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Canadian Reining Committee Announces New Chair


Ottawa, ON—The Canadian Reining Committee (CRC) is pleased to announce that Gary Yaghdjian is the new chair of the committee. Yaghdjian replaces Bob Thompson, who was been the chair of the CRC since its inception in March 2009.


Yaghdjian has been involved in reining since 1979. He has competed in North America and Europe, was a National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) judge for 10 years, and was president of the Ontario Reining Horse Association (ORHA). Cur- rently, Yaghdjian is an FEI Reining steward and holds a reining judges’ card in Germany and is on the Ontario Equestrian Federation (OEF) board of direc- tors as the past-president.


“As the incoming chair of the Canadian Reining Committee, I am excited at meeting the challenges that lay ahead,” said Yaghdjian. “The CRC is a uni- fied group that is committed to the vision of develop- ing a reining structure in Canada complete with its own rules, competition structure, officials’ accredita- tion program and Equine Canada membership as well as meeting all the protocols to which all the other dis- ciplines conform to.”


Yaghdjian was named chair as a result of Thompson being appointed chair of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) Reining Committee. Thompson could not hold both positions simultane- ously.


“The Reining community owes a huge debt of gratitude to Bob Thompson for all the years served.


Bob has led the charge to advance the vision for rein- ing not only in Canada but around the world. I know Bob will do a tremendous job in his new role as chair of FEI Reining,” added Yaghdjian.


In addition to Thompson, Canada is also repre- sented at the FEI by Ruth Carlson, who is the chair of the FEI Endurance Committee, Ian Alison, who is on the FEI Jumping Committee, Dr. Yves Rossier, who is a member of the FEI Veterinary Committee, and Jan Stephens, who is Canada’s FEI Steward General for the disciplines of jumping, eventing and reining. For additional information on the CRC and its programs, including selection criteria, please visit the Equine Canada website at www.equinecanada.ca or e-mail reining@equinecanada.ca.


About the Canadian Reining Committee The Canadian Reining Committee is the disci- pline committee of Equine Canada that is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of reining programs in Canada. The Canadian Rein- ing Committee’s objective is to foster the growth of reining and the pursuit of excellence in the sport at the local, national and international levels. For more information about the Canadian Reining Committee, please visit www.equinecanada.ca/reining/index.php.


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Five Things you Don’t Do If you Want to Feed your Horse Right


By Don Blazer


Most horse lovers know and understand that the horse’s digestive system is very sensitive, so you don’t make sudden changes in the horse’s diet, says equine nutrition specialist Eleanor Richards. “Disrupting the delicate balance of microbes in the large intestine can lead to colic, laminitis, founder and death,” Richards warns. “When you are going to change a horse’s diet, be sure you do it gradually.” That includes the introduction of a new load of for- age, she says. “Mix some of the existing forage with the new forage for several days,” she advises. Richards says, “Do not purchase the least expen- sive feed you can find.”


Cheap feeds will have non-digestible “fillers” and you’ll end up feeding more to meet the nutrition requirements of your horse.


Cheap feeds, she says aren’t cheap! (You can do the “math” along with Eleanor at her web site,www.thewayofhorses.com See article archives.) Richards teaches the www.horsecoursesonline.com course Nutrition for Maximum Performance. The course can be taken for college credit, as part of a professional certification program or just for personal enrichment. See:http://www.horsecoursesonline.com/index/index_


nutrition_description.html for a course description and outline.


The third thing you do not do is feed by the


“scoop.” Weigh your feed. If you feed less than the recommended amounts as stated by the manufacturer you will not be providing a balanced diet. “Always follow the feeding direction on the feed tag”, Richards insists.


Do not feed a product that is not designed for your horse.


If your horse is growing, in training or on poor quality forage you don’t want to be feeding a product designed for a mature horse that is not being worked and is on abundant pasture.


Richards teaches students how to “balance a feed ration” for the individual horse. Feeding to reach the specific requirements of the individual horse is extremely important, she says.


Finally, do not feed any product if you have even the slightest doubts about its quality and freshness. Horse feed should be free of dust, contain no mold, smell good and be of consistent texture from batch to batch.


“Return questionable products, or throw them out,” Richards says emphatically.


Better to waste a little feed than to endanger your horse.


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