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In Memoriam - Sea Fox


Ottawa, ON— Equine Canada and the Cana- dian Equestrian Team extend our heartfelt condolences to Canadian Olympian Leslie Reid and her mother Edith Thomson on the passing of their horse, Sea Fox.


Sea Fox, a Dutch Warmblood stallion sired by Roemer, was born in the Netherlands in 1982 and imported by Reid as her new dressage partner in 1986. Sea Fox easily moved up the ranks, usually scoring top marks in each outing.


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Under the tutelage of Udo Lange and Christilot Boylen, Reid trained in Europe from 1993 to 1996 in order to maximize the development of her handsome and talented stallion. In 1995, the pair made their debut at the international grand prix level, earning many top 10 finishes at prestigious CDI com- petitions in Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Donaueschingen.


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Reid was the first Canadian rider to be named to the 1996 Olympic Dressage Team, qualifying after the first two Olympic Trials. In November of 1996, Reid and Sea Fox cap- tured the Volvo World Cup Dressage Canadi- an League Final held at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Horse Show.


Reid and Sea Fox competed at Grand Prix until he was 17 year of age. For the next few years, Sea Fox taught Reid’s young rider students the ropes of upper level dressage until he was officially retired at the age of 20. “He was the perfect horse,” said Reid. “Handsome, honest and the most gentle stal- lion one could ever have.”


Sea Fox’s well-earned retirement con- sisted of relaxing in his field until he was almost 30-year-old.


About Equine Canada Equine Canada is Canada’s national gov- From Our Founder


Remembering November and December 1977


Remembering November 1977


Quarterama ‘78 advertised the March 9-12 show. Entry deadline was February 1st. Admission prices were announced - adults $3.00 youth $1.50.


High Meadows Farm in Uxbridge advertised a complete dispersal sale.


The Maple Leaf Pinto Horse Association announced the establish- ment of a youth division and the elec- tion of Lynn Riley as president along with V.P. Leslie Riley treasurer Linda Lucas, secretary Barry Irwin adult advisor Doreen Riley.


There was an embargo on horses from England, Ireland and France. There was a discussion to have it lifted by the US Department of Agriculture. As usual Canada would humbly follow suit.


The highlights of the 1977 Spruce Meadows Masters Horse Show and the Rothman’s Grand Prix of Canada were featured on the Wide World of Sports on the CTV network.


Ontario Combined Driving Association


Miss Rodeo Canada sponsor CFCW, in Camrose, Alberta were working on their fourth annual contest


Sea Fox - Photo by Cealy Tetley


erning body for equestrianism. A member- driven, charitable institution, it is the execu- tive branch of the Canadian Equestrian Team, and the national authority for equestrian com- petition; the national voice for recreational riders; and the national association for equine welfare, breeding, and industry. Equine Canada is recognised by the Government of Canada, the International Equestrian Federa- tion (FEI), and the Canadian Olympic Com- mittee as the national organisation represent- ing equestrian sport and equine interests. For more information about Equine Canada, please visit www.equinecanada.ca


which would be held during the Cana- dian Finals Rodeo, November 9 to 13 in Edmonton.


The Burlington Western Saddle Club held their annual banquet and awards night on November 29th.


We received a lot of letters to the editor back then. Of special interest was a thank you from the Agriservices Foundation. President M.E. Ensminger stated “it’s folks like you who cause me to keep on keeping on.” A request was also made to have us send copies of our October 1977 issue to the Uni- versity of Arizona.


The $1,000 Barrel Race at Al’s Tack Shop was won by Tammy Hampton on her horse Miss Zara Bar. They won $226.00. Second place was Lisa Taylor with $191.00. The purse paid to 10 places: Joey Paulfranz, Alex Dunseith, Glen Morehouse, Brent Kirkpatrick, Jim Swanson, Gord Mitchell, Don Hopkins and Linda Rowley.


A bust of Chief Joseph was pre- sented to the Appaloosa Museum in Moscow, Idaho to mark the 100th anniversary of the surrender of the non treaty tribes of the Nez Perce. It was significant to Appaloosa owners that it was during this last Indian War that the value of the great spotted horse became evident.


There was a high demand for Draught Horses as prices were increas- ing. Registered fillies were fetching $2,000 according to Jack Hues, chair- man of the breeding horse division at the Royal Winter Fair.


Equine Canada and the Canadian Eventing Committee extends their heartfelt condo- lences to Lisa Marie Fergusson on the tragic passing of her tal- ented event horse Smart Move. In a little over a year, Lisa and Smart Move had easily moved


up from one star competitions to finishing fourth in the CCI3* Galway Downs Interna- tional Three Day Event. Lisa had declared Smart Move for the 2012 London Olympic Team.


The Rider welcomes letters on any subject but reserves the right to edit them for brevity and clarity. Letters of 200 words or less are more likely to be published. All letters, including those sent by E-mail, must include the writer’s name, address and daytime phone number. Reach us by fax (905) 648-6977 or E-mail: barry@therider.com


The new Holiday Inn, London, Ont., hosted the Ontario Quarter Horse Association annual meeting and awards banquet on December 10th.


The MS Society of Hamilton announced a meeting to be held on November 30th to establish a riding program for the disabled in Hamilton, Ont. Dorothy Thomas at the society was the contact.


Remembering December 1977


We are playing catch up by run- ning November and December 1977 in the same issue. It seems the loss of an edition at the hands of our Canada Post has caused this.


As a Christmas wish I can only hope that the Harper government will take heed for the need for mail publi- cations to be able to communicate all year long. I hope they know the true meaning of Freedom of the Press. It seems the instant media don’t have problems so they won’t be out to help. Nor will the conglomerate owned dailies and weeklies that rely on door to door carriers. It’s up to us the inde- pendents to change this strike worship- ping by over paid and under worked Canada Post employees.


Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dubay, both 57 of Burford, Ontario, had their award of $7,326 for damage to their car and injuries to themselves cut in half. It seems that the Dubay’s struck a dead horse in the road near Langton, Ontario in June of 1973. The farmer who owned the dead horse, Daniel Ramsey, was completely at fault. But a


shape smart talking insurance compa- ny lawyer was able to convince the court to cut the award in an appeal.


At the 92nd. Annual Meeting of the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Les Blackburn was elected president. Also elected were Vice Presidents Donald J.A. Cross and Justice W. Ken Moore.


The WHAO advised that their new rule book was now available at a cost of $3.00 and could be purchased from Joan Leaderdale of Dundas. The annual banquet was announced as being held on February 11 at the Hill- crest Restaurant in Hamilton.


Vanessa L. Hiles of the Equine Studies program received the presi- dent’s Letter for Highest Academic Standing and the OJC award for high scholastic accomplishment.


The D & N Western Horse Show held their annual banquet on Novem- ber 5th. Gord Mitchell won the high point horse for the second year in a row on is horse Miss Hydo. Division Runner up was Brian Nicholson on Dan’s College Boy.


Jackie Crichton of Scarborough won The Rider’s Subscription contest. She was able to select one of three prizes. Her choice was a Lemetex English round bridle.


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