36/ MARCH/APRIL 2012 THE RIDER
Ganaraska Forest Horse Club BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011
President: Caroline Thornton Vice-President: Jim Higgs Secretary: Jess Brill Treasurer: Michele Bignell
www.gfhc.ca
The GFHC’s mission is to develop a fellowship with other equine enthusiasts that allow one to safely enjoy trail riding in the Ganaraska Forest.
Membership: $25 individual/ $50 for family membership per year Website:
www.gfhc.ca - Book- mark it and return for ongoing updates
Our annual dinner dance on St. Patrick’s Day is sold out which is great news because the funds we raise that evening help support the Club and improvements to the Ganaraska Forest.
Annual General Meeting Our upcoming AGM will be
Photo at right: Won’t you join the Ganaraska Forest Horsin’- around Club (GFHC) ...we’re a FUN bunch!
held at the Forest Centre (
http://www.grca.on.ca/cen tre.html ) on Sunday, April 15th from 1.00 till 4.00pm. We will have speakers from the Ganaraska Regional Conservation Authority (GRCA) and the insurance industry to make presentations. You can buy both memberships to the Club ($25 for an indi- vidual and $50 for a family membership) and the GRCA that day.
Membership: Gail Reid PR Director: Bob Coleman Email Director: Shirley Stapleton Web Master: Jacqueline Visconti
April 15th
May 6th (Sunday) May 12th (Saturday) June 2nd (Saturday) July 1st (Sunday) July 21st/22nd
August 18th or 19th
Calendar of events for GFHC in 2012 AGM
Education Clinic Early Bird Ride Poker Ride
September 8th (Saturday) Skills Ride October 7th (Sunday)
Canada Day Parade. TBD Camping event Education Day
October 28th (Sunday) Halloween Ride November/December
New Education Day and Early Bird Ride Announced
We have elected to start our planned events early this year. Join us on Sunday, May 6th for an Education Day and Tack Swap being held at Trickle Creek Farm in Millbrook Ontario (
http://www.trick-
lecreekfarms.com/upcomin gevents.htm).
Cool Colours Ride
Central Forest TBD
Santa Claus Parade(s) TBD Clip & Save!!
Saturday May 12th kicks off the season with our first “Early Bird ride” in the East Forest. See website for details.
Our very popular Poker Ride will be held in the Central Forest on Satur- day, June 2nd. No previ- ous card-shark skills are required nor does your horse have to hold the cards. Join us for a fun-
Central Forest East Forest East Forest
TBD
Trickle Creek Farm East Forest
filled ride through the Ganny and try your hand at winning 50% of registra- tion. The funds we raise underwrite the Club and our ability to support improvements to the For- est.
For more information, contact Club President Car- olyn Thornton at cthorn-
ton@oakknollstables.com or call 905-797-3025.
Centre Wellington Equine Trade Show, Tack Swap and Seminars
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In January of 2009 we felt the need for an opportunity for horse enthusiasts in Wellington, Waterloo and Dufferin counties to sell, swap or buy used tack. The hall was booked at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex in Fergus, the website was developed and advertising began looking for vendors. There was room for 35 eight foot tables. Registrations were slow with the date approaching and we began to worry about disappoint- ing both vendors and spec- tators. We then approached many horse related busi- nesses to sell or promote their business. Well, that was the turn the show
needed to succeed.
The first event was completely booked with 35 vendors and 250 people attended the show. The feedback from the vendors and attendees was very positive and hope was that the event would become an annual event.
Planning for the 2010 show started and it was soon realized that the hall used the first year was not going to be large enough to handle the bookings. The 16,000 sq ft arena was booked making way for the addition of 40 – 10 foot x10 foot booths as well as 20 more 8’tables. The hall was also used to offer 10 seminars for vendors wanting to promote their product and for potential customers to ask questions.
The new expansion was about 75% booked and the seminars were hit and miss on attendance. Attendance for the 2010 show sur- passed the 500 people mark.
Before the date and registration was released for the 2011 show we had already started to receive emails and phone calls inquiring. All 96 vending spots were completely booked by the event. The advertising budget was increased as well as the Grand River Raceway sponsored radio advertising on local radio stations. The attendance was just shy of 1000 people. The seminars were well attended and many ran over the 25 minute time limit with lots of questions.
Bookings for the 2012 show on Sunday April 29 are well under way with over 50% of the
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vendor spaces booked as of the end of February. There is additional vendor space available if the arena floor is booked. New sponsors this year will provide us with more advertising to promote the show
The Centre Welling- ton Equine Trade Show, Tack Swap and Seminars provides an opportunity to sell, trade, and buy, new and used equine acces- sories. The event is intend- ed for all horse disciplines. Booths and tables are available for used tack, new horse items or busi- nesses promoting the prod- uct or business starting at $20. Seminars are free of charge with $2 admission charge to show.
For more information please phone 519-994-3412 or visit www.cwequine-
tradeshow.com
Equine Veterinarians
13985 Ilderton Rd, Ilderton, ON N0M 2A0 Tel: 519-666-0911 Fax: 519-666-3997
website:
ildertonequineservices.ca e-mail:
ildertonequineservices@bellnet.ca
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