54/ OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2010 THE RIDER Happy 10th Anniversary LongRun!


Generously sponsored by the Krembil family’s Chiefswood Stable, LongRun’s Barbeque and Hoedown, held on September 20, 2010 under the trackside VIP tent at Woodbine in celebration of LongRun’s 10th anniversary, was a resounding success. A sellout crowd of close to 400 people enjoyed a barbeque themed meal and live entertainment, which included a performance by Hol- lywood Heaven’s Shania Twayne tribute artist, and line dancing instructions.


Over $32,000 was raised to benefit retired racehorses via a live and silent auction which fea-


tured a genuine Chanel purse ($1,400), kindly donated by Park Lane Stable and Chanel, a day behind the scenes with hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield ($1,000), kindly donated by the man himself, an Air Canada box for a Raptors/Celtics game ($1,700) kindly donated by Bill Graham/Graham Bros Construc- tion, Animal Trainer for a Day, kindly donated by Earth Rangers ($650) and a table for four in Gulfstream Park’s Ten Palms Restaurant for a spectacular weekend of racing, featuring the Gulfstream Oaks and Florida Derby, ($1,400) kindly donated


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Most attendees got into the evening by wearing west- ern garb and trying to “hoof” it to the music. LongRun is


Mikala and French Kiss


especially grateful to the H.B.P.A of Ontario for spon- soring a bus from Fort Erie so that many of our friends from the border oval could join in on the fun.


Thanks so much to everyone who took part in making our BBQ such a fun and special way to help our horses.


Photos by The Rider & Longrun


Chesler Sisters At Halton Place


For the first time in seven years the Chesler sisters, Frankie and Mikala, were at the show ring together. Under clear blue Canadian skies at the lovely Halton Place Show Grounds was the Canadian Country Classic in Halton Hills, Ontario. The competition site is over 80 acres and presented a range of classes and events from a grand prix to the EquiChallenge raising donations for Guelph Equine University. This time Frankie, Canadian Equestrian Team


member, was the trainer and her younger, fourteen year old sister, Mikala, was the rider. This past July, Mikala ended her skating career for a return to the equine sport after a seven year holiday from the show ring. Understanding why was difficult; here was a kid with a double axel, bielman and working triple salchow! Her last time in the show ring was showing small ponies. However, this week she


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Trillium Championships 2


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1/ Andrea Mitchell and Sorento 2/ Kevin Hollowack, VDL Tiem 3/ Mikala, Alan and Sherry Chesler.


4/ “The Village” Photos by The Rider


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