SEPTEMBER 2012 THE RIDER /11


OBRA 2012 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS


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President: David Clingen - (416) 996-0031, davidc@eventuredesign.com Vice President: Christine Thorne - (519) 820-0347, indian_elegance_@hotmail.com Secretary/Treasurer: Carol Crane - (519) 475-4577 or (226) 228-4577, cdcrane@xplornet.com


Membership Secretary: Ashleigh O’Connell - ashleigh@icls.ca North Director: Laurie Fisher and Missy Wilson - melissawilson630@hotmail.com West Director: Lisa Scarlett - (519) 289-1937, lisa_scarlett@hotmail.com Central Director: Karen Armstrong - (705) 669-7311, armstrong_kare@hotmail.com East Director: Pam Zurosky - sohdypop@msn.com Youth Director: Chelise and Wynter Fotheringham - (705) 669-7311, obrayouth@yahoo.ca Futurity Director: Tom Gee - tommy.sarah@hotmail.com Newsletter Liason: Kari Garrett - indie_6926@hotmail.com OQHRA Industry Development Program Liason: (519) 289-1937, lisa_scarlett@hotmail.com Webmaster & Rookie Director: Amy Fotheringham - billamyf@tcc.on.ca Points Director: Heather Komowski e-mail address harejc12@gmail.com VIP Director: Brian Barg - commander1@gmail.com Marketing: Rachel Clingen - rachel@rachelaclingen.com


OBRA NEWS AUGUST 2012 OBRA News


Mother Nature proved temperamental for some of OBRA’s August Barrel Race line up, resulting in the cancellation of the evening runs of the BURMAC show on August 10th. Nature didn’t dampen the OBRA spirit and August 11th went on as scheduled. A heartfelt thanks goes out to Karen Macdonald and her team, who worked tirelessly to keep this show going, despite the challenging weather. The OBRA Member’s show on August 12, was another great day of rac- ing. Show managers, Ashleigh O’Connell and


James Wilson and Master Prayer


Josiah Clingen and Sure Dash


Dash took home a nice cheque and bragging rights to the fastest time of the weekend, a siz- zling 14.596! OBRA appreciates the Thorne fam- ily for hosting, and Jim and Todd of Reid Drainage, for again sponsoring this great show. OBRA VIP member’s enjoyed a fantastic steak dinner on the Saturday night, served up by our VIP director Brian Barg.


Joanne Fisher and Hoaks Hell Twister


standing $7500 in prize money, thank you Paris Fair for hosting and sponsoring this amazing bar- rel race. Leslie Richards and Zip were the Youth 1D champs with 16.598. Emily Beuermann on Miss Valeo put in a great run, winning the Rook- ie with a 16.865. The Futurity top placing went to Carole Lampron on Smoking Pumpkin with a 16.876. The consistent team of Josiah and Sure Dash laid down a 16.344 pattern to secure the fastest time of the weekend yet again. Please see the OBRA.ca website for a full show results. Photo credits go to Craig Widdi- field.


The OBRA 2012 GRAND SLAM FINALS –October 12-14 at REACH in Clinton has over $5000 added money, don’t miss out on OBRA’s final show for 2012!


Kari Garrett wish to thank our member’s who donated so generously to ensure we could host this event. The fastest time of the weekend was a 16.048, clocked by Josiah Clingen and Sure Dash. James Wilson and Master Prayer were the 1D champs for the second 4D with a 16.077. Insert pics Josiah and James


Beautiful weather prevailed for the 3rd Annual Reid Drainage Barrel Blast on August 18th and 19th in Fergus. Joanne Fisher and Hoaks Hell Twister had an awesome weekend, winning both Saturday and Sunday poles and also taking home the top honours in the first 4D with a 14.777 run. Chelsie Fotheringham on Sure


Inset pic Joanne


Labour Day weekend Barrel Racing took place at the Paris Fairgrounds; this was OBRA’s single largest added money show with an out-


Some highlights of this 3- day show include: • Silverado 4D Barrel Run $1500 added • OBRA/NPHA 3D poles • Calcutta for Futurity • VIP Run $800 added • ECBF Futurity $1000 added • Just for Kicks’ Coca Cola Race


OBRA has a great autumn barrel racing schedule, see our schedule listed below; entry forms for all our shows can be found on the web- site OBRA.ca under “Show Listings”.


OBRA 2012 Show Schedule Sept. 21 - Milton Fair, Milton, ON Sept. 22-23 - Forest Fair ,Forest, ON Oct. 7 - Erin Fair, Erin, ON Oct. 8 - Brigden Fair ,Brigden, ON Oct. 12-14 - OBRA 2012 GRAND SLAM FINALS, REACH, Clinton, ON


3D Ultrasound Adds a New Dimension to Research into Roaring


You have seen the marvels of 3- D cinema whether it was Thor’s hammer hurling toward you or maybe it was Superman Returns at the IMAX. Ultra sound technology has also developed 3 - D capabilities and it is evolving faster than a speed- ing bullet, with more accuracy than a CAT scan. What this means for researchers is a more detailed picture when making diagnosis and an accu- rate, simple way to track the results of treatment modalities potentially without using a more invasive biop- sy.


With a recent donation from the Equine Foundation of Canada, Uni- versity of Guelph researcher, Dr. Heather Chalmers, is able to add a new dimension to her research focus- ing on early screening of roaring and may lead to earlier treatment. Roar- ing, or laryngeal paralysis, is a very common disease which can affect any breed or discipline of horse. This progressive disease results in the inability to open the upper airway at exercise which limits performance and actually leads to a roaring sound. Owners who hear a gurgling sound or an increase in noise when the horse is breathing are encouraged to seek veterinary advice.


Dr. Heather Chalmers


The goal of Chalmers’ research is to provide horse owners with a reliable, easy, readily available and inexpensive way to screen horses for roaring prior to clinical signs of the


disease. This allows horse owners or a potential horse purchaser to career plan for their horses, determining potential or limiting factors. Chalmers’ is very excited about the donation of new equipment this past summer, “When it comes to ultra- sound - 3D allows us to look at the tissues in greater detail, to get a more accurate assessment of the size and exact location of abnormalities and to monitor them accurately over time.”


Assessing the size of the upper airway muscles helps researchers


understand more about their function and disease status. Chalmers explains, “We know from our own experience, working out in the gym, a muscle that gets bigger is stronger and more functional. After interven- tions the ultra sound will be able to keep track of changes to see if the smaller diseased muscle has respond- ed with an increase in size.” The next step in Chalmers’ research is to solidify the long sus- pected link between what is seen on the ultrasound screen and what can be found under the microscope if a biopsy were performed. It is impor- tant to fully establish: 1) How early disease can be detected in horses? 2) How accurately it can be done? 3) The rate at which the disease pro- gresses once detected? 3-D Ultra- sound is helping researchers under- stand all three of these questions. Research funding has been pro- vided by Equine Guelph, American


College of Veterinary Radiology, Medel Austria, Robarts Imaging Institute at the University of Western Ontario and The Equine Foundation of Canada.


Story by: Jackie Bellamy About Equine Guelph


Equine Guelph is the horse owners’


and care givers’ Centre at the University of Guelph in Canada. It is a unique part- nership dedicated to the health and well- being of horses, supported and overseen by equine industry groups. Equine Guelph is the epicentre for academia, industry and government - for the good of the equine industry as a whole. For further informa- tion, visit www.equineguelph.ca.


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