46/ MAY 2010 THE RIDER
Ontario Therapeutic Riding Association
www.ontra.ca
ManeLine Dear Member Centre
OnTRA is pleased to announce our 2010 Grant Pro- gram. The grant fund supports a program of annual financial awards to member centres. All therapeutic riding establishments that are current members of OnTRA are invited to apply. There is $25,000 being offered this year to Mem- ber Centres with no more than $5,000 going to any one centre. These funds are to be directed to a capital project at your facil- ity, which includes (but is not necessarily limited to) purchase of tack, purchases of horses, and improvements to facilities.
*OnTRA is not in a position to purchase horses on behalf of our centres that are not chari-
ties.
**Direct expenses that must be supported by receipts.
Application Requirements:
• Centres must be current 2010 OnTRA members in good standing with membership renewed prior to March 31, 2010.
• Centres must provide satisfac- tory proof of insurance (manda- tory) and charitable status (if applicable).
• All centres are welcome to apply for the funds. Centres who are not registered charities may face some restrictions in how the funds can be spent, but this will be addressed on an individual basis.
• Centres must provide details 2010 OnTRA Coming Events
May 28-30, 2010 Ashburn, ON
For further information:
www.equinecanada.ca/para-equestrian 2010 OnTRA Regional PPG & Dressage Competitions
Saturday June 26, 2010 – Southwestern Regional Show SARI Therapeutic Riding Centre Arva, ON • Judge: Don Barnes
Saturday August 21, 2010 – Northern Regional Show Northern Lights Therapeutic Riding Centre Val Rita, ON. Judge: M.H. Lessard
2010 OnTRA Provincial PPG & Dressage Championship Gold Show Saturday September 4, 2010 Sunrise Therapeutic Riding Centre Puslinch, ON • Judge: Leslie Kennedy
JOIN OnTRA today!
Don’t miss out on your free subscription to The Rider! Individual membership just $20.
Membership forms available at:
www.ontra.ca 2010 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.
Coaches and Officials!!!! Let us help you get to
WindReach CPEDI3* in Ashburn, ON May 28-30, 2010
on how their centre will take advantage of this funding opportunity.
• If the funding is to aid instructor training, the instructors must be current 2010 OnTRA members.
• Centres must provide an item for our newsletter with their application of approxi- mately 250 words. This can be a centre profile, a rider profile, or an article you have published in your own centre newslet- ter. Please send photos to accompany your article.
• Centres successful in receiving a grant President:
Vice President: Treasurer: Secretary: Directors:
ManeLine Editor: 2010 OnTRA Grant Program!!
will also be required to submit an article by January 31, 2011 outlining how the centre used the grant funds, and how the funds benefited the centre.
• Funds are to be accepted in person at OnTRA’s AGM which will be held on Sun- day October 24, 2010 in conjunction with the OEF Annual Conference.
In the event that OnTRA receives applications for less than $5,000, there will potentially be more than 5 grants offered to our centres.
Applications must be made on the
appropriate form and must be received by OnTRA on or before June 16, 2010. The application form may be downloaded from the OnTRA website.
sidered. Sorry, late submissions cannot be con-
Grant application to be mailed to “OnTRA Grant Committee, 54117 Heritage Line RR 1 Straffordville, Ontario, N0J 1Y0 or emailed to
president@ontra.ca.
OnTRA Grant Committee
ParaSport Ontario, we are pleased to offer grants of up to $500 to help our coaches and officials travel to WindReach Farm for the CPEDI3*.
Candidates are required to attend an education session with members of the Ground Jury where they will have the opportunity to ask questions, and benefit from their experience and expertise. Successful applicants will also be required to volunteer a mini- mum of 4 hours on the grounds at some point over the three days of competition.
Applicants must be OnTRA members in good standing. The application deadline is April 30, 2010.
Ontario is hosting Canada’s only CPEDI3* this year. This is our chance to seize this opportunity and send several of our coach- es and officials who are active in Para Equestrian or developing a Para Equestrian program to this rare event to observe riders, con- verse with other coaches and learn from international officials. OnTRA is developing a long range plan to help our Ontario Para Equestrian riders, coaches and officials. In partnership with
Para Equestrian Clinic a Resounding Success
A very eager group of 25 coaches, riders and officials gath- ered at CARD on Saturday March 27 for an opportunity to learn more about how to help get our riders to Para Equestrian competi- tions. The group was intentionally kept small to encourage dis- cussion amongst participants and clinicians and to promote more of a “fireside chat” atmosphere for everyone.
To begin the day, Dr. Ophelia MacDonald gave a brief outline of what it means when a rider is classified at a given grade before retreating to a private room where 5 people were newly classified or reclassified for competition. Lorraine Stubbs (EC S and FEI I judge) and Margaret Murdoch (FEI STDR X steward) then went on to discuss the rule book and recent changes to the rules specific to Para Equestrian. After lunch, Viki LaCombe gave a brief histo- ry and overview of OnTRA and OnTRA’s plans for promoting Para Equestrian in the province of Ontario. Lorraine then went through each of the dressage tests (which are all new this year) and pointed out differences to some of the scoring. The day concluded with a brief introduction to the RDSP product found at TD Bank, and some general conversation while observing several rides from the last Olympics in Beijing.
Special congratulations to Jody Schloss and Tenacious Dyna- mite for an outstanding win on March 28, 2010 at ONTRA’s Spring Gold Show.
March 28, 2010 OnTRA Spring Gold Show (National Qualifier) Results
Judge: Lynda Southam Grade Rider
1a Jody Schloss Tenacious Dynamite Team 66.47% 1st 1b Judi Island Woody 3 3 3
Lynne Poole Frisbee Lynne Poole Inca Lynne Poole Inca
Ind. Ch. 69.13% 1st Team 65.9% 1st Ind. Ch. 67.33% 1st Freestyle 66% 1st
Judging panel: Lorraine Stubbs, Lynda Southam 1a Jody Schloss Tenacious Dynamite Ind. Ch. 66.5% 1st 1a Jody Schloss Tenacious Dynamite Freestyle 55.25% 3rd 1b Judi Island Woody 3 3 3
Lynne Poole Frisbee Lynne Poole Frisbee Lynne Poole Inca
Ind. Ch. 67.6% 1st Ind. Ch. 63.67% 1st Freestyle 64.25% 1st Team 66.29% 1st
Qualification Criteria for the Ontario Championships and Ontario Para Sport Summer Games (OPSG) Competitions:
Ontario Championships – at least one minimum score of 55% in at least one DC/USDA Novice, Individual Championship, Team Championship or Freestyle test at either a Regional show, or at an able bodied show in front of an EC M judge.
OPSG – at least one minimum score of 55% at an EC Gold sanc- tioned show in at least one DC/USDA Novice, Individual Champi- onship, Team Championship or Freestyle test before a Para trained EC M or higher judge.
Horse Test Score Placing
more than to have her very own pony to love. As time went on with the help of her parents and a trusted coach Katelyn began the search for a pony that she could call her own.
Katelyn’s coach had a quiet older Appaloosa mare in mind. Yet, when Katelyn arrived at the barn to meet the mare, she could not help but notice a cute chestnut pony with a large white blaze. “Stanley” was a retired show pony was on stall rest as he had broken his stifle six month’s earlier. Unfortunately he would only be useful as a companion animal and would not be suitable for riding. Stanley’s original prog- nosis was poor, and frankly he was lucky he did not have to lose his life over his broken leg. Stanley was also a feisty pony who was not very fond of chil- dren. Katelyn, who is equally feisty, would not take no for an
ing for. Stanley was given a clean bill of health from the vet, and finally Stanley, with Kate- lyn on his back, could return to light exercise. While Stanley would never jump again, this was still wonderful news! Initially, in the riding ring, the two were not the dynamic duo everyone had hoped for. Stanley could be stubborn and difficult for Katelyn to ride at times. Luckily Katelyn was just as stubborn, and would not give up on her beloved pony. After many months spent practicing, Katelyn and Stanley were final- ly a team, and they began enter- ing local schooling hunter and dressage competitions. Their success did not come easily at first, particularly in dressage, where Katelyn determined their success by counting the number of rings from the Judge’s bell. However, each horse show
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Please send your application to: OnTRA’s Grant Committee
54117 Heritage Line RR 1, Straffordville, ON, N0J 1Y0 or via email to:
president@ontra.ca
Stand By Me
Katelyn Hall-Mathews had forever dreamed of winning the Kentucky Derby. As a young student at SARI Riding for Disabled, Katelyn showed everyone how truly talented she was. Riding seemed to come naturally to Katelyn and her love of horses was a true pas- sion. As Katelyn moved through the levels of the SARI program she wanted nothing
answer and she felt that Stanley was the perfect match for her. She entered his stall and began to pet him and the two instantly bonded. This was the match made in heaven everyone had been looking for!
Katelyn patiently stood by Stanley during his recovery. After two months of hand walk- ing and daily turnout, Katelyn got the news she had been wait-
Sincerely
Viki LaCombe Kirsten Smith Virginia Pohler Pat DiMambro
Jessica Malpage, Bill Thomas, Kelly McGarrell, Megan Vance Kelly McGarrell
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