10/ JANUARY 2012 THE RIDER VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.orha.on.ca


Ontario Reining Horse Association Treasurer


2011 Board of Directors President


Carol Ivey - 705-686-3074 email: president@orha.on.ca


1st Vice-President Mike Munroe


2nd Vice-President John Purdie


Michelle Mahabir


Secretary Linda Barnes


Youth President Darby Mailhot


2011 Directors Tom Cudahy Joanne Milton John Purdie Art Roberts Ken Van Alstine Sharon Jones


President’s Message


Welcome to 2012. I hope you and your’s had a wonderful Christmas season, and are stay- ing warm!


We are starting off our year with a new Membership Secretary, Anne Pearse, as Mary Jo MacDonnell is stepping down after four years in the role. I would like to thank her for her years of dedicated service, and welcome Anne. Also worth noting is that the O.B.B.O. now has its own website, with regular updates and information, and it can be accessed at www.obbofuturity.ca.


Our Annual General Meeting is on Sunday February 12th at the Holiday Inn, Scottsdale Road in Guelph, and Reining Canada would like to once again join us that day to present their own AGM. The Reining Canada Annual Gener- al Meeting will take place at 11 a.m., with the ORHA AGM commencing at 1 p.m. All the best to each of you for 2012 and hope to see you February 12th.


Safe sliding. Carol


Loris Rules At The OKC Futurity


Youth Association News


Outgoing ORHyA President, Darby Mailhot, thanks everyone for their support of the Youth throughout 2011, and would like to congratulate and welcome the 2012 ORHyA Board: • Jesse Pecore, President


• Lane Wilson, Vice President • Sarah O’Grady, Secretary


And a special welcome to the 2012 Youth Advisors, Duane Hicks and Carol Ivey.


Annual General Meeting February 12, 2012, 1 p.m. Holiday Inn, Scottsdale Drive, Guelph, ON


AGENDA Call to Order


Attendance -as registered Introduction


Motion - to accept the Agenda President’s Message Minutes of Last Meeting


Motion: To accept the 2011 AGM Minutes as circulated Business arising from the minutes Treasurer’s Report for 2010 and 2011


Motion: To accept each of the treasurer’s reports as circulated Members’ Ratification


Resolved that all acts and proceedings of the Directors and Officers of the Corporation since the date of the last annual meeting of the Members of the Corporation, as such acts and proceedings are set out or referred to in the minute book are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.


Motion: To accept the members’ ratification


Appointment of Auditors: Motion to appoint auditors for 2011:


Loris Epis and Resting Whiz earned Reserve Champion in Level 1 and 2 at the OKC Futurity with a score of 220!! And Gotta Mag- num Dream, also owned by John and Sharon Fletcher, was 4th in Level 1 and 5th in Level 2,


with an equally impressive 217.5. The Loris Epis name just hit the world stage. Congratula- tions Loris and Team Fletcher. Above: Loris Epis and Resting Whiz at the Congress


Ontario Equestrian Federation Membership


Many of our members have an O.E.F. membership, to take advantage of the many benefits that offers, but may not be aware that the O.R.H.A. receives funding through the Sports Award Program, which is based on a number of factors that includes the number of our members who also belong to the O.E.F. Please ensure your O.E.F. number is entered on your 2012 O.R.H A. mem- bership form, in order to ensure we get the maximum available award.


For 2011, the O.R.H.A. received a generous cheque in the amount of $1,996 from the O.E.F., which was accepted by O.R.H.A. Director, Tom Cudahy, at the annual awards night.


2011 NRHA Standings Open: Int. Open: #7 Loris Epis on Custom Maid To Order


# 10 Heather Vaughn on Wimpys Tinseltown Limited Open:


# 6 Heather Vaughn on Wimpys Tinseltown #11 Heather Vaughn on Showtime Gun Novice Horse Open II:


#13 Paul McGrath on Dancehall Doctor Rookie Pro:


# 7 Heather Vaughn on Wimpys Tinseltown # 9 Heather Vaughn on Showtime Gun Novice Horse Open Level I:


#7 Loris Epis, Heather Vaughn, Jason Richards on Showtime Gun Novice Horse Open Level II:


#4 Heather Vaughn, Loris Epis and Jason Richards on Showtime Gun


Non Pro: #13 Paul McGrath on Dancehall Doctor


#13 Dan Fletcher on Wimpys Tinseltown Intermediate Non Pro:


#13 Dan Fletcher on Wimpys Tinseltown


Novice Horse Non Pro Level II: #11 Darby Mailhot and Custom Crome Wonder


Miller Bernstein and Partners are hereby appointed Accountants of the Association until the next annual general election, or, until their successor is appointed, at a remuneration to be fixed by the directors, the Board of Directors being hereby authorized and empowered to fix such remuneration. Whereas the membership may consent to exempt the Association from the audit requirements of the Corporations Act, be it resolved that the membership do hereby consent to exempt the association from the audit requirements of the Corporations Act for the fiscal period January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.


Motion: To accept the appointment of auditors Ontario Equestrian Federation (Tom Cudahy)


Reining Canada Report (covered in the RC AGM at 11 a.m.) Committee Reports: Banquet (Dan Fletcher) Disciplinary (Mike Munroe) Education (Art Roberts)


Fundraising and Sponsorship (Tom Cudahy) Futurities:


- Sired Stakes (Ken Van Alstine) - OBBO (Harvey Stevens) Membership (Mary Jo MacDonnell) Promotion & Public Relations (Tom Cudahy)


Rules (Mike Munroe) – Discussion: should helmets be mandatory for riders under 18? Shows (Joanne Milton) – Discussion: do the members want a videographer at the shows? Youth (Darby Mailhot)


New Business:


- Election of 2012 Board of Directors, by acclamation First Vice President


- Mike Munroe Directors


- Joanne Milton - Ken Van Alstine


Next Meeting: February 10, 2013 (tentative) Adjournment


** NB Discussion of each topic will be limited to 10 minutes


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