12/ MAY 2012 THE RIDER VISIT OUR WEBSITE
www.orha.on.ca President
Carol Ivey - 705-686-3074 email:
president@orha.on.ca
Recording Secretary Patti Spedaler
Ontario Reining Horse Association 2012 Board of Directors
Treasurer Michelle Mahabir
1st Vice-President Mike Munroe
2nd Vice-President John Purdie
Youth President Darby Mailhot
Membership Secretary Anne Pearse
Tom Cudahy Blair Spedaler Joanne Milton John Purdie
2012 Directors
Art Roberts Ken Van Alstine Sharon Jones
President’s Message
This month marks the kickoff for our 2012 show season, and it is a full schedule of great locations, so should be another good year.
March was CanAm month and there was good interest in the ORHA booth, with $220 raised in our toolbox raffle, and a dozen or so of new anniversary hats sold. A big thank you to those who helped at the ORHA booth – in particular, Dan and Berenice Fletcher, Sharon Jones, Bev Sheremeto, Lynne and Larry McDougall and of course, Mike Munroe for once again taking the lead in pulling it all together. We have added another new tool to our
website – the “You Be the Judge” videos. This is a set of videos, where you view a run and score it, and then see it reviewed and scored by an NRHA judge.
This is a great opportunity to see a run through the judge’s eyes and to improve your own runs, and kudos to ORHA Direc- tor, Art Roberts, for pulling this together. And for those of you “tweeters” out there, ORHA is also now on Twitter, thanks to K.D. Grainger – follow us @theORHA. I hope you all had a good winter and I look forward to seeing everyone at Fletcher’s Horse World this month. Until then, safe sliding.
Reining Canada Update
Reining Canada will continue to offer free membership for 2012 to all Canadians who hold a current NRHA membership.
Awards will continue to be offered by Reining Canada to each Circuit Champion* in:
- NRHA Open - NRHA Non Pro - NRHA Ltd Non Pro
- NRHA Rookie
- NRHA Youth 14 to 18 - NRHA Youth 13 and Under
In addition, the Champion* in each NRHA class at the Regional Affiliate Finals will receive a Reining Canada jacket.
* recipient must have a Canadian address on file at the NRHA office
Sired Stakes Program *New Changes to the Stallion Program for 2012*
Gold Level Stallions - The nomination fee of a Gold Sired Stakes Stallion is $600. This entitles all get of this stallion foaled the following year to be eligible to participate in the Sired Stakes classes with they become of age. (e.g. SS Stallion of 2012- 2013 are eligible to compete in 2016,2017,2018 & 2019) It also entitles the nominator to be eligible for the 10% of all gets earning (Stallion Owner Incentive $) plus associated Stallion advertis- ments to be determined by the Futurity Committee. The fee must be paid before June 1st to take advantage of the advertising. The earlier you nominate your stallion the more advertising you will receive.
The Stallion owner will be given the 1st opportunity to nominate his horse. A Silver or Bronze level Stallion may only bump up to a Gold before June 1st of the breeding year. Only the stallion owner may us this option.
Silver Level Stallions - The nomination fee of a Silver Sired Stakes Stallion is $400. This entitles the nominator the opportunity to enroll 2 weanlings by any stallion foaled in the following year.
Payment of a silver Stallion nomination is due before October 1st of the breeding year. No stallion owner’s incentive money or advertising to be done other than listing the stallions on the website.
Bronze Level Stallions - The nomination fee of a Bronze Sired Stakes Stallion is $200. This entitles the nominator the opportunity to enroll 1 weanling by any stallion foaled in the following year.
year. No stallion owner’s incentive money or advertising to be done other than listing the stallions on the web site.
$3,500 Added NRHA level 4 Open - 3 yr. Old Futurity (NRHA Lawson) $2,000 Added NRHA Level 4 Non Pro – 3 yr. Old Futurity (NRHA Lawson) $500 Added NRHA Level 1 Non Pro – 3 yr Old Futurity (Pewter) $2,000 Added NRHA Level 4 Open – 4, 5, & 6 Yr Old Derby (NRHA Lawson) $2,000 Added NRHA Level 4 Non Pro – 4, 5, & 6 Yr. Old Derby (NRHA Lawson) $500 Added NRHA Level 1 Non Pro – 4, 5, & 6 Yr. Old Derby (Pewter) 2 Yr Old Pleasure Futurity will be discontinued as of 2016. Free Foal nominations will be discontinued as of 2012.
Non Sanctioned Non Pro in the Sired Stakes Derby will be discontinued as of 2013 Payment of a Silver Stallion nomination is due before October 1st of the breeding
Changes to the Sired Stakes program for foals born 2013 onwards are as follows: Classes offered as of 2016, with a *guaranteed minimum* added money to each of the following classes:
*New Youth Helmet Rule*
The ORHA requires all riders under the age of 18 to wear an approved safety helmet while mounted on a horse at any ORHA approved shows. Any rider aged 14 to 18 is exempt from this requirement while showing in a class provided a signed waiver from a parent is on file at the show office. The waiver is on the ORHA home page under the piece outlining the new rules. The ORHA is offering a $15
rebate upon the proof of purchase of a hel- met. In addition, Picov’s is offering ORHA members a discount on helmets, and will bring some to the first show at Fletcher’s for purchase at cost. To order one in your size, please call Julie at Picov’s.
In addition, the OEF offers a dis- count to its members on helmet purchases (check out their website for details).
Show Updates
Regrettably the Quarterama show has been cancelled for this year, so please adjust your calendars.
On a positive note, Pickering Horse Centre has added two shows to our sched- ule, and it will be great to be back there ORHA membership cards will NOT be mailed out this year, but will be available for pickup at the show office.
Watch for the NRHA Green Reiner I class at some of the shows this year. This is a class for riders with less than $100 in
NRHA earnings and less than 25 NRHA Youth points, and will not affect eligibility for ORHA Beginner or Green As Grass classes.
You can show one or two handed, can do simple or flying lead changes, and you do not need an ORHA membership or NRHA Competition licence (you will need a $20 NRHA Associate Membership), and you do not need to own the horse. You will be awarded points that can earn you a jacket or Montana Silversmiths trophy buckle.
ORHA Calendar of Events 2012
June 2-3 - Knowlton Ridge Annual Reining Show, Knowlton Ridge, Powassan, Ont. Contact Lana Bowman 705-472-5346,
ccprop@efni.com
June 30-July 1 - Pickering Horse Centre, Pickering, Ont. Contact: Gary Yaghdjian,
Gary.yaghdjian@live.ca
July 14-15 - Spirit Of Excellence & Sired Stakes Derby, Meaford, Ont. Contact Ron Lubinski 519-538-0510,
ynotfarms@ynotfarms.ca
July 28-29 - Canadian Reining Classic, Waterford, Ont. Contact Fletchers’ Horseworld. 519-443-7333
johnfletcher@kwic.com
Sept. 1-2 - Pickering Reining Classic, Pickering Horse Centre, Pickering, Ont. Contact: Gary Yaghdjian,
gary.yaghdjian@live.ca
Sept. 11-13 - OBBO, Western Fair Agriplex, London, Ont. Contact Harvey Stevens 705- 639-5767
reinersrus@sympatico.ca
Sept. 28-30 - Grand Finale & Sired Stakes Futurity & Affiliate Finals, Western Fair Agriplex, London, Ont. Contact Mike Munroe 519-938-0620
mmunroe@rjburnside.com
Oct. 5-28 - American Quarter Horse Congress, Columbus, Ohio Nov. 3 - ORHA Banquet, Holiday Inn, Guelph
Nov 22-Dec. 1 - NRHA Futurity & Adequan North American Affiliate Finals Champi- onship Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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