt, Clinton Raceway
Photo Credit by: Vicki White
REACH, the Regional Equine & Agricultural Center of Huron held their grand opening on September 12th with a ribbon cutting, pictured above. The day featured displays, demonstrations, seminars, self
guided tours and a trade show. KingLyn Stables did a precision riding demonstration, Lindsay Grice
held a seminar titled “The Effective Rider”, there was a barrel racing display, a western games demonstration, reining demonstration and on the raceway there was a Sulky driving demonstration. Canadian
Horses, Friesians, Percherons, Arabians and Paso Finos all had breed displays. There was
also a Dressage display and Prince Philip Cup Games demonstration. “We believe we
passed the 5,000 visitors we had hoped to attract. The weather cooperated as well!” says
Melanie Prosser, Director of Program Services for REACH.
Peter
Cameron
Number 34
in Top 100
The Arabian Horse Association, with headquarters in Aurora,
Colorado, recently announced the
“CENTENNIAL 100” which was
what the 40,000 A.H.A. members
voted as the top most influential
an significant people, horses,
events or innovations for the last
100 years.
Pete was voted into this list
as number 34. He was the only
judge and the only Canadian to
make the list. The interesting
thing is that Pete never owned or
showed an Arabian. He did it by
knowledgeable, fair and honest
judging. He judged a total of 453
Arabian Horse Shows!
Call Jim Campbell 705-799-1329
or write to: RR #1, Omemee, ON K0L 2W0
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2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JUDGES COMMITTEE DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Marsha Tarbutt,
664 Marshagen Rd,
Dunnville, ON N1A 2W2
(905) 774-7926,
[email protected]
Louise Harris,
RR #1, Wilsonville, ON
N0E 1Y0
(519) 443-7080,
[email protected]
Tammy Cross
62186 Wilford Rd.,
DIRECTOR
Wainfleet, ON
Darlene Sharpe
(905) 899-2159
Sarah Lynn Cookson
P.O. Box 283, 29 Davis St.,
Jarvis, ON
(519) 427-8558
Website: www.whao.org
SENIOR W.H.A.O. JUDGES
Pat Brundage
358 Burford-Delhi Townline
Rd., RR #3, Scotland
ON N0E 1R0
(519) 446-3682
Joe Carter
R.R.#2, St. George, ON
N0E 1N0
(519) 448-1127
Melanie Gray
R.R.#4, Owen Sound, ON
N4K 5N6
(519) 372-2527
Email: Melodyacres@
BMTS.com
Louise Harris
RR #1, Wilsonville, ON
N0E 1Y0
(519) 443-7080
[email protected]
Barb Hughes
RR #1, Brownsville, ON
N0L 1C0
(519) 877-4312
Bruce Ionson
555 Secretariat Court,
Mississauga, ON L5S 2A5
(647) 209-2600
[email protected]
Shari Irwin
120 Fieldcrest Ave.,
Courtice, ON L1E 2Z1
905-434-5940
e mail:
[email protected]
Esther Johnston
Box 46, 293 Cranberry Lake
Rd., Grafton, ON K0K 2G0
905-349-2681/373-9874 (Cell)
e-mail [email protected]
Karen LaPlante
R.R. #1
Rutherglen ON P0H 2E0
705-776-1400
karenL:@thot.net
N0J 1G0. 519-463-9777,
cell: (519) 807-2660
Anne Marinacci
65 Swayze Court
Smithville, ON L0R 2A0
905-957-5619
Janet McClure
RR #3, 14156 Ten Mile Rd.
Ilderton, ON N0M 2A0
(519) 666-2482
email:
[email protected]
Brenda McTearnen
284 Whitmore Dr.
Waterloo, ON N2K 2N5
Work (519) 622-0574
Home (519) 884-4050
[email protected]
Paul Mitchell
15L 36 Hills Ave., R.R.#2,
Wainfleet, ON L0S 1V0
(905) 834-8598
Robert Montgomery
RR #3, Vanessa, ON N0E 1V0
(519) 443-7158
Sue Robinson
R.R.#2,
Kincardine, ON N2Z 2X4
(519) 396-8155
Tom Saul
4897 Shiloh Line, RR #1,
Petrolia, ON N0N 1R0
(519) 882-0958
[email protected]
James Simpson
376 Maltby Rd. E.,
Guelph, ON N1L 1G4
(519) 821-2425
[email protected]
(As of Jan. 1, 2009 for the year 2009)
Don Stauffer
RR #7, Orangeville, ON
L9W 2Z3
(519) 942-3999
Rick Storey
994 St. Paul’s St.
Peterborough, ON K9H 6J6
(705) 876-7303
e-mail: rick.storey@ sympatico.ca
Robyn Storey
120 Dudhope St.,
Cambridge, ON N1R 5S2
519-620-9015, 519-624-1592
Mike Tucker
RR #4, 1581 Maple St. N.
Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0
(905) 892-5610
John Ward
R.R.#4
Harriston, ON N0G 1Z0
(519) 327-4541
e mail: [email protected]
JR. JUDGES
Scott Carmichael
411 Autumn Cres, Welland, ON
L3C 7K1 - 905-687-3023
Troy Donaldson
RR1 Waterford, ON N0E1Y0
519-443-7263
Ann Marie Foster
101 Huron St.,
Embro, ON N0J 1J0
519-421-1045
Mike Rapley
331 Fourteenth St. W.
Simcoe, ON - 519-426-2677
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Penny Ransom
17 Daniel St. N.,
Arnprior, ON K7S 2K4
(613) 623-5115
[email protected]
James Teed
1225 Smith Line, RR #3,
Sombra, ON
(519) 627-6520
INACTIVE
Pat Carter
R.R.#2, St. George, ON
N0E 1N0
(519) 448-1127
Peter Emick
R.R.#8, Brantford, ON
N3T 5M1
(519) 647-3369
Becky Riley,
81 Lisbon Pines Dr.,
Cambridge, ON
N1R 8A1
(519) 740-9015,
[email protected]
Corral Chatter
Hi Everyone
Wow what a start to the year four shows
so far and a large number in every class. The
run for year end points will be a tight one for
sure. The Trout Creek shows were well
attended and again a fabulous spaghetti supper and pancake breakfast. A pretty short
drive of only four and a half hours not sure
but everyone keeps telling me its six hours
but I guess I must drive too fast as its only a
quick trip for me. Kelly could probably cut
some time off of mine too.
Now for the next shows. Orangeville is
on September 6, Harriston September 19 and
our Welland show is on September 20 there
is excellent money to be had at all these
shows so come on out and show your support. After that we have our Ancaster show
on September 26 and Burkes Falls on October 3 and 4, great money and a good time for
all. The final shows of the year are at Simcoe and Burford and are always well attended. Looking forward to seeing everyone at
all these shows.
On a sad note we send our condolences
to the Cleaves family on the sudden passing
of Lloyd Cleaves. His smiling face will be
missed by all. Our prayers are with you all
of you at this time.
Lloyd Cleaves
The WHAO offers its condolences to
Sharon Cleaves and her family on the passing of Lloyd Cleaves. His family and business were proud supporters and participants
of the WHAO for many years. Lloyd was
the founder, along with Sharon, of Ger-Ryan
Saddlery. They also run Pleasant Ridge Saddlery. The family business also includes
sons Gerry and Ryan and their wives Pam
and Alicia. Lloyd will be missed by many in
the horse industry.
See everyone soon
Marsha
Another condolence
WHAO offers its condolences to Kelly
Sparks (Ramsey) and her family on the
passing of Judy Ramsey. Kelly showed
WHAO for many years as a youth. Judy was
there offering her support to her daughter.
2009 Affiliated Clubs and Show Dates
Port Colborne Saddle Club contact info:
www.portcolbornesaddleclubinc.com
Western Show Dates
September 27
Dunnville Saddle Club contact info:
Kelly Lehman
PO Box 128 Drumbo, ON
www.dunnvillesaddleclub.com
September 27
Norfolk Saddle Club contact info: Vera
Mattice 519-426-7538
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09/09
Equine Guelph
Trots into Clinton
Equine Guelph at the University of
Guelph has partnered with the new
REACH facility in Clinton to offer educational opportunities to horse lovers in
Huron County. New this fall, is the Horses101 seminars series on Horse Care.
These interactive seminars will bring
practical, up-to-date, information about
horse care to members of the equine
industry.
“We are very excited to partner with
REACH to offer educational opportunities
to the equine industry,” says Gayle Ecker,
Senior Manager of Equine Guelph. “The
horse population in Huron County is a
growing and vibrant agricultural sector
and Horses101 is a great way to reach
members of the horse community.”
Instructors for the seminars include
renowned anatomist Dr. Jeff Thomason
from the Ontario Veterinary College, Dr.
Robert Wright from the Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs,
Dr. Susan Raymond and Gayle Ecker
from Equine Guelph, as well as, Dr. Katie
Crossan from the Kirkton Veterinary
Clinic.
Seminars will be held every Tuesday from 7-9pm for 4 consecutive weeks
and will cover topics in Equine Manage-
ment, Health, Nutrition and Anatomy.
These seminars offer something for
everyone, from those new to horses to the
seasoned horse person, everyone will discover something new about the horse.
Equine Management (September 22nd –
Dr. Susan Raymond)
Health (September 29th – Gayle Ecker &
Dr. Katie Crossan)
Nutrition (October 6th – Dr. Robert
Wright)
Anatomy (October 13th - Dr. Jeff
Thomason & Dave Dawson)
To register or for more information
please visit the Equine Guelph website at
www.equineguelph.ca or contact Diane
Gibbard at 519-824-4120 x 53457 or via
Equine Guelph is the horse owners’
and care givers’ Centre at the University
of Guelph. It is a non-profit organization
dedicated to the health and well-being of
horses, supported and overseen by equine
industry groups.
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2009 Board of Directors
President
1st Vice-President
Carol Ivey - 705-686-3074
Ken Van Alstine - 905.384.2008
2nd Vice-President
Past President
John Thompson - 705-374-4043 Harvey Stevens - 705-639-5767
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
While the weather certainly picked up,
August was a sad month for some of us.
Leona McAtee, a long time member, lost
her brother in a tragic accident. During this
time, someone hacked into her email
address book and sent a bogus email to her
contacts. I am sure anyone who received
this email knew it did not come from
Leona.
On August 8, my 33 year old Assistant, Phil Morden, was killed in a terrible
boating accident in Muskoka. Phil was like
a son to me, and my team and I have shed
many tears since that fateful day. He will
forever be in our hearts. Rest in peace, my
friend.
On a more upbeat note, we were all
very proud of Darcy Wilson of Goodwood,
when she brought home the individual gold
medal at the Kentucky Young Riders Competition in late July. Congratulations Darcy
on an outstanding run.
I am also delighted to announce Dave
Alexander’s appointment to the O.R.H.A.
Board – his past experience on the Board
will be a great asset, and we are all looking
forward to working with him.
We have had another successful couple of shows since last month – Mount Forest and Hannon (finally, a show at Blacks
with no rain!). Thank you Quarries and
Blacks for being such great hosts.
The calibre of our up and coming
young riders was evident at Blacks when
the lowest score in the Saturday Youth 13
and Under Class was 69 _!! Congratulations Darby Mailhot and Long Island Ice
Tea on winning that class.
The “Spooks Gotta Gun” show in
Hannon was sponsored by Duane and
Deirdre Hicks, owners of this cool stud, and
it was great to see them both there visiting
old friends. Thank you Duane and Dee Dee
for your generosity and ongoing support of
the O.R.H.A.
The highlight of the show was the Saturday evening rib dinner, followed by the
Futurity, which featured twelve promising 3
year olds. In the open class, Charles
Vaughan’s horse, Wimpys Show Stopper,
lived up to his name when Dean Brown
scored an impressive 147 _ in a blistering
run. Andrew Fuller and his horse, Slide
Over Bay, won the Non-Pro Futurity. Congrats to both Dean and Andrew for some
terrific entertainment.
And a big thank you to Ken and Dana
Van Alstine for putting on the Hannon
Spooks Gotta Gun show, which turned out
to be the best attended show of the season
so far.
With just three shows left in the season, we finally got some summer for the
show in Hannon - maybe a little too much,
but no one dared to complain!
I hope you all enjoy the balance of the
summer, and remember, if you ain’t sliding,
you ain’t riding. See you in the warmup
pen.
Carol Ivey
Dave Alexander appointed as a Director....
The Board is delighted to announce that Dave Alexander, a past Board member and long
time ORHA member, has been appointed as a Director and we look forward to his input and assistance on the Board.
Darcy Wilson Wins Gold
Ontario’s Darcy Wilson
won the individual gold medal on
July 26 at the 2009 Adequan FEI
North American Young Rider
Championships in Kentucky.
Riding Miss Cielo Chex, with a
score of 217, Darcy beat a field of
20 competitors to take home the
gold.
Congratulations to
Darcy and Chef d’equipe, Wendy
Dyer, on a job well done. Complete results are available at:
www.usef.org/_AUAIFrames/Co
mpUp/Data/Result160.pdf
Member Secretary
Mary Jo MacDonnell
Recording Secretary
Rosemary Hilbert
Treasurer
Brian Stewart - 905-476-1319
2009 Directors
Dave Alexander
Wendy Dyer
Joanne Milton
Mike Munroe
John Purdie
ORHA Youth Report
President’s Message
It’s been a great show season so far,
with the exception of the weather. LOL!
Hope everyone is having fun and enjoying
the ORHA show season. Big thanks to all of
you who have been a part of the ORHA
Youth Group, working early in the morning
helping with paid warm-ups, collecting and
remembering to bring your pennies to the
show. All your time and hard work with the
many fundraisers to date has been greatly
appreciated. Big thanks to all the many
members who have supported the Youth’s
fundraising efforts.
Special thanks, to name a few:
• Tristan Stevens
• Ron & Gillian Lubinski
• Kathleen (K.D.) Grainger
• Melanie Gray
• Harvey & Molly Stevens
• Dan Fletcher
• Maureen Venables
• Munroe
• Ken & Dana Van Alstine
• Darby Mailhot
• John & Sharon Fletcher
Youth fundraisers for the remaining
shows:
OBBO Futurity
September 14, 2009 – Unloading Service
September 15 & 16, 2009 – Run the gate,
office runner and whatever may need done
to help the show committee.
Grand Finale Show
October 17, 2009 – Pizza Party
Varsity Points Update
Junior Varsity Points
Tristan Stevens - 670
Mitchell Paterson * - 90
Senior Varsity Points
Jesse Pecore * - 1905
Samantha Munroe * - 235
ble for prizes, something from section 2 still
needs to be completed.
For more information visit
www.orha.on.ca
The Penny Challenge
Youth 13 and under
3332
Youth 14 to 18
2491
Keep bringing in those penny jars and
remind all ORHA members to bring them
too.
News
Congratulations to Darcy Wilson for
winning Reining Gold at the NAJYRC
Young Riders Event held at the Kentucky
Horse Park in Lexington, KY.
NAJYRC
Qualifying for the 2010 NAJYRC
Young Rider Event began August 1, 2009.
There is discussion about adding a Young
Riders qualifying class at this year’s Grand
Finale Show at Black’s October 17th &
18th (watch the website for confirmation).
If you are interested in this class visit the
EC web site at www.equinecanada.ca\reining for more information.
The basics:
• Open to Youth aged 16 to 21 - you do not
have to be an ORHA youth member
• Your horse must be at least 6 years of age
• You do not have to own your horse nor
does a member or your immediate family
need to own it
• You can borrow a horse from anyone willing to lend you one.
• You must be an EC member
• I think the membership that you need to
show in the qualifiers is about $20
• Owners donating their horse for International Competition may be able to deduct
some or all of any expenses directly to them
on their tax return
• You must score at least a 68 to qualify.
*Indicates that member(s) are not yet eligi-
See you at the show!
Starr
CONDOLENCES....
Lloyd Cleaves: The O.R.H.A. extends its deepest sympathies to the family of Lloyd Cleaves of
Pleasant Ridge Saddlery, who passed away the last week of August.
-------Our deepest sympathy goes out to Leona McAtee and her family for the recent death of
her brother in a tragic accident. Also...our thoughts are with Carol Ivey who suddenly lost her business assistant in a boating accident on August 9th. In troubled times sometimes the comfort of the
reining community makes all the difference. Let’s keep both of our friends in our thoughts and
actions.
SURVEY RESULTS
The draw from the completed member surveys was
made at the Spooks Gotta Gun Show at Blacks on
August 15 and the winner of the $100 Tim Hortons gift
card was Mary Dancey Clarke.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the survey, the results of which have been circulated to the Board, and we will publish a recap in the next
issue of the Slider.
Carol Ivey
TIP OF THE HAT
to Melia Blakely for
- winning the Canadian National
Appaloosa 14 -18 Championship in
Brandon, Manitoba
- making Reserve Youth Appaloosa
World Reining Champion in Jackson,
Mississippi from 16 entries
The Ontario Barrel Racing Association
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Hello OBRA fans!
The fall fair season has begun!
Milton fair kicks off September 25th
followed by Forest fair September
27. The annual Thanksgiving trio
starts off with Dorchester on October
10th, Erin on the 11th finishing up
with Brigden on the 12th. Our finals
will finish up the season on October
16-18th at the brand new facility in
Ancaster. It looks like its shaping up
to be quite a finale with an estimated
$50,000 in cash and prizes will be up
for grabs and a minimum of $6000 in
the 4D. The costume class will be
returning again this year, lets see who
can beat out that cute little witch who
took home bragging rights in ‘08.
Gates to the show grounds open at
4pm on Thursday October 15th, no
trailers will be admitted prior.
Our sincere condolences go out
to Arsene and Bonnie Tanguy on the
loss of their great mare Separate
Rivers August 20th. Arsene and
Rivers were the 1996 NBHA Senior
World Champion. She will be greatly
missed.
We also need some prayers for
Lisa Scarlett. Lisa was in bad accident
September 4th which has left her with
a fractured left leg. Lets all hope for a
speedy recovery. That’s all the news I
have for this edition...
Until next time
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1st 17.198 $ 55.20, John Smith on Shut Down Shyanne
2nd 17.278 $ 33.12, Jamie George on A Twilite Rendezvous
3rd 17.385 $ 22.08, Justine Vyse on Im Dodging the
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Blues
4th 17.787, Louise Annett on Justa Busy Body
OBRA Jackpot in OBRA Sweepstake on 08/09/09
Paying to 3 placings, Jackpot Total = $ 662.00, Rider 5th 18.587, Kevin Dygos on Pocos JB
6th 18.841, Kelsey Taylor on Ole Miss Laredo
count = 9
7th 21.595, Linda Burgess on November Rain
1D Time = 15.836, Placings = 5, Pool = $ 529.60
N/T 409.632, Jodi Illman Bernard on Im A Perfect Gen2D Time = 16.336, Placings = 4, Pool = $ 132.40
tleman
1D Placings
N/T 426.911, Arsene Tanguy on Arbons Miss Reba
1st 15.836 $264.80, Doug McCallum on Reys Jet Fire
2nd 15.943 $158.88, Bonita Longfield on Bet on the Bug
3rd 16.071 $105.92, Evan Merritt on Viking Golden Kitty OBRA Jackpot in 2-D Poles on 08/09/09
Paying to 2 placings, Jackpot Total = $ 331.00, Rider
4th 16.118, Sarah Maltby on Bonky
count = 22
5th 16.302, Doug McCallum on A Rey of Luck
2D Placings
1st 16.398 $ 66.20, Elaine Seibert on Chicklet
2nd 16.407 $ 39.72, Dwayne Crane on Lucks Nancy Star Not Placed = 3
3rd 16.586 $ 26.48, Arsene Tanguy on Arbons Miss Reba 1D Placings
4th 17.169, Laurie Fisher on Eye Bee A Nick Bar
2nd 21.276 $105.92, Glenn Sutherland on Dash for Doctor
OBRA Jackpot in OBRA Limited on 08/09/09
Paying to 3 placings, Jackpot Total = $ 552.00, Rider 3rd 22.170, Rebecca Thorne on Sunny Days
4th 22.382, Bonita Longfield on Bet on the Bug
count = 24
5th 22.538, Tara Chambers on Awesome Moves
2D Placings
1st 22.826 $ 39.72, Justine Vyse on Im Dodging the Blues
Not Placed = 2
2nd 22.867 $ 26.48, Jade Sinnesael on My Lucky Alibi
1D Placings
1st 16.059 $220.80, Tara Chambers on Awesome Moves 3rd 23.029, John Smith on Shut Down Shyanne
2nd 16.106 $132.48, Ben Seibert on Carol Chicks Dancer 4th 23.639, Murray Manson on Streakin Ruby
5th 23.980, Armin Seibert on Lucks Red Mercedes
3rd 16.119 $ 88.32, Murray Manson on Streakin Ruby
4th 16.139, Glenn Sutherland on Dash for Doctor
7th 24.446, Vanessa Riddell on Skips Bar Room Buddy
8th 24.542,Christine Thorne on Chase This Amigo
6th 16.359, Troy Dygos on McTuff Mama
9th 30.033, Art Dubois on Healy Falls Ladysman
7th 16.410, Annett Ford on QT Poco Vittoro
10th 31.152, Deanna Barth on Thats True Luck
8th 16.439, Bob Folkard on Ebony
11th 31.994, Dwayne Crane on Lucks Nancy Star
12th 34.906, Dwayne Crane on Daybreak Array
10th 16.546, Sandra Enns on Dash
13th 45.184, Olivia Beurermann on Show Me Your Tips
11th 16.611, Jade Sinnesael on My Lucky Alibi
14th 45.903, Kevin Dygos on Pocos JB
12th 16.620, Marg Ten Hove on Sweet on Jazz
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426.213, Martina McCallum-Smith on Call Me
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14th 16.802,Jessie Smart on Drive on Tass
N/T 434.304, Louise Annett on Justa Busy Body
15th 17.024, Christine Thorne on Chase This Amigo
N/T 442.673, Ben Seibert on Carol Chicks Dancer
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Also known as Ink Spot or
Inkie, age 36, was put to rest on
August 20, 2009.
Ink Spot was born in Massillon, Ohio on March 12, 1973,
recognized in the Stud Book of
Ink Spot, one of the founding OBRA pony barrel racers,
began his Ontario career competing at the local clubs and consistently winning Highpoint
Games Champion. At the age of
28, Ink Spot retired as the
Ontario Pee Wee Barrels Champion with the OBRA. He spent
the remainder of his years relaxing and terrorizing both Bugs
and Rocky in the grassy field.
To his last day Ink Spot
was healthy, bright and aware;
he just had picked his day. He
will be sadly missed by all of us
who had the privilege of meeting him.
The Tomson Family.
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the Pony of the Americas Club,
Inc. Russ Tomson brought him
to Ontario in 1991, where he
quickly became and remained, a
part of the Tomson family.
This “bomb proof” pony
moved atthe pace of his rider in
all instances, teaching both
Jessie and Tara Tomson how to
ride.
September 25th - Milton Fair co-sanctioned (tentative)
September 27th - Forest Fair
Barrel Racing & Speed Show
October 10th - Dorchester Fair
- co-sanctioned
October 11th - Erin Fair - cosanctioned (tentative)
October 12th - Brigden Fair co-sanctioned (tentative)
October 16, 17 & 18th - Finals
- co-sanctioned
The Way Of Horses
By Eleanor Blazer
Copyright @ 2009
What’s your dream?
Do you want to win a world
championship? Breed a Kentucky
Derby winner? All is possible!
Rasha dreams of training and riding her filly along the Mediterranean
Sea. But her dream has some complications most of us will never know.
I met Rasha when she enrolled in
an online course: “Responsible Horse
Ownership”. During our correspondence I was delighted to find horse
crazy girls are the same everywhere
even though circumstances can be
much different—Rasha lives in Gaza
City (Gaza Strip is between Israel and
Egypt) and her city is frequently under
bombing and gun fire attack.
Rasha loves horses. As a child
she took riding lessons. Her first
dream, to own a horse, became a reality just a short time ago. She bought
Ward, which is Arabic for “Rose”.
Ward was a 10 month old filly
when Rasha brought her home from
the breeder’s. Ward is of Arabian heritage and like all youngsters can be a
handful at times.
Rasha’s day is similar to every
horse owner’s.
In the morning she checks Ward
for injuries or signs of illness as she
does chores.
Once she is sure Ward and the
other horses in the stable are fine, she
gives them hay.
Rasha’s family grows grapes, hay
and grain. The hay is stored loose.
Automatic balers are rare and fuel to
operate tractors is in short supply.
Rasha described the hay as wheat-like
grass that is native to the area.
The water supply is checked for
amount and cleanliness. Rasha was
able to locate an automatic waterer for
Ward’s paddock. The other horses use
water troughs made of stone.
Water is a very valuable resource
in the Gaza Strip. Electricity cannot be
relied upon, as frequent outages occur,
sometimes lasting for days. Fuel to run
the generator is also in short supply.
Water is stored in containers for emergencies.
Corn is grown on the farm and is
ground for horse feed. A black bean,
which I could not identify, is also fed
to Ward and the other horses at the stable.
Grain and hay can be purchased
in the city of Gaza. Much of it is
imported from Egypt and Israel, as not
enough can be produced locally to
meet the demand. During sporadic
attacks of bombing and sniping, supply
can become short. Ward is fortunate
that Rasha has access to a fairly secure
source of feed.
As Ward eats her breakfast, Rasha
cleans the manure out of her paddock.
The manure is spread on the fields by
hand, using a wagon pulled by a horse.
Ward is then groomed and taken
out for exercise. She is lunging and
understands voice commands for the
basic gaits of walk, jog, lope and stop.
Rasha has a trainer, Sa’ad, who will
help her start Ward under saddle this
fall.
Rasha is fortunate Ward learned
the command for whoa in early training. A bomb exploded nearby as
Rasha was leading Ward; with luck
they made it back to the stable safely.
There is very little pasture, as till-
able ground is used for farm crops.
Ward is kept in a large dry lot. The
shelter is made of concrete blocks with
a steel roof. The ground is very sandy.
I asked Rasha about vaccinating
and deworming the horses. She
explained vaccines are hard to get, but
paste dewormers are available. Horse
owners use human tetanus vaccine for
the horses - when they can get it.
Ward’s farrier was taught how to
trim and shoe horses in Saudi Arabia.
He in turn taught his sons.
The farrier’s main clients are the
Palestinian police horses used to control the flow of traffic in Gaza City.
Many streets are closed because of rubble from bombed buildings; creating
congestion in the streets that are passable.
Stable supplies need to be brought
in from Israel or Egypt. Rasha’s sister
lives in Jerusalem and is able to get
into Gaza on work related business.
Rasha tells her sister what she needs
and her sister is sometimes able to get
it. If the borders are closed it might be
months before her sister can get in to
Gaza with the items. A limited amount
of tack is available at the market, but it
is usually old and of poor quality.
Some items can come through the
tunnels that run between Egypt and
Gaza. But these things are mostly for
human needs; such as flour, sugar,
other food items, toiletries and fuel.
Rasha sent me an email last week
with the exciting news that her sister
was able to come for five days. She
brought an English saddle, bridle,
some grooming tools and a bag of
horse treats for Ward.
By next summer Rasha hopes she
will be able to take her first ride along
the Mediterranean Sea.
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doing gates,
bridges and
sidepass
obstacles really well. However, I’ve tried
to lope her
over poles in
box and fan
shapes as I’ve
seen in trail
courses and
she ends up
hitting them,
breaking stride
Q and A NHR Sept 05 or leaping over them – a
issue
real mess! Any ideas?
Q. My mare is progressing
really well as I’m preparing
her for trail competition –
jogging over poles, and
A. It sounds like you’ve
done your homework and
laid the groundwork of
manoeuvring
through
obstacles and trotting
through them first, before
you began loping. Keep
that slow progression, mastering one step at a time, as
you start loping poles so
that you won’t harm your
horse’s confidence.
In trail, or when cantering over jumps, a rider’s
“eye” has got to be developed. This means when he
is loping in rhythm up to an
obstacle he will be able to
tell whether he needs to
shorten the stride or lengthen it a bit in order to meet
the obstacle smoothly. Seeing this take off spot five or
six strides away will enable
the rider to make small
adjustments on each of the
A Horse, Of Course
By Don Blazer
If we seek
perfect horsemanship, then
we must seek
knowledge.
In seeking
knowledge we
often discover
what we know
is incomplete,
and
being
incomplete is
frequently not
the truth.
Example: a horseman thought by
many to be knowledgeable defines a snaffle bit as “a bit with a jointed mouthpiece.”
His knowledge is incomplete and
therefore not the truth.
A snaffle may have a jointed mouthpiece, but the mouthpiece does not define
the bit. A bit is a snaffle only if the reins
attach opposite the mouthpiece, and there
is no poll or curb action.
A greater understanding of bits leads
us to the truth about a snaffle. Continued
study improves our ability to use the bit
wisely to communicate with the horse.
“Pull back on the reins to stop a
horse,” is advice given by horse trainers
and riding instructors alike. It is false
advice.
Such advice may sound appropriate,
but it is advice based on common practice
and incomplete knowledge. “Pulling” on
horses is always a response based on
incorrect or insufficient information.
A million messages of incorrect and
insufficient information are directed at us
every day. Advertisements by bit makers
and tack stores tell us a snaffle has a jointed mouthpiece, instructors direct us to
“pull” back on the reins, and magazines
contain sales pitches for products encouraging the use of horses with physical
problems as if there are no consequences
to the use of such products.
Some one says, “I’ve been around
horses all my life, and we’ve always done
it this way.” If you accept his or her
information without question you are
making a “conditioned” response. If you
respond instantly in a defensive or critical
manner, you are making a condition
response.
Conditioned responses are easy; they
don’t require thought or effort to seek
truth.
A horse steps on your toe and the
conditioned response is verbal abuse to
and blaming of the horse. “Stupid horse”
is the conditioned response.
The conditioned response is the
result of a lack of self-esteem and mental
laziness; it allows others to control our
thinking or it lets us avoid having to think
things through.
Take time before responding, seek
knowledge, commit yourself to constant
learning, challenge all that is presented
and you can apply the fifth secret of perfect horsemanship: CHOOSE YOUR
RESPONSE.
The horseman who seeks knowledge
for the benefit of the horse will study bits,
saddles, hoof balance, equine nutrition,
and health care as well as training (behavior modification) and riding techniques.
It is that horseman who will experience moments of perfect horsemanship
for it is that horseman who will choose
how he or she responds to all circumstances.
In making conscious choices of
response, you allow the power within
(first secret) to take you to your goals.
Only a conscious choice in response will
follow your heart (second secret).
You can practice non-judgment
(third secret) by seeking your own knowledge rather than accepting another’s
insufficient information.
Giving (fourth secret) your knowledge is the greatest expression of wisdom.
When you are conscious of choosing
your responses to all circumstances, you
will recognize that there are only six elements which apply to any and all performance horses.
Beyond the six elements there is
nothing. But it is in the nothingness that
the artist, the poet, the innovator begins to
work his or her magic. It is in the nothingness that the training and riding transcend the physical and become thought
and perfection begins.
Master the six elements and your
knowledge is truth and your responses are
your choice.
The six elements of training in
sequence and understanding are:
1. All action initiates in the horse’s
hindquarters.
2. Communication involves a
request and a response.
3. Seek compliance to requests
through nonresistance.
4. Impulsion is power in movement.
5. Suppleness is the requirement for
grace in action.
6. Collection is controlling the balance point.
If you have not experienced
moments of perfection with your horse,
the incorrect response…the conditioned
response is: “work harder.”
The conscious choice in response
will be: “work smarter, learn more, gain
the knowledge needed to benefit the
horse.”
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information about horses
strides preceding the pole
and avoid the last minute,
adrenaline raising, “chip
in” or “big lurch.”
Two skills need to be
in order before you start
loping poles. These will
give you the tools you need
to be able to get your horse
to the pole straight and in
the right length of stride –
the rest is her responsibility.
STRIDE ADJUSTMENT.
You should be able to
shorten and lengthen your
horse’s lope as evenly and
smoothly as an elastic
band, between six and ten
feet. No stalling, head raising, or getting crooked!
STEERING. Does your
horse guide easily from
your leg with minimal neck
rein? Is she light and laterally responsive as you lope
small circles and ninetydegree turns? If so…
Start by loping single
poles, scattered around
your arena at a distance far
enough away from each
other that you have time to
think in between – say, ten
strides. Approach each pole
at a six foot stride, on a
perpendicular path, with
your horse’s body straight.
Try to count three strides
before each pole and see if
you’re right. If not, ask
yourself if you should have
lengthened or shortened the
stride, and file that in your
mental computer for the
next pole. After loping
hundreds of poles, your
brain will start to make
automatic decisions, just
like it does when you’re
driving your car (but not
when you were learning!)
When you are placing
your mare correctly to single poles, start loping multiple poles, boxes, ladder
shapes, etc. Then start
combining these so that
one lopeover follows
another, gradually decreasing the turning, or recovery
space between them.
Remember to proceed
slowly, so as not to overwhelm your horse.
Q. I am looking at buying a
horse to compete in novice
events. He is exactly what
I am looking for except
that he cribs. My friends
advise me to steer clear of
him. Would you ever consider buying a horse that is
a cribber?
A. Always keep in mind
that you will never find the
perfect horse, but, as I’ve
reminded people in past
columns, be unwavering in
your top priorities, whether
they are temperament, talent, tolerance, or training.
Often I advise my clients to
settle for a horse that isn’t
their ideal age, or perhaps
the best mover, or has
some minor soundness
issues if he excels in several other categories. I have
worked with some very
suitable horses in my
career that were, unfortunately, also cribbers.
Cribbing is a stereo-
typy, similar to obsessive
compulsive behaviour in
humans which to which a
horse has a genetic predisposition.
When a horse cribs, he
grasps a fixed object with
his incisor teeth and sucks
in air with a grunt. There
are many anecdotal stories
about this vice – that it
causes impaired digestion,
colic, flatulence, worn
teeth, and can be la learned
behaviour etc. In my personal experience, I have
not seen any horses with
this habit having these
problems, nor have I seen
one horse picking up the
vice by watching another.
Despite many horse owners’ belief to the contrary,
researchers and behaviour
experts almost unanimously conclude that cribbing is
not a learned disorder.
Although cribbing can
be minimized by using a
cribbing collar and other
methods, it is not a habit
you are likely to break.
Studies show that it is a
pleasurable activity for the
horse, raising the betaendorphin level (the body’s
own narcotic.) I side with
the growing view that it is
more humane to permit this
stress relieving behaviour
rather than try to physically
inhibit it.
There is evidence that
it’s seen more often in
horses fed a high simple
carbohydrate diet (one high
in sugars found in grain
rather than the carbohydrates found in hay.) We
tend to keep our horses in
an unnatural environment
(limiting access to free
grazing and exercise, while
feeding concentrated grain)
which may trigger other
behaviours of this kind.
Increased forage and roaming can help. It seems to be
triggered by boredom and
confinement - no record of
cribbing has been documented as occurring in
wild horses Of course,
there are many horses that
are kept in a stabled environment and do not ever
crib, so there is likely a
genetic factor which predisposes an individual to
this behaviour if the conditions are right.
To summarize, I
would consider buying a
horse that cribs, understanding that when I go to
sell him,
this behaviour
may deter a segment of
buyers. More than likely
the fact that he cribs isn’t
going to sway the judge or
get in the way of my riding
enjoyment.
About The Author:
Trainer, certified Equine
Canada coach and judge,
Lindsay Grice, has prepared horses and riders for
wins at major shows in the
US and Canada for over 20
years. She has trained and
ridden horses to numerous
Provincial High Point
awards as well as AQHA's
national High Point Top
Ten status. Her popular
horsemanship clinics take
her both locally and into
the US, creating thinking
horsemen of her students
by teaching the "hows" and
"whys" of riding. For more
training and showing tips,
visit www.lgrice.com
2009 HORSE AUCTIONS
Friday & Saturday, September 18th & 19th, 2009 - Speciality Production Sale of Registered
Quarter Horses and Paints. This is a 2 day sale so that these quality horses can be viewed and the
arena will be set up for performance horses to show off their skills on Friday Night. Featuring: Lazy
Lou Quarter Horse Ranch of MB. Selling approx. 50 head of yearlings and weanlings, with lots of
size and colour. All foals will be halter broke and de-wormed. Watch for full sale listings on their
website: www.lazylouranch.ca Other consignors will be accepted on approval of sales management. All animals will need to be fully registered so this sale offers great genetics, style and performance. This was a highly successful sale which went down well with both consignors and buyers.
We want to continue to produce these quality sales.
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 - Carson's Annual Yearling & Mixed Standardbred Horse Sale.
Equipment sellings at 2:00 P.M. with various tack and equipment dispersals. Followed by Horses at
6:30 P.M. Offering weanlings, yearlings, broodmares in foal and racehorses.
Friday & Saturday, October 23rd & 24th, 2009 - Carson's Fall Colours Draft Horse Consignment
Sale. Friday features horse drawn machinery, harness, saddles, trailers and buggies. A flea market environment will take place at the same time offering numerous tack (new & used). Saturday,
October 24th - All Draft Horses Sell. A highlight from last year's sale was the Gregglea Production
Sale, which included the 2008 Clydesdale filly "Gregglea Azar's Pride" selling for $35,000.00 to Tom
Miller of Illinois. The average on 34 head for Steve and Beth Gregg of Cargill, Ontario was just
under $7,200.00. The overall sale average on 92 Head was $3,981.00 making us North America's
first choice in marketing and promoting the draft horse industry. Our proven success speaks for
itself. Future herd reductions or Complete dispersals are always welcome. Hitch up with us for all
your auction needs. This sale will keep the similar format as our Spring Draft Horse Sale.
Saturday, November 7th & December 19th, 2009 - All Breed Horse & Equipment Consignment
Sale. Sale starts at 9:30 A.M. with a selection of harness, saddles, trailers, buggies, & horse drawn
equipment. A flea market environment will take place at the same time offering numerous tack (new
& used). Something for everyone. Followed by a good selection of all types of ponies & horses
whether it be for riding, driving, roping or simply pleasure horses. We have it all!!
Make Money With
Horses
By Don
Blazer
You can
have a great
business
p l a n … a
great produ c t … a n
excellent
market position and it
matters not,
unless you
It’s hard to make your business
dream a reality.
Taking action and making your
business a success requires choices
and choosing means letting other
options go.
One of your first choices is
selecting a niche for your business. If
you are in the horse boarding business, for example, then you have to
choose to focus on “boarding horses.”
If that is the niche you’ve chosen, you
must let go of the options of “giving
riding lessons”, “being a catch rider at
local shows,” or “designing and
sewing show clothing”.
Naturally you don’t want to
abandon those options, after all, you
once made $40 giving a riding lesson,
and Sally Jones said your showmanship vest was the prettiest she’d ever
seen.
Giving up the options tends to
make you nervous and your natural
response is, “I can’t make my business work if I don’t do all those
things.”
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nothing but respond to circumstances
and your business continues to languish in the doldrums. But that’s
where you are now and maybe it’s not
too bad.
So if you are happy with things
the way they are now, you can
embrace inertia.
But if you want something more,
you have to make choices.
When you choose, you risk “losing.” If you give up the lessons and
the show clothes and focus on making
your boarding facilities the most customer appealing in the area, you may
have less income for a few weeks and
you may have more expense in stall
bedding. You think you are losing.
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action also creates the “risk” of winning.
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Inertia (taking no action) is the
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on going in a single direction.
Whether we are conscious of the
thoughts in the back of our minds or
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money, take time, and has risks.
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financial security, inflates our ego and
reaps the praise of our peers. On the
other hand, business failure creates a
financial crisis, bashes our ego and
belittles us in the eyes of our peers.
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if it’s hot, cold, early or late. We
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The OEF Annual Conference Offers Something for Everyone
Join us at the OEF Annual Conference to learn
from respected horse professionals, network with fellow
horse enthusiasts and discover the latest in horse industry trends. The conference promises to connect all horse
lovers, regardless of discipline or interests, so that we
can learn and share from one another to strengthen our
skills and better our industry. We promise that the conference offers something for everyone and to prove it,
here are a few program highlights that might be of interest to you if you are…
The Western Rider
We are pleased to announce that there are several
sessions at this year’s conference that have been created
with the western rider in mind. The OEF is very fortunate to have esteemed horse trainer Josh Lyons presenting this year. Regardless if you are team penning on the
weekends, competing in the reining pen or riding out on
your favourite trails, rider and horse must have a
respected understanding of one another. Having learned
from his legendary father John, Josh Lyons is the next
generation of horsemen who truly understands the
importance of the relationship between horse and rider.
From general horsemanship to high-level performance
Josh will be sharing his knowledge and training expertise with conference delegates on how to become one
with your horse.
The English Rider
In order to succeed at any level of English competition all horse and riders must have a solid foundation in
flat work. Karin Davis will bring her international dressage expertise to the classroom to help teach hunters,
jumpers, eventers and dressage riders how to strengthen
basic flat work exercises to improve overall training programs.
The Trainer
It is important that a trainer can recognize a horses’
physical abilities by being able to asses its conformation.
Dr. Marvin Beeman has been involved with the health
and welfare of horses his entire life and is a celebrated
conformation guru. Dr. Beeman will be joining us from
Littleton, Colorado to present in detail the relationship
between form and function, the dynamics of locomotion
and how conformation can contribute to future unsoundness.
The Business Owner
Do you know what a tweet is? What about a tag?
Embracing and understanding online marketing and
social networking is a must in today’s market and it is
crucial that business owners have a strong understanding
of the ever changing trends in online marketing. Barbara Fogler is a public relations specialist with over two
decades of experience managing national media campaigns in a broad range of industries including retail,
entertainment, fashion and amateur sport. Most recently, Barbara founded Barnmice, the video community for
horse enthusiasts around the world. Barbara will be
reviewing various social networking sites including
facebook, twitter, LinkedIn, and Flickr and how to best
use these sites to effectively market your business. This
session will be very interactive and will have you tweeting in no time!
The Healthy Rider
Contrary to popular belief, horseback riders are ath-
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letes and, like in any sport, it is important that
we keep our bodies fit and healthy. By
addressing our own fitness as well as that of
our horse, we will improve our ability to communicate with the horse, as well as ride more
correctly and effectively. Mel Gromoff is a
Certified Eventing Coach 2 and a certified personal fitness trainer who has been working for
the last ten years on rider athletic abilities and
fitness. Mel continues to gather information
on required fitness levels for our elite riders, as
well as designing programs for pleasure riders
to improve their enjoyment of the sport. In
this session riders will learn about the importance of fitness and useful exercises – so come
ready to move! In addition, Bianca Church
will be discussing the importance of a healthy
diet. Bianca is a Registered Nutritional Con-
sultant Practitioner (RNCP) and Registered
Holistic Nutritionist (RHN) who will teach you
about proper snacking for energy, recognizing
unhealthy snacks and how to eat in preparation
for competition.
To kick of the weekend, we invite you to
attend the FREE Friday Night Opening Bash
for refreshments, the conference trade show
and an excellent opportunity to network. In
addition this year, the OEF will be hosting the
“Ask An Expert” event on Friday night. Participants will have the opportunity to have one
on one time with a variety of horse experts
from diverse backgrounds to get advice on
their riding and tips on their horses, but there is
a catch! Using the “speed dating” format, participants will only have three minutes with
each expert to get answers to questions!
The 2009 Conference is taking place over
the weekend of November 27-29, 2009 at the
Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference
Centre in Mississauga. For more details on
speakers, sessions and the Ask An Expert
event please visit www.horse.on.ca.
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Equine Canada Pairs up with Masterfeeds in Support
of the Canadian Equestrian Team
Ottawa, Ontario—Equine Canada is pleased to announce its
new partnership with the Official Gold Feed Partner of the 2010
Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG), Masterfeeds.
With the fundamental goal of supporting the Canadian
Equestrian Team (CET), Equine Canada and Masterfeeds Inc.
will partner on a number of initiatives that raise awareness and
funds for athletes with their sights set on competing at the 2010
WEG.
Equine Canada and Masterfeeds will join forces at major
tradeshows including the Spruce Meadows Masters and the
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (RAWF) in their tradeshow area
dubbed “WEG Way” to promote the team’s journey to WEG.
Here visitors are invited to show their support of the Canadian
Equestrian Team by purchasing official limited edition WEG/
Masterfeeds merchandise.
Masterfeeds will use its presence at the RAWF to launch
the sale of the “Official Horse Treat of the Canadian Equestrian
Team.” This specially formulated treat offers a healthy snack
option and helps to support the nutritional needs of today’s performance horses. The treats will then be available for sale at
over 100 Masterfeeds locations across Canada!
The CET will have its largest ever presence at WEG in
2010. Generously, Masterfeeds will be directing a portion of the
sales from both the WEG/Masterfeeds merchandise and the
horse treats to the Equine Canada Athlete Assistance Fund. This
fund’s sole purpose is to help realize the dreams of many of our
athletes to compete for our country.
“Equine Canada is proud to partner with Masterfeeds, to
provide our Canadian Equestrian Team with the strength of
presence and resources they will need to succeed at the World
Equestrian Games,” said Equine Canada CEO,
Akaash Maharaj. “As an Official Gold Feed Partner of WEG, as the creator of the official horse
treat of the Canadian Equestrian Team, and as an
established sponsor of Canadian equestrian athletes, Masterfeeds has served our sport and our
country with distinction, and we are delighted to
expand our alliance with them.”
“Erin Ballard, a Canadian show jumping short-listed
rider, models an Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games tshirt. Official games merchandise is available at
www.masterfeeds.com and net proceeds will be donated
by Masterfeeds to the Canadian Equestrian Team.”
Photo Credit — Equine Canada
The Alltech FEI 2010 World Equestrian
Games are the world championships of eight
equestrian disciplines of dressage, eventing, driving, jumping, vaulting, reining, endurance and
para-equestrian recognized by the Fédération
Equestre Internationale (FEI). The FEI World
Equestrian Games are held every four years, two
years prior to the Olympic Games, and are governed by the Fédération Equestre Internationale
(FEI). Held at the Kentucky Horse Park from
September 25 to October 10, 2010, this will be the
first time that the event will be held outside of
Europe.
About Equine Canada
Equine Canada is Canada’s national governing body for equestrianism. A member-driven,
charitable institution, it is the executive branch of
the Canadian Equestrian Team, and the national
authority for equestrian competition; the national
voice for recreational riders; and the
national association for equine welfare, breeding, and industry. Equine
Canada is recognized by the Government of Canada, the International
Equestrian Federation (FEI), and the
Canadian Olympic Committee as the
national organization representing
equestrian sport and equine interests.
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National Reining Horse Association Partners with the
2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
Sponsorship Leads to Major Addition in
Games Event Schedule
LEXINGTON, Ky.—The World Games 2010 Foundation today announced the National Reining Horse Association as a sponsor of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian
Games.
The National Reining Horse Association sponsorship allows for the addition of a Reining Freestyle Exhibition event to the overall event schedule, another first in
Games history.
“NRHA is proud to announce our official partnership with the Games and is thrilled to have this special
opportunity to bring the excitement of Reining to competitors and spectators worldwide,” said NRHA Executive Director Dan Wall. “We are committed to growing
the discipline both here in the United States and abroad,
and no venue is better than the 2010 Games to showcase
our sport and athletes.”
NRHA is a long-time supporter of the Games and
the global expansion of Reining. NRHA provides support and input to enhance the 2010 Games’ Reining
competition format, including an augmented purse,
deeper payouts for team and individuals, and increased
days of competition.
The Reining Freestyle Exhibition will take place
on the evening of September 30 after the final round of
the Games world championship reining competition is
complete. This freestyle competition will not be part of
the world championship competition, but will be separate ticketed event.
Tickets for the freestyle exhibition will be sold for
$70 with sales to the public beginning September 25,
2009, onwww.alltechfeigames.com and on www.ticketmaster.com.
NRHA joins the Reining Horse Sports Foundation,
NRHA’s supporting organization, and the American
Quarter Horse Association as joint supporters of the
Reining Competition, one of eight world championships
that will be contested at Lexington’s Kentucky Horse
Park, September 25-October 10, 2010.
“The grace, agility and power of the reining horse have launched
the discipline onto a worldwide stage and we are excited to welcome
international fans and riders to North America, the birthplace of the
sport,” said Rick Weaver, NRHA President. “We also look forward to
highlighting the Reining competition on television with our supporting
organization, the Reining Horse Sports Foundation.”
Reining was added to the FEI as a discipline in 2000 and was featured for the first time in 2002 at the FEI World Equestrian Games in
Jerez, Spain. The reining competitions at the 2006 Games in Aachen,
Germany, launched the discipline and its athletes into fame, with sold-
“We are excited to announce this partnership with the
National Reining Horse Association,” said Terry Johnson, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for the 2010
Games. “The NRHA has always been a strong supporter
of our event and this partnership will expose another
aspect of Reining to our spectators, which we could not
have done otherwise.”
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2009 Ontario Trail Riders Association Board of Directors
President
Janice Clegg
Everett, ON L0M 1J0
Home: 705-434-0816
Cell: 519-940-1445,
Work: 800-360-5821,
1st Vice President / Booth/
Ride Schedule
Marvin Halladay
Orton, ON L0N 1N0
Home: 519-787-2307
Cell:519-938-0695
Web Site/ Membership
Wendy Downer
Elmvale, ON L0L 1P0
Home: 705-322-0287
The Store/
Sue Hagerman
Campbellford, ON K0L 1N0
Home: 705-653-2666
Newsletter
Karin Zawadowsky
Toronto, ON M9B 2Y6
(416) 239-6509
Secretary
Kari Kelly
Elmvale, ON L0L 1P0
(705) 322-6338,
2nd Vice/ Admin/ Education
Marjory Morden
Durham, ON
(519) 369-1356
Trail Development
Ruth Pugh
Woodstock, ON
519-424-3661
Member Liason/ PR/Promotions
Ann Murray
Waterford, ON
519-443-5706
Members’ Corner
Hi Fellow OTRAs !
I recently had an enquiry from a fellow member
– Aubrey, from the London area – who is looking for
pasture board for her horse. She attends UWO, so perfection would be something closeby. If any of you out
there can help, please feel free to contact Aubrey
directly at [email protected], or for those of you without email, call her at home at (519) 8420543.
Thanks so much.
Approved Minutes from the July Board meeting is as
follows:
• Member Survey
– Directors will
contribute items
for inclusion in a
hard copy all
member survey,
for distribution
next year
• Public Relations
– A business card
ad will be put in the Horse Trader magazine • this
may encourage more riders to join OTRA. A larger ad
will highlight special events, e.g. Fund D Ride, education weekend
• Trail Development – REACH – OTRA will have a
booth at the Open House in Hullet Marsh on September 12. St Williams – OTRA will post signs marking
riding trails. Letters have been sent to several horse
parks in the States to find out how these are run
• OTC (Ontario Trails Council) •
Now have a new Board, but there will be some
restructuring. The Trails Act will progress – horses
are included. If passed, there will be set standards for
trail use, insurance, etc. OTRA is already ahead of the
game as we already have trail rules and insurance
requirements
Any ideas re publications to advertise the benefits of OTRA membership in ? Just send them
along….
Remember, this column is not only your link to
your Board, but also to your fellow members. So
please feel free to pass along any comments, questions
or kudos to:
email: [email protected] •
or Phone: 5194435706
Meeting of July 16, 2009:
• Treasurer’s Report – Current OTRA balance is
$12,678.24
• Club Memberships – This classification no longer
offered as of January 1, 2010.
• Horses & Traffic poster – These are being distributed to driving license bureaus and other relevant locations. These remind drivers that horses have the right
of way on the road, and is a ticketable offense if
ignored
• Insurance coverage – This topic, plus the Ride
Schedule, waivers and host packages and training will
be the focus of an additional Board meeting in
November
• Inhouse Directors’ survey – The two top issues were
the development of areas with horse camping, and
focusing on the use of public lands to encourage riding at any time
• Horse camping areas – Additional areas for horse
camping are being explored, including Dufferin Forest, Matawa, REACH (Hullet Marsh), Wiarton,
Copeland Forest, and an area of Algonquin Park clos- Is it hot enough for you yet ?
er to Petawawa. Wendy, Ruth and Bonnie are working
hard on these.
Ann
Ontario Trails Council /
Ontario Equestrian Federation
Bonnie Simpson
Kirkfield ON K0M 2B0 Home: 705-438-5752
Regional Rep. Coordinator
Jack Walmsley
Claremont, ON
905-649-3354 • Email: [email protected]
OTRA: Box 3038, Elmvale, ON L0L 1P0 • www.otra.ca
The Ontario Trail Riders Association Inc, established
in 1970, is an equestrian organization which promotes
recreational trail riding and the creation, development,
preservation and safe use of trails.
By Ann Murray •
Member Liaison
Treasurer
Jan Belanger
Elmvale, ON L0L 1P0
Home: 705-322-2027
Horses in the Park
Diane Van Keulen
Beaverton, ON L0K 1A0, 705-426-1307
OTRA and its members represent the equestrian trail user
with the Ontario Trails Council, Ontario Equestrian Federation
and Equine Canada. We welcome your membership to help support the voice of OTRA on your behalf. For more information
please visit our website at www.otra.ca
President’s Message
I would like to thank everyone who attended Ontario Trail Riders Association Fun-D Ride. The ride was held on the August long weekend without a
drop of rain.Â The challenge of the weekend was to put up a tent for the
silent auction - no directions and lots of parts, but we did it (I was in the
cheering section).
Marjory Morden and Marvin Halladay were terrific trail bosses, we even
managed to meet up at the same time and same place on Saturday for lunch
thank you both. With a silent auction (we cleaned out cupboards, garages &
tack rooms) and a donated BBQ Beef Dinner Saturday night and breakfast on
Sunday, we raised a little over $1400 for trail development.
There was some campfire talk about having a live auction next year so
watch for the requests for donations in the near future.
I’m sure that you will be seeing some pictures from the Fun D Ride as
Marg and Bob Webb were there with their cameras and got some great shots.
Thanks Marg & Bob.Â Â A huge thank you has to go to Morris Radomsky
of HTS (suppliers of Urethane Foam and Equipment email: [email protected]) for donating not only the cost of the food, but he also did all the
cooking for the weekend.
And finally, without all those that attended the ride and the dinner, the
weekend would not have been a success.
Hope to see you at the Fun D Ride next year!
Janice Clegg
Fun D Ride, August 1, 2 & 3
at Pine River Ranch
Some of the best weather of the summer was on the Fun D ride weekend
of August 1,2,3. Not too hot or too cool and most importantly NO rain. Bob
and I arrived at Pine River Ranch on Friday afternoon and found several
campers had already set up and were out riding. The campsite is like a park
with lots of grass and trees and a river running through it. Access to the Dufferin and Simcoe County Forests is only a short distance away. There are a lot
of deer in the area and several people and horses saw at least one that weekend.
I love a good campfire and Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening’s campfires were quite impressive to say the least. The campfire pit was the size of a
small swimming pool and the wood pile was as high as a horse trailer. To me
it seemed that the average length of the wood in the pile was about eight feet.
Sometimes we were burning trees the size of telephone poles. I was
impressed!
On Saturday, chef, Morris served up roast beef, baked potatoes and corn
on the cob for dinner and several people that were unable to attend the ride
joined us. On Sunday morning we started another great day with scrambled
eggs, sausages, potatoes and coffee.
The silent auction on Sunday afternoon was a lot of fun with some friendly rivalry over many of the items. Putting up the tent, in which to house the
auction items, on Friday evening was almost as much fun as the auction. With
no instructions and about eight supervisors and a little duct tape we managed
to put up the approximately 8’ by 10’ structure in only a few hours.
Bob and I did not ride but we certainly had a good time and enjoyed taking pictures of horses and their riders. Thank you Janice and Morris and crew
for a great weekend.
Bob and Marg Webb
See photos on page 20.
Otter Creek Ride
This was our first trip to Otter Creek and it was a very memorable experience! When we arrived, we were welcomed by Helmut, and were lucky to get
a parking spot right next to his. The entire camping area was impressive, from
its covered horse stalls to its flushing toilets – what luxury !
The riding was good and it was wonderful to go riding with our fellow
OTRAs. The trails were beautiful with some really spectacular views, and the
weather warm enough for the adventurous to go swimming in the rapids. We
rode to two restaurants – a new experience for us - each time tying our horses
outside, eating great food, and checking our horses were still attached to a tree.
After a wonderful 7 days, a monsoon visited and refused to move on. This
gave us a good opportunity to explore local tack stores and pick up some great
stuff at great prices – can life get any better ? We even stopped at a Casino and
enjoyed a smorgasbord that had almost everything you could imagine.
This was an unforgettable trip, riding with friends, exploring, and enjoying the scenery !
Alek & Ann
Fun D Ride, August 1, 2 &
3 at Pine River Ranch
Above: Helmut, Alek and Sheila
Above Centre: Judy, Len & Jessie
Above Right: Crossing Pine River
Right: Sunday morning coffee group
Jockey, Sandy Hawley is not quite as speedy in this
competition as he is on the track.
2009 Team Canada member Jackie Brooks
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NBHAC NEWS
Hello everyone:
Things have been moving along, too
quickly for some and not quick
enough for others! Our shows have
been getting great numbers considering the economy. An FYI, for everyone who is thinking about World
Championships, entries are due
September 8th. They can be paid with
a double the entry fee up till Oct 1st.
They have the 21 race, and the Sweepstakes again this year.
Some of our members have
already been visiting the US, namely
the Colonial Nationals in Lexington
Virginia. Maxine and Murray Watson, Caleb and Josiah Clingen all
NBHA Sponsors:
made the trip down for the August
15th weekend. Maxine and Murray
had some great times, just missing
qualifying in the Open. Maxine ran a
16.329 on Pocos Rocket Runner in the
first go, and Murray unfortunately
tipped, but he ran a 16.887 on Blues
Cash N Lady in the second go, Maxine
ran a 16.236. Murray ran a 17.1 in the
Senior, just a little too fast for the 4-D.
Caleb and White Alibi were 7th in the
first division making $486, and 2nd in
the 3-D with Bogies French Popper for
$752, qualifying both back to the
finals. Josiah and Sheza Hero finished
finished 5th in a tie in the 3-D earning
$326 and making it back to the finals.
They had great runs in the youth, but
didn't earn a paycheck. In the Open
finals they did well, but didn’t make a
paycheck there either.
FINALS: We have been hard at
work on the finals. Ancaster is the
facility where we will be holding our
finals this year. Due to time constraints, we couldn't get Clinton
pinned down, so hopefully we can get
there this winter, for a test run show!
If anyone is interested in finding sponsors to help our finals, and get some of
your entry fees paid, please don't hesitate to ask one of us, or download the
information off the website. All the
sponsor information and the athlete
development fund information is
there.
Finals are just around the corner
so be sure your calendar is marked for
October 16th, 17th and 18th at Ancaster Fairgrounds in Ancaster, Ontario.
Our 2009 finals are hosted by NBHA
Canada and sanctioned with OBRA
and ECBF. In 2009 we are once again
offering a special member incentive to
help you SAVE up to a maximum
$310 off your entry costs. If you are
interested contact Joanne McEachern
at 1-519-928-9828 or e-mail at
[email protected] or you can
find the package on the website. Stalls
are $155 for Thursday after 4 pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. No one
may arrive prior to opening of the
grounds on Thursday Oct 15 2009 at 4
pm. Stall cleanout cheques of $20
each will be left with the show office.
After it is determined your stall was
left totally cleaned, and manure
dumped in the proper location, the
cheque will be returned/destroyed as
you wish.Open 4-D & Youth 4-D &
Senior 3-D will be 2 go-rounds to
determine who will qualify for the
finals. Open will have 12 in each Division in each go come back to the
finals, Youth will have 7 in each division in each go back to the finals, &
Seniors will have 5 in each division in
each go back to the finals. 30% of the
payout will go to each go and 40% to
the finals. Finals will be clean slate.
A contestant may choose not to
run in a go round. NBHA members
may carry forward their open times to
youth and senior, on the same day
only. Must be declared prior to the
Open run. Participants may advance 2
horses to the finals per division. If you
qualify more than twice in the same
division, you may choose which horses go forward. The first two (2) horses
you qualify on will not be eligible to
qualify in another round in another
division. Finals goes are a Clean Slate
format. Awards will be presented
immediately following each short go.
Recipients must be present and in full
dress to receive awards.30% will be
paid to goes and 40% to the finals.
AWARD TIES WILL BE DECIDED
ON AN AVERAGE FASTEST TIME
3 RUNS. Entry MUST be received by
September 15, 2009 after which late
fee will be assessed. Late Fee $50 per
horse & rider. All returned checks
will be charged $50.
Hwy 11 & Hwy 60 over to Pembroke.. all North!
District 4 (Eastern Ontario):
Tracey Sadler, (613) 989-5724
Boundaries for District 4: East of Hwy 12 from Whitby up to
Gravenhurst, East of Huntsville along Hwy 60 to Pembroke.
District 1 - Quebec
Cassandre Bergeron (705) 647-1723, [email protected]
2009 Maritimes Director – TBA
McTeer on Lucks Star Bandit
6th 17.074, Megan Desjarden on Sailing Jet Sabre
7th 17.129, Roxanne Fergusson on Dollars In
Demand
8th 17.180, Sarah Gee on RJ Black Jet Does It
9th 17.184, Jeff Pfanner on RJ Gabrielle Bugs
10th 17.233, Jesslyn Millen on Lady Doc Olena
11th 17.261, Tyler Aitken on Go Spin An Dash
3D Placings
1st 17.358 $100.00, Jamie Burgess on Cro Leo
Spice
2nd 17.388 $ 75.00, Krystie Small on CB Miss
Azure Bug
3rd 17.403 $ 50.00, Lisa Hawley on Josie
4th 17.456 $ 25.00, Heather Parsons on Miss Style
Star
5th 17.461, Nancy Perry on Chasin Down Debt
6th 17.468, Martine Lalonde on Luck's Giddy Up
Go
7th 17.484, Shelley Stephenson on This Treasures
Astar
8th 17.495, Sara Dizzell on Candy
9th 17.549, Steve Storms on E.T.
10th 17.576, Tom Cole on Treasure Your Cody
4D Placings
1st 18.417 $ 75.00, Marieka Ouimette on Tassilo
Glory
2nd 18.423 $ 56.00, Amber Miller on Doody
3rd 18.639 $ 37.00, Don Miller on Kartell's Nugget
4th 18.950 $ 19.00, Thomas Small on Flash
5th 19.155, Janet Van Leyen on Texas Two Step
6th 19.673, Nikki Casselman on Can't You See I'm
Wild
7th 20.350, Brittany Langford on Jetta Quick Star
8th 21.883, Aaron DeBoer on Hez Some Mischief
9th 22.990, Katie Aitken on Another Cool Move
10th 29.520, Gina Matthie on Little Whiskie
1st 18.419 $ 23.00, Thomas Small on Flash
2nd 18.914 $ 14.00, Marieka Ouimette on Tassilo
Glory
3rd 19.108 $ 9.00, Michelle MacGillivary on Bandits Pretty Boy
4th 19.189, Katie Aitken on Another Cool Move
5th 19.296, Nikki Casselman on Can't You See I'm
Wild
6th 20.111, Hayley Larmon-Code on Texas Two
Step
7th 20.341, Amelia McInnes on What's up doc
8th 20.832, Brittany Langford on Jetta Quick Star
9th 21.966, Aaron DeBoer on Hez Some Mischief
Show Results for NBHA ONO1 on
08/15/09 at Tillsonburg Fair Arena
NBHA 3D Jackpot in Jackpot on 08/15/09
1D Placings
1st 16.237 $ 93.60, Doug McCallum on Reys Jet
Fire
2nd 16.725 $ 56.16, Dwayne Crane on Lucks
Nancy Star
3rd 16.779 $ 37.44, Deanna Barth on Thats True
Luck
4th 16.793, Traci Sheppard-Grigg on DL
Smokeshow
6th 16.992. Chris Blane on Caraways Native Storm
Tie 16.992, Glenn Sutherland on Dash for Doctor
9th 17.123, John Smith on Shut Down Shyanne
10th 17.202, Louise Annett on Justa Busy Body
11th 17.219, Doug McCallum on A Rey of Luck
2D Placings
1st 17.312 $ 56.16, Joe Brodhagen on Go Jenny
Dream
2nd 17.722 $ 33.70, Christine Thorne on Chase
NBHA 3D Jackpot in Senior on 08/15/09
This Amigo
1D Placings
3rd 17.770 $ 22.46, Justine Vyse on Im Dodging
1st 16.740 $ 39.00, Glen Thompson on L.J.
the Blues
2nd 17.534, Robert Lalonde on Money Jet
4th 17.910, Ben Seibert on Carol Chick Dancer
3rd 17.729, Susan Parsons on Cheyann
5th 17.921, Linda Burgess on November Rain
2D Placings
1st 18.113 $ 23.00, Kathy Richards on Jodies Little 6th 18.000, Tamra Hughes on Miss Playful Kid
3D Placings
Amos
1st 18.356 $ 37.44, Sue Collier on Panama To A
3D Placings
1st 18.757 $ 16.00, Janet Van Leyen on Texas Two Step Tee
2nd 19.500 $ 22.46, Jodi Illman Bernard on Im A
2nd 19.313, Donna Whiticar on Cowboy
Perfect Gentleman
N/T 421.770, Allan Burgess on Coals Class N Cash
3rd 19.967 $ 14.98, Martina McCallum-Smith on
Call Me Gambler
NBHA 4D Jackpot in Youth on 08/15/09
4th 21.375, Amy Lakie on Smart Chexy Lena
1D Placings
1st 16.276 $ 53.00, Leslie Richards on Zip
2nd 16.319 $ 32.00, Leslie Richards on Jodies Lit- NBHA 4D Jackpot in Open 4-D on 08/15/09
Results:
1D Placings
Amos
Show Results for NBHA Canada on tle
3rd 16.716 $ 21.00, Leslie Richards on Lucks 1st 16.135 $150.50, Elaine Seibert on Chicklet
08/15/09 at South Mountain Arena Kodak Moment
2nd 16.184 $ 90.30, Doug McCallum on Reys Jet
1D Placings
Fire
2D Placings
1st 16.325, $174.00, Leslie Richards on Zip
1st 16.831 $ 45.00, Maddy Wright on RJ Gabrielle 3rd 16.315 $ 60.20, Evan Merritt on Golden
2nd 16.391, $131.00, Kristen Hawley on Go JoJo Bugs
Viking Kitty
Dash
2nd 16.906 $ 27.00, Jesslyn Millen on Josies Tass 4th 16.376, Doug McCallum on A Rey of Luck
3rd 16.608, $ 87.00, Betsy MacFarlane on Cody's Slade
5th 16.425, Sarah Maltby on Bonky
Curiosity
3rd 16.962 $ 18.00, Tyler Aitken on CB Remem- 6th 16.558, Chris Blane on Caraways Native Storm
4th 16.680, $ 44.00, Tracey Sadler on Lucks ber When
Kodak Moment
4th 17.098, Krystie Small on CB Miss Azure Bug
5th 16.699, Glen Thompson on L.J.
2D Placings
5th 17.128, Tyler Aitken on Go Spin An Dash
6th 16.818, Krystal Cairns on Rockledge Rox- 3D Placings
1st 16.769 $129.00, Christine Thorne on Indian
anne
1st 17.405 $ 30.00, Roxanne Cloutier on Zips Elegance
2D Placings
2nd 16.842 $ 77.40, Dave Johnson on Bit of Tass
Sandwich
1st 16.958 $149.00, Jesslyn Millen on Josies Tass 2nd 17.441 $ 18.00, Amber Miller on Doody
3rd 16.863 $ 51.60, Deanna Barth on Thats True
Slade
3rd 17.505 $ 12.00, Brianne Mason on Free Spirit- Luck
2nd 16.965 $112.00, Sarah Gee on RJ Catch 22
ed Charlie Brown
3rd 16.994 $ 75.00, Rebecca Cole on Just Plain 4th 17.786, Ashley Langford on Santana
5th 16.879, Lindsey Ensminger on Impressive GidTreasure
get
5th 18.126, Jessica Neddow on Sunny Dayze
4th 17.043 $ 37.00, Karen Aitken on CB Remem- 6th 18.249, Allysa Wagner on Maybe I'm A Fanta- 6th 16.935, Dwayne Crane on Lucks Nancy Star
ber When
7th 17.034, Murray Manson on Streakin Ruby
sy
5th
17.045,
John 4D Placings
8th 17.087, Lynda Dipietro on Tass's Can Jamer
10th 17.125, Sue Collier on
Panama To A Tee
3D Placings
New Membership 1 year $62.00 Male
Female
1st 17.161 $ 86.00, Brody
Johnson on PC Frenchmans
Renew Membership 1 year #____ $62.00
Melody
2nd 17.198 $ 51.60, Bob
Name:
Folkard on Skips Sugar
Babe
3rd 17.222 $ 34.40, ChrisAddress:
tine Thorne on Chase This
Amigo
City:
4th 17.524, Sue Collier on
Ms Fly Away Baby
5th 17.571, Jade Sinnesael
Province:
Postal Code:
on My Lucky Alibi
6th 17.585, Linda Burgess
Phone (Home):
Cell:
on November Rain
7th 17.586, Louise Annett
on Justa Busy Body
Date:
Birth Date:
8th 17.629, Doug McCallum on Bullys Smokin
Email:
Chick
9th 17.859, Justine Vyse on
NBHA District in which you will compete: Province: _______ District:_________
Im Dodging the Blues
4D Placings
Family Membership: 2nd Adult $52.00 3rd Adult $52.00
1st 18.178 $ 64.50, Caitlin
Children 18 & under as of Jan.1st
Lapointe on Looks Can Be
Deceiving
$37.00 MAKE CHEQUES PAYABLE TO NBHA Canada ($30.00 FEE CHARGED
2nd 18.580 $ 38.70,
ON RETURNED CHEQUES) and mail to your District Director.
Amelia Jaggard on Im A
Amount received $_________ Received by: ______________
Bit Rusty
3rd 19.000 $ 25.80, Tamra
Title: _________________ Cheque#___________
Hughes on Miss Playful
Kid
In making application for membership in the National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA, I hereby
4th 20.164, Traci Shepagree to abide by all its rules and regulations and I understand that before competing in NBHA events
pard-Grigg
on
DL
I must read & sign the NBHA assumption of risk waiver and release of liability, and indemnification
Smokeshow
agreement.. Applicant(s) acknowledges that he or she has no absolute property or other right to partic5th 21.194, Amy Lakie on
ipate in NBHA events. This receipt may be used for 60 days as evidence of NBHA membership.
Smart Chexy Lena
Membership is good for twelve (12) months. Failure to produce this receipt or a current membership
card at a sanctioned NBHA event may result in being charged a non-member fee.
NBHA 3D Jackpot in
NBHAC Membership Information
Member Signature:_________________ Date: ____________
Debby McMullen, 139 Cherry St., Ingersoll, ON N5C 1H8
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Ganaraska Forest Horse Club
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2009
President: Anne Vavra
Vice-President: Paul Melrose
Secretary:
Mary Melnychuck Membership Management
Caroline Thornton Recording Secretary
Treasurer:
Mary Melnychuck
Directors-At-Large:
Sheila MacDonald,
Jill Brown,
Sandra Vervoort,
Joyce Hutchinson.
Where have the summer months gone? Despite the rainy start to the riding season, many
members of the Ganaraska Forest Horse Club experienced a lot of riding these last few
months. The cooler temperatures were more amenable to trail riding rather than having to deal
with the usual Ontario summer heat and humidity. The Ganaraska Forest remained lush and
green with lots of growth!
The Horse Club and its’ members have been busy. Seven riders from the club endorsed
the Al Humphrey Memorial Ride, a 25 kilometre ride through the York Regional Forest on the
Sunday of the August long weekend. August 1 and 2 saw a members-only overnight ride hosted by GFHC long-time members, Debbie and Steve Tinmouth. They offered their hospitality
and ranch to over 35 members.
The
Tinmouth
ranch is ideally located adjacent to the Ganaraska Forest. For a number of members it was the first time that
they
experienced
an
overnight camping trip with
their horses. These members appreciated the opportunity to try camping with
their horses and learn from a
number of seasoned members. The Club received
many positive comments
about the trail rides, camping, the evening’s musical
entertainment and friendship
of fellow horse enthusiasts.
Thank you to Debbie and
Steve for hosting the event
and sharing your lovely place with the Club members.
Mother Nature has decided that we might receive some nice weather this early fall. The
latter part of August and early part of September have seen gorgeous weather. Many members
are enjoying these days knowing that the colder months are nipping at our hooves. See the
next issue of The Rider for a report on the June 28 Skills Ride at Sandaraska Park and the
September 13 ride from Maple Crescent Farms in Campbellcroft. Our next scheduled Club
event is our Cool Colours ride leaving from the East Forest of the Ganaraska Forest on Saturday October 3.
Checkout our website for further information on upcoming events and club news:
www.gfhc.ca
Send in all your
news for our
next issue!
MINIATURE
HORSE SALE
October 17th, 2009
AT 10:30 am
AT
GRAY’S AUCTION CENTRE INC.
1 Mile West of HARRISTON, ON
Corner of Hwy’s 87 & 23
SALE CONSISTS OF: AMHA & AMHR “A” & “B” Registered Horses. Easy Entry
Carts; single and team harness, there will be carts, wagons, and working carts. For
more information contact GRAY’S AUCTION SERVICE INC. @ (519) 338-3722.
TERMS: Cash, Cheque, Visa or Mastercard with proper I.D. Owners or Auctioneers
not responsible for accidents day of sale. Any announcements given verbally day of
sale take precedence over written ads.
To Consign Horses Call:
GRAY’S AUCTION SERVICE INC. (519) 338-3722
AUCTIONEER: GRAY’S AUCTION SERVICE INC.
- Harriston - Licensed & Bonded
NBHAC Results
5th 16.484, Nancy Vanderwielen on Bee Silk Skip
6th 16.496, Dave Johnson on Bit of Tass
7th 16.504, Jodi Illman Bernard on Im A Perfect Gentleman
8th 16.505, Brody Johnson on PC Frenchmans Melody
9th 16.521, Maxine Watson on Poco's Rocket Runner
Senior on 08/15/09
1D Placings
1st 16.184 $ 73.20, Doug McCallum on Reys Jet Fire
2nd 16.376, Doug McCallum on A Rey of Luck
3rd 16.562, Glenn Sutherland on Dash for Doctor
5th 16.864, Sue Collier on Ms Fly Away Baby
6th 16.869, Evan Merritt on Golden Viking Kitty
2D Placings
1st 17.574 $ 48.80, Dave Johnson on Bit of Tass
3D Placings
N/T 418.648, John Smith on Shut Down Shyanne
3D Placings
1st 16.879 $ 88.32, Jade Sinnesael on My Lucky Alibi
2nd 16.976 $ 66.24, Bob Folkard on Skips Sugar Babe
3rd 17.145 $ 44.16, Jessie Smart on Drive on Tass
4th 17.157 $ 22.08, Jamie George on A Twilite Rendevous
5th 17.162, Christine Thorne on Indian Elegance
6th 17.197, John Smith on Shut Down Shyanne
Tie 17.197, Armin Seibert on Lucks Red Mercedes
8th 17.323, Arsene Tanguy on Arbons Miss Reba
9th 17.456, Hillary Beuermann on Skiponita Bar
4D Placings
1st 17.829 $ 66.24, Jeff Mansfield on Leavem Blushen
2nd 18.535 $ 49.68, Katie Rodgers on Custom Colour
3rd 18.927 $ 33.12, Kevin Dygos on Pocos JB
4th 19.148 $ 16.56, Christine Thorne on Chase This Amigo
6th 23.467, DWAYNE CRANE on Daybreak Array
1D Placings
1st 16.092 $ 75.00, Elaine Seibert on Chicklet
2D Placings
1st 16.879 $ 66.00, Lindsey Ensminger on Impressive Gidget
2nd 16.937, Brody Johnson on PC Frenchmans Melody
4D Placings
1st 18.267 $ 39.00, Rebecca Thorne on Sunny Days
2nd 18.480, Amelia Jaggard on Im A Bit Rusty
3rd 18.977, Tamra Hughes on Miss Playful Kid
4th 19.005, Martina McCallum-Smith on Call Me Gambler
5th 20.133, Caitlin Lapointe on Looks Can Be Deceiving
NBHA 3D Jackpot in Senior on 08/09/09
1D Placings
1st 15.820 $108.00, Bonita Longfield on Bet on the Bug
2nd 16.008, Doug McCallum on A Rey of Luck
3rd 16.321, Murray Manson on Streakin Ruby
5th 16.572, Evan Merritt on Golden Viking Kitty
2D Placings
2nd 17.323, Arsene Tanguy on Arbons Miss Reba
3D Placings
N/T 415.751, Doug McCallum on Reys Jet Fire
N/T 416.183, Dave Johnson on Bit of Tass
N/T 417.733, Murray Watson on Blues Cash N Lady
2-D poles on 08/15/09
1D Placings
1st 21.363 $ 70.38, Doug McCallum on Reys Jet Fire
2nd 22.310 $ 54.01, Joe Brodhagen on Go Jenny Dream
3rd 22.413 $ 39.28, Deanna Barth on Thats True Luck
6th 22.928, Lindsey Ensminger on Impressive Gidget
8th 23.062, Caitlin Lapointe on Looks Can Be Deceiving
2D Placings
2nd 23.977 $ 36.01, Murray Manson on Streakin Ruby
3rd 24.120 $ 26.19, Amelia Jaggard on Im A Bit Rusty
5th 24.914, Justine Vyse on Im Dodging the Blues
6th 26.682, Tamra Hughes on Miss Playful Kid
7th 27.846, Martina McCallum-Smith on Call Me Gambler
8th 33.965, Rebecca Thorne on Sunny Days
N/T 416.854, Christine Thorne on Chase This Amigo
Show Results for NBHA ONO1 on 08/09/09
at Aylmer Fair Arena
NBHA and OBRA Jackpot in Open on 08/09/09
1D Placings
1st 15.820 $154.56, Bonita Longfield on Bet on the Bug
2nd 15.975 $115.92, Linda Burgess on November Rain
3rd 16.008 $ 77.28, Doug McCallum on A Rey of Luck
4th 16.021 $ 38.64, Sarah Maltby on Bonky
6th 16.165, Chris Blane on Caraways Native Storm
8th 16.238, Elaine Seibert on Chicklet
2D Placings
1st 16.321 $132.48, Murray Manson on Streakin Ruby
2nd 16.418 $ 99.36, Annett Ford on QT Poco Vittoro
3rd 16.461 $ 66.24, Deanna Barth on Thats True Luck
4th 16.482 $ 33.12, Ben Seibert on Carol Chick Dancer
1D Placings
1st 15.654 $ 78.33, Tara Chambers on Awesome Moves
2nd 15.916, Elaine Seibert on Chicklet
3rd 16.042, Sarah Maltby on Bonky
2D Placings
1st 16.603 $ 68.93, Vanessa Riddell on Skips Bar Room Buddy
4D Placings
1st 17.787 $ 40.73, Rebecca Thorne on Sunny Days
2nd 18.787, Kelsey Taylor on Ole Miss Laredo
3rd 19.099, Martina McCallum-Smith on Call Me Gambler
Jackpot in 2-D Poles on 08/09/09
1D Placings
2nd 21.276 $105.92, Glenn Sutherland on Dash for Doctor
3rd 22.170, Rebecca Thorne on Sunny Days
2D Placings
1st 22.826 $ 39.72, Justine Vyse on Im Dodging the Blues
2nd 22.867 $ 26.48, Jade Sinnesael on My Lucky Alibi
3rd 23.029, John Smith on Shut Down Shyanne
8th 24.542, Christine Thorne on Chase This Amigo
9th 30.033, Art Dubois on Healy Falls Ladysman
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the short, brief summer weather.
My hay is all in. Yes! Now time
to pile wood.
Looks like fall is here. Today,
anyway. It’s cool.
I’ve been busy with customer’s
horses, buying a tractor, getting my
place setup, working on adding a new
building to my place... and of
course.... starting to get ready for the
coming winter. (It’s my first year
here. 4 months to be exact. You know
how it is... Getting setup that first
year.) Go. Go. Go.
Tornado
Disaster in
Durham
It’s been a while since I’ve written. If you’re like me, I’ve been busy
working and busy with summer. I
hope everyone has had time to enjoy
Tornado Disaster in Durham Stopped Dead in My-Our Tracks
I was finished up for the day.
Horses enjoying a rest out on pasture.
It started to rain and it took no time
for the thunder to get really loud.
Strange, I thought. Looked like a bad
storm. I put the horses in and bedded
them down for the storm. Ran extra
water in a big pot for my house, just
in case.
The sky went black at 4pm. The
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The Calm After The Storm
All storms cleanse. There was such a quiet
calm after the tornado. The rain had stopped. The
thunder silent. Candles flickering. Everything at
peace. The nothingness was a relief after all the
noise and commotion. I just sat in my livingroom
relaxing, knowing the storm had passed.
The lights from the candles gave the room a
nice, peaceful glow. It was welcomed. I had time
to think about how I was going to live and look
after horses with the impact of the tornado.
winds were incredibly strong! Being a small person, I could hardly stand. I was being blown away!
Literally!
I lost hydro just then. Thank goodness I had
put all the horses in! Out came the candles.
I stepped outside, looking south and could see
black whirling clouds over
Durham. It was eery. I had
never seen such dark
clouds. (I found out later
of the tornado touch
down.)
With a break in the
storm a short time later,
some clouds were coming
from Durham from the
southeast. Other clouds
were coming overhead
from the southwest. Both
sets of clouds collided, not
being able to decide which
way to go. It was strange. I wondered if I were in
the eye of the storm. Like a kid, I looked up in
awe. Fascinated by Mother Nature’s display of
strength.
A customer & friend of mine Catherine
Schafer, had gone into town to check her family
and her home. Thankfully all was fine. She called
and started to tell me of the damage throughout
town....
Post Tornado
Live & Learn... the saying goes. I’m definitely
getting a generator soon! I was without hydro for
7 hours but we were told that it could be days
before we had hydro again. (That was the case for
the people in town). With the prospect of no hydro
for days, I phoned my friend Brad, a neighbour and
farmer to see about hydro and water for the horses.
They had a generator and we could get water from
the creek if we needed to.
I also had no way of cooking or heating water
except for starting a fire in my outdoor fire pit.
BBQ anyone? Got to get one of those too! :)
I am going solar with my place but I’m not
THERE yet. I will be working on it faster now too!
:)
Print shop... gone.
Activity centre.... gone.
Damage everywhere. No hydro for days the
TV said.
You can see from the photo above of John
Eckhart’s farm that the tornado left millions of
dollars in damage. My thoughts go out to those
who were affected by the storm. Especially my
customers, Calvin & Cindy Eghoetz of Durham.
Their barn, house, pastures, & riding area were
severely damaged.
Thank goodness everyone was safe!
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While checking out the damage in town the
next morning, I was interviewed by Ann of
the Globe & Mail. That was cool. I also
spoke with a lady from town who
remarked how it had reminded her of the
ice storm. It sure did! We’ve had strange
weather this year.
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2009 Board of Directors
President: Teresa Finnerty, (905) 880-1745, email: [email protected]
Vice-President: Vacant
Secretary: Margaret Murray, (905) 936-3362, email: [email protected]
Membership Secretary: Misha Green, 41 Briarwood Rd., Unionville, ON L3R 2W7
(905) 475-9466, email: [email protected]
Treasurer: Kelly Corbyn, (705) 424-1600, email: [email protected]
Class Act – Great Competition
- Outstanding Venue
…Just some of the words used by
competitors from Ontario, Quebec and
from as far away as British Columbia,
Alberta, Virginia and Florida to describe
the 2009 Ontario Provincial Championships.
The amazing organizing committee
put on a fabulous event. The competitor’s
“village” with its separate area for FEI
entries was located at Coates Creek Farm
with an adjacent Girl Guide camp provided much appreciated accommodation for
the officials and many of the volunteers.
Owing to the generosity of more than 45
local land owners, who were honoured at
an Appreciation Dinner on Friday night,
participants were able to enjoy competition on some of the best riding trails anywhere.
In the sport of Long Distance Riding,
the health and welfare of the horses is the
first consideration, so they must first pass
a veterinary examination before starting
any of the various disciplines. Horses are
monitored at checkpoints during the competitions and must also pass the veterinarian upon completion of an event to be eligible for awards.
Day one – Endurance – It was still
dark when 27 competitors doing the 50
mile FEI* and Open Endurance ride
checked in with the Timers before starting
their event at 5 am. YES, that really was 5
am. Hardly had these riders disappeared
into the early dawn light when another 18
riders doing a 75 mile FEI** and Open
Endurance together with 17 entries doing a
100 mile FEI*** and Open Endurance
event trotted up to the Starting Timer.
Cheered on by their pit-crews and friends
these riders started at 5.30 am with their
black silhouettes outlined by the glow of
the rising sun on the horizon.
At the first veterinary check-point
located beyond Creemore, each pit crew
sprang into action as their rider arrived.
Quickly removing the saddle they worked
with sponges and jugs of water to calmly
and efficiently cool the horse as quickly as
possible. This is a very important strategy
because the compulsory rest period for
each horse does not start until it is presented to the Pulse Technician with a pulse of
64 beats per minute or less. In fact at this
checkpoint the second 50 mile horse to
arrive, ridden by veteran competitor Jim
Rawski, was able to present almost immediately upon arrival and therefore after his
rest period he left the check considerably
ahead of the horse that had arrived first,
but had taken much longer to cool down
and meet parameters.
At a check point, with all the horses
and riders coming and going it can be
quite hectic for volunteers, particularly the
timers, but everyone did an amazing job
and each checkpoint ran smoothly. Out on
trail the weather was excellent without
much humidity, the footing was good and
the majority of horses were setting a good
pace.
The 50 mile winner was Teresa
McCarty on Tuff Enuff Fa in a riding time
of 5.11.43, followed by Elroy Karius from
British Columbia on Jolly Holliday in
5.16.12. In third place from Ontario was
Jim Rawski and JC Quick Quint in 5.24.35
also winning the Best Condition AERC
Award, followed by Carol Steiner on
Jimpin’ Jax in a time of 5.34.28 who also
won the Best Condition FEI Award.
Winning the 75 mile ride and earning the
Best Condition FEI and AERC Award was
Valerie Kanavy from the USA on L M
Parys in a riding time of 6:48:18. Second
place went to Caroline Williams from
Alberta riding Perpetual Bliss in 7:39:37,
and in third place was Louise Richardson
from Ontario riding Sultan Toscana in
7.54.48.
The top Canadian 100 mile rider for
the second championship in a row was
Ruth Sturley from Ontario riding RFB
Super Sport in a time of 10.22.30. She was
passed on the last loop by two excellent
riders from the USA. Kim Orr on Pandor
won the 100 mile in a riding time of
10:13.26 with second place and the Best
Condition Award FEI and AERC going to
Carson’s Gold ridden by Dorota Raciborska Toro in 10.13.27. In 10th place was
Julie Green with a ride time of 12.02.58
(well within COC criteria) which meant
only 1: 49:32 separated the top ten competitors who are all preparing for the 2010
World Games.
Day Two – Competitive Trail is an
event where each horse and rider starts at
intervals. They are given a set time to
complete the ride and are judged on how
well their horse recovers to an established
“norm” at each of the check points.
Champion of the Two day 65 mile
Competitive ride was Roxanna Mollohan
riding lightweight on GC Anniversary
Edition. Reserve Champion was Jenna
Corbyn on Kovat’s Precious Rose riding
middleweight, and in third place was Kim
Wolley riding heavyweight on MJJ Bee
Handsom
Winners of the One day 35 mile
Competitive were: Champion and first
place in Middleweight, Erika Catlos riding
Imir; Reserve Champion and first place in
Lightweight, Joanne Kearnan on Breanna;
and first place Heavyweight, Elaine Steele
on Zena Warrior Princess. The 30 Mile
Novice ride was won by Jessica Davis riding Distinctly Western, in 2nd and also
Junior Champion was Conrad Moir on
Bump, and in 3rd place was Mike Merriam riding Loveable Holy Terror.
Day Three – Ride & Tie – So much
fun. This is thought to have originated in
the old west as a method of two people
covering the ground as quickly as possible
sharing only one horse. In modern times
this is a sport where a team starts with one
member riding and the other running.
Once the rider has covered a “reasonable”
distance they dismount and tie the horse
and continue on foot. Their partner reaches
the horse, mounts and then passes the first
person who is now running and then
changes continue as often as needed.
Okay we say running, but just enjoy
yourself and do your best and maybe only
run if someone is watching. It helps if
your partner is a similar height so you
don’t need to change stirrup lengths, and
Endurance Chair: Nancy Beacon, (519) 924-2347, email: [email protected]
Competitive Trail Chair: Lynda Townsend, (450) 764-3589,
Ride & Tie Chair: Mike Downing, phone: (705) 428-5622,
website www.octra.on.ca
OCTRA RIDE SCHEDULE 2009
Date
Ride
Discipline
Sept. 19 OVAHA
40K/25M CTR
40K/25M Novice CTR
24K/15M Mileage
Sept. 20
40K/25M CTR
40K/25M Novice CTR
24K/15M Mileage
Oct. 3
Oktoberfest
20K/12M Mileage Open
30K/18M Ride N Tie Open
Oct. 4
80K/50M Endurance Open
80K/50M Endurance F.E.I.*
40K/25M Mileage
24K/15M Mileage
Oct. 18 New Lowell Ride N Tie 10K/6M Ride N Tie
20K/12M Ride N Tie
29K/18M Ride N Tie
20K/12M Mileage
29K/18M Mileage
most teams share a helmet which is
left with the horse, or you can take it
off and run with it in your hand.
Water bottles on the saddle are a
bonus while you are catching up to
your partner. The finishing time for
the team is when both runners and
the horse have crossed the line.
Winning the 20 Mile Ride &
Tie were juniors Conrad Moir and
Ride Manager (R.M.)Secretary
Simon Benwell
Theo Hunter
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Fred Buchanan/
Joe Mezenberg
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Emma Webb riding Traverson
Cobb, accompanied by their sponsor
Misha Green on Zamaluck. In the 10
Mile Ride & Tie, first place went to
the junior team of sisters Solstice
and Bruna Pecile riding GMS Shaneeta Bay accompanied by their
sponsor Marg Murray on Desmil.
2nd was the junior team of Emily
Wright and Carly Bradley riding Ice
Dancer with their sponsor Deanna
Ramsay riding Sky King. Third
place went to a very deserving
senior team of Sheila Buchanan and
Rob Wright riding EAI Justice.
Next year this location will be
hosting the 2010 Canadian Championships which should be a very popular event on everyone’s calendar.
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Championship Organizing Committee
Ontario Reined Cow Horse Association
Werner Bohner, President, 519-467-5691
Craig Black, Vice President, 519-874-1294
Stefan Winkelhage, Treasurer/Web, 519-463-9956
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To promote the reined cow horse in Ontario through
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After a very stormy Thursday afternoon, we had 22 Working Cowhorse entries to compete in the final show at Ilderton
for this year. Troy Donaldson
won the Open while wife Lori
won the Amateur, Ralph Miller
won the Novice Amateur, Taylor Mariani won the Youth and
Emily won the Novice Youth.
Added highlights to this season
were that three people, Ralph
Miller, Werner Bohner and
Sherry Black all qualified for
the AQHA World Show in the
Amateur Working Cowhorse.
As well, the Donaldsons’ mares,
Smokin Little Lucy and Vicki
Jewels both earned enough
points for their ROM in Open
and
Amateur
Working
Cowhorse respectively to go
along with their NRCHA Certificates of Ability.
August 23 was our fourth
ORCHA show of the season
and we had another great turn
out. Notable to me was the
number of spectators that came
out to see the exciting runs.
Again, improvement in both
horses and riders continues to
complement those showing.
Craig Black brought out a new
horse, Wils Dualin Surprise,
and won the Open, Werner
Bohner riding Little Tazzy Lena
won the Non Pro, Clark Merritt
riding Buster Jiggs won the
Intermediate, Jacquie Gowing
riding Docette’s Shiny Jewel
won the Novice Horse, Nelson
Bilyea riding Commander Bay
Berry won both the Beginner
Rider and Beginner Horse, Brittany Smith riding He’s a Flip
won the Youth and Mary Baks
riding Holm’s Smart Silver won
the Green as Grass.
The season is not over yet.
September 13 is our “Finals”
show followed by our year end
award presentations, Annual
General Meeting, and a steak
BBQ. September 14 is the
AQHA Ranch Versatility,
Working Cowhorse and Reining
to be held at the Western Fair.
Information for this Special
Event can be found on the
OQHA or ORCHA websites.
Finally on October 3, the Wallacetown Fair is hosting a
Working Cowhorse Clinic
along with a $750 added Open
class and $750 added Non Pro
class.
Ontario High School
Rodeo Association News
Hey everyone!
Well the 2009/2010 Ontario High School
Rodeo Association year has started off with it’s
first two rodeos in Norwich, Ontario! Both
rodeos ran very smoothly with the help of our
parents and volunteers! So thank you thank you
thank you! Even though the weather wasn’t
exactly on our side, the competitors kept smiling and were in good spirits throughout the
whole day! So hats off to all of us!
Also at this rodeo we re-elected our student board. I am pleased to welcome Chyenne
Cronin as our new Student Vice President and
Sarah McEachren as our Student Secretary, I
am glad to be back for my second year as Student President! Glad to have you on the board
ladies!
I would also like to welcome all our new
members to our rodeo family! We all couldn’t
be happier that you joined our rodeo family!
I am looking forward to the next two
rodeos in Hillsburgh on September 26th!
Just a re-cap from the 2009 National High
School Rodeo Finals in Farmington New Mexico, I would like to thank everyone for keeping
their heads held high through the week! We all
travelled very far and we all were there to compete even though we could not take our own
horses because of the virus we all came through
on our borrowed horses and showed we
deserved to be there! I would like to personally
thank Mesa and Richard Leavitt for allowing
me to use their wonderful barrel horse Ozzie
and the Cronin Family for allowing me to use
Poncho the super horse in the roping events! I
would especially like to congratulate our newly
crowned queen Heather Ballantyne for sticking
out in the queen competition! It was a huge
opportunity I am glad you got the chance to
experience!
Recently The Ontario High School Rodeo
also had the opportunity to set up at booth in
Clinton at the new equine facility. Most of our
members were in attendance and we had the
opportunity to let people know about high
school rodeo and the many opportunities the
association has to offer. Many people were surprised to learn that there was such thing as high
school rodeo and there after explaining the
many benefits of high school rodeo to them we
had many people interested in joining the association which was amazing since we are always
welcoming new members!
For any other information on the Ontario
High School Rodeo Association please visit our
website at www.ohsra.ca! We are always welcoming new members throughout the whole
year! So please don’t hesitate to contact us and
become apart of our rodeo family!
Callie Gray
Callie Gray, OHSRA Student President
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President: Jim Degroot, 519-595-7043
Vice-President: Kevin Oke, 519-263-2448
Directors: Sarah Packett, 519-844-2551
Wael Yassein, 905-718-1213
Jim Young, 905-473-2039
Bill Campbell, 519-348-4781
Treasurer: Patsy McMahon, 519-986-4787
Sponsorship Co-ordinator:
Laura Campbell, 1-519-348-4781
Secretary: Michele Smailes, 519-363-0577
Newsletter: Wendy DeGroot, 1-519-595-7043
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AQHA World Show ..........27 Area 3 News ......................29
QH Official Horse of TX...27 EOQHA News...................29
All American Futurity .......27 Ontario Racing
OQHA News .....................28
Commission News.........30
QROOI News ....................29
The Canadian Quarter
Horse Association is an
affiliate of the AQHA.
Annual membership is
free to current members
of AQHA. To enroll
on-line, visit the CQHA
web site: www.cqha.ca,
and choose
“Membership” section. Choose “Affiliates” to link to provincial Quarter
Horse & Racing Association sites. Contact: Marnie Somers, President
(204) 834-2479 or email: [email protected]
2009 AQHA World Championship Show
Qualifiers Increase from 2008
The American Quarter Horse Journal, August 24, 2009 - In the face
of a tough U.S. economy, total
qualifiers for the Bank of America
Amateur Week and the FedEx
Open Week at the 2009 AQHA
World Championship Show are up
from 2008.
Total 2009 World Show qualifiers are at 6,222; the 2008 total
was 5,886. The qualifying period
for the World Show began August
1, 2008, and ended July 31, 2009.
The qualifying points for all but
five classes remained the same for
2009 as they were in 2008.
The largest increase is in the
amateur division: Total amateur
qualifiers are at 2,873, up from
2,551 in 2008. Amateur team penning had the biggest increase with
158, up from 118. Other classes
with big increases include reining
with 141 qualifiers and all-around
classes such as trail, horsemanship
and western pleasure. All amateur
over fences classes saw increased
qualifier numbers.
The open division total in
2008 was 3,335; it is at 3,349 for
2009. As in amateur competition,
open team penning showed the
biggest increase with 162, up from
122. Other classes with significant
gains include performance halter
geldings with 126 qualifiers, up
from 100, and senior working cow
horse, up to 111 from 88.
The world’s best American
Quarter Horses will gather to compete in the 2009 World Show
November 6-21 at the Oklahoma
State Fair Park in Oklahoma City.
More than $2.7 million in cash and
awards are up for grabs, including
The American Quarter
Horse Is Declared the
Official Horse of Texas
America’s Horse, August 18, 2009 - The
mockingbird. The bluebonnet. Now the
American Quarter Horse joins these two
well-known Texas icons, becoming the
official horse of the great state of Texas.
It’s an appropriate declaration, as
Texas’ history is closely intertwined with
that of the American Quarter Horse,
beginning with Steel Dust, one of the
forebears of the state’s more than 470,000
American Quarter Horses. In the early
days, the horses were used to help settle
the wild and wooly territory. Then, they
were used by ranchers to round up livestock and move them to market, as well as
for a little match racing on the weekends.
The American Quarter Horse Association,
the breed’s registry that was started in
1940 at a meeting of ranchers and horsemen at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show, is
headquartered in Amarillo in the Texas
Panhandle. Today, the American Quarter
Horse embodies the spirit of Texas and
exemplifies the versatility of his ancestors.
Gov. Rick Perry will sign an official
declaration making the American Quarter
Horse the official horse of Texas at 4 p.m.
August 20 at the Capitol in Austin, Texas.
There will also be American Quarter
Horses on the Capitol grounds for this
historic occasion.
“This is a great way for the American Quarter Horse to be recognized,” said
AQHA Executive Vice President Don
Treadway Jr. “We need to give credit to
the Texas Quarter Horse Association,
Rep. Larry Phillips and 10-year-old
Logan Head, who got the ball rolling on
this by writing to Rep. Phillips with the
idea of making the American Quarter
Horse the state’s official horse.”
Logan Head is an American Quarter
Horse Youth Association member from
Bonham, Texas.
The signing of this declaration will
follow the governor’s signing of House
Bill 1881, which establishes the Texas
Equine Incentive Program, creating a voluntary monetary incentive program to
keep Quarter, Paint and Appaloosa horses
breeding, showing or racing in Texas.
The incentive fund makes all American Quarter Horses, American Paint Horses and Appaloosas conceived by mares
and stallions living in Texas during 2009
eligible to be nominated to the new Texas
Equine Incentive Fund. HB 1881 was
introduced into the Texas House by Rep.
Sid Miller (R) of Erath in February 2009
and garnered broad support as a non-partisan bill that did not involve assessing
taxes on Texas residents.
AQHA news and information is a
service of AQHA publications. For more
information on The American Quarter
Horse Journal, The American Quarter
Horse Racing Journal or America’s
Horse, visit www.aqha.com/magazines.
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more than 80 world championship
titles and honors such as the Featherlite All-Around Amateur and
Featherlite Superhorse. The show
pumps more than $31 million into
the Oklahoma City-area economy.
Entry deadline for the 2009
World Show is September 15. No
need to wait on the postal service
to send in your entry â€“ save time
and the cost of a stamp by using
the new online entry form at
https://services2.aqha.com/worldshowentry/login.aspx. The secure
online entry form will even be par-
tially filled out for you when you
enter your customer ID and password. Don’t have a password?
Contact one of AQHA’s friendly
customer service representatives at
(806) 376-4811.
AQHA news and information
is a service of AQHA publications.
For more information on The
American Quarter Horse Journal,
The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal or America’s Horse,
visit www.aqha.com/magazines.
American Quarter Horse Runnning
Brook Gal won the All American
Futurity on Monday, September 7
Runnning Brook Gal
The only horse to qualify
to all three of Ruidoso's major
futurities, Runnning Brook Gal
demolished the field in the $1.9
million All American Futurity
(G1) on Labor Day.
The filly, by freshman
sire Brookstone Bay, leapt from
the gates and went straight to
the front over a wet track. She
finished the 440 yards 1 1/2
lengths in front of Shesa First
Ratify, completing the distance
in :21.144. First Corona Call
was another nose back in third.
Runnning Brook Gal is a
dark bay filly owned by A & C
Racing and Roping of Roosevelt, Utah. A & C
Racing and Roping is made up
of Albert, Chad and Patricia Richard. The
homebred filly is one of two the Richards
qualified to the race. Runnning Brook Gal and
Brooks Midnight, another daughter of Brookstone Bay, were raised together in the same
pasture and both qualified to the final of the
All American Futurity. However, Brooks
Midnight was scratched.
Last year, A&C Racing and Roping's
Winners Version finished seventh in the All
American Futurity (G1).
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got it at AQHA's Live Race Streaming. Sign
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Paul Jones trained Runnning Brook
Gal, and this was his third All American victory -- all done over a wet track. He won in
2005 with Teller Cartel and the following year
with No Secrets Here. Ramon Sanchez was
aboard Runnning Brook Gal and earned his
first win in the prestigious race.
"You don't know what kind of performance you're going to get," Jones said. "You
load 'em up, and you find out what's going to
happen. She's a good filly. She's been really
super all year long. She qualified to the Rui-
doso, qualified to the Rainbow, came back and ran second. She
qualified to the All American. This filly is quick from the gates,
and she's going to give you a good race if she breaks. It's a good
group of horses here. She broke, she ran and she beat 'em. It was
awesome. We're so happy.
"We've had a super weekend," he added. "We won the
(Grade 1 All American) Derby with Inseperable, and we won the
Futurity. It doesn't get any better than this."
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Affiliate
President, Area 1 Director: Lynn Scott, 2302 Mandaumin Rd., R.R. #1,
Brigden, ON N0N 1B0, (519) 864-4413, [email protected]
1st Vice-President, Area 2 Director: Jamie Simpson, 376 Maltby Road East,
Guelph, ON N1L 1G4, (519) 821-2425, [email protected]
Secretary: Adele Matheson, email: [email protected]
Area 1 Director: Ken McLellan, 5830 Glendon Dr., R.R. #3, Appin, ON N0L 1A0,
(519) 289-5526, [email protected]
Treasurer, Area 2 Director: Shirley Conod, 60 Burwell Road, RR #2,
Tillsonburg, ON N4G 4G7 (519) 866-5722, [email protected]
Area 1 Director: Ken McLellan
Area 2 Director: Jim Conod 60 Burwell Road, RR #2,
Tillsonburg, ON N4G 4G7 (519) 866-5722
Area 2 Director: Kathy Patterson, R.R. #1, Bornholm, ON N0K 1A0,
Area 2 Director: Marianne Ramey, 1206 Norfolk County Rd. 19, RR #1,
Wilsonville, ON N0E 1Z0 (519) 443-8713
OFFICE ADDRESS: P.O. Box 182, Milverton, ON N0K 1M0
Ph: (519) 595-3233 • Fax: (519) 345-3234, [email protected]
Area 3 Directors: Brenda Lennox, Lisa Bavin, Janine Domingos, Kathleen Burnett
Area 4 Director: Valerie Love, 2494 Taunton Rd., Hampton, ON L0B 1J0,
Area 4 Director: Laurie Haugton, [email protected]
Area 5 Director: Shawna Crawford, (613) 913-7262, [email protected]
Area 5 Director: Debbie Haughton, 1524 LaCasse Rd.,
Clarence Creek, ON K0A 1N0, (613) 488-2300, [email protected]
Immediate Past President: Lisa Desroches, R.R. #1, Wellesley, ON N0B 2T0
AQHA Rep: Patti Carter, P.O. Box 839, 39 High St., St. George, ON N0E 1N0,
Ontario Quarter Horse Youth Association:
President: Paige Carter-Fleetwood
Vice President: Rianna Storey
Secretary: Elizabeth Willsey
Treasurer: Stephanie Willsey
Reporter: Kennedy Almas
www.oqha.on.ca Be sure to check out our website for the latest
information pertaining to our association!
“All Novice Youth & Amateur Quarter Horse Show”
“FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT WITH
MANY NEW EXHIBITORS”
Bill & Cathy
Cox
The Ministry of
Health Promotion
The 2009 O.Q.H.A. All Novice Youth and Amateur
Quarter Horse Show was held on Friday, July 24, 2009
in Ilderton, Ontario. There were just under 400 entries
with 101 horses showing despite the rain which started
just before the Western Pleasure Classes and Trail Classes and never allowed exhibitors the opportunity to show
outside for the rest of the weekend. Plans to have 2
rings to shorten the length of the show were washed
away just before the 2 rings were scheduled to start. The
judges were Mr. Bruce Army of Van Wert, Ohio and
Mr. Jamie Simpson of Guelph, Ontario. It was impressive to see a large number of new exhibitors showing at
this year’s All Novice Show.
Once again a large number of clinics were offered.
Ms. Lindsay Grice of Orangeville presented Clinics on
Showmanship, Hunter Under Saddle and Hunt Seat
Equitation; Mr. Doug Pratt presented the Clinic on
Western Pleasure from a trainer and exhibitor’s perspective and Mr. Jason Duquette presented a Clinic on Western Horsemanship. As the rain moved everything inside
and tightened the schedule, it was not possible to offer
the Trail, Reining and Working Cow Horse Clinics that
had been planned. All clinicians donated their time and
were available during the show to answer any questions
on a one to one basis.
FREE coffee, donuts and cookies were provided in
the morning courtesy of the Ontario Quarter Horse Association and Jan’s Chuckwagon Grill. Home Hardware,
Ilderton sponsored the Home Hardware Buckets provided as a welcome gift to each exhibitor. T-shirts featuring the Artwork of Dana’s Doodles with the Sponsors
Logos on the back were given away in almost every
class kindly sponsored by Area 1 Quarter Horse Promotional Association and the Area 2 Quarter Horse Promotional Club.
Once again this year, Connie and Sylvia DiDonato
donated their time as Show Secretaries with Nina DiDonato assisted. Megan Patterson of Bornholm donated her
time as the Ring Steward and Kyle Kerr donated his time
to work the gate. Joyce Simpson looked after stall bookings and Ken McLellan donated his services as Show
Manager and Announcer. The show office and sound
system was provided courtesy of Ken and Glenda
McLellan. Karen Dailous of Guelph and Sam Goenher
of Winona donated their time as volunteers to present
the awards. Ashely Cook, the OQHA Queen had made
herself available to present awards in the 2nd ring.
Angela Gilgeous of Sarnia, Cheryl Weese, Lynn Scott,
Jim Thomson and Glenda McLellan volunteered to cook
and serve the Hamburgs for the complimentary barbecue
held on Friday evening. Sherry Newbigging donated her
time as a scribe for the Trail Classes.
Once again Mr. Felix Santilli of Leader Awards
(Award Ribbons & Rosettes) of Toronto donated the
Rosettes to 10th place in each class as well as Grand &
Reserve Ribbons for the Novice Youth and Amateur
Halter Divisions. The Ontario Amateur Quarter Horse
Association sponsored the Bar Height Directors Chair
for Hi Point All Around Novice Amateur and the
Embroidered Horse themed Afghan for the Reserve All
Around Novice Amateur. The Ontario Quarter Horse
Youth Association sponsored the Bar Height Directors
Chair for Hi Point All Around Novice Youth and the
Embroidered Horse themed Afghan for the Reserve All
Around Novice Youth. The Youth World Cup donated
T-Shirts and Sweatshirts that were very well received as
Appreciation Awards in various classes. Area 1 donated
Canadian Tire Gift Cards or Silk Screened Area 1
Umbrellas featuring the artwork of Steve Schiestel to
any Novice Exhibitors who showed at both the OQHA
All Novice Show and the Area 1 Sunsational Summer
Circuit the next day(s).
A Collegiate Convertible English Saddle was provided as an Appreciation Award. Each exhibitor
received a Free Draw Ballot with each class entry. The
draw was made following the last class of the evening.
The Winner was Rob Rivait of Orillia. Rob is expected
to make his debut in the English Classes at the Area 3
Summer Circuit.
The winner of each class received a leather halter
with a brass plate or unique metal art sculpture. Unfortunately the sculptures did not arrive as scheduled before
the show.
The Pat Carter All Breed Trail Challenge not only
provided their trail equipment but also donated a slot in
the Tim Kimura Trail Clinic at Rockton Fairgrounds on
Tuesday, August 18 to one of the Novice Youth Trail
Exhibitors. Following the Novice Youth Trail Class,
Shannon Vink made the random draw with Sarah Webster of the Selkirk, the very happy winner.
The Novice Amateur Grand Champion Gelding
was Marvelous Arnold owned and shown by Sarah Culbert of London. The Novice Amateur Reserve Champion Gelding was Invitemetotheparty owned and shown by
Shirley Conod of Tillsonburg. The Novice Amateur
Grand Champion Mare was Some Kinda Superstar
owned by Tiana Domingos of Erin and shown by Janine
Domingos. . The Novice Amateur Reserve Grand
Champion Mare was Invitation To Di For owned and
shown by Linda Hardy of Melbourne. The Novice
Youth Grand Champion Gelding was Shockem Jack
owned and shown by Shannon Vink of Mt. Brydges..
The Novice Youth Reserve Champion Gelding was BSB
Don't Ask Me shown by Nathan O’Donnell and owned
by Vonda O’Donnell of Delaware. The Novice Youth
Grand Champion Mare was Enchanted Detail owned and
shown by Rachel Poppe of Monkton. The Novice Youth
Reserve Grand Champion Mare was Kali Chex Quixote
shown by Mavis Goertz and owned by Janet Roder of
Arkona. The Grand Champions received a Grand
Champion Ribbon and Embroidered Halter Bag.
This year, A.Q.H.A. allows shows to split the
Novice Classes into 13 & Under and 14-18. Due to the
size of the novice youth classes in the past and in an
effort to encourage new exhibitors, Novice Youth Showmanship, Hunter Under Saddle, Hunt Seat Equitation,
Western Pleasure and Western Horsemanship were
offered in the 2 age divisions. Area 1 split 3 of the
Novice Youth Classes into the 2 Age Divisions for the
Area 1 Sunsational Summer Circuit and is offering the 5
Novice Youth Classes in both age divisions at the Area 1
Summer Celebration in August.
Also New this year, were the Novice Youth and
Novice Amateur Working Cow Horse. The Novice
Amateur Working Cow Hose had 5 entries with the class
won by True Blue Tabu owned by Jane Thomson of
Camlachie and ridden by Matty Thomson. Emily Weber
won the Novice Youth Working Cow Horse riding Gin-
nies Oak owned by Bilyea Horse Sales of Granton.
The Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle with 19
entries showing was won by True Scotchman owned and
ridden by Lisa Cooper of Sarnia. Novice Youth Hunter
Under Saddle was won by Designer Executive owned
and ridden by Allison Fontaine of Arkona with Kyra
Shipley of Forest riding Detailed to the Max owned by
Ian Shipley placing 2nd. There were 30 entries shown in
the Novice Amateur Western Pleasure, the largest class
of the day. The class was won by Sweet Talkin Cas
owned and ridden by Debb Pitel of Dresden who also
won the Novice Amateur Showmanship with 19 entries.
Sunglasses At Night owned and ridden by Joanne Vandergunst was 2nd and placed 2nd in the Novice Youth
Western Pleasure 13 & Under with Darian Vandergunst
showing. Christina Granatier placed 3rd with Lopin A
Lexus.
Novice Youth Western Pleasure 13 & Under
and Novice Youth Hunt Seat Equitation with 8 entries
showing were both won by Amatter Of Dreams owned
and ridden by Sarah Dow of Brownsville. 18 entries
showed in the Novice Youth Walk Trot Horsemanship
with Lindsay Allen 1st riding Timely Selection and Carlie Giles riding Kcees Awesome Te, 2nd. Carlie and her
horse also placed 1st out of 17 entries in the Novice
Youth Western Pleasure 14-18. 20 exhibitors showed in
the Novice Amateur Walk Trot Horsemanship won by
Linda Campagnola riding Just Gary with Rob Rivait 2nd
on Classical Version. Rachel Poppe of Monkton riding
Enchanting Detail was 1st out of 18 in the Novice Youth
Horsemanship 14-18 and 1st out of 14 in the Novice
Youth Showmanship 14-18. Novice Youth Trail was
won by Amanda Thomson of Oil Springs riding Tabus
Black Knight who also placed 2nd in the Novice Youth
Horsemanship 14-18. The Novice Amateur Trail with 11
entries was won by Sarah Learn of Woodstock showing
Showme The Chocolate. Amanda Martini won the
Novice Youth Showmanship 13 & Under with Zippos
Moxie Man and the Non Point Walk Jog/Trot Horsemanship/Equitation. Tara Chambers of Simcoe was 1st
in both the Novice Youth Barrels and Novice Youth
Pole Bending. This was the last circuit in Ontario for
Christina Granatier and her son, Cody who are moving
from Welland to Illinois with their horses and Cody’s
pet chickens. They will definitely be missed at our Quarter Horse Shows.
The High Point Novice Amateur was Shirley
Conod of Tillsonburg showing Invitemetotheparty. The
Reserve High Point Novice Amateur was Linda Campagnola of Stoney Creek showing Just Gary. The High
Point Novice Youth was Lindsay Allen of London showing her new horse, Timely Selection. The Reserve High
Point Novice Youth was Shannon Vink of Mt. Brydges
showing Shockem Jack. Roseanne Carey of Baden
showing Keeping The Secret won a Montana Silversmith Belt Buckle as the High Point Select Amateur
showing at the All Novice Show.
2009 EXECUTIVE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
www.qrooi.com
Greg Watson
785 Hwy 7A,
Bethany, ON
L0A 1A0
Q.R.O.O.I
P.O. Box 31090, Westney Heights RPO,
Ajax, ON L1T 3V2
Telephone: (905) 426-7050
Fax: (905) 426-7093
388 Kingston Road East, Ajax, ON L1Z 1W4
Brian Farell
C2130 - Hwy #7, RR #1,
Sunderland, ON
L0C 1H0
(705) 357-3214
QROOI News
September Race Dates
Saturday September 26, 2009
Sunday September 27, 2009
October Race Dates
Sunday October 4, 2009
QROOI News
• The Board of Directors of the Quarter Racing Owners of
Ontario Inc. (QROOI ) wishes to inform its members that
the Ontario Racing Commission has recently approved
funding for the Subsidized Life Insurance, Health and Dental Benefits for Eligible Quarter Horse Licenses.
Doug Cheetham
32 Talbot St.,
Brampton, ON
L6X 2P5
(905) 796-9640
PRESIDENT
VICE-PRESIDENT
Bob Broadstock
18101 Cedardale Road,
Nestleton, Ontario L0B 1L0
(905) 986-0044
Erik Lehtinen
RR #2,
Uxbridge, Ontario
L9P 1R2
(905) 852-5245
Jim Prosser
443 Brewster Rd.,
Uxbridge, Ontario L9P 1R2,
[email protected]
(905) 852-6120
Details of the Plan are being finalized with the
Insurance Company and the Administration of the QROOI
will be sending out very shortly a Member Communication
package that will set out information as to when and how
the plan will be established and functional, including levels
of subsidy.
This is another Benefit Program that the Board is
very happy to finalize for its members.
Please contact Greg Fernandes, Executive Director
by the QROOI if you should require further information on
this plan @ (905) 426-7050 or by email at [email protected]
• The Board of Directors of the Quarter Racing Owners of
Ontario Inc. (QROOI) is extremely happy to inform its
members that the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) expressed full support to have the Site Holders Agreement at Ajax Downs amended to reflect the slot
Steve Hunter
231485 County Road 24,
Grand Valley, Ontario
L6X 2P5
(519) 928-5209
revenue sharing as set out in the Letter of Intent that established the slots at race tracks. This Letter of Intent mandates
and directs that industry revenue from site holders commission will be shared between the racetrack and its respective
horsepeople on
a 50/50 basis and further that total compensation under the
site holders agreements shall be 20% of the total
gross slot machine revenues at racetracks across the
province.
The Chair of OHRIA sent a letter to the CEO of
the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation on this matter.
The achievement of this letter from OHRIA to the
OLG is due to the very hard work by President Bob
Broadstock.
Please contact Greg Fernandes, Executive Director
by the QROOI if you should require further information on
this matter @ (905) 426-7050 or by email at [email protected]
2009 Area 3 Quarter Horse Promotional Club
Position/ Name/ Address/ Phone #/ Email
President: Corey Taylor, 25 Britton Court, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 1C1, 705-429-9390, [email protected]
1st Vice President: Jessica Mosley-Cairncross, 29 Concession 5 West, Wyevale, ON L0L 2T0, 705-322-5795,
[email protected]
Secretary: Michelle Lemieux, [email protected]
Treasurer/ Stall Bookings/ Show Co-ordinator: Valerie Love, 2494 Taunton Rd,
P.O. Box 4, Hampton, ON LOB 1J0, home: 905-263-8158, Fax: 905-263-2856, [email protected]
Area 3 Points/: Lynn Riley, 28 Old Mill Drive, Toronto, ON M6S 4J9, 416-760-8723, [email protected]
Website: Jodi Mallette, 44 Sutter Ave., Brampton, ON L6Z 1G7, 905-846-9309, [email protected]
Newsletter Director/ Commercial Co-ordinator: Judy Gill, 211 Hunter St. E., #407, Peterborough, ON K9H 7B5
705-536-0121, email: [email protected]
Director: Tracey Dinely, RR #3, 8180 Conc. #2, Mount Albert, ON L0G 1M0
2008 NON DIRECTOR CO-ORDINATORS
Memberships: Leslie Riley, PO Box 463, Schomberg, ON L0G 1T0, 905-939-8499, [email protected]
Sponsorships: Shannon Cairncross Griffin, 2486 South Orr Lake Rd., Elmvale, ON L0L1P0, 705-322-6640,
Sponsorships: Tracey Dinely, [email protected]
Youth Advisor: Brenda Lennox, 117 Tait, Fergus, ON N1M 3P5, 519-843-6450, [email protected]
Show Manager: Ken McLellan, 519-289-5526, [email protected]
Area 3 Promotional Club News
Well once again it’s here and gone,
summer like our show season is coming to
an end. The Area3 Promotional Club offered
great shows and competition in 2009.Area3
held 5 point approved shows Spring Classic,
Teen Ranch, Summerama, Summer Circuit
and Fall Finale. Check the website for tentative dates for 2010.
The All Novice show held on August
14th in Palgrave had 384 entries. Each entry
received a t shirt with the sponsors listed on
the back. Everyone that entered went home
with a prize. As show manager of the Area3
All Novice show Val Love would like to
thank the judges, staff and exhibitors. A special thank you to Megan Patterson and
Becky Trudeau for volunteering their time
to the show. Area3 appreciates the work
done by the show committee and also the
members and exhibitors that attend our
shows. As a group we plan these events trying to create an enjoyable experience for
everyone.
Summer Circuit finally felt a little bit
like summer and was well attended with 607
entries. Thank you to the exhibitors, trainers,
staff, volunteers and commercial exhibitors.
The 2009 show season will wrap up at
RCRA Sept 11-13 being held with the
OQHBF, CSS and Double Your Pleasure.
The Area3 Promotional Club encourages members to attend the Annual General
Meeting, become volunteers and give their
support and suggestions. With your input we
can all work together to have the best horse
shows possible.
Check out www.area3.ca for point
updates, news, information and contacts.
Eastern Ontario Quarter Horse Association
2009 Executive & Board of Directors
President: Shawna Crawford, 613-913-7262, [email protected]
Vice President: Cheryl Norris, 613-284-1566, [email protected]
Secretary: Sheryl Chillson (613) 348-3906, [email protected]
Past President: Kathy Larouche (613) 258-3153
Treasurer/ Stalls: Dianne Runtz (613) 623-3540, [email protected]
Membership: Barb Downer, 613-821-2934, [email protected]
SPONSORS:
Ron & Cobie Wakely
Bill &
Cathy Cox
Directors:
Sponsorship: Mary Lou Spaull, 613-623-7608, [email protected]
Debbie Haughton, 613-488-2300
Diana Hellyer, 613-621-1177, [email protected]
Doug MacDougall, 819-647-5373, [email protected]
Gilles Seguin, 613-488-2300, [email protected]
Jane MacDougall, 819-647-5373, [email protected]
Len Hitsman, 613-258-2890, [email protected]
Ray Laviolette, 613-446-4688, [email protected]
Rosemary Burt, 613-832-4749, [email protected]
Embroid-Me
Scott & Linda
Berwick
Mariposa
Market
Scott McGuire
Water Service
Horsemanship Mallory McKewen & Zips Net Assets
We would just like to announce the EOQHA Congress Youth Team.
Ashley Lynn Dee & Taylored Tobe Awesome
EOQHA would like to wish our youth team the best of luck at this
years All American Quarter Horse Congress.
Reining
Marie Fraser & Cruise on Moxie
Showmanship - Mallory McKewen & Zips Net Assets
Vannessa Mayrand & Zippos Hot Fiddle
Hunter Under - Joannie Backes & Te Rullah
Alternate
Dawson Patterson & Mister Zantam
Saddle
Haylee White & Mister Te Zone
We would like to thank everyone for supporting the youth events held
Western
Sarah Grier & Unzipped By Leaguer
at the EOQHA Shows this season. Your contributions go towards sending
Pleasure
Joannie Backes & Cruzen the Limit
the youth to the Congress.
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New Rules on Urging the
Horse now in effect
All participants in horseracing in Ontario
are reminded that new rules governing the urging
of horses came into effect on September 1, 2009.
The rules – which will apply to Standardbred,
Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing – focus
on the safety of the participants, the welfare of
the horse and the perception of the product.
Among the provisions in the new rules: for
Standardbred racing, there is now a requirement
to keep a line in each hand for the entire race.
Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse rules now stipulate only a ‘humane or cushion’ riding crop may
be used, and the horse must be allowed time to
respond before it may be used again. For all
breeds, new penalty guidelines are in place to
reflect the importance of adhering to these new
rules on urging of the horse.
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC)
launched the process of developing new rules on
the urging of horses one year ago. With input
from industry members, the respective breed
groups submitted proposed rule changes to the
ORC Board. After careful consideration, the
rules were subsequently approved by the Board
in early summer.
As noted in an earlier notice announcing
the new rules, ORC Chair Rod Seiling said the
time was right to move forward on this issue.
‘We believe these new rules are fair, enforceable
and appropriate for today’s racing industry.” He
also acknowledged the work undertaken by the
multi-breed working groups who contributed to
the process.
In order to facilitate an orderly and workable transition to the new rules, special paddock
meetings and education sessions were conducted
at racetracks across the province.
Ontario’s racetracks are also being called
upon to educate the betting public and assist in
the efforts to communicate to the racing community. The ORC has developed and distributed
various materials for their use, including ads for
racing programs, ‘announcements’ for public
address systems, and text messages for tote board
and/or simulcast broadcast.
For more information and to view copies
of the directives and rules, visit the ORC web
site:www.ontarioracingcommission.ca.
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September 20-30, 2009 By Appointment Only
John L. Blakney
Executive Director
Participants are reminded that safety
vests are required by October 1
Standardbred participants are reminded that
safety vests will be required any time while jogging, training, parading or warming up a horse
on racetrack grounds in Ontario starting October
1, 2009.
While no specific design or manufacturer is
stipulated under the rules, the Judges will be
monitoring all participants to ensure appropriate
equipment is worn.
In addition, participants should be aware
that beyond 2012, the ORC will be amending the
rule to make it a requirement that all safety vests
YEARLING QUARTER HORSE
meet the American Society for Testing and
Materials International (ASTM) Standard F2681.
Please see the following link: www.ontarioracingcommission.ca/whatsnew.aspx?id=610
Jacinth E. Chang Alloy
Executive Assistant
Ontario Racing Commission
(416) 213-0520
(416) 213-7827 (fax)
www.ontarioracingcommission.ca
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a Winning Partnership
Palgrave, Ontario – For any major sporting
A special occasion at the CSJT will be the granting of one
event, more meaning is derived if it goes beyond child’s wish. The recipient will receive a horse in a special preathletics and does more. At the Canadian Show sentation with Olympic Silver Medalist Ian Millar.
Jumping Tournament, that is exactly what hapPabst has worked with committees involved with making
pens. While the best show jumpers in the nation the wish for a pony or horse come true for many children.
converge in Palgrave, ON, to compete for more
“We have presented at least 13 children with their equesthan $130,000 in prize money from September
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23-27, they will also be helping the Children’s
Wish Foundation of Canada.
The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada
works with the community to provide children
living with high-risk, life-threatening illnesses
with the opportunity to realize their most heartfelt wishes. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this
year, the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada
has made 15,000 wishes come true.
“Nine-time Olympian Ian Millar will present the
Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada recipient
with a horse at the Canadian Show Jumping
Tournament held September 23-27 at the
Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON.”
Photo Credit – Cealy Tetley,
www.tetleyphoto.com
At the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament (CSJT), held at the Caledon Equestrian
Park, the charity is a major focus. A series of
events taking place on Saturday, September 26,
will contribute to the Children’s Wish Foundation. On Saturday night, a “Celebration” party
with a 50s and 60’s Casino theme will include
live and silent auctions, a charity casino, and a
Rock ‘N Roll Dance Party.
“Any money that we raise on Saturday goes
to Children’s Wish Foundation,” said CSJT volunteer Linda Pabst. “Along with that, we hope
that the equestrians at the show will help by
donating their prize money. They can sign the
back of the cheque that comes with their ribbon
and donate right away. The main purpose is to
make this a successful event for both equestrians
and the general public to raise money for Children’s Wish Foundation.”
The Ribbon Campaign is a new interactive
idea designed to allow participation throughout
the day from the competitors. Show organizers
Equestrian Management Group (EMG) are
encouraging exhibitors to donate their ribbons
and prize money, contributing to the Children’s
Wish Foundation simply by doing what they do
best – riding and competing.
“The Children’s Wish Foundation is grateful to receive support from the Canadian Show
Jumping Tournament because it provides much
needed funds to help us grant wishes for children
with life-threatening illnesses,” said Linda
Marco, Director of Development for the Children’s Wish Foundation. “It also provides wonderful awareness to our cause and, of course,
directly involves our wish recipients by providing a horse wish to a specific child.”
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Cheryl Meisner and Paganini Win at CDI-W Beaulieu
Ottawa, ON—Cheryl Meisner won both
the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix
Freestyle at CDI-W Beaulieu International Dressage Classic, held at Beaulieu
Farm in St Justine de Newton, QC,
August 6-9, 2009.
During the Freestyle, Meisner of
Blandford, NS, and Paganini, John Risley’s 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood
stallion (Havidoff x Statuar) performed
another very strong test to powerful
piano music to score 73.750%. Jacqueline Brooks of Mount Albert, ON, and
her 2008 Olympic partner Gran Gesto
(Grannox x Goldstern), a 14-year-old
Oldenburg gelding owned by Brinc Ltd.
and Anne Welch, received a score of
70.950% for second. In third place, with
69.700%, was Tina Irwin of Stouffville,
ON, and Amicelli, Wendy Beresford and
Ute Busse’s 13-year-old Holsteiner
gelding sired by Amigo xx. Simone
Williams of Navan, ON, and Wunder
Ein, an 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding
(Wolkenstein II x Maat) owned by
Simone, Margaret and Robert Williams,
earned fourth place, with 69.150%.
Olympian Evi Strasser of St. Adele, QC,
and her young Grand Prix mount, Action
Tyme, a nine-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Aktuell x Aleksander), finished in
fifth scoring 67.050%.
In the Grand Prix test, Meisner
and Paganini earned 68.426% for the
win. Strasser and Action Tyme earned
Cheryl Meisner and Paganini won both the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix
Freestyle at CDI-W Beaulieu International Dressage Classic, held at Beaulieu
Farm in St Justine de Newton, QC, August 6-9, 2009. Photo Credit—Cealy Tetley
second place, scoring 65.787%.
Olympian Belinda Trussell of Stouffville, ON, riding Robyn Eames’ nineyear-old Oldenburg gelding Anton
(Antaeus x Melit), finished in third, with
65.404%. Fourth place, with 64.851%,
went to Irwin and Amicelli. Rounding
out the top five were Brooks and Gran
Gesto with 64.766%.
“Paganini was so consistent
and so honest in his performances at
Blainville. I was very pleased with
the majority of his tests especially
his passage and piaffe,” said Meisner. “I was happy that his scores
were in the ballpark of the Dressage
Canada World Equestrian Games
selection criteria, and hopefully he
continues to improve on these scores
and proves to be a serious contender
for the WEG team.”
Trussell and Anton won the
Grand Prix Special with 66.375%.
Devon L, Douglas Leatherdale’s
nine-year-old Hanoverian gelding
(De Niro x Wolkenstein II), and
Diane Creech of Caistor Centre, ON,
were second with 65.042%.
In the Advanced division,
Julie Watchorn, Schomberg ON,
won the Intermediaire I Freestyle
with a score of 70.300% riding her
16-year-old Belgian Warmblood
mare Quintesse. Second place went
to Trussell, who scored 68.000%
with Brynn, Stephanie Jeffrey’s 11year-old Hanoverian mare sired by
Belcanto. Lee Tubman of Dunnville,
ON took third place after scoring
68.000% aboard Ducat Developments Ltd’s eight-year-old Hanoverian mare De La Rosa, sired by De
Niro. Nicole Shinton of Uxbridge,
ON, riding GB Classic, her 15-yearold Rheinlander gelding (Print Miro
x Argentan) finished in fourth with
65.000%.
Tubman won the Intermediaire
I after scoring 70.877% with De La
Rosa. Meisner and Lucky Strike,
John Risley’s 16-year-old Dutch
Warmblood gelding (Ferro x
Aktion), finished second with
69.561%. In third, with 66.930%,
was Nancy MacLachlan of Terra
Cotta, ON, with Deniros Tyme, Julia
Fogel’s 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding sired by De Niro. Tom Dvorak
of Hillsburgh, ON, and Kelly Murray’s Raconteur, an 11-year-old
Westphalian gelding sired by Rockwell, finished in fourth with
65.614%. Watchorn and Quintesse
were fifth, scoring 65.088%.
In the large Prix St. Georges
class, Tubman earned another win
with De La Rosa, this time out of 16
entries, scoring 66.930%, while
MacLachlan and Deniros Tyme
were second with 65.789%. Meisner
and Lucky Strike were third with
65.614%, and Olympian Gina Smith
of Brockville, and Rhythmix, Diana
Weatherall’s 10-year-old Oldenburg
gelding, placed fourth with
64.825%. Riding her horse Huno, an
eight-year-old Trakehner, Lyne Joly
of Sherbrooke, QC, was fifth with
64.474%.
Up-and-coming young talent,
both human and equine, was also
featured at CDI-W Beaulieu International Dressage Classic. Lyne Joly
and Rubinio, an Oldenburg gelding
owned by Foundation Equestre
Rainville and sired by Rubin-Royal,
won the Young Horse Six-Year-Old
Preliminary and Final classes with
64.200% and 65.000% respectively.
In Young Horse Five-YearOld Division, Diane Creech rode
Douglas Leatherdale’s Hanoverian
Gelding, Hallmark (sired by His
Highness), to wins in both classes,
scoring 76.400% in the Preliminary,
and 84.400% in the Final. Andrea
Bresee of Uxbridge, ON, and Pericles, a Hanoverian gelding owned by
Loretta Flynn, finished second in
both classes, scoring 70.800% (Preliminary) and 76.000% (Final).
Remember Tyme, Leo E. Hakka’s
Oldenburg gelding sired by Rohdiamant ridden by Roberta Morris of
Godmanchester, QC, finished third,
scoring 64.800% in both.
In Young Riders division,
Amy Jager of Puslinch, ON, won all
three tests riding Jive, her 18-yearold Dutch Warmblood gelding sired
by Ulft, scoring 66.053% in the Individual test and 69.850% in the
Freestyle. American Kaylee
Hollingsworth and Raffles placed
second in all three tests, with her
best mark being 65.850% in the
Freestyle.
Noemie Gagnon-Bergeron of
Kanata, ON, rode Vavite Fortuna to
victories in both the Junior Team
and the Junior Freestyle (67.000%).
Anais Hebert of Boucherville, QC,
and Belle Allure, finished second in
the Team and Freestyle (64.400%)
tests and won the Junior Individual
test with 64.123%.
Tanya Strasser-Shostak of SteAdele, QC, made a clean sweep in
FEI Pony division, winning all the
tests in the division riding her pony
Nemo Tyme.
The international judging
panel included Stephen Clarke (FEI
O— GBR), Peter Holler (FEI I—
GER), Liselotte Fore (FEI I—USA),
Alison King (FEI I—HKG), Joan
Macartney (FEI I—CAN) and Brenda Minor (FEI C—CAN).
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Wits End Overcomes Extreme Weather and Heat to
Complete HSBC FEI World Cup Qualifier
Bruce Davidson Jr.
MANSFIELD, Ontario - Severe weather including torrential rain and extreme thunderstorms
delayed competition at Wits End Horse Trials for
the final day of competition for the HSBC FEI
World Cup Qualifier. But the professionalism of
the riders and the confidence of the horses meant
competition was quickly back on course in the
afternoon despite extreme heat and intense sun.
Bruce (Buck) Davidson Jr. (USA) and My
Boy Bobby stole first place from Philip Dutton
(USA) and Woodburn in an exhilarating and close round of show jumping
for all CIC***W Division competitors.
Kyle Carter (CAN) and Madison Park
took 4th place. Davidson and Ballynoecastle RM also took 2nd place.
Spectators who braved the
weather and stayed for the afternoon
were rewarded with truly spectacular
jumping from all five divisions.
“I’m delighted with the win,”
said Davidson who has placed 2nd in
the past two years at Wits End, “it’s the
best feeling when you complete a clear
round of show jumping and know you
have just won four days of intense
competition against the best eventing
riders.”
Canada’s Kyle Carter placed 4th to make
him the top placed Canadian rider. “This is my
first year at Wits End,” said Carter, who is now
based in Florida, USA. “It’s wonderful to be able
to compete at this level here in Canada. It’s been a
fantastic four days.”
Wits End Horse Trials is the only FEI World
Cup Qualifier in Canada. “Kudos to Jo Young and
Bill Mckeen (co owners Wits End Farm and Wits
End Horse Trials) for taking on the challenge of
Yann Candele Wins $75,000
Brookstreet Grand Prix
Ottawa, Ontario – Yann Candele of Caledon, ON,
edged nine-time Olympian Ian Millar of Perth,
ON, to win the $75,000 Brookstreet Grand Prix
held Sunday, August 23, to conclude the CSI2*
National Capital Show Jumping Tournaments in
Ottawa, ON.
Olympic mastermind Leopoldo Palacois of
Venezuela built a course that appeared innocuous
at first glance, but soon proved to be much
tougher than it looked as rails fell time and time
again. Of the 29 horses that attempted the track,
two were eliminated for refusals while an additional four riders opted to retire, including Millar
with his first of two horses, Stedet’s Leroy.
Luckily, Millar had another shot with
Redefin and proved that a clear round was possible. Millar’s Olympic Silver Medal teammate,
Mac Cone of King City, ON, also produced a
clear round with his Olympic horse, Ole, but
incurred one time fault after stopping the clock in
93.10 seconds, barely exceeding the 93 second
time allowed. Cone, who was celebrating his 57th
birthday, finish in third position as only one other
rider, Yann Candele, jumped clear to force a
jump-off.
As both Millar’s horse, Redefin, and Candele’s mount, Pitareusa, are owned by Susan
Grange of Cheltenham, ON, it was going to be a
winning day for Grange either way, but the matter
of the final placings was still to be decided.
Millar was the first to attempt the shortened
jump-off track with Redefin, an 11-year-old
Dutch Warmblood gelding. When two rails come
down, Candele knew exactly what he had to do to.
He started out fast enough with Pitareusa, a 12year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, but when the
rails continued to stay in place, Candele slowed
down to ensure that he jumped the remaining
obstacles clear. The strategy cost Candele one
time fault, but the win was his.
“I had a huge advantage because I saw Ian
and he had two rails,” said Candele, 38, who formerly rode for his native France before receiving
his Canadian citizenship in 2008. “I started out
efficiently, and then I slowed down for the last
three jumps to make sure that I was clear.”
Millar said his jump-off strategy was, “just
to be fast and not put at the rails at risk, but to
make it difficult enough for Yann and Pitareusa.
It wasn’t speed that caused my trouble in the
jump-off. I am really at a bit of a loss as to why
we had our problems, but that is horses and that is
sport.”
Luck did play a part in Millar’s qualification
for the jump-off. In his approach to fence 12,
Millar knocked down a rail at the front of the
obstacle but as it was not the top rail and the
height of the jump was not lowered, Millar was
not penalized. Millar noted that over his entire
grand prix career, which has spanned more than
four decades, that unusual occurrence has happened, at most, half a dozen times.
Candele was surprised that more horses did
not advance to the jump-off.
“I was expecting more clear rounds,” said
Candele. “The course turned out to be way harder
than when we walked it. I thought there would be
eight to ten horses clear, and Leopoldo was talking about six.”
While Cone finished third with his one time
fault, Candele took fourth place with the fastest
four round riding Mustique, yet another horse
owned by Grange. Fifth place went to Marie
Hecart of France, the winner of Saturday’s
$15,000 Modified Grand Prix, who also incurred
faults riding Why Not for Ashland Stables.
The second and final week of the National
Capital Show Jumping Tournaments was rated a
CSI2* by the International Equestrian Federation
(FEI), which meant that in addition to substantial
prize money, world ranking points were also on
the line.
For more information on the National Capital Show Jumping Tournaments, including full
results, please visit www.hayesco.ca.
$75,000 Brookstreet Grand Prix – Ottawa, ON
Rider/ Hometown/ Horse/ Faults/ Time
1. Yann Candele, Caledon, ON, Pitareusa, 0:1, 48.93
2. Ian Millar, Perth, ON, Redefin, 0:8, 42.55
3. Mac Cone, King City, ON, Ole, 1
4. Yann Candele, Caledon, ON, Mustique, 4
5. Marie Hecart, France, Why Not, 4
6. Amy Millar, Perth, ON, Costa Rica Z, 4
7. Marie Hecart, France, Ronaldo, 4
8. (tie) Erynn Ballard, Hillsburgh, ON, Simply Ahorn, 4
8. (tie) Beth Underhill, Schomberg, ON
Top Gun, 4
10. Lauren Hunkin, Kemptville, ON, Larry 0146, 8
11. Keean White, Rockwood, ON, Celena Z, 8
12. Hugh Graham, Schomberg, ON, Executive Privilege 3E, 8
13. Jonathon Millar, Perth, ON, Contino 14, 8
14. Leslie Howard, Westport, CT, Hip Hop, 8
15. Angela Lawrence, St. Lazare, QC, Unica, 9
establishing this level of competition here in Canada,” said Carter. “This is an extremely difficult market to create an event of this level and make it a success. They have done a wonderful job.”
Davidson echoes the sentiment shared by
Carter, “I’d like to thank Bill and Jo for the great job
they have done. They have established a top quality
event, attracted the best of the best international riders who have bought their very best horses. I will
definitely be back next year.”
David O’Connor, a former Olympic gold medal
winner in Eventing for the United States in Sydney
designed a new cross country course for Wits End
this year. “He made the course bigger this year,” said
Young. “There’s more room for galloping and the
fences are extremely challenging.”
“Cross country at Wits End is tough,” said
Davidson “but they seem to have it pretty right now
allowing more room for galloping, although it’s not
easy to make optimum time.”
Kyle Carter (CAN) & Madison
Carter who trains in
Florida spent some time in
Tennessee to prepare for
cross country at Wits End.
“We don’t have many hills
in Florida and I knew that
this would be hilly terrain
Travis Hall Equestrian Centre, Fergus
for cross,” said Carter. “I
was very excited about the
unique challenge of this
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009
hilly cross country course.”
10:00a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
“This is the 6th year in
a row that we hosted the trials at Wits End Farm and
Instructor: Sylvia Galbraith
we had over 120 riders
Learn
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compete this year. We are
delighted with the results,”
conformation photos,
said Young. Wits End
Horse Trials is the only FEI
shooting action & more.
World Cup Qualifier in
Canada. “We will definitely
Teens & adults welcome.
be back next year.”
Fee: $100 + GST, includes lunch.
For full results on all
riders please visit www.
Call 519-787-7040 or
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Olympic Silver Medal
Show Jumping Team
Signs Autographs in
Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario – An autograph signing session was held with Canada’s Olympic
Silver Medal Show Jumping Team on Saturday, August 22, during the CSI2*
National Capital Show Jumping Tournaments at the Nepean National Equestrian
Park in Ottawa, ON.
From left to right, Ian Millar of Perth, ON, Jill Henselwood of Oxford Mills, ON,
and Mac Cone of King City, ON, signed a show jumping fan’s rain boot.
Fourth team member and Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, was
competing at CSI5*
Valkenswaard, The
Netherlands, where
he placed fourth in
the €285,000 Global
Champions Tour
Grand Prix.
For more information on the National
Capital Show Jumping Tournaments,
please
visit
www.hayesco.ca, or
call (613) 769-7221.
Photo Credit – Linda
Scott Harris
National Capital
Show Jumping
Tournaments By
the Numbers
Ottawa, Ontario – The National Capital Show Jumping
Tournaments bring international show jumping competition to the Nepean National Equestrian Park in Ottawa,
ON, from August 12-16 and 19-23.
An incredible amount of infrastructure is necessary
to produce a two-week international equestrian tournament.
“There is so much that goes in to setting up an event
of this size and calibre, and many people are not aware of
the incredible amount of logistics that take place behind
the scenes, let alone the economic impact that it has on the
City of Ottawa,” said Ainsley Hayes, Event Coordinator of
the National Capital Show Jumping Tournaments. “We
literally bring in a village, set it up, and make it our home
for two weeks. Then we are gone again, leaving the
grounds in pristine condition for the next event that takes
Number of tractors – 8
place at the Nepean National Equestrian Park.”
Here is a look at the National Capital Show Jumping Tourna- Number of dollars spent in the City of
Ottawa – approximately $6 Million
ments, by the numbers.
Number of hay bales – 2,000
Number of bags of wood shavings – 9,912
Number of competitors – 2,000
Number of tables in the VIP Tent – 35
Number of horses – 500
Number of competition rings – 4
Number of stabling tents – 18
Number of days to set up before competition
Number of stalls – 650
–7
Number of employees – 46
Number of days to clean up after competition
Number of commercial vendors – 29
–7
Number of food vendors – 6
For more information on the National
Number of garbage cans – 92
Capital Show Jumping Tournaments, please
Number of recycling bins – 92
visit www.hayesco.ca, or call (613) 769Number of dumpsters – 49
7221.
Tonnes of waste produced – 7.94
Tonnes of recycling – 4.32
Tonnes of manure – 207.38
Continued on Page 37
Number of hotel nights – 2,059
Average number of meals eaten out per exhibitor, per day – 2
trian wish,” said Pabst. “The first child I
Number of loads of horse laundry – 1,200
was involved with from Children’s Wish
Number of loads of gravel for stabling area – 15
was only five years old, and now she’s in
Number of competition jumps – 150
her teens. Her success was partly because
Number of tent feet – 540
of this connection she had with her pony.
Number of bleachers – 60
It’s amazing to have been able to contribute
Number of portolets – 30
to some of their happiness and give encouragement to continue on with their horse or
pony.”
Marco added, “The Children’s Wish
Foundation is pleased that an industry event
will take place in Caledon this year and that
the proceeds will ensure a child receives
their wish for a horse.”
Spectators at the CSJT will be able to
join in to help the Children’s Wish Foundation through the variety of fun events.
Every second Thursday Night at 6:30 pm Thanks to the generous donations from
numerous local merchants, the silent aucDates: October 1, 15 & 29
tion will have items ranging in value from
$50 to $1,000, including full spa packages
‘ultimate experiences’, while the live
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Bill Simmons
auction will feature fabulous vacations and
beautiful jewelry. A ‘High Roller’ area will
feature select high-end items.
Genie Hayward, the Chair of Children’s Wish Foundation “Celebration”
Silent Auction, said, “The silent auction
represents a significant percentage of the
money raised for the Children’s Wish
Foundation. Both the silent and live auctions are over the top, and we are thrilled
with what the generous community and surrounding supporters have donated in time
and merchandise.”
The nighttime “Celebration”, Hayward said, will be a “fun-filled event with
great food, fun music, and a casino to entertain the more than 300 people in attendance. It is for the Children’s Wish Foundation, and that is the why it will be a popular evening in Caledon this September.”
Carol Mott of CFRB Newstalk Radio
in Toronto will be the host of the evening’s
“Celebration” party.
Tables for the Children’s Wish Foundation “Celebration” at the Canadian Show
Jumping Tournament are available for purchase, and individual tickets are also available. Please call 905 880-5344 or e-mail
[email protected] for more information.
With the 25th anniversary of Children’s Wish Foundation and the inaugural
Canadian Show Jumping Tournament, this
is an event not to be missed!
For more information on the Canadian
Show Jumping Tournament, please visit
www.equiman.com.
CLAREMONT HORSE
AUCTION
Horses, Saddles, Tack, Trailers
Chesler-Ortiz Scores National
Championship Triple Crown for
Four & Five Year Olds
What used to be a Georgetown, Ontario
‘hog farm’ is now the idyllic country setting for
Halton Place Farm where now, not a squeal is
heard. However, the horse nays were the 24/7
sounds throughout the summer tournaments. Set
on two hundred hectares, the showground comes
alive every summer for the equine competition
season. During the Canadian Country Classic
this past week 74 of the best young horses in
Canada met to contest the Canadian Young
Jumper Development Series Finals. Canadian
International course designer Danny Foster tested their agility, scope, carefulness and style to
ultimately find the best of the best at the top of
the leader board.
Summer seemed to have come to an end
with a beautiful day. The sun was shining and
the temperatures a bit on the cool side
which made a perfect setting for the
Championships. There were 9 in the 4
year olds, 28 in the 5 year olds, 17
competing as 6 year olds and 20 in the
7/8 year old division. Every one came
to try and win one of the three championships up for grabs in each of the different divisions. Each age group had
the Ontario, Eastern, and Canadian
Championships in their sights and
hoped to take home a red ribbon. The
competition in each group was fierce.
The field of competitors included
Olympians Jay Hayes and Hugh Graham, Canadian Team Riders Frankie
Chesler Ortiz, Yan Candele and Erynn
Ballard, Venezuelan Team Rider Juan
Ortiz, Columbian Team Rider Roberto
Teran, French International rider
Johannes Letimonier and many local
favorites including Margie Gayford,
Carly Campbell Cooper and Hyde
Moffit.
The first day of competition
hosted the Ontario Finals.
The score was taken by
adding together the horses’
results from the five best
Ontario
competitions
throughout the year including the class here, the four
year old Ontario honors
went to Stevie Wonder a
Canadian Warmblood bay
gelding by Stolzenberg
owned and bred by Mill
Creek Stables of Cambridge,
On. The five year old
Ontario honours went to Eli,
a Canadian Warmblood
gelding by El Bundy also
owned and bred by Mill
Creek Stables. Both horses
were ridden by Frankie
Chesler Ortiz and to say the
least this young lady had quite a week.
Adding to Stevie Wonder’s Ontario win
were the honours of the Eastern Canadian
Championships, the National Championships as
well as the Best Canadian Bred. Chesler-Ortiz
went on to pilot Sher-Al Farm’s five year old
Dutch gelding Masquerade by Calvino Z to the
Eastern and National Championship awards.
When asked what was next for these young
horses Frankie said, “these are all real quality
young horses and I am proud of each and every
one of them. They will be going to the 2010
Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida the ‘World Series of Horse Shows’ where I
expect these superstars to continue their winning
ways”.
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President:
Victoria Davidson LaCombe
Vice President:
Judi Island
Treasurer:
Virginia Pohler
Secretary:
Pat DiMambro
Directors:
Dana Clarence, Ophelia MacDonald,
Jessica Malpage, Bill Thomas, Kirsten Sarah Trenc
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Don’t Miss October 16th Deadline for the Three $1,000.00
Instructor Education Grants Offered to OnTRA Centres!
OnTRA has revised the Instructor
Certification Grant Program to include
OnTRA Centres that that have instructors at the AI or AII level as well as
those that do not have any certified
instructors.
3 grants of $1,000.00 being
offered to Member Centres aimed at
providing education and training for
their instructors.
Therapeutic riding establishments
that are current members of OnTRA are
invited to apply.
Requirements for eligible Instructors
include:
• Instructors must have been
teaching/volunteering at a CanTRA
centre for at least 200 hours (CanTRA
certification requirement) with preference given to volunteer instructors.
• Instructors must have demonstrated
dedication to therapeutic riding
Applications must be received at
OnTRA by Friday, October 16, 2009.
Further information, full list of
requirements and the application form
are available on the OnTRA website at:
www.ontra.ca
Madison Lawson
Judi Island
Jody Schloss
OPSG Gold Medalists:
Entry Gold Medalists 2009
Above:
Advanced: Gr.3-Madison Lawson, Gr.1B-Judi Island, Gr.1AJody Schloss
Advanced Level
Entry: Gr.2-Olivia Brown, Gr.1B-Amber Walker
Gold Medalists
The 2009 Ontario ParaSport Summer Games, Saturday
July 25, Cupar Farms, Woodstock, ON.
The ParaSport Summer Games played host to a National
qualifying ParaEquestrian Competition. Three riders who
earned Gold Medals in the Advanced Level also achieved
ParaEquestrian National qualifying scores.
Paralympics Ontario will now hold the ParaSport Summer Games every other year. The ParaSport Torch has been
passed to the next representatives from the City of Kingston,
which will host the 2011 Ontario ParaSport Summer Games.
We look forward to seeing everyone next year at the
2010 OnTRA Provincial ParaDressage Championships.
For information and complete competition results see
www.ontra.ca
2009 OnTRA MEMBER CENTRES
ASHBURN: The Stables at WindReach Farm - 905-655-5827
BANCROFT: EQUALL - 613 474-1556
BARRIE/ORILLIA: Stonegate Farm - 705-327-7801
BELLEVILLE: Quinte Therapeutic Riding Assn.- 613-395-4472
BRACEBRIDGE: With Care Oke-Cook Family Farm- 705-645-5866
BRAMPTON/CALEDON: Caledon Equestrian School - 905 584-2022
CALEDON EAST: Peace Ranch - 905-584-9156
CARLETON PLACE: Lanark County Therapeutic Riding Program - 613 257-7121
CORNWALL: Brave-Hearts Riding Club - 613-528-1616
CORNWALL: Second Wind Acres - 613-528-1616
DURHAM REGION: Durham Therapeutic Riding Assoc. - 905-668-6680
GREELY/OTTAWA: Therapeutic Riding Assoc. of Ottawa-Carleton - 613-821-1844
GUELPH: Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre - 519-837-0558
HAMILTON: T.E.A.D. - 905-679-8323
INNISFIL: Springland Riding Stable - 705-431-7009
KINGSTON: Happy Heart Hippotherapy (Uniquestri Ltd.) - 613-546-7770
KITCHENER: CODRP / Pride Stables - 519-653-4686
LONDON: SARI Therapeutic Riding - 519-666-1123
MILTON: Windrush Stable Therapeutic Riding Centre - 905-854-6008
NEWMARKET: Horse At Heart Therapeutic Equestrian Centre - 905-898-3201
NIAGARA ON THE LAKE: Red Roof Retreat - 905-684-0235
NORTH AUGUSTA: Touch a Rainbow - 613-926-2116
ORO STATION: Bit by Bit, 212 Line 6 N., RR#1, Oro Station, ON L0L 2E0
OWEN SOUND: G.R.A.C.E. - 519-372-2721
PETERBOROUGH: PARD Therapeutic Riding - 705 742-6441
PETROLIA: Tomlynn Acres Reg. Quarter Horses - 519-882-0958
PLANTAGENET: Willowbank Equestrian Center - 613-673-4875
PORT BURWELL: Jabez Therapy Ranch - 519-874-1168
PORT ELGIN: P.R.A.N.C.E. - 519-832-2522
PORT HOPE: T.R.A.I.N. - 905 372-6191
RIDGEWAY: I CAN-T.E.R. – 905-894-3276
ST. CATHARINES: Horse Alternative Therapeutic Services - 905-704-9820
SAULT STE. MARIE: Therapeutic Ride Algoma - 705 945-8546
SHELBURNE: Traditions Farm Therapeutic Riding Centre - 519-925-1866
STOUFFVILLE: GIDDYUP - 905-642-8001
THUNDER BAY: Thunder Bay Therapeutic Riding Assoc.- 807-472-5650
TIMMINS: Timmins Therapeutic Riding Assoc. - 705-269-5994
TORONTO: C.A.R.D. - 416-667-8600
TORONTO: Saddle Up for Success - 416-932-1919
WINDSOR: Windsor-Essex Therapeutic Riding Assoc. - 519-969-1261
Please volunteer at a centre near you!
DISCLAIMER: Please be advised that OnTRA is not responsible for the accreditation,
actions or activities at any OnTRA Member Centre. OnTRA has no legal or
structural authority over any Member Centre as each Centre is autonomous.
Be aware that horseback riding can be a dangerous sport therefore you should
verify the safety procedures & the certification of the instructors at the
therapeutic riding facility of your choice.
Olivia Brown
2009 OPSG Riders
Amber Walker
Congratulations to the 2009 Ontario ParaSport Competitors!
OPSG Silver Medalists
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Leased Horses needed for
May 2010 CPEDI3* event
Ottawa, ON—Para-Equestrian Canada is seeking out
dressage horse owners, requesting they lease or loan
their animals for the upcoming May 2010 WindReach
International Para-Dressage Competition CPEDI3* near
Toronto. International riders will be looking to lease
dressage horses of all levels from walk/trot through to
Prix St. George for the event held May 28-30th, 2010 in
Ashburn, Ontario.
“This event is going to draw accomplished ParaDressage athletes from all over the world,” said Isabel
Reinertson, Chair of Para-Equestrian Canada, “and we
hope Ontario owners will offer them the talent and ability of their horses.”
The desired horses will be in good physical health,
have an even temperament and work ethic while also
possessing some dressage show experience. It should be
noted, however, that horses must be exclusively available to the rider from May 20th through to May 30th,
2010. The pricing, lease arrangements and training period will be arranged by the horse owner and rider.
Other competition requirements include that Canadian-owned horses be registered with EC and have a
valid vaccination certificate. They may be subject to FEI
Equine Medication Control Testing at the event, and
must pass a horse inspection, or trot up, to be eligible to
compete.
For more information, interested owners are
requested to contact Amie O’Shaughnessy of ParaEquestrian Canada by phone (1-866-282-8395 ext. 134)
Karl Slezak Top Canadian in
CIC 3* Richland Park
Horse Trials
or via e-mail at [email protected].
About the Para-Equestrian Discipline
In para-equestrian, each rider is classified according to his or her functional ability. They are assessed by
trained physiotherapists and doctors who evaluate either
muscle strength, coordination, or a combination thereof
throughout the athlete’s body. The rider is then given a
functional profile that indicates the grade in which they
can compete. There are five grades of competitions in
dressage, with Grade IA representing the more severely
impaired riders, and Grade IV representing the least
severely impaired riders. The competition within each
grade is judged on the functional skill of the rider, and
not the level of disability.
About Para-Equestrian Canada
Para-Equestrian Canada is the discipline committee
of Equine Canada that is responsible for developing and
implementing programs on behalf of the para-equestrian
community and administrating the high performance
program for dressage riders with a disability. For additional information regarding Para-Equestrian Canada
please visit www.equinecanada.ca/para-equestrian.
About Equine Canada
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visit www.equinecanada.ca.
Para-Equestrian Canada Launches
Search for Development Coach
Ottawa, ON—Para-Equestrian Canada has launched a
search for an Ontario-based regional development coach.
The ideal candidate would be a qualified dressage coach and rider, possessing knowledge of or experience with riders with disabilities. The selected individual
will fill an important role within the organization by
transitioning athletes to higher levels of competition,
both nationally and abroad.
“Our development coaches assess athletes who
demonstrate an interest in Para-Dressage,” said Elizabeth Robinson, chair of the Para-Equestrian Canada
High Performance Committee. “They identify and train
future team members — and in this way contribute to the
integrity of the sport within Canada.”
Para-Dressage already has a strong national
development program, as demonstrated by impressive
international standings in the last several years.
The regional development coach will operate
with the instruction of the national team coach, as well
as under the leadership of the organization’s Para-Eques-
trian High Performance Committee.
Para-Equestrian Canada will accept applications for this position up to September 15th, 2009. They
can be sent to the attention of Amie O’Shaughnessy,
Manager Para-Equestrian at the Equine Canada office
2685 Queensview Dr., Suite 100, Ottawa, ON, K2B
8K2,
Fax:
613-248-3484
or
e-mail
[email protected].
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please
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Para-Equestrian Canada to host Athlete
Development and Classification Clinic
Oct. 3–4 in St. Lazare, QC
Ottawa, ON— Para-Equestrian Canada (PEC) is pleased
to offer developing athletes the opportunity to attend a
Para-dressage workshop in St. Lazare, Que. Oct. 3–4,
2009. Fionna Christensen, chair of the PEC Coaching
Committee, will lead the clinic, and participants will be
provided with the chance to train directly under the
experienced coach.
Christensen will be providing instruction to riders
on improving competitiveness, and will also share her
knowledge about classification, competition and ranking
procedures.
“These clinics bring together the Para community,
and really highlight the competitive opportunities available to them,” said Sharon Buffitt, chair of the PEC Athlete Development Committee. “These clinics are wonderful teaching tools.”
In addition to the participating in, or auditing the
clinic, aspiring will have an opportunity to attain a classification grade on the second day of the clinic. Marion
Slatter-Blitstein, a physiotherapist and international FEI
Para-equestrian classifier, will be the classifier at this
event.
“Classification is the first step for riders that want
to compete in Para-Equestrian competition,” added
Sharon Buffitt.
The classification system uses five grades to rate a
rider’s level of ability, and these grades are used in competition to level the playing fields. There are five grades
of competitions in dressage, with Grade IA representing
the more severely impaired riders, and Grade IV representing the least severely impaired riders. The competition within each grade is judged on the functional skill of
the rider, and not the level of disability.
The clinic is free of charge and is open to riders,
coaches and individuals interested in the sport of Paradressage, though registrants must be a member of ParaEquestrian Canada. Those who ride in the clinic must
have at least one year of independent riding experience,
and be a minimum of 15 years of age. Riders bringing
their own horses can rent stalls for a nominal daily
charge.
Clinic space is limited, and all interested riders are
encouraged to register with Equine Canada as soon as
possible. For more information, please contact ParaEquestrian program coordinator Irena Seifert by e-mail
at [email protected], or at 1-866-282-8395 ext.
143.
About Fionna Christensen
Christensen is an experienced rider and coach with
over 15 years of involvement in therapeutic riding. She
has coached riders of various ability and competitive
levels including a Paralympic contender, and understands the challenges Para-riders face relating to body
alignment, firing core muscles and learning to use relaxation and tension to influence a horse. She is the head
instructor at North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association in British Columbia, and is a certified CanTRA
examiner and coach. She is also a level two Equine
Canada coach specializing in dressage.
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Ottawa, Ontario—Karl Slezak of Tottenham, ON, and Don J. Good’s 13-year-old
Irish Sport Horse gelding, Charley Farley,
topped the Canadian entries in the
advanced CIC 3* division at the Richland
Park Horse Trials in Richland, MI, held
August 20–23, 2009.
Posting a dressage score of 54.8,
adding only 4.8 time penalties over Ian
Stark’s cross-country course, and dropping one rail, for four faults, in the jumping test, Slezak, 27, and Charley Farley
finished with 63.6 penalty points, earning
them an eighth place finish.
Close behind Slezak was Waylon
Roberts, 20, of Port Perry, ON, and his
own Myrddin’s Sebastian, a nine-year-old
Canadian Sport Horse gelding, in 10th
place. Roberts, who is in England to compete in the CCI 3* Blenheim Three Day
Event on September 10–13, added 5.2
cross country time penalties to his dressage score of 67.2 to finish with 72.4
penalties overall. Waylon’s father Ian
Roberts, also of Port Perry, ON, rode
Kelly Plitz and Tracey Newman’s 13year-old Irish Sport Horse, Napalm, to an
18th place finish. Rounding out the top 20
was Robert Holman of Hawkestone, ON,
and Catmantoo, Nancie J. Evans’ 14-yearold American Thoroughbred gelding.
Olympic gold medalist Leslie Law of
Great Brittan won the CIC 3* division
with Fleeceworks Mystere Du Val repeating their 2008 victory.
In the intermediate CIC 2* division,
Lindsay Pearce, 24, of Tecumseh, ON,
and Tangle Top, Patricia Pearce’s nineyear-old English Thoroughbred gelding,
finished sixth overall on a score of 59.2.
Kendal Lehari, 22, of Uxbridge, ON, rode
Gwendalyne Lehari’s Daily Edition to a
17th place finish with 86.5 penalty points.
American Tamra Smith riding Bubbles at Bricky won the CIC 2* division
with a score of 47.6.
For complete results please visit
www.richlandpark.com.
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Longing for Riders
By Faith Meredith
Director of Riding, Meredith Manor International
Equestrian Centre
WAVERLY, WV—Longeing without stirrups can be
a wonderfully useful tool to
help riders learn to relax,
ride in balance, and follow
the motion of the horse as
they work toward developing an independent seat.
Longeing allows the
rider concentrate on her
seat without worrying
about controlling the
horse’s pace, direction or
speed. With someone else
handling the horse, longeing removes the fear factor.
When the rider feels safe, it
is easier to relax her muscles so that she can feel and
follow the horse’s motion
in balance.
The horse handler
also provides the rider with
an observer whose feedback can be enormously
useful. The rider may feel
she is balanced but the handler may note that she is
leaning backward or forward rather than being
positioned correctly over
the horse’s center of gravity. The handler can remind
the rider to breathe or provide other verbal cues to
help the rider match the
horse’s rhythm. The handler can help describe the
movements of the horse’s
feet so that the rider can
begin to feel them for herself through her seatbones.
Longeing is a skill
that must be mastered by
both horse and handler
before they can work safely
as a team to help riders
develop good seats. A
longeing schoolmaster is a
special horse. This horse
must be in good condition
and able to carry himself in
balance on circles in either
direction. He should have
an excellent sense of
rhythm and if the rider
loses her balance, he
should not get flustered or
change his rhythm. The
longeing schoolmaster is
able to stay focused and
relaxed regardless of anything else that might be
going on in the vicinity. He
is very aware of the handler’s body language and
responds predictably and
smoothly to her requests
for up or down transitions.
The handler should
be familiar with the horse
and sure of her ability to
communicate clearly with
it before putting a rider up.
She should know how to
keep the horse moving forward in a steady rhythm
and how to ask for smooth
up or down transitions.
While some instructors like to use longeing
cavessons, many people do
not have them. A simple
snaffle bridle is sufficient.
Slip a halter over the bridle
and fasten the longe line to
the halter ring. We like to
use side reins whenever we
longe riders but if the horse
is comfortable working on
a circle they are not always
necessary. It is better not to
use side reins than to use
them incorrectly. Boots or
bandages protect the
horse’s legs from accidental dings and provide tendon support when working
on a circle. A riding helmet
and gloves are standard
safety equipment for both
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rider and handler.
To help the beginning
rider, we fasten a “grab
strap” to the dees on the
front of the saddle. The
rider can hold onto the
strap until they develop
good balance. A rider can
also use these straps to pull
her seat deeper into the
saddle. This opens her hips
and tips her pelvis up.
Crossing the stirrups of an
English saddle over the
pommel also creates a grab
strap of sorts. Pull the
buckle down 5 or 6 inches
away from the safety bar
before crossing the leathers
to eliminate awkward
lumps under the rider’s
thighs.
The longeing area
should never be less than
20 meters in diameter.
Anything less is too hard
on the horse’s legs. Longe
lessons should end before
either horse or rider
become too tired. A half of
an hour is long enough.
Change direction once,
spending half the time in
each direction. When
changing direction, the
horse should stop on the
circle and the handler
should approach it and
reposition the longe before
working in the second
direction. A beginning or
muscularly weak rider may
need frequent walk breaks
during a half hour lesson.
With more advanced students, one way to get more
out of a longe lesson is to
let two students take turns
as rider or handler while
the instructor watches and
teaches.
Beginning riders
working on a longe should
concentrate on relaxation,
balance and finding the
proper position in the saddle. They can first practice
relaxing different groups of
muscles, then relaxing all
of their muscles. We do not
ask beginning riders to
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hold their heels and toes in
a riding position at first. A
loose, relaxed ankle helps
them move around and
experiment with their position. The initial goal is to
help them find a correct
position with their body
aligned from shoulders to
hips to heels, shoulders
back and open, head and
neck straight, and thighs
relaxed and flat against the
saddle. They should not be
gripping with their thighs
and their lower leg should
rest softly against the
horse.
As riders progress,
there are many balance
exercises that can be added
at the walk, then trot. Riders can dangle their legs or
ride with legs help out
away from the saddle.
They can change their arm
positions to challenge their
balancearms crossed in
front, held on top of their
head, stretched over their
head, or held out to the
sides as they twist in either
direction. They can count
the horse’s strides out load
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and eventing and has successfully trained and competed horses through FEI
levels of dressage.
She is the Director of
Meredith Manor International Equestrian Centre
(Route 1, Box 66, Waverly,
WV 26184; 1-800-6792603;
http://www.meredithmanor.com), an ACCET
accredited equestrian educational institution.
Show Jumping Jumps into Halifax for
Maritime Fall Fair
Halifax, Nova Scotia – The top show
jumping competitors in the country
will be traveling east to compete in
the Maritime Fall Fair held October
8-12 at Exhibition Park in Halifax,
NS.
The highlight of the show
jumping competition, a long-standing tradition at the Maritime Fall
Fair, will be the $40,000 The LIVERight Cup Grand Prix, a member
event of the Jump Canada Series, on
Friday night, October 9. The LIVERight Cup is a health promotion for
the Canadian Liver Foundation.
In total, the Open Jumper division will offer $53,500 in prize
money over three classes. There will
also be considerable prize money on
offer in the 1.30m jumper division,
sponsored by Greenhawk, which features $10,000 in prize money.
Renowned American course
designer Anthony D’Ambrosio will
make his first trip to the Maritime
Fall Fair to set the show jumping
tracks. D’Ambrosio recently had the
honour of acting as course designer
for the 2009 World Cup Final in Las
ANCASTER SADDLE CLUB
All Shows will be held at the NEW
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Hwy 52 (Trinity Road) and Hwy 2
(Wilson Street), Ancaster. Take the
Hwy 52 Copetown exit from Hwy 403.
Proceed south towards Hwy 2. Enter
the grounds using Trinity Road. Western Performance and English Classes
begin at 9:00 AM, Western Games
Classes begin at 12:00 PM. August 23,
September 13, Rain Date: September
20. Year End Awards Banquet:
November 14, 2009. For more information visit www.ancastersaddle
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2009 CHALLENGE SERIES
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Vegas and, coming up on his agenda,
is Toronto’s prestigious Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in November.
“We are thrilled to have Anthony D’Ambrosio as our course designer this year,” said Janice Keith, Competition Co-Manager of the Maritime
Fall Fair. “As he will also be course
designing at the Royal, it gives riders
planning on competing in Toronto
the opportunity to ride his courses, in
an indoor venue, in preparation.”
A full slate of hunter classes
will also be offered at the Maritime
Fall Fair, which is renowned for its
hospitality. Officiating over this
year’s hunter and jumper competition
will be Nancy Wetmore of Brampton, ON.
“I have shown at the Maritime
Fall Fair in the past, and am looking
forward to judging this year,” noted
Wetmore. “It is a great show! The
arena is filled to capacity each night
with enthusiastic spectators, and they
also have a very unique set of jumps
which depict Maritime themes.”
For more information on the
Maritime Fall Fair, please visit
www.maritimefallfair.com or contact
Janice Keith at (902) 757-2531 or
[email protected].
“Halifax native Angela Covert-Lawrence
will compete in the $40,000 Grand Prix at
the Maritime Fall Fair held from October
8-12 at Exhibition Park in Halifax, NS.”
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Board Meetings - Third Wednesday of
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onship show - September 26. All
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ETY OF ONTARIO 2009 SHOW Western Ontario Regional Belgian
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Annual trail ride is Sunday, September
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HORSEMAN’S SOCIETY
September 26 - Forest Fairgrounds
8:30 AM start contact Ian Minielly
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October 4 – Ilderton Fairgrounds 9
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Lessons at your farm.
At the show.
Before the class.
to help them develop a
sense of rhythm.
Transitions from gait
to gait are excellent exercises to use on the longe.
As riders continue to
progress, they can try to
ask for up or down transitions before the handler
intervenes. As their balance
and muscle strength
increase, they can graduate
from a sitting trot to a posting trot without stirrups.
The instructor/handler
needs to be a good observer and choose exercises
that will help individual
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“Teach Your Horse To
Ground Drive” Part 4
By Lynn Palm
In the last article, we took our first
steps in ground driving by asking the
horse to walk forward. In this article
we will add turns.
Adding Turns
Once the horse understands moving forward, try a very gradual turn to
the left. Use the assistant’s position on
the horse’s left side to reinforce the
turn. Gently flop the reins on his right
side to ask him to move away and to
the left to make the turn. If the horse
gets too wiggly or confused, ask the
assistant to come closer to him to
guide him through the command. The
goal should be for the assistant to
gradually move further away from the
horse toward the middle of the circles
or turns that are being made until the
horse can respond independently from
the assistant.
To practice turning to the right at
the walk, begin by ground driving in a
straight line. Ask the assistant to cross
behind you so that he is in position on
the horse’s right side. Start a gradual
turn to the right by getting the horse to
move away from the rein against his
left side using the method described
above.
After you complete several successful, gradual turns, try tighter ones.
If turning right, use a gentle give and
take pressure on the inside right rein
and loosen the left rein against the
side of his body. Position yourself
slightly to the inside of a tighter turn
so that you will not be left behind as
your horse walks through the turn.
Straighten him out, and then ask for a
turn to the left.
I will use a left turn to review the
sequence for ground driving a turn.
Reverse these directions for a turn to
the right:
1. Start with a nice forward walk,
reins, even, walking directly behind
the horse;
2. Use your left index finger and
thumb to slightly shorten up on the
left rein;
3. Slightly loosen up on the right rein;
4. Shift your position to slightly come
inward to the left;
5. Use a light give and take pressure
on the left rein, but do not pull;
6. The horse should be giving lightly
to the left rein, his body lightly arcing
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as you resume your position behind him;
ing—shorten slightly on the inside rein while
9. Correct wiggling by gently flopping the reins lightly loosening the outside rein. As the rider
against the horse’s side.
comes out of a turn, the outside rein is slightly
shortened as she evens up the inside rein by loosEnding the Lesson
ening it. Never use a steady tension on the reins,
Conclude your lesson by asking the horse to whether ground driving or under saddle. Instead,
“back.” Walk him forward and ask him to use a light, pulsating pressure with the horse’s
“whoa.” With the reins even, give the command motion.
“back” while giving a gentle give and take motion
Learning these rein aids through ground drivat the same time on both reins. Walk backwards ing will fine-tune your hands as a rider. Ground
as the horse backs up. Keep the horse’s head and driving also will help to improve your eye to
neck straight while backing. If he goes crooked understand how to put your horse in the correct
with his hips going too much to the right because body position—either straight or with a light arc
you have used too much right rein, correct it by for turning to the left or right to attain balance.
bringing his head to the right to straighten him
You probably will need several sessions to
out. Ask him for a few steps backwards, and then practice and perfect ground driving at the walk
to the left, his head and neck slightly praise him. Walk him forward and straight and before advancing to the trot.
flexing left;
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Toronto CADORA launches “virtual”
Hall of Fame
Inductees will be
honoured at the 40th
Anniversary Gala Reunion
Aurora, Ontario — In recognition of Toronto
CADORA’s 40th anniversary the group’s
Board of Directors is pleased to announce the
launch of the Toronto CADORA Hall of
Fame. This tribute honours past and present
members who have contributed to the rich
tapestry of dressage in the Greater Toronto
Area and beyond. It also recognizes nonmembers who have had a profound and positive impact on the sport during the club’s history.
At that time Toronto CADORA will unveil
Inductions and presentations will take the “virtual” Hall of Fame on its website,
place at the 40th Anniversary Gala Reunion, www.torontocadora.com.
November 21, 2009, at Le Parc in Thornhill.
In this inaugural year the Toronto
CADORA Board has nominated to the Hall
of Fame the club’s founding members:
Seven-time Canadian Olympian, Christilot
Boylen; Canadian Olympian and internation-
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Olympian, Cindy Ishoy. Also being inducted, are Toni
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(1986) and Jack Leitch, former chair of Upper Lakes Group
and a key supporter of dressage at his Leitchcroft Farm in
Thornhill throughout the 1980’s and 90’s.
Toronto CADORA is also thrilled to recognize three
equine dressage athletes who have left an indelible mark in
the hearts of all Canadian dressage enthusiasts.
Bonheur — Christilot Boylen’s mount at the 1968 Tokyo
(her first) Olympics;
Dynasty — Cindy Ishoy’s equine partner at the 1988 Seoul
Olympics where they were members of the bronze-medal
winning dressage team and finished fourth individually, and
Firmus — Lorraine Stubb’s mount at the 1991 Pan American Games where they won team Gold.
In future years, nominations will be accepted from
Toronto CADORA members and selected by the group’s
Board of Directors.
“We are thrilled to be able to recognize the impact our
inductees have had on dressage, locally, nationally and
throughout the dressage world,” says Toronto CADORA
President, Dorothy McDonall and Hall of Fame sponsor.
“We are looking forward to a fabulous 40th Anniversary
Gala and are delighted to be able to honour them on such a
special occasion.”
For tickets and further information about the 40th
Anniversary Gala Reunion, go to www.torontocadora.com
or join our reunion groups at www.barnmice.com and
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Equine Canada
Harnesses the
Power of the
World Wide Web
Ottawa, Ontario—Equine Canada has embarked on new ways
of providing timely communications to horse enthusiasts,
both in Canada and abroad.
Using social networking sites Facebook
(facebook.com/equine.canada)
and
Twitter
(twitter.com/Equine_Canada), “friends” and “followers” of
Equine Canada can keep up to date on Canadian equine sport,
recreation, health advisories, breeds and industry developments, special events and more.
On September 1, 2009, Equine Canada will also begin
an interactive web series which will be broadcast in both official languages and be available for viewing on the Equine
Canada website. The web series will be comprised of interactive webisodes which are intended to give Canadian horse
enthusiasts an opportunity to better understand the dynamics
of Equine Canada and its related activities and will be hosted
by Equine Canada CEO Akaash Maharaj. Viewers will be
encouraged to suggest topics they wish to be discussed in
future broadcasts.
Another interactive communication vehicle that Equine
Canada will be embarking on is a monthly blog written by
Akaash Maharaj. The blog will be featured on the Equine
Canada website and address current equine industry issues
and events and will offer readers an opportunity to provide
their perspective in the form of comments on the blog page.
Equine Canada is excited to bring these interactive
methods of communication to our current and future members and look forward to using the feedback from these various mediums to enrich the delivery of Equine Canada services to them.
About Equine Canada
Equine Canada is Canada’s national governing body for
equestrianism. A member-driven, charitable institution, it is
the executive branch of the Canadian Equestrian Team, and
the national authority for equestrian competition; the national
voice for recreational riders; and the national association for
equine welfare, breeding, and industry. Equine Canada is
recognized by the Government of Canada, the International
Equestrian Federation (FEI), and the Canadian Olympic
Committee as the national organization representing equestrian sport and equine interests. For more information about
Equine Canada, please visit www.equinecanada.ca.
Fitness Tips for Riders
How to Lose Weight and Keep it Off
As riders, we are part of a
team. From a nutritional point
of view, what we eat and drink
(or don’t), how much, and
when (nutrient timing) can
have a significant impact on
our ride. De-hydration and
blood-sugar peaks and valleys
can wreak havoc on your accuracy riding. Not to mention
your mood and ability to stay
even keeled and think through
Let me start by noting that your training properly.
if a 14.2hh quarterhorse can
work hard with a 200lb, 6foot Hydration
Approximately 60% of
man on his back, then weight
itself is not as important for a your body weight is water.
rider as how you carry it. Your body uses it to digest
Since I do get asked all the food, facilitate chemical reactime how to manage weight, tions and respiration, carry
and since we’re heading into oxygen through your blood,
fall with the appeal of comfort regulate your body temperafoods, it seemed like a good ture, lubricate joints and
time to bring the topic up here. remove waste. Symptoms of
Self-carriage is the ability de-hydration include fatigue,
to control where your body is lack of co-ordination or ability
positioned. Certainly it places to concentrate, constipation,
you at a disadvantage as a rider physical weakness, headaches
to have ‘loose ballast’ shifting and even irritability. Another
on its own. For example, indication of dehydration is
momentum created over a darker urine.
Dehydration isn’t just
fence can really go wrong if
you cannot control your body- uncomfortable, it’s counterweight should an accident hap- productive to good riding. We
pen, and your mass continue to are often so busy thinking
sail on the trajectory it was on about our horse’s water intake
while your horse went the other and electrolyte replacement,
way. Equally important is the that we forget about ourselvestiming of your weight shifts on not realizing that our own
the load placed on your horse’s hydration can seriously affect
our horse’s performance as
joints, feet and back.
The good thing about fit- well. Equestrian sport is an
ness is that strength and weight endurance event for your body
are relative. In other words, if because of the physical
you have the strength and co- demands required from early
ordination for accurate aids and morning until late in the afterself-carriage, even though you noon, in the hot summer sun.
may tend to a larger size that Fatiguing muscles and lack of
the average for your height, concentration will cause you to
then you will be much less at lose your self-carriage in the
risk of placing unwanted strain saddle, and make costly errors
on your horse than a much in judgement. Incidentally, delighter person with little self- hydration also impedes weight
carriage. I’d rather see a 180lb loss because your body cannot
rider who can ride lightly and metabolize efficiently, and
in control of their body weight, your brain cannot ‘read’ hunger
than a 130lb rider who’s bot- signals properly.
tom slaps down on the horse
each canter stride, or who loses Nutrition
Did you know that not
their balance and rides onto the
horse’s neck when he refuses a eating for more than three
hours compromises your core
fence.
strength significantly? We all
hear about the importance of
core strength to control your
seat bones, torso, shoulder
placement and leg aids in riding. It’s important to do what
you can to set yourself up for a
successful ride, not place
obstacles in your own way
ahead of time. If you rush
from work to your ride, take a
snack you can eat in the hour
before riding so that your core
muscles will have some immediate fuel to work with, and
you will not be trying to think
and train with low blood sugar
levels. Maintaining consistent
blood sugar levels plays another major role in achieving and
maintaining a healthy bodyweight and muscle-fat ratio.
If the big questions could
be solved with easy answers, it
would have been done. Notice
I didn’t say ‘simple answers’.
Many of the things we know
work best in life may be simple, but they sure aren’t easy.
And there are a lot of easy
answers out there that just
don’t deliver on their promises.
The over 40 billion dollar diet
industry thrives on short term
gain to get your dollar, so
many diet products and programs are designed to see you
drop some weight at the start
whether this is good for you or
not.
In most cases, weight is
gained back partly because the
habits and lifestyle causing the
original problem have not gone
away, and partly because you
lost muscle mass, and so
weight gained back is more
percentage of fat. As a rider,
think of yourself as an athlete:
a high performance car that
needs high octane fuel on a
regular basis. Good quality
fuel does not need to be expensive. Personally, I’m a big fan
of eating raw and whole foods
as much as possible, and generally avoiding over-processed
foods as much as possible.
Being healthy should be
achievable for any budget, and
not require expensive supplements.
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Here are five secrets that
work for developing a healthy
lifestyle, leaner body-weight
and outlook that you can live
with: that will fit the busy
lifestyle of barn/work/home,
and fit any budget. Weight
loss is a by-product.
habits you’ll be able to keepand that will get and keep your
weight off. Also, crash diets
really affect your moods, and
you don’t want to be grumpy
and edgy when you are working with your horses.
1. Long Term View: Think
long term. The 40 billion dollar diet industry preys on short
term gain, but if you’ve tried
several diets you know that
they didn’t help long term.
Studies show that almost any
sensible diet will help you lose
weight if you stick with it,
because what works is sensible
calory intake for your ideal
body weight requirements,
maintained over time so that
you don’t lose muscle mass.
The more you determine to
hang in there for the long haul,
the more likely you will be to
successfully build the lifestyle
2. Eat Less at Once, & Eat
More Often: Most fad diets
cut out whole groups of food,
and you lose weight because
you eat net less since you
aren’t used to going without
certain groups. When you cut
out whole groups of food, you
lose out on the macro and
micronutrients your body was
designed to operate best with,
and you shoot yourself in the
foot for optimal health long
term. So, instead of taking
drastic measures, experiment
with making portions small.
Really small. If you’re hungry
in an hour or two, you can
have another small snack.
After all, you’d make sure
your horse had plenty of hay
between grain feedings.
When you are overweight, your body is much less
likely to properly ‘read’ leptin
levels which signal hunger or
fullness. So, you can’t really
trust feelings of hunger as a
portion guide. However, if
you hover in the 200-600 calorie mark for each meal or
snack, you will gradually retrain your body to recognize
when it is truly hungry, and
sensibly full. You will also
develop healthier eating habits.
If there is one food group I
could suggest you cut out altogether (for just one week), it
would be junk and dessert. I
have met people that have lost
20, 30 or more pounds, by
simply ceasing to eat their
favourite candy bar or drink
their favourite soda. If you
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FITNESS FOR RIDERS
giving you. Some of it may come along as mighty delicious
(like steak) and with some elements you should minimize (like
saturated fat or animal fat), but may have a greater proportion of
good nutrients. So eat it within a reasonable portion size, guilt
free. When you think about it, the food and diet industry gets
you coming and going. It tempts you with ‘yum factor’ or ‘easy
factor’ foods that give your body nothing valuable, clutter up
your system and help you gain weight. Then it sells you more
product (so you spend more money) to try and undo the damage. Try just not buying into the cycle in the first place. By the
way, a good rule of thumb for knowing how many calories you
should be eating for weight loss is roughly your healthy bodyweight in pounds, times 10, plus a couple hundred. So, if you
are a 5’6”, 45 year old woman who weighs 160, and a healthier
body weight for you would be 140, eat somewhere between
1400-1600 calories to lose weight. Don’t eat less than 1400,
because you will slow your metabolism down which makes
your body hold fat.
can go ‘cold turkey’ for a week, then you can ease the treat
foods back in with some more discipline. It may be helpful for
you to view the week ‘off’ as a cleanse week. A totally affordable one because it’s about non-consumption, not purchasing a
special product. When you are craving raw sugar all the time,
you may have an adrenal problem, or be lacking other things
such as good quality carbohydrates, or sleep. Cutting out the
artificial stimulus will help you get back in touch with the real
needs your body is trying to signal to you.
After your cold turkey week, have days of the week you
are allowed treats, and days you are not, and stick with it. You
won’t get the powerful cravings and awful feeling of a diet that
doesn’t let you touch anything, but you’ll keep the junk in line,
and help your body get the right kind of energy from the right
kind of foods. The eat less rule works unless you actually need
to eat more- see the point below.
4. Be stubborn. Be more stubborn than your challenges. It’s
all to do with keeping the long term view in mind. Persistence
3. Feed muscle. Starving fat doesn’t work. Plus, it makes you becomes habits, and your body will show what your habits are.
edgy. The human body is designed to take in energy and use it. Anyone can feel fitter with persistence. If you need some inspiEating sensibly and following the Health Canada guideline of ration, observe disabled athletes, or google stories about seniors
30minutes rigorous activity, or 60 minutes moderate activity in competitive sport. If you’re not 80 yet, you could have severdaily will take you a long way. Give your body fuel it can use, al more decades of active, healthy living ahead of you. Don’t
then use it. You’ll increase your metabolism, and feel a lot look back, look forward and make it the best it can be.
more in control. Try an experiment for a week: look at every- 5. Balance your life. You may need more activity in your life,
thing you’re about to eat or drink and ask what nutrients it’s or you may need more sleep. Figure out what you’re missing,
and give up something that’s not giving you anything good
back, and replace it with more of what you need whether that’s
exercise, sleep, time to cook a decent meal, or get out riding one
more time per week.
Bonus Thoughts: Here are some great ways to encourage
yourself and stay focused on what you want, and who you want
to be.
1. Stay off the scales. They only tell you what you’ve been
doing. Measure your habits instead. Get your weight measured
with a fitness trainer or friend if you must, but also take body
measurements so that as you get fitter and more of your fat is
replaced with muscle, you can track body changes other weight.
If you’re over 35, muscle fat ratio is a bigger concern to me than
weight. Many ideal body weight charts you might find in places
like the internet are designed with only the loosest calculations
for the biggest range of people. If you live in a rural area, you
probably weight more than an urban or suburban person your
same height and clothing size because you are likely to have
more muscle. Athletes usually weigh much more than such
charts advise. Clothing sizes are not to measure you. They’re
so you can get what fits your body shape. No one will ever look
at the label on the inside of your clothes and judge you for it.
So don’t buy into the false expectations that the world is supposed to try and achieve certain sizes. You need to be a healthy
size that provides your bones with enough muscle to keep you
fit and active and avoid osteoporosis as long as possible. While
being overweight does put you at certain health risks, so does
being underweight. Underweight people are much more prone
to osteoporosis.
Giving yourself functional goals (walk 5km, run 5km
faster, be able to go up stairs easily, be able to do 100 reps of ab
work without stopping etc…) will give you clear goals to help
you stay consistent when your feelings are somewhere else, and
keep you focused on the positive activities you can have an
effect on. Weight change is a result, not a controllable habit.
2. Avoid media. I don’t mean don’t watch the news. I mean if
you are susceptible to low self esteem and body-image, then
don’t put those doctored up photo-shopped photos of an underweight subset of the human population (actresses and models) in
front of you all the time. Leave the tabloids or fashion mags, or
maybe even Hollywood alone for a little while. There is more
than one body-type. It’s useful to know that Audrey Hepburn
was malnourished due to food rations and scarcity as a child
during the war, which is why she remained so tiny all her life.
When you see a movie about horses and all the stalls have perfectly golden straw and no wheelbarrows anywhere, or the tack
changes from one frame to the next you spot the inconsistency
with real life right away. But yet we swallow hook line and
sinker everything the same folks have to say about what makes
life beautiful, and what makes you beautiful. Get good with
you, and that will be pretty powerfully attractive to the people
around you. I have many riders mention the ‘perfect dressage
body’ to me. I think it’s supposed to be something like a supermodel with giraffe legs in breeches and riding boots. I usually
say HELLO- have you see Debbie MacDonald, US multiple
Olympian? She’s not tall, and she’s not stick thin. It’s not your
body type that makes you a good rider. It’s your ability to think
and place your body where you need it to be. Messing with
your nutrition messes with that.
3. Do something you’ll be proud of. If you’re not proud of
yourself, do something today that gives you back the ownershipthe ‘I can do it’ feeling. Sort a room. Sort your tack box, clean
the tack. Say no to a cookie or bag of chips and eat a fruit
instead which you can share with your horse. Get off and walk
10 minutes beside your horse to cool him down. Whatever it is,
ENJOY the feeling of doing the right thing. That’s your right
for having done it. The more you let yourself notice what you
can do and are doing that’s
healthy (physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually), the easier it will
get to make deliberate acts
of healthy living a part of
your life.
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Paul Lawson shares his life with horses
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Paul Lawson started driving when
he was 10 or 11, with his sister’s handme-down pony, Polly.
“But I was interested in Hackneys.
My bus driver, Joanne Heath and her husband Don showed Hackneys and Road
horses. I started grooming for them at
shows. They also let me show one of
their ponies, a classy old, push button
pony named Callaways Little Lady, in the
Junior Exhibitor class. I was hooked.
“When I about 13 I purchased two
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and Croftlands Dandy. My Dad bought
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started showing. Croftlands Dandy was a
well-bred pony, but proved to be a handful.
Reedanns Hot Toddy was green, but we
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much; he was one of those great teachers
that I will never forget.
“Later I went to university, got my
career started and lived the urban life. It
was fun but I missed the horses, so I started
back
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a
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Warmblood/Percheron. After I sold him,
my sister gave me a gift certificate for
driving lessons at Kirsten Brunner’s
Beaverwood Farm. I started driving
Kirsten’s school horses and she helped me
find a horse for myself; CWMFelen Connesseur, training him and coaching me.
Connor is a 16 hh Welsh Cob.
“I love Combined Driving, because
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The marathon is a blast! I was introduced
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“When I don’t have time for the fitness aspect I show Connor in Pleasure
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year old it can be challenging. When I
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“I still have a soft spot for Hackneys
and hope to own one again someday.
Although Hackneys are overly-enthusiastic, they are very responsive, have a strong
work ethic and are extremely sound. However, I think the Welsh Cob Sec. D, which
I currently drive, is the best kept secret.
They offer strength, stamina, versatility
and brains (on most days). I ride occasionally but it is not my comfort zone. I would
like to become a better rider as I think it
helps in training the Combined Driving
horse and is good exercise.
“I have learned that having the right
horse, to fit your skill level, is critical. You
can always trade-up, but a bad start can be
very disappointing. Also, get the necessary
support. People may think that a trainer
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or learning a new discipline, I recommend
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package, don’t get involved. There are fun,
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volunteering at horse shows.”
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Canadians Conquer at Walnut Hill Farm, 2009!
By Brooklynn A. Welden
Nestled in the beautiful country in Pittsford,
New York, outside Rochester, Walnut Hill Farm
hosted its annual, prestigious driving competition. Walnut Hill Farm, owned by Sue and Bill
Remley, hosts the largest carriage driving show
on the planet. I spoke with Bill just after this
year’s competition and he said that this year was
a record for them: more than 240 competitors
participated in the 6-day event, which ran August
12-16. For more information about the farm and
the competition and to see a list of show results
from 1973-2009, go to Walnut Hill Farm at
http://www.walnuthillfarm.com/index.htm or call
(585) 385-2555.
Canadians brought several championships
home! Canada’s youngest driver, Kilby BrunnerDeForest of Hillsburgh Ontario, 5, drove Beaverwoods Puffyn (Bay Roan Welsh mare, 12.1), to a
6th place in Jr. Turnout, for competitors 18 and
under. In the Jr. Turnout, the field consisted of
17 entries, of whom the next oldest after Kilby
was 9, nearly twice her age. Kilby also had a call
back in Reinsmanship, which placed her in 8th.
She drove clean in cones with no balls down.
Kilby’s
mom,
Kirsten
Brunner,
breeder/trainer, owner of Beaverwood Farm in
Hillsburgh, Ontario, drove Beaverwoods Astillby
(Welsh Cob x Hanoverian mare, 15.2, 12 years
Mary Mulligan with her husband
old) to a 1st in Cross-Country, 1st
in Resinsmanship, 1st in Turnout,
and 3rd in Cones. Kirsten was
Champion Runabout for the 8th
time. For the 4th year in a row,
and the 6th time in all, Kirsten
was Lady Champion as well.
Kirsten also drove in the
Small Pony class with Beaverwoods Puffyn to the beautiful
antique Ladies Wicker Phaeton,
owned by Erica Brunner of Hillsburgh, Ontario. Driving Puffyn,
Kirsten was 1st in Reinsmanship,
3rd in Turnout, 6th in Cones and
2nd in Cross-Country, wining the
Small Pony Championship.
Both Kirsten’s horse Astillby and Kilby’s
pony Puffyn were raised and trained at Beaverwood. As these mares are by the same stallion,
they are in fact _ sisters. Check out Beaverwood
Farm at http://www.beaverwoodfarm.on.ca/ or
call (519) 833-7169.
Kirsten Brunner
Mary Mulligan of Manotick, Ontario, drove
her Morgan horse Thorn to a 2nd place finish in
the huge class of Single horses. Mary and Thorn
were also 6th in Progressive Cones. “Placing
was quite a thrill, given the calibre of competition at Walnut Hill,” Mary said.
Out Of The Rubble Emerges RCRA
By Kelly Bowers
Environment Canada has confirmed that
on Thursday, August 20th, the violent storm
which unleashed brutal winds, crashing thunder
and and teeming rains in Vaughn did in fact
escalate into a tornado destroying houses, cars
and trees. Although missing the town of Newmarket, the monster did touch down and tear
through The Royal Canadian Riding Academy,
just east of town. Within a minute or two, the
facility was left in shambles. Damage was
extensive and included destroyed jumping
gates, shattered windows, many ripped up trees,
and some heavily damaged buildings.
Given the damage, it is hard to believe that
only one month later, RCRA is back in up and
running. A structural engineer is working on
site and has confirmed that the facility is completely safe and sound. Most of the mess has
been cleaned up or is being done now. The
footing has been completely inspected for hazardous debris such as glass or nails and has
been given a clean bill of health. It is now ready
for use. A street sweeper has even cleaned the
driveway and parking lots, which left them
looking as good as ever.
When Ken Randall, Director of Operations, is asked what he would like his clients
to know, he doesn’t hesitate. “We are completely up and running. We are offering boarding services and have a new enhanced school
and lesson program. The Royal Canadian Riding Academy is also pleased to announce that
we have a new management team with some of
our existing coaches but with some new coaches and horses being offered to expand our service. We are stronger, brighter and offering a
higher quality than ever before.”
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Nicole Shinton Enjoys
Successful International Debut
at CDI Beaulieu Classic
St-Justin-de-Newton, Quebec – Nicole Shinton of Uxbridge, ON, concluded her
first appearance in FEI sanctioned dressage competition with a fourth placed finish in the Intermediaire I Freestyle aboard GB Classic at the CDI-W Beaulieu
International Dressage Classic held August 6-9 in St-Justin-de-Newton, QC.
Receiving a score of 65% from the panel of five international judges, Shinton was thrilled with the way GB Classic performed to the musical program she
had ridden only once before in competition.
“GB Classic had a busy week at this show but for the freestyle, he was very
relaxed and seemed to enjoy the music,” said Shinton about her 15-year-old
Rheinlander gelding.
“Overall, he handled
his first CDI competition like a pro.”
The day before,
Shinton and GB Classic finished tenth in
the Intermediaire I
CDI class on a score
of 63.509%.
“Each day, GB Classic got better and I
was proud to be competitive in such a
large, professional
field,” said Shinton,
who enjoyed the additional challenge of riding in front of a panel
of three or five judges,
depending on the
class, as opposed to
just one which is the
norm in national competition. “There is
nowhere in the ring to
hide, so you have to be
“Nicole Shinton of Uxbridge, ON, and GB Marko won very correct. All of
the FEI Adult Amateur Championship title at the CDI-W your mistakes are visible. I did have some
Beaulieu International Dressage Classic in
mistakes this week,
St-Justin-de-Newton, QC.”
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but I tried to forgive
myself and improve in the next test.”
Earlier in the week, Shinton and GB Classic won the Prix St. Georges test
in the Equine Canada Gold level show with 62.368%. Shinton was also third in
the same class with GB Marko, who went on to win both the Adult Amateur division of the Prix St. Georges with 63.298%, and the Intermediaire I test on a score
of 63.421%. As a result, Shinton and GB Marko were awarded the overall FEI
Adult Amateur Championship.
An amateur rider who recently turned her focus to dressage following a
career as a top level three day event rider, Shinton is one of very few amateurs
competing at this level in Canada.
“It was my first CDI, but having done CCI competitions in eventing, the horse
inspection and jog wasn’t a big deal,” she said. “The competition in a CDI is
obviously very tough. There were a lot of good horses and the best riders in
Canada.”
Shinton, 36, and her husband, Alan, own Greenbrier Farms, a 160 acre
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2
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Here are the
captions to some
photos from last
issue that were
unavailable
at the time.
1/Stacy Bootsma
on Capone; picture
by Tammy Donaldson
2/ Crystal Geer riding Bliss; picture
by Carolyn Geer
3/ Jocelyn Donaldson on Quinn; picture by Tammy
Donaldson
4/ Shay Lucas. Picture by Carolyn
Geer
5/ Bryson Strickland riding Coco;
picture by Daina
(not Diana) Strickland
6/ Bryson Strickland riding Coco;
picture by Daina
Strickland.
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Pony Club Members Compete For Spots At Regional
Show Jumping Qualifier Finals
Here are results from the
third Central Ontario Qualifier for
the Regional Show Jumping
Finals, held on Sunday, August 16
at Springfield Stables Riding
Academy, hosted by the Brooklin
Pony Club. Selection for the
Regional Finals will be based on
scores achieved at this meet and
two other qualifiers, one held in
June and the other in July.
In this show, four divisions
of Pre-Entry riders competed in
two classes each: a single round
plus jump-off class, and a medal
class judged on equitation both
over fences and at various gaits on
the flat. The higher divisions
competed in three classes each, a
single round plus jump-off class, a
power and speed class and a
medal class, to determine a Champion and a Reserve in each division. Highlights follow, with more
detailed results in the Central
Ontario press releases portion of
the Canadian Pony Club website.
Daisy, with Rachel Dainard of
Brooklin taking third place on
Nevada. Rachel Scott of Victoria
won the medal class on Diamonds
From Sierra, with Ms Spykerman
again second and Sarah Meeke of
Brooklin third on Zeus. Ms Spykerman was the Division Champion, with Mlles Dainard and Story
tied for the Reserve.
Pre-Entry Division B
Placings in this Division
were the same in both classes.
Dalton Wright of the Durham
Pony Club placed first on
Whistling Jay, Erin Brettschneider
of Brooklin was second on Oreo
and Victoria Odell of Brooklin
was third on Grace Under Pressure. Champion was Mr Wright,
Reserve was Ms Brettschneider.
Pre-Entry Schooling Division
This was another Division
with only one competitor. Karen
Foell of the Toronto & North
York Pony Club finished first in
Pre-Entry Division A-1
both classes and was Division
Alexandra Saltouridis of the Champion, riding Serene Dream.
host Brooklin Pony Club was the
only entry to ride in this Division, Entry Division (First Qualifying
riding Heidi. She placed first in Level)
the single round plus jump-off
Jenna Meeser of the Rising
class, and was declared Division Star Pony Club took first place in
Champion.
the single round with jump-off
Pre-Entry Division A-2
class on In the Ribbons, with
In the single round with Kaisha Barber of Durham second
jump-off class, the winner was Jil- riding Sundancer and Laura
lian Story of the Brooklin Pony Austin of the Kawartha Pony Club
Club riding Skittles. Second third aboard Narhans Gift. Ms
place went to another Brooklin Meeser also won the power and
rider, Sydney Spykerman, on speed class, with Ms Austin sec-
ond and Lindsay Weber of Rising
Star third on Rae-a-Sunshine. In
Class 3, the medal class, Ms
Austin finished first, with Ms
Weber second and Meg Scott of Starter Division
In the single round with jump-off class, the winner
Victoria third on Attack in Black.
Champion was Ms Meeser and was Maggie Brims of the Whitchurch Pony Club on M
‘n M. Taylor Ryan, another Whitchurch rider, was secReserve was Ms Austin.
ond riding Sammy’s Girl, and third place went to Stacy
Bootsma of Rising Star on American Gangster. In Class
2, the power and speed class, Ms Brims was again the
winner, this time with Ms Bootsma second and Ms Ryan
third. Ms Brims completed her sweep by winning Class
3, the medal class, with second place going to Rachel
Scott of Victoria on Peanut and third to Ms Bootsma.
Champion was Ms Brims, Reserve was Ms Bootsma.
Brooklin Pony Club member Alexandra Saltouridis-de Wit
on her horse Heidi
Beginner Division
Samantha Lobbezoo of Brooklin took first place in
the single round with jump-off class riding Huki’s Last
Knight, with Sarah Smith
of the Maple Pony Club second on Mad About You. In
the other two classes, this order of finish was reversed.
Champion was Ms Smith, Reserve was Ms Lobbezoo.
For more information, get in touch with Bob Inglis,
Central Ontario Region Communications Chair, at 416493-1223 (office) or 416-491-4230 (home) or via e-mail
at [email protected]. For background on the
Canadian Pony Club and its activities including show
jumping, or on the Central Ontario Region and its
Branches, or for this or previous press releases, check
out the Canadian Pony Club website at www.CanadianPonyClub.org, and follow the appropriate links.
Central Ontario Regional Pony Club
Show Jumping Finals Results
Here are highlight results from the
Central Ontario Regional Show Jumping
Finals, held on September 13 at Springfield Stables near Brooklin. Full placings
are in the internet version.
In this show, four divisions of PreEntry level riders competed in two classes
each, a Table AM5 single round plus
jump-off and a medal class, plus a warmup round. The higher divisions, Entry,
Starter, Beginner and Novice, competed
in three classes each, a Table AM5 single
round with jump-off, a power and speed
class and a medal class, to determine a
Champion and a Reserve in each division.
Pre-Entry Division A1
Kimberley Moriarty of the Maple
Pony Club won both classes on What’s
Up Doc, followed both times by Alexandra Saltourdis of the Brooklin Pony Club
on Heidi. Ms Moriarty was Division
Champion and Ms Saltourdis was
Reserve.
Pre-Entry Division A2
Victoria Papp of the Ajax Pony
Club won both classes riding Twist of
Fate, with Rachel Scott of the Victoria
Pony Club second on Diamonds from
Sierra. There was no third place finisher
in the single round with jump-off class,
but in the medal class third place went to
Sydney Spykerman of the Brooklin Pony
Club riding Daisy. Ms Papp was Division
Champion and Ms Scott was Reserve
Banks-Ng of the King Pony Club third
aboard Maximus. Ms Meeser also won
the power and speed class, with Kaisha
Barber of the Durham Pony Club second
on Sundancer and Laura Austin of the
Victoria Pony Club third on Narhans Gift.
Ms Austin won the medal class, with Ms
Barber second and Ms Meeser third.
Pre-Entry Division B
Division Champion was Ms Meeser, with
Dalton Wright of the Durham Pony Ms Austin the Reserve.
Club won both classes on Whistling Jay,
and was Division Champion. There were Starter Division
no other placings in the single round with
In the single round plus jump-off
jump-off class, but in the medal class sec- class, first place went to Taylor Ryan of
ond place went to Emily Pearson of the the Whitchurch Pony Club riding
Victoria Pony Club on Susie Q, to become Sammy’s Girl, with another Whitchurch
the Reserve.
entry, Maggie Brims, second riding M ‘n
M; Stacy Bootsma of the Rising Star Pony
Pre-Entry Schooling Division
Club finished third on American GangOnly one hors de concours rider ster. Ms Bootsma took the honours in the
took part in this Division, Samantha power and speed class, with second place
Lobbezoo of the Brooklin Pony Club.
going to Rachel Scott of the Victoria Pony
Club, this time riding Peanut, and Ms
Entry Division
Ryan in third place. Ms Ryan won the
Jenna Meeser of the Rising Star medal class, with Ms Brims second, and
Pony Club won the single round with Shaylyn Lucas of the Maple Pony Club
jump-off class on In The Ribbons, with third on Rodeo Romance. Ms Ryan was
Meg Scott of the Victoria Pony Club sec- Division Champion, and Ms Bootsma was
ond riding Attack in Black, and Emily Reserve.
Beginner Division
There were only two riders qualified
for this Division. Samantha Lobbezoo of
Brooklin won the single round with jumpoff class and the power and speed class on
Huki’s Last Knight, with Sarah Smith of
the Maple Pony Club second on Mad
About You. In the medal class, Ms Smith
was first and Ms Lobbezoo second. Ms
Lobbezoo was Division Champion and
Ms Smith was Reserve.
Novice Division
All competitors were eliminated in
both the single round with jump-off class
and the power and speed class. In the
medal class,
Jennifer McKeen of the Oshawa Pony
Club was the winner aboard Millie, and
was declared Division Champion.
For more information, get in touch
with Bob Inglis, Central Ontario Region
Communications Chair, at 416-493-1223
(office) or 416-491-4230 (home) or via email at [email protected]. For
background on the Canadian Pony Club
and its activities including show jumping,
or on the Central Ontario Region and its
Branches, or for this or previous press
releases, go to the Canadian Pony Club
website at www.CanadianPonyClub.org,
and follow the appropriate links.
Eric Lamaze Wins Young Horse Final at
CSI5* Valkenswaard
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – Canada’s
Eric Lamaze won the Young Horse Final held
Sunday, August 23, at CSI5* Valkenswaard,
The Netherlands.
Riding Coriana van Klapsheut, Lamaze
of Schomberg, ON, placed second in Friday’s
Young Horse qualifying class and third in Saturday’s qualifying class. With those impressive results, Lamaze and Coriana van Klapsheut led the standings heading into Sunday’s
Six and Seven-Year-Old Young Horse Final,
for which only the top 25 horses qualified
from the original 70-horse starting field.
Competing in reverse order of standing,
Lamaze and Coriana van Klapsheut had the
advantage of being last to go. The pair was
clear in the first round to advance to a 13horse jump-off. They again left all the rails in
place and stopped the clock in the fastest time,
34.78 seconds, to win over Dutch favourites
Leopold van Asten who was clear in a time of
34.94 riding VDL Groep W Zermie and Eric
van der Vleuten riding Wait And See who was
clear in 35.16 seconds.
Lamaze has only been partnered with
Coriana van Klapsheut, a seven-year-old
chestnut Belgian Warmblood mare, for a short
time. The Olympic Champion spotted the
mare, whose impressive bloodlines feature
Darco as her sire and Heartbreaker as her
dam’s sire, while competing at CSIO5* Lummen, Belgium, at the beginning of May.
Lamaze made arrangements to acquire the
Dressage Canada
Announces Interim
Board Members
“Canada’s Eric Lamaze and Coriana van
Klapsheut won the Young Horse Final at
CSI5* Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, on
Sunday, August 23.” Photo Credit – Lulu
Kyriacou
mare and took her to Calgary, AB, for the
Spruce Meadows summer tournaments.
“I did some small classes with her at
Spruce Meadows, she was green and I did not
really know her yet,” said Lamaze. “She had
been to a lot of shows before I got her, but just
local shows, nothing like Spruce Meadows.”
Lamaze then competed with the mare in
young horse classes in July’s CSI5* San
Patrignano, Italy, before coming to CSI5*
Valkenswaard.
“Again at San Patrignano, I just took it
easy and got to know her,” explained Lamaze.
“When I took her to Valkenswaard, I decided
it was time to go for it! It was hard to win at
that show, all of the good riders were there
with nice young horses, but she jumped well.
She is a small horse, but she is a really good
horse.”
Artisan Farms owns Coriana van Klapsheut as well as Take Off, the mare that
Lamaze rode to victory in Saturday’s €20,000
Medium Tour Grand Prix. Also on Saturday
at CSI5* Valkenswaard, Lamaze placed fourth
with his Olympic Gold Medal partner, Hickstead, in the €285,000 Global Champions
Tour Grand Prix to qualify for the Global
Champions Tour Final in Doha, Qatar, from
November 12-15.
Lamaze will return to Canada to compete
in the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament held September 9-13 in Calgary, AB,
where he and Hickstead will be members of
Canada’s team for the BMO Nations’ Cup
team. He returns to Europe the following
week to compete in CSIO4* Barcelona, Spain.
Ottawa, Ontario—Following recent resignations, Dressage Canada is pleased to
announce that Nancy MacLachlan of
Terra Cotta, ON, and Karen ThompsonHarry of Acton, ON, have been appointed
to the Dressage Canada Board (DCB) to
fill the vacancies left behind by the departure of previous Board members, Kerri
McGregor and Claire Milton.
Joining current board members Sue
Rothgeb, Elizabeth McMullen, Annaliese
Farber, Lisa Hossack-Scott and Kim
Goodyear, MacLachlan and ThompsonHarry will take office effective immediately and serve until the new
Board takes office in January
2010.
“Because of personal and
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and the board has appointed
Nancy MacLachlan and Karen
Thompson-Harry to fill the
vacancies,” said DCB Chair,
Sue Rothgeb. “We are pleased
that Nancy and Karen will be
joining us, and we feel that they
will make important contributions to our work for the
reminder of this year.”
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I love horses. They are magical creatures. Their
majesty and grace makes you gasp and stop in wonder.
Horses are simply, a symphony in motion.
My father put me on my first horse over fifty years
ago. Oh, did I really “say” that? I guess I did.
In those days, proper riding attire was “de rigueur”
. . . expected, whether we were out for a quiet twilight
ride, or preparing for a big event, and just as wearing
jodhpurs, polished boots, and a jacket and tie, were tradition, so were treats for the horses, and we never left the
house without them.
When I was a toddler, my dad would slip a sugar
cube or two into my hand, or, just before we reached Little John’s stall, my father would take out an apple that
seemed to appear by a magician’s sleight of hand, and he
deftly cut the apple into perfect bite size pieces. This ritual always ended with dad flipping a piece of apple up
and into his mouth and gently throwing a piece for me to
catch in child hands, and I would get so excited when
dad would tell me that it was my turn to give Little John
a treat, and Little John would sing a tune for me with his
hooves, and his reward for his little concert, were those
perfectly cut apples and the biggest smile I could muster
on my freckled face. Dad always made sure that all of
Little John’s friends at the stables had a special treat too.
We didn’t talk about it. It was like an unspoken rule and
a special secret that only I shared with my dad and the
horses.
I rode for many years, in the city, before subdivisions ate up the pastures of my childhood, and every day
at summer camp, and I continued the traditions my
father had introduced to me so long ago.
I was fifteen years old when “Woodstock” took us
by the hand and ushered in a new world. I was a fan of
“Blood, Sweat & Tears,” “Jefferson Airplane,” “Santana,” “Sha-Na-Na,” and “The Who.” Then, in 1978,
Cheech and Chong’s “Up in Smoke” was released and
believe me when I tell you, “Hemp is Hip” had a completely different meaning to folks than it does today!
You may be surprised to learn though, that before
hemp became an outlaw of sorts, in 1938, it was cultivated for fibre and for food, and had a varied cultural history.
In 1606, Louis Hebert, a French Botanist, planted
the very first hemp crop in North America, and as early
as 1801, hemp seed was given to Canadian farmers free
of charge, by the Lieutenant Governor of the province of
Upper Canada, on behalf of the King of England. Hemp
was cultivated for its fibre well into the 20th century,
and many immigrants from Eastern Europe, brought
hemp seeds to their new homes in Canada, planting them
for their fresh oil, and using them in a variety of baked
dishes. Chinese Canadians also have a long history of
eating hemp, as part of a healthy diet.
Hemp Trade Canada teaches us that botanically,
hemp is classified as Cannabis sativa L. (Cannabaceae),
but Cannabis is a diverse plant species, with over five
hundred different varieties. Marijuana is a “distant
cousin.” Regulations dictate, that hemp be defined as
having less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC),
which is recognized as the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. This very low level makes hemp
unsuitable for drug and therapeutic purposes, and THC
is actually produced by the plant’s epidermal glands, and
not in the hemp seed.
It wasn’t until 1994, that Health Canada began to
issue hemp research licenses again, and in March 1998,
Health Canada began to allow the production of hemp
under a special licensing system. Finally, in 2004, the
United States Drug Enforcement Administration determined that hemp seeds could be “used” as a healthy food
alternative, but the seeds themselves had to be imported
from Canada’s prairie provinces. When it comes to
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Weil and Dr. Udo Erasmus are fans of hemp seed oil.
Hemp contains Omega 3 in the form of Alpha
Linolenic Acid, Omega 6 in the form of Linolenic Acid
and Gamma Linoleic Acid, and
Omega 9 in the form of Oleic Acid. Hemp’s fatty acid
profile is closer to fish oil than any other vegetable oil,
and it provides a healthy and environmentally friendly
alternative to fish oil. It is also a valuable source of
gluten free protein, is high in Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and
chlorophyll, and has an excellent amino acid profile, and
unlike soy and other legumes, that can cause gas, hemp
does not contain trypsin inhibitors and oligosaccharides,
the gas producing substances that are found in many
legumes, and it is never genetically modified.
I wear hemp and incorporate hemp oil and seeds
and flour into my animals’ daily nutrition programme.
They love the taste. Enjoy making these special treats
for your equine companions (You can share them!), and
make every day a holiday, with hemp!
Note: Molasses and honey can be omitted for insulin resistant horses, and
replaced with water, unsweetened fruit
juice, or broth.
Happy Holiday Hemp for Horses
Ingredients
1 cup pumpkin pureé or apple sauce
1 cup goat milk
1 cup hemp flour
3 cups whole oat flour (If you are making
this recipe using apple sauce, use 1 extra
cup of whole oat flour and add 1 additional
teaspoon of cinnamon.)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons carob powder
1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger or
a scant 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger
www.coppergifts.com, for a great selection of copper horse shaped cookie cutters. Place treats on parchment covered
cookie sheets. You will need 3 cookie
sheets for this recipe. Place cookie sheets
in the preheated 350F degree oven and
bake for 15 minutes, Then, turn the oven
down to 175F degrees and bake treats for
a further 4 to 6
hours, until they are “hoof hard.” Cool
treats completely and store in an open
container.
To learn more about the wide variety
of hemp products available across North
America, visit Fresh Hemp Foods at
www.manitobaharvest.com
To learn more about honey products
from New Zealand, including organic
Manuka honey and active UMF (Unique
Manuka Factor) Manuka honey, visit
www.beesonline.co.nz/
To learn more about the therapeutic
uses of Manuka Honey and the Waikato
Honey
Research
Unit,
visit
http://bio.waikato.ac.nz/honey/special.sht
ml
For a fabulous variety of healthy
honey, including blackberry honey and
pumpkin honey, visit the Honeybee Centre, at http://www.honeybeecentre.com/
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Combine all ingredients in a food processor or
blender, until the batter pulls away from
the sides of the bowl. Roll out dough
onto a lightly floured counter top or
board, or on parchment paper. Cut into
desired shapes. We liked the round fluted
edged cookie cutter for this recipe, but the
sky is the limit. Use a holiday themed
cookie cutter, or choose one of the many Article and Recipes reprinted with pergreat horse themed cookie cutters now mission from The Smiling Blue Skies ®
available.
Check
out www.smilingblueskies.com
Heavenly Hemp for Horses
Use organic products whenever possible.
Ingredients
4 cups large oat flakes
2 cups oatmeal, or, you can use 1 cup of oatmeal and 1
cup of oat bran or rice bran
1 tablespoon carob powder
1 cup boiling water
6 tablespoons Hemp oil
3 tablespoons unsulphured black strap molasses
2 tablespoons Manuka honey, also known as “Healing
Honey,” or you can use a local unpasteurized honey of
your choice
4 free run eggs
1 cup unsulphured sun dried cranberries
1 teaspoon wild crafted sea kelp or Acadian sea kelp
1 tablespoon fresh parsley or 1-1/2 teaspoons dry parsley
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets
with parchment paper. Combine all ingredients in a
large bowl, with the exception of the boiling water. Add
the boiling water and mix well, to form a thick batter. It
will be sticky to the touch. Using a round cookie cutter
with high sides, place the cookie cutter on one of the
parchment lined cookie sheets, spoon batter into the
cookie cutter, and pack batter down with the back of a
spoon. This will give you nice sized treats to take to the
stable! If you don’t want to use a cookie cutter, sprinkle
oat flour on the parchment paper, and place one half of
the dough on each cookie sheet. Then, roll out the
dough, and score with a sharp knife or pizza cutter, into
a variety of different sized bars. Place cookie sheets in
the preheated oven. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove
cookie sheets from the oven, and let the treats cool completely on the parchment paper. Then, store these heavenly treats in ziplock bags or containers in the refrigerator. These treats freeze beautifully too.
Horse News and Views
• The first months of 2009 have been interesting for horse disease out-
breaks. Import restrictions were placed on:
- horses, because of piroplasmosis, when first diagnosed in Florida
and now in Missouri;
- horses and horse germplasm (semen and embryos), because of
the ongoing North-American-wide investigation into contagious equine
metritis (CEM). Sixteen Ontario mares and one stallion were identified as
being potentially infected with CEM as a result of insemination with
potentially imported, infected semen in the 2008 breeding season.As a
precaution, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has quarantined animals on the farms, and these measures will remain in place until
all potentially exposed mares and their foals have tested negative for
CEM; and
- horses coming from New Mexico and Texas due to vesicular stomatitis.
With a very mobile horse population, horse owners should incorporate biosecurity measures to prevent diseases from entering their
premises into their daily procedures. Refer to the factsheet, Biosecurity
for Horse Farms, for more information.
Before crossing into or returning from the US, horse owners are
advised to contact CFIA for updates. Contact your district office or the
Ontario Regional office, (519) 837-9400.
For further information contact Dr. Bob Wright (519) 846-3412 or visit our
website: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/horses/news.html
National Masters PPG Championship 2009
Teams from Alberta North,
Central Ontario, Nova Scotia and
Western Ontario met near Cannington, Ontario to vie for the National
Masters PPG Championship on Sunday, August 23rd.
The competition was made up
of five sets of four games each, with
teams riding different borrowed
ponies in each set.
The Central Ontario team from
the Uxbridge-Scugog Branch, made
up of Mori Cruikshanks, Kendra
Abbey, Sean Cruikshanks, Jesse
Durward and Samantha Macdonald,
placed first with 95 points out of a
possible 100. This was a most decisive victory for the Uxbridge-Scugog
team. They’ve won the Champi-
onship six times in the past eight
years.
In second place was the mixed
London and Guelph team from the
Western Ontario Region, with 68
points. Team members were Nicole
Robinson, Jodie Hastings, Dylan
McPhail, Jean Eagleson and Hillary
Braniff.
Alberta North Region took
third place with 61 points. This team
was made up of Heather McKenzie,
Lisa McKenzie, Ashley Schiewe,
Taylor Masse and Shelby Masse.
Returning to National Games
competition for the first time in
about 20 years was the Nova Scotia
team. Hampered by inexperience at
this level, and perhaps anxiety for
family and friends facing Hurricane
Bill, the Annapolis Branch team
played hard to earn a creditable 51
points. Team members were Brittany Parker, Claire MacDougall,
Damita Hansen and Emma Foote.
The Masters Division is for
Pony Club members between the
ages of 15 and 21 and plays the same
games as the other PPG Divisions.
Games are played by teams of five
riders, four of which participate in
each game. All are variations of the
relay race and all are great fun for
players and spectators alike.
For details, please contact Elizabeth Inglis at 416-493-1223 (work)
or 416-491-4230 (home) or by e-mail
to [email protected].
CLASSIFIED SPECIAL!
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Call (905) 387-1900, Fax: (905) 648-6977
or email: [email protected]
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TRADER
The Original Horse Trader Directory, Since 1970
Cell (519) 717-1783
Home (519) 752-5671
Jan and Risty Schmidt
2129 Queen Street, R.R. #2,
Petersburg, ON, N0B 2H0
(519) 696-2564
Established 1964
website: www.coolwaterquarterhorses.com
SAM’S FARRIER SERVICE
Ada Stankovic, CEMT, REIKI
Certified Equine Massage
(905) 830-6216
Graduate
Graduate of
of the
the Canadian
Canadian Horseshoeing
Horseshoeing School
School
Serving Brantford and
all surrounding areas
Sam Verdonk
[email protected]
www.kideup.com
within 80km
Patti Carter & Paige
Carter Training Centre
P.O. Box 839, 39 High St. St. George, ON N0E 1N0
Home: (519) 448-4424 • Cell: (519) 732-2877
Ohio Quarter
Horse
Association
101 Tawa Rd., P.O. Box 209,
Richwood, OH 43344-0209
(740) 943-2346
Fax: (740) 943-3752
www.oqha.com
2009 Congress
October 3 - October 25
Janice Taylor
Registered Equine Massage Therapist &
Bowen Therapy Apprentice
Helping your horse reach
his full potential!
www.EquiTherapy.ca • 519-347-2511
Taking the ribbon
industry into the next
class of distinction with
that little added flair
Committed to highest quality and service.
Check our web site for unique sand carved
items for any award or gift.
905-655-8873
[email protected]
www.ribbonworks.ca
Mail To: The Rider
P.O. Box 10072, 27 Legend
Court, Ancaster, ON L9K 1P2
For Ad Placement: 1-877-743-3715, 905-387-1900, Fax: 905-648-6977
ARABIANS
NORWEGIAN FJORDS
ARABIAN MARE, Zentra by Deynazraff. 13 Years Old. 15 HH.
Sweepstake Registered. Rides very
well, very quiet. Used for lessons.
Good broodmare. 6 foals in 6 years.
Foals easy. (613) 395-4064. SON
2-YR-OLD GELDING - driven single,
double, fillies driven double, yearlings, stallion, mare. Prices start
$1500. Invitation to CFGB Fundraiser at our farm Aug 29 to see our
JD's, antiques, Fjords. [email protected] 519-665-2303.
JAS
FELL PONIES
PINTOS
HERD REDUCTION. Several rare
Fell Ponies for sale from Foals to 6
Year Olds. Come see these quiet LARGE PINTO PONY MARE. A Cirathletic ponies. (613) 395-4064. cuit Winner. Wonderful smooth
changes and lots of step. Sound and
SON
healthy. (705) 437-2276, email:
[email protected]
ICELANDICS
TOP QUALITY ICELANDIC HORSES FOR SALE - Herd Reduction
Sale. Great pedigrees. See
www.icelandichorses.ca or phone
(705) 387-4464, Clear Lake Farm,
Magnetawan, ON.
10/01
MISC HORSES
LADY IS A 3 YEAR OLD
CLYDE/HACKNEY FILLY. She is
kind to work around and sound.
Lady is broke to drive single and
double, ( left or ride side). She is
light brown with four white legs and
MINIATURES
a wide blaze. She is 14:3 hands and
the price is $1,500.00 Canadian at
MiLo Acres Training Centre: Train- our farm Contact Gord Smith at
ing and Lessons offered for Minia- (613) 926-5240 or e-mail at liztures Horses and ponies by a [email protected] JAS
horseperson with over 35 years
experience Lori Rafter, York, ON.
SPORT HORSES
[email protected],
www.freewebs.com/mmm202 (905) S P O R T H O R S E S F O R S A L E :
772-3052 ASO
Percheron Thoroughbred Cross.
Field hunter, show jumper-hunter
NORWEGIAN FJORDS prospects and Thoroughbred stud
service. Karl Christensen (905) 768R E G I S T E R E D N O R W E G I A N 1449, [email protected]
FJORD HORSES FOR SALE. All
ages. Sell as herd or separate. Must BREEDERS OFFERS SELECTION
sell due to illness. Phone (519) 392- Of Sport Horse/Percherons or
Thoroughbred Prospects. Finish8231 after 6pm. ASO
ing to 16.3. Weanling to Show Expe-
MORGAN HORSES
FOR SALE
Purebreds, All Ages from foals to
broodemares, stallions, and geldings.
Some matched pairs, colt specials.
Baronial Morgans,
RR #2, Colborne, ON K0K 1S0
Evenings (905) 355-2689
rience. Briartic Eisen Show
EDUCATION
Bloodlines. 3 under $3,500.
(519)
638-5703, TRICK RIDING LESSONS w c d r i s c o l l @ y a h o o . c o m . Perform for rodeos, fairs, wild
ASO
west etc., in our indoor - outdoor facilities, both rodeo and
BARNS/ARENAS
circus style lessons. In
Ontario, Tom Bishops 4B
BENSON HOME IMPROVE- Ranch, Ridgeville, Ont. (905)
MENTS. We service the Nia- 892-3860. See our website gara Region. • Barns, Lean- www.vaxxine.com/wildwest
to's & sheds • Windows / 2009/11
Doors • Soffit / Fascia • Vinyl
Siding • Decks • Roofs • Small
FARRIERS
Renovations & Additions. (905)
386-6711, Cell 905-658-6084 HOOF TRIMMING SERVICE.
Ask for Ben or Rob. Website: MILO MINIATURE HORSES
bensonhome.701.com
Selling Halter/Performance
Quality AMHR Horses. Lori
Rafter
(905) 772-3052.
BOARDING
2010/07
BOARDING AVAILABLE AT
UXBRIDGE EQUESTRIAN
HAY
CENTRE. Quiet, well maintained farm on 86 beautifully, SECOND CUT SQUARE
rolling acres. Numerous facility BALES FOR SALE. Excelfeatures for your enjoyment, lent, no rain, baled dry. Alfalfa,
including indoor/outdoor rings, timothy/grass. Some first cut
60' round pen and fantastic round bales for sale as well.
hacking. Quality care and con- Call Sherry at 905-765-9348
sistent handling with over 20
years experience. Wonderful
SADDLES
hay & feed program, abundant
water, excellent grass paddocks, happy horses & afford- 16" BAILEY WORKING/
able rates! All riders/disciplines PLEASURE SADDLE for sale,
welcome. Please visit our web- 2002 F 350 4x4 diesel, crew
site at www.uec.ca or call 905- cab dually, new transmission,
alternator, rear brakes batter852-2932 for more details.
ies. Barrel Horses For sale.
Visit www.reliablebarrelhorsBROKERAGE
es.com. Call Sephanie (519)
4665682.
SERVICES
SAWING
*EQUINE BROKERAGE SERVICE* Now offered by *Westbury Farm *We can help you
find the horse of your dreams.
Let us search for you for as little as $50 plus tax. Visit
www.westburyfarm.com for
details. A
CUSTOM SAWING. Fence
boards and post. Oak and
Pine. No job too big or small.
Serving anywhere in Ontario.
Delivery available. Call (513)
324-5871. J
DUST CONTROL
SAND
Chambers Road Oil Ltd. Let
us take care of your dust problems. Indoor arena, outdoor
rings, driveways. Over 30
years experience. Phone:
(705) 687-2629 SON
RIDING ARENA SAND
60’ x 20’ Riding Arena Sand
(imported from Orangeville)
with Da-Lee Dust Treatment
already applied. No longer riding. John McKnight (519) 5384796 A
Norwegian Fjords For Sale
World Champion Wonit Ona RV
Version Dies In Trailer Accident Wonit Ona RV Version had
just been crowned the 2009 Select
World Champion in Showmanship
and was also Reserve World
Champion in Performance Halter
Geldings.
Ronnie and Vickie Kent
were traveling in their motorhome
on their way to Santa Barbara late
Friday night/Saturday morning,
when their trailer hitch broke free
in Big Spring, Texas. 2009 Select
World Champion, Wonit Ona RV
Version, died in the accident.
The 2001 bay gelding by
Good Version x Ill Be Dun Won
was bred and raised by the Kents.
The 2008 AQHA High Point
Amateur horse had just been
crowned the 2009 Select World
Champion in Showmanship and
was also Reserve World Champion in Performance Halter Geldings.
The Kent’s other horse, Ill
Be RV Radical, also a 2009 Select
World Champion, survived the
accident but suffered severe lacerations. Trainer Robin Frid
received a call from the Kent's at
1:09 a.m. informing him of the
accident. After local vets treated
"BeBe," Frid transported her to
Dr. Cliff Honnas’ clinic in Bryan,
north of College Station, for evaluation.
“She is eating, drinking and
using the bathroom normally,”
reported Frid while en route Saturday to Texas Equine Hospital
north of College Station. “She was
a little hesitant to get on my trailer
which is completely understandable, but she is riding great.”
BEBE UPDATE
According to Frid on Sunday, September 13th, "She is at the
vet doing well so far. She is bright
eyed, eating and drinking good.
She still has a long road ahead, but
it's a good start."
Courtesy of GoHorseShow.com
Wonit Ona RV Version had just been
crowned the 2009 Select World Champion
in Showmanship and was also Reserve
World Champion in Performance Halter
Geldings. Photo © AQHA
WALTERS FALLS MILLING LTD.
124 VICTORIA STREET
WALTERS FALLS, ON N0H 2S0
Custom Milling to your specifications made daily
Masterfeeds Dealer
Net Wrap
Fencing
Fertilizer
Bale Wrap
Woodshavings
Bird Seed
Net Wrap
Fencing
Fertilizer
Bale Wrap
Woodshavings
Bird Seed
Team of Feed Specialists available for your inquiries
Water powered since 1853
Phone: 519 794-2747
Fax: 519 794-4163
NEW! Rider Fitness eBooks
** Handy
Stretching Guide
for Riders
** The Complete Core
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Riders
NOW
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at
www.equifitt.com
“Balanced
Fitness
Training
for Better
Riding”
We accept Visa And Master Card
and American Express
for your convenience.
3 YEAR OLD GELDING, Registered, 13.1 HH.
3 Year old Mare, 14 HH. Yearling Filly. Yearling
Colt. Weanling Colt. 14 YEAR OLD STALLION:
Rides, drives, does farm work, eventing,
jumping. Good manners and conformation.
Wildflower Fjord Farm
(705) 268-0848, (705) 363-0583.
PASO FINO HORSES
MORGAN HORSE HOTLINE
Back, hip or knee problems?
Try a Paso Fino.
Small breed - BIG SMOOTH ride!
www.artworkspasofinos.com
613-646-2890
HAMILTON/BURLINGTON SPCA
Do you have an awesome dog? Share the Love. Join the HBSPCA Pet
Encounter Therapy program and bring love and comfort to children and
adults alike. If your dog is calm and loves to meet new people and animals this program is the opportunity to enjoy quality time with your pet
while improving the lives of others. For more info or to register for an
assessment contact Wendy Ryan at (905)-574-7722 ext 304 or
[email protected] .
12/2009
The Ontario Morgan Horse Hotline Sales List; a great place to find or sell your
Morgan! The website is updated on a regular basis and we have sold Morgans
from the hotline all across Canada and Internationally. Please visit www.ontariomorgan.on.ca to view the hotline. For more info on the Ontario Morgan
Horse Club or the hotline please call Nancy/Brian Kavanagh at 905-985-0691
or [email protected]
09/2009
TACK SHOP & FEED STORE DIRECTORY
BADEN FEED &
SUPPLY LTD.
1-800-265-2365
Located in
Baden
offering a
complete line
of horse
feeds, supplements, grooming, tack
& stable supplies.
Too many name brand lines
to mention.
We are just off
Hwy 7&8
between Kitchener and New
Hamburg.
Come in and
See Us!
09/2008
MASTERFEEDS
DEALER
MISTY LANE
TACK
Proud to serve English and
Western riders. Specializing
in Arabian show equipment
and training needs. Complete
English show packages. We
carry Shapley's,Cowboy
Magic, Finish Line, Equine
American, and Absorbine
products. Every month is
Breast Cancer Month at
Misty Lane. All profits from
the sale of pink ribbon
products are donated to
Breast Cancer research all
year long. Visit our website
for monthly specials.
www.mistylanetack.com
1319 Guyatt Rd E,
Binbrook, ON,
905-692-5524,
1-877-874-3616,
fax # 905-692-0555
The Saddle
Shack
Wicksteed Stable & Tack
Established 2001
Offering quality English & Western tack
and Equipment. Horses boarded.
Feeders of Blue Seal Feeds since 1991
Registered AQHA Horses since 1986.
4-H Equine Club
Open 7 days a week
*Always Showing Support*
Charlotte Sim
If it's leather
-we can fix it!
Tack repairs, custom work,
personalized tooling, saddle
restorations.
Competitive rates with
attention to the smallest
details
Conveniently located at the
corner of Hwy 6 & Grey Rd. 6,
3km north of
Mount Forest
(519) 323-0056
Hours by chance or appt
271346 Grey Rd. 6, RR #3,
Mount Forest, ON
Sharri Crowley
and Steve Close
12173 Hwy #7, Carleton Place, ON K7C 3P1
(613) 257-0045
www.wicksteedtack.ca
Tack Shop Hours:
Wimpys Secret
Mon. 1pm-5pm • Tues.-Sat. 10am-6pm
Sun. 1pm-5pm
01/2010
03/2008
07/2009
Canter
By Tack
& Gift
QUICK FEEDS
Bridle Path
Tack Shop
Full line of farm and horse
feeds, pharmaceuticals,
shavings, carrots, dog &
cat food. Low warehouse
skid lot pricing! Free delivery available!
WE NOW HAVE BULK
SHAVINGS!
Copetown Feed Mill,
Copetown, Ontario.
(905) 627-7171 or
(905) 768-1095
• Orange aPEEL Dealer
02/2008
Pony Up
Equestrian
English tack and riding
apparel for all
disciplines. Great
selection of bridles,
blankets, helmets, show
attire, and gifts.
Outfit yourself, your horse,
and your dog.
6 Mosley Street
Aurora, Ontario
(905) 727-3862
www.ponyupequestrian.com
Masterfeeds, Purina &
Tues., Wed., Fri 10-6
(905) 951-1742
Thurs. 10-8
Sat. 10-5
14 McEwan Dr. W., Bolton, ON
Need More? We have it!
Amerigo • Ariat • Barnsby
Bates • Boogaloo • Bucas
Cavallo • Charles Owen
DerDau • Forestier
Luc Childéric • Passier
Prestige • Rambo • Stübben
Schumacher • Sprenger
Weatherbeeta
Located in Markham, Ont.
11181 Woodbine Ave. between
Major Mackenzie & Stouffville Rd.
Monday to Friday: 10-6
Saturday: 9-5:30
Sunday: 11-4
Local: (905) 887-9441
Toll Free: 1-800-550-0163
Fax: (905) 887-9232
[email protected]
www.bakerssaddlery.com
For all of your equestrian
needs, shop in a warm and
friendly environment
with knowledgeable and
helpful staff!!!
Bridle Path is proud to
NOW offer 2 locations.
(store #1) Belleville, ON
(613) 967-3871
(store #2) Kingston, ON
(613) 548-8218
WE SHIP TO YOUR DOOR
Store hours Monday to
Saturday 9:30 to 5:30
www.bridlepathtack.com
09/09
TopHorse.ca
Tack &
Feed Shoppe
• Western Wear
• Equine Health Care
• Horsey Gifts
English, Western & Miniature
Tack Apparel and gift ideas
Drop off/pickup @shop 6am – 11pm 7 days a week
905-838-0963 or [email protected]
14126 Hurontario St in Caledon
Or see us in person from 9am – 5pm Mon – Fri
Personalized, knowledgeable and friendly service
Our clients tell us that we have the best cleaning and nicest repairs!
Our clients are who we believe!
Come see us for the best value in the business
Hours: Tues, Wed.: 10-6, Thurs: 11-6 Fri: 11-6, Sat.: 10-5, Sun.: 12-4
9121 Hwy 124, Wellington Rd.,
Guelph (just E. of 4th Line in Erin) Wendy: (519) 833-0949
Ionson’s
Saddlery
519-363-5598
www.ionsonsaddlery.com
NEW & USED TACK:
Western & English
Trade-Ins Welcome
Saddles, Winter Blankets,
Rain Sheets, Saddle Pads,
Bridles, Show Halters, etc.
Come out and visit us
at our store!
Roy & Joan Ionson Chesley, ON
519-363-5598
01/2010
English & Western Tack
Western Boots
Cowboy Hats
Horse Equipment
Riding Clothing
Grooming Supplies
PO Box 239, 4930 Hwy #38
Harrowsmith, ON K0H 1V0
(15 minutes north of Kingston)
www.HarrowsmithHorse
Country.com
Email: heather@
harrowsmithhorsecountry.com
Open Tuesday through Sunday
(613) 372-5085
1/2010
7300 Howard Ave. S., Windsor, Ontario
(519) 978-9795 Fax: (519) 978-2976
www.trainerschoice.com
www.clotheshorsetack.com
Check out this site which features just some of the huge
inventory offered for consignment sale by the CLOTHES
HORSE TACK SHOP in Peterborough. 386 County Rd. 4.
(705) 876-7732 or 1-877-230-TACK
10/2009
HORSE
HABIT
02/2010
Send In All
Your Show
Dates
Quality Equipment for Horses and Their Humans!
Service, Knowledge and good common sense have
made The Horse Habit a great place to shop since 1987.
6 miles west of Owen Sound. Call for directions
1-800-981-6681 • (519) 371-4239 • Fax (519) 371-3942
www.horsehabit.ca
01/2008
John's Ridgeway
General Store
The Sassy & Fun
Equestrian Store!
• English Riding Apparel
• Bridles & Tack
• Harness & Accessories
• Consignment Welcome, Horses Boarded & For Sale
THE
• Professional Blanket Cleaning and Repair
• 18 years and counting
• Check out the website for way more info!
• Don’t miss the spring pick up routes
• Contact us now to arrange the pickup of your blankets
236 South Mill St,
Ridgeway
Ridgeway's largest Feed
and Seed Dealer. Blue
Seal, Floradale, shaving
supplements. All goods
worth price charged.
905-894-2661
From the Back Yard to the Show Ring, we have
something for every Horse, Rider & Owner!
· English & Western Tack
& Supplies
· over 20 saddles in stock
· Billy Cook, Circle Y,
Ahern, Western Rawide,
Wintec, Tucker, Passoa,
Santa Cruz, Henri de
Rivel, Anky & BR
· Expert saddle fitting on
site with indoor riding
arena.
Phone: -877-825-8708
778 County Road 37,
Wheatly, ONT –
between Windsor and
Chatham
For detailed map, directions
and to shop online visit
www.symphonysaddle.com
12/2009
H.H. Goode & Son
(1987) Ltd.
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12/2007
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Grandson of Alada Baskin
15.2 HH, purebred Arabian,
Golden Chestnut. Gorgeous with
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* For Sale: 2008 in-utero foal
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905-560-2581 05/2009
Standing F2 stallions
Maximum Ice and
Goin Redneck
Individuals for sale from
weanling to ready-to-ride
carrying bloodlines of Bright Eyes
Brother, Prince Plaudit, Rock Star
and Goer. Certified John & Josh
Lyons Trainer available for clinics
and instruction. Now offering
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and your horse.
1714 Flos Road Ten East,
Elmvale ON L0L 1P0
705 – 322-0287
www.newdawnappaloosas.com
www.kinderhorsemanship.com
02/2010
2003 AQHA / APHA Blue
Roan stallion. 82% NFQHA
Approved. 7x King, 2x
Man Of War, with size and all
muscle. Sire: Grand
champion halter stallion
Reggie Redford, Sire of
Superior halter and Superior
pleasure horses. By the
great Superior halter stallion
Robert Redford 169 Ht. pts.
Dam: Majestic Sal out of
Magnolia Tee (Halter mare)
out of the great Superior halter
mare Cary's Magnolia 72 Ht.
pts., with numerous points in
other events. Fee: $1,500,
LFG. Nice babies on site,
At stud until sold.
(Starting new studs).
Contact Jim Campbell,
(705) 799-1329, RR #1,
Omemee, ON K0L 2W0
02/2010
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2008 Foal Crop For Sale
Marsha Fortus, RR #4,
Uxbridge, Ontario L9P 1R4
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Scale, 11 x Plaudit (TB), 8 x
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mare by the great Superior
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Hill Erin Farm, R.R. #2, Hillsburgh, ON, N0B 1Z0, 519-855-4447
Simple & effective techniques utilized & taught.
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Pat is also a professional geomancer.
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09/2009
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Thamesford, Ontario,
519-283-6081
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10/2009
German Riding Pony
NASPR approved Breeding Stallion
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* 2008 Open and Amateur Champion at the
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* 2008 Fox Run Horse Show
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FARM & STABLE DIRECTORY
Beaverwood Farm
Ponies That Bring Smiles
Canada’s leading breeder of
sport ponies and Welsh Ponies
since 1980. Championships in
FEI driving, A Hunter Ponies,
Dressage and Pleasure Driving.
• Leases • Stallion Services
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Beaverwood Juniper,
Beaverwoods Juniper is the sire of
Standing at Stud
Beaverwoods Sapphire, 2008
Grand Champion Star Search
American Sport Pony.
(519) 833-7169
www.BeaverwoodFarm.on.ca
10/2009
Southward Stables
Touch ‘N’
Go Farms
EQUINE BOARDING FACILITY
* Indoor Boarding with
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All horses welcome. Daily
turnout, with shelters,
group or individual. Boots &
blanketing if needed.
Personalized feeding programs (2x daily)
• Large outdoor sand ring.
62x126 ft indoor arena &
acres of trails.
• Public trail riding available
@ $25. per hr per person on
our many trails.
Tillanna Farms is a modern equestrian facility located between
Campbellville and Guelph offering:
• 24 hour professional care for your horse
• Top quality individual feeding and supplement program
• Excellent paddocks for group for group or individual,
all with board fencing
• 12 x 12 box stalls and extra large foaling stalls available
• Modern insulated brick barn, heated tack rooms,
wash and groomings stalls
• 70’ x 180’ Indoor Arena, 20 x 60m Dressage Ring,
and a 200’ x 300’ Jumper Ring
• X Country training area, and miles of groomed trail
• Specializing in dressage training for horse and rider
• Quality select number of European and Irish Sport horses
for sale at all times. • Vet and Farrier on call 24 hours.
Tillanna has stalls available for boarding and training.
Conveniently located to the 401 and Hwy 6 Campbellville area.
Easy commute from Guelph, Kitchener, Cambridge,
Burlington and Mississauga area.
For further information call:
(519) 823-8559 or visit www.tillanna.com
Fantasy
Lane Farms
• Lessons in English or Western for all ages,
group or private.
• Located in Langton, near
Simcoe and Tilsonburg
519-586-9377
• all disciplines welcome
• soft stall matts
• large paddocks
• new oak fencing
• indoor arena
• heated viewing lounge
& kitchen
• shower facilities
• all day turnout
• 100's of acres of trails
• within hacking distance to
schooling shows
• pasture board available
• close to 401, Guelph,
Milton,
• Burlington and Kitchener
Call Melissa 519-824-9044
03/2008
Shadow
Lane Livery
09/2010
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Individual Tack Boxes,
All Day Turnout On Pasture.
100 Acres / Riding Trails
Long term reputation for
sale of Hunters and
Jumpers. Touch N Go
always has a great selection.
Weekly horse shows in
summer - Hunter/Jumper
and The Lollipop Series for
Juniors. Indoor arena &
outdoor rings.
TOUCH ‘N’ GO FARMS
R.R. #2,
Campbellville, Ont. L0P 1B0
Jane Casselman
(905) 854-2391
Fax: (905) 854-0822
[email protected]
www.touchngofarms.com
Reflection Farms
Limited
• 10 X 12 stalls/mats/
windows • NEW 62 X 132
indoor Cover-All® arena • Large
outdoor arena • 60’ round pen
• Newly fenced grazing pastures
on 47 acres • Hacking on & off
property • Individual feed
• Turn out till dusk
• Your coach/vet/farrier welcome
• High quality caring
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atmosphere - lots of arena time
and no riding school.
Horses For Lease
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Call Glenna 905-386-6711
Wellandport
1/2 hour drive from Grimsby,
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Brantford, ON (519) 442-7243
Stall or pasture board
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ed. Individual or group
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disciplines. 60 x 120 indoor
arena with heated viewing
room, 60 x 60 indoor lunging
arena, well lit 100 x 200
outdoor arena. Riding trails
on property. Broodmares and
lay-ups welcome. Heated,
camera monitored foaling
stalls. Pastures have
permanent shelters and
heated water fountains.
Over thirty years experience
in caring for horses.
Call (905) 689-7919
02/2005
Full service boarding stable for
people who just love to ride.
Privately owned, family
oriented ranch. Owners live on
site. Between Caledonia and
Brantford, off Hwy #54.
Relaxed atmosphere perfect for
Pleasure or Trail Riding horses.
Stall or Pasture Boarding.
Horses checked daily in the field,
have free choice of hay and
water. Lighted outdoor Riding
arena, round pen for training.
Group or private lessons also
available. Make the move this
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778 County Road 37
Wheatley ONT
Between Windsor and
Chatham
1-877-825-8708
10/2009
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705-385-0570
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11/2009
SIX "R" FARM
Private north Burlington
boarding stable located just
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Large bright new indoor arena
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12/2008
Big Creek
Stables
JESUS IS ALIVE
• HUNTERS • JUMPERS
• EQUITATION
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• Coaching at Shows
• Clinics • Full Horse
Boarding available for
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full training
• Bright 70x130 indoor arena
• 2 outdoor grass rings
• 1/2 acre paddocks with
shelters
• Breeding Program
• Horses bought and Sold
Located off Airport Rd.
Mansfield, ON
Phone 519-925-3596 or
519-504-1582
Debbie Dobson
499 Campbellville Rd.,
RR #2, Campbellville, Ontario
L0P 1B0
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650 5th Line,
Caledonia, ON N3W 2C7
Tel: (905) 765-5026
Barn: (905) 765-9348
Fax: (905) 765-2556
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• Horses For Sale
• Stud Service
• Tack • Boarding
• Public Trail Rides
• Lessons • Clinics
(school horses available)
Licensed Trainer
Otmar Fueth
Magnetawan, ON
3 hours north of Toronto
Tel/Fax (705) 387-4464
www.icelandichorses.ca
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• Soffit / Fascia • Vinyl Siding • Decks • Roofs
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4844 Marion St.,
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N0L 1G4
“Reiners for the Future”
Sidesaddle and Western Riding Lessons
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Joanne Milton
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Box 35, Goodwood, Ontario L0C 1A0
(905) 640-9908 • Cell: (416) 346-7699
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New, Used and
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4174 County Rd. 124,
Nottawa, Ontario L0M 1P0
1-800-494-8628
Tel: (705) 445-4041
Fax: (705) 445-4038
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Ilderton On. 10 min. N of London
• Show ring 80 x 200
• 39 inside stall
Farm & Livestock Specialist
• Lots of parking
• Great rates
Glen Smith & Courtney MacGillivray
Dates still available for fall and winter shows
Registered Insurance Broker
20 Mail St. N., Unit 7,
Waterdown, ON L0R 2H0
Bus: (905) 690-6888
Fax: (905) 690-4229
Mobile: (416) 526-5428 • Toronto Office (416) 497-5556
For information call Tom: 519-666-0899
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Hamilton, ON
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Yann Candele Named CAVALOR
‘Athlete of the Month’ for August
August.
Candele of Caledon, ON, won
the $100,000 Summer Festival Grand
Prix on Sunday, August 9, at the
CSI2* Summer Festival held at the
Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave,
ON. From a 24-horse starting field,
Candele and Mustique, a 12-year-old
chestnut Dutch Warmblood mare
owned by Susan Grange, posted the
only double clear round to take the
victory.
Two weeks later, Candele was
Ottawa, Ontario — Jump Canada has
named Yann Candele the CAVAL- once again in the winner’s circle after
OR ‘Athlete of the Month’ for winning the $75,000 Brookstreet
Custom Built 2500 Sq Ft Ranch on 40 Acre Horse Farm
Includes Pole Barn with 3500 Sq Ft of shop and office space. Barn is 1800 Sq Ft with 8 Stalls & 70 x 120
Riding Arena. 3 Minutes from Windsor. 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths including Ensuite with jacuzzie.
Open concept living area, tons of natural light with skylights & country kitchen, 3 patio doors off great room
leading to 23 X 12 Sun room with skylights. Full basement with theatre. 300 Ft from road with ample
parking & triple garage. Landscaped with above ground Pool. 35 acres farmed.
(519) 251-1611 - Business
(519) 903-0967 - Cell
1-888-882-1705 - Toll Free
(519) 251-1651 - Fax
3200 Deziel Drive, Unit 208,
Windsor ON N8W 3K8
[email protected]
www.robarmitage.com
Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Rob Armitage
Sales Representative
Grand Prix held Sunday, August 23, at the CSI2*
National Capital Show Jumping Tournaments in
Ottawa, ON. This time, his mount was Pitareusa, a
12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare also owned
Susan Grange. With only two riders advancing to the
jump-off round, Candele incurred one time fault to
edge out local favourite, Ian Millar, who had eight
faults in the jump-off.
“I was very pleased with my group of horses in
August, they have all been very consistent,” said
Candele, 38, who formerly rode for his native France
before receiving his Canadian citizenship in 2008. “I
would like to thank Cavalor for their ongoing sponsorship of ‘Athlete of the Month’ program.”
In Canada, Cavalor products are available
through Equus Integral (Francis Berger 514 924-4035
and Michel Lavictoire 514 467-8075). Equus Integral is Cavalor Inc.’s exclusive Canadian distributor
and can be reached at [email protected].
CAVALOR Inc. is the exclusive North American licensee of the CAVALOR brand and the CAVALOR products from Nutriquine NV. CAVALOR
Inc.’s mission is to organize and manage the distribution of CAVALOR products, promote the brand, and
establish partnerships to locally manufacture the
CAVALOR products, all in North America. For over
20 years, Nutriquine NV (a Belgian company) has
been a pioneer in equine nutrition. In close cooperation with veterinarians, scientists and specialists of
the equestrian sports, Nutriquine has developed,
under the brand name CAVALOR, a complete line of
supplements, care and feed products to address the
diverse needs and requirements of top sport horses
and breeding stables. CAVALOR products are distributed and used by many champions in 45 countries
around the world. CAVALOR, when the result
counts! For more information, please call 1-877-7757507 or e-mail [email protected].
About Jump Canada
For more information regarding Jump Canada
programs and activities, visit http://www.equinecanada.ca/jumpcanada.
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Equine Canada, please visit www.equinecanada.ca.
Pictured above: Jump Canada has named Yann Candele the CAVALOR ‘Athlete of the Month’ for
August. Photo Credit — Cealy Tetley
REAL ESTATE:
Your Home ....Makes you $
By Teri Davidson.
It’s funny how the things that
seemed so silly a few years ago are
now the rage and being used by people who never thought they’d work.
Who ever thought we’d be paying
someone to come into our homes and
make them seem like no-one lives
there in order to sell them to someone who now can visualize living
there. But it works!......
Buyers do not want to feel
manipulated so there is a very fine
line, in my opinion, on how to
arrange the stage, that is your home,
for viewing. You can’t make it seem
too cold or unfriendly which is a
feeling invoked by stripping the
home bare of all clutter, pictures and
collectibles. You have to leave a few
things to keep a warm friendly feeling .
But most of us have far too
many things in our homes , myself
included.
Everytime I think about discarding some of the items and walk
around to choose things that will be
tucked away or thrown out I remember where they came from and leave
them all still in their place. The macaroni pictures my daughter made me
when she was in kindergarten, can’t
throw those away. The many framed
family pictures , none of which are in
matching frames...portraying those
trips to Mexico, Florida, and the cottage. The pictures of the children
when they were small our many pets
over the years, the dreaded school
year pictures..all have to stay in their
many multi colour and theme frames.
How about the knicknacks given by
friends , children and family members as gifts for Christmas. I have a
Christmas Nativity scene that hangs
on the wall in a beat-up basket
weave with fake moss hanging from
it that my sister gave me for Christmas one year. She never sees this
column so I’m safe to say it is horrible... but I drag it out each Christmas
and place it in a spot where she can
see it when she visits. It makes her
smile to see it out. So...I too have
lots of stuff.
But now it is time to sell your
home. Most of it has to go. No kidding. It works.
I recently sold a young family a
new home in the country, something
they’ve been dreaming of for years.
We had to make the offer unconditional, even though they had a home
to sell, because there was a competing offer ( someone else making an
offer on the same property.) We
offered a little over asking price and
were successful in having our offer
accepted over the other. But this
young family still had their home to
sell, in a slower market and in a short
time period. They didn’t want to be
carrying two homes.
I went to see their current
home. It was a charming old Victorian Circa 1800’s with lots of charm
Ottawa Area
and character ...hidden behind a dismaying amount of ten years of clutter! Boxes, clothes, kid’s toy’s,
papers, papers everywhere. Some of
the rooms needed painting. Bathrooms had been started with updating but not finished. We could barely
get by the stuff to get to the basement.
However there was a big new
kitchen, full of dishes and clutter and
unpainted walls but nice maple cabinets and lovely counters. A very nice
gas fireplace and mantel graced the
messy living room. Mechanically
everything had been update. Furnace,
electrical and plumbing ...all new.
Couldn’t see any of it ...but ...new.
Could they pull it together?
I suggested a lovely young girl
I work with to come in and give
them a hand. Natalie was expecting
her third child and close to due date
but she agreed to lend a hand. She
owns her own staging company and
she is fabulous at it. Keen eye. Used
to working with a very small budget
or most often no budget other than
what it costs to have her do her
magic. I will often pay for her services especially if the clients are purchasing a home from me as well as
selling. She works with another couple from her church, a husband and
wife team. They do the painting.
Again reasonably priced, fast and
paid for by the home seller. It
makes a world of difference.
The home owner thought she
should paint the walls as she put it
“builder beige” thinking this would
appeal to most buyers. Wrong. We
need to have some beautiful heritage
colors in this lovely old home to
highlight it’s vintage the beautiful
hardwood floors, high ceilings and
wide trims.
I had a price in mind when I
visited and I didn’t give it to the
home sellers because I knew they’d
be disappointed when they heard it. I
told them we’d wait and see what the
home looked like when all the decluttering and painting was finished.
Work began.
I came back in less than two
weeks and just could not believe the
difference! I could see the floors, the
walls were painted in soft colors like
sag harbour greys and manchester
tans and my personal favorite,
chestertown bluff a color that really
brings out pine and maple hardwoods. No clutter, bathrooms completed with shower curtains, floors
spotless, shining chrome fixtures.
Wow!
We listed the house. Put up
the sign. A showing was booked
for that evening. I received a call
an hour later, the showing salesperson had an offer!
The offer was perfect. No
house to sell and just two thousand
less than asking price.
Erin, South Wellington, North Halton
As the sellers signed the agreement the woman of the house asked
me, “Teri, would we have got this
same price without all this work?”
“No” I replied” I didn’t give you my
original price. It was $40,000. less
than what you are signing here
tonight.”
No kidding. It works!
Teri
Davidson
is
Broker/Owner of Associate Realty in
Brantford, Ontario. She has been a
licensed member of the Brantford
Regional Real Estate Association for
33 years and has the distinction of
being “Canada’s Most Referred
Realtor. “ Teri and her family also
own and operate White House Farm
in Ancaster, Ontario where they
breed and raise quality registered
quarter horses and paints.
Erin, Caledon & Surrounding Areas
Alan McPhedran
Royal LePage
Royal City Realty,
Brokerage
Independently Owned and Operated
295 Alma St., Unit 1, Rockwood, ON N0B 2K0
Tel: (519) 856-9922, Cell: 1-866-606-9922
Fax: (519) 856-9909
Website: www.townandruralhomes.com
Ottawa Valley
Real Estate
Agent
Directory
York Region & Durham Region
Brenda Tumanidis
Sales
Representative
Toll Free Pager: 1-800-361-6683
Cell: 905-955-1612, Res: 905-722-3323
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.homestore.ca
sutton group-future realty inc. Brokerage
INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED
905-853-5955
40 Davis Dr., #3, Newmarket, ON L3Y 2M7
Orangeville Area
Durham Region
Office
Southwestern Ontario
www.murraygibbons.com
• Serving SouthWestern Ontario • 30 Years Experience
• International and local clientele
All types Farms, Rural, Residential,
Development Lands
MURRAY Gibbons, B.Sc., Agr.,
Broker
David MURRAY Real Estate Broker Ltd.,
Waterford, Ontario
Call: Office 519-443-8620 or Cell 519-757-5595
Simcoe County
Brant County
Teri Davidson
Broker/Owner
29 yrs full-time experience •
Canada's Most Referred Realtor
Serving: Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk,
Oxford, South Dumfries, North
Dumfries, Ancaster, Flamborough,
Cambridge and Woodstock.
Associate Realty
Brantford Inc.
519-752-4116 • (519) 647-3330
[email protected]
Kawartha Lakes
Two Farms Near Woodstock / Ingersol
49 Acres. Restored and renovated Two Storey Clapboard Victorian
farmhouse with four bedrooms, country kitchen with centre island,
living room and dining room with round top windows and lots of
charm. Big main floor addition gives you a family room with brick
fireplace, laundry room, mudroom and second bathroom. Attached
garage. Two decks to sit on and admire the tranquil gardens. Older
bank barn in good condition and clean as a whistle. Three year old
10 stall horse barn
and indoor arena.
Fenced pasture.
Pristine property! just off
Highway on
quiet sideroad.
$799,900.
Call Teri to
view.
(519) 647-3330
Trainer/ Breeder and Boarding Facility Retirement. This
12 acre parcel is an easy one for one couple to manage. Ten
year old barn with
attached indoor arena
gives you 18 box stalls
and great income potential. Other older barn provides haven for the broodmares. Outdoor arena and
board enclosed paddocks.
Tack shop located in the
heated workshop outbuilding. Smaller three bedroom house has been all
opened up inside and updated mechanically. The kitchen is a
relaxing spot to sit at the end of day looking out over the
pastures while enjoying the front room fireplace. Main floor
bathroom and bedroom. Two upper beds. New windows,
new siding. Good water. House and barns set way back in..
800" feet off the road. Surrounded by crop farms all around.
great way to retire and earn some extra income at home.
Nice lifestyle. Just $499,900. Call Teri 1-519-647-3330
100 Acre Horse Farm
$369,900
Barn with 15 stalls, drive shed and
run-in area for horses. 5 paddocks &
round pen. Wireless internet set up in
barn and house. Tree lined lane leads
up to 3 bedroom board & batten
House. Refinished wood floors in
living room and family sized kitchen.
New deck Aug '09. Perfect retreat
property about 35 minutes from
Orangeville.
Extras include heated water bowl for
horses in run-in, Additional woodstove
with steel chimney, Stainless steel
appliances in kitchen, washer, dryer,
lawn tractor, round bale feeders,
troughs, new gates, John Deere tractor
with loader, bushog and Lucknell
snowblower. Just bring your Horses !
Call Heather Walton
705-435-3000
or 1-866-772-5368
[email protected]
See picture of these properties at www.venturehomes.ca under Teri's Listings.
Brokerage
Call Teri Davidson,
Broker/Owner,
Associate Realty Brantford Inc.
519-647-3330
This 63 acre farm offers
quality Barns with 46 stalls
and large indoor arena.
Steel covered state
of the art exerciser,
complete steel facing
and 3/4 mile track.
2 Homes. 1st home is a
1500 sq. Foot Ranch
with finished walkout
basement and
2 car garage.
Smaller 2nd home
is 1200 sq. Foot and
features lower workshop.
Craig Spada: direct 905.933.5781, [email protected]
MLS # 20113932 • $987,000
This stunning 84.46 acre Horse Farm has it all. From the beautiful 4 bedroom home to the
fabulous new in ground heated pool with fiber optic lighting and waterfall, and extensive
landscaping to the extra large 35 x 56 workshop with 12' x 14' garage door to accommodate a
motor home. Less than 1 year old 180' x 80' Mega Dome riding arena, including 6 horse stalls,
3 of which have soft moc floors and Nelson heated water bowls, tack room with kitchenette
and washroom, horse washing area plus 2nd floor viewing area. There are also 2 paddocks,
plus an outdoor arena, a brand new 15 gallon minute well for the arena and paddlocks. 1 Mile
of new horse fencing and fabulous fields to exercise and trail ride. Located only
15 minutes from Belleville and the 401. Regionally well situated 2 hours from Toronto, 2 1/2
hours from Ottawa and 3 1/2 hours from Montreal. Price $999,000
Royal Lepage ProAlliance Realty
357 Front St., Belleville, ON K8P 2Z9
Ph: 613-966-6060 • Fax: 613-966-2904
1.866.969.9039 Enter Recording #111
Canadian Pony Club
National Show
Jumping
Championships 2009
Pony Club members
from across Canada competed for honours September 3-5 at beautiful Birds
Hill Park near Winnipeg
MB September 3rd to 5th,
2009.
Riders competed in a
flat class, a gymnastic, an
equitation class and were
evaluated on tack and
turnout. The top four
Active Members came
back as they would do in
the World Championships
to ride the course four
times, changing horses
each time. Only two Affiliate Members competed,
therefore there were only
two rides in the ride-off
and lower scores overall.
Scores were carried
forward from the first
phase to the final.
Active Members
•
Taryn
Grey
of
Saskatchewan placed first
with a total score of
527.8%
• Jessica Good of Manitoba
came in a close second
with a total score of
521.1%
• Martine Kramer of BC
Lower Mainland Region
was third with a score of
467.5%
• Rebecca Pickens of
Alberta North Region was
fourth among the finalists
with a score of 461.7%
Front row left to right –
Kyra Holmes, Kelsey
Currie, Martine Kramer,
Taryn Grey, Rebecca
Pickens
VIEWS! VIEWS! Expansive country home on 69 rolling acres with 2
ponds, 3 bay garage, barn, large drive shed. Situated in the heart
of horse country on paved road minutes to Palgrave Equestrian
Centre.
$999,900 Call Marc Ronan*** 1-888-936-4216
See virtual tour at www.marcronan.com
Dream Home + Dream Facility! Open Concept, 4 Baths + 4 Bdrms
+ 625 Sq Ft M/F Nanny Suite, Cathedral Ceilings, Hardwood,
Ceramics, Custom Kitchen. Bring The Horses Home To 40 Box
Stalls (10 Insulated/Heated) 80’ x 140’ Indoor (2009).
$1,200,000 Call Sarah Lunn*/Britton Ronan 1-877-435-4336
4 Bed 4 Bath Open Concept Bungalow with hardwood, ceramic tile, 2
Fireplaces and an indoor grill. Finished basement with 3 walkouts, a
large rec room, and nanny suite.7 8.29 acres, a tree and horse farm.
24 horse stall barn and a large 50x100 indoor arena.
$1,100,000 • Call Jacqueline Cottrell*/Sarah Lunn* 1-877-435-4336
84.67 Acre Farm with solid stone & brick bungalow with
detached 2 car garage and Barn Bank ideal for horses and
arena. Rolling land, views, mixed bush. Separate drive with
hydro & water. Across from County Forest. Near Hwys 9 & 50.
$899,900 Call Marc Ronan*** 1-888-936-4216
Affiliate Members (over 21
years of age)
• Katherine Nichols of
Manitoba placed first with
a total score of 335.1%
• Kelly Brouwer of Alberta
Central came second with
a total score of 298.7%
National Championships in all disciplines
always use borrowed horses to ensure a level playing
field for competitors from
across the country, making
competition more of a
challenge than if the riders
rode their own horses. We
thanks all those who have
loaned horses or ponies in
the 2009 Championship
year.
For details, please
contact Elizabeth Inglis at
416-493-1223 (work) or
416-491-4230 (home) or
by
e-mail
to
[email protected]
Photos above were taken
by Helene Savard.
Left – Affiliates: Katherine
Nichols, left, and Kelly
Brouwer, right.
Right – Active Members:
Back row left to right –
Anne Marie Duarte, Karly
Woods, Jessica Good.
11+ Acre Horse Farm in Caledon. Private setting, 2 ponds, mature
trees and well maintained home with walkout lower level. 6 Stall
barn with loft, run in sheds, 4 paddocks.
$729,900
Call Marc Ronan*** 1-888-936-4216
State of the art Equestrian Facility on 101 rolling acres w/cedar, hardwood,
Humber River, trout pond & trails thru-out. 4 bdrm, 6 bath. Barn/drive shed
w/ nylon walls & 7 12’x13’ (+2 quarantine stalls) soft stalls, well lit indoor
arena w/ heated viewing area & sound system. 7 paddocks, 2 run-ins, 4
board oak fencing, heated tack room, staff area.
Call Sarah Lunn * or Marc Ronan***

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