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area where the Promotional Club is not active with a Year End Awards Pro- gram, that they apply to a bordering Promotional Club in order to be eligible to receive year end awards of that club.


Proposed Rule Change: OQHA Promotional Clubs: Area boundary lines are to be as established by the current OQHA Constitution. All


people in joint ownership of a horse must reside in the same Promotional Club in order to receive Year End awards of that club. Members of Pro- motional Clubs shall be encouraged to be members of the OQHA, however, they shall not be required to be mem- bers. Directors of Promotional Clubs must be members of the OQHA. To be recognized, each Promotional Club must abide by the Constitution of the OQHA (where applicable). Any OQHA


show may be approved for points by two Promotional Clubs providing approval is granted by both Promotional clubs involved. Each Promotional Club is responsible for acquiring and tabulating its own points. It is recommended that should the exhibitor and/or owner of a horse reside in an area where the Promotional Club is not active with a Year End Awards Program, that they apply to a bordering Promotional Club in order to be eligible to receive year end awards of that club.


ONTARIO AMATEUR QUARTER HORSE ASSOCI- ATION


Proposed By-Law Changes for 2013 Rule:


ARTICLE III – Organization - Section 1:


a) There shall be a maximum of one Director elected Area Six, a maximum of two directors elected from Area One, Two, Four and Five, and three directors from Area Three. Directors shall be elected at an annual general meeting for a term of one year. The Directors shall manage the affairs of the OAQHA


Proposed Rule Addition:


a) There shall be a maximum of one Director elected Area Six, a maximum of two directors elected from Area One, Two, Four and Five, and three directors from Area Three. Directors shall be elected at an annual general meeting for a term of one year. The Directors shall manage the affairs of the OAQHA. All Directors will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement.


Thank you to all our 2012 OQHBF Sponsors Self Carriage


Q. My horse is heavy on my hands and on my legs, especially at the canter. My instructor says he’s “disorganized”. I would like him to be more adjustable and “lighter”, for equitation and horse- manship classes.


A. Boundaries. With kids or horses, we do them a favour by establishing limits and expectations. When boundaries aren’t well communicated, or they shift, dullness, distraction or resentment aris- es.


As decision makers in the horse/human partnership, riders must clearly define their expectations of the pace, path and package with which they want their horses to travel. How long a canter stride? How fast a walk? Exactly how deep into this corner will we ride? How much of a bend in the horse’s body? Short or long frame/outline? Lowered or raised neck and head? What kind of a “box” do you draw around your horse? My box, for example might look like this – “In the serpentine shape we’re cantering, I’d like a consistent 7 foot stride (collect- ed), with straight body alignment going across the arena with an arced shape around the curves. All this in a medium frame.”


When my horse extends his stride to 7.5 feet, he meets the front of the box. If he steps of the “balance beam” across the serpentine, he encounters the side of the box. When he elevates his neck and ventures above the bit, he feels the top of the box.


When my horse stays inside the perimeter without me having to hold him there, that’s self carriage. There’s


freedom and peace within the bound- aries. He’s discovered, by trial and error, the perimeters of the box, encountering my aids (leg, hand, voice and seat) when he makes an unautho- rized change. He finds release, or nega- tive reinforcement, within the box. Keep it simple and clear. At first, your aids might feel exaggerated and visible, but eventually they will become more subtle. In fact, if your ground per- son can’t see a definite closed fist and backward movement of your elbow for a slowdown, you’re likely being wishy washy. She should also see a noticeable softening of your reins (think wet pasta noodle) for a correct response. If he tries to break gait, initially your heel may nudge up into side, fol- lowed by a spur, dressage tap, or cluck- ing until you get a forward response. Reinforce this acceleration with a low- ered heel – dull horses result from rid- ers who babysit them with a constant driving leg.


With a lighter, more responsive horse you won’t feel like you’re getting a workout! And in equitation classes, you’ll be able to focus on your position and poise instead of keeping your horse organized.


Lindsay Grice: Bio - Coach, judge, speaker and equine behaviourist, Lind- say Grice has trained hundreds of hors- es and hundreds of riders in her 25 years as a professional.


Riding clinics and seminars take her throughout Canada, teaching for equine associations, riding clubs and at private farms, creating thinking horse- men of her students by teaching the “hows” and “whys” of riding. “Most training problems are just communica- tion issues between horse and rider,” she says, “solved using the science of how horses think and learn.”


Lindsay teaches Equine Behaviour for a course offered by Uni- versity of Guelph.


She also draws regularly on sports psychology principles. “Han- dling show nerves, distractions, and disappointments is as much a part of a success as the technical riding skills.” She is an Equine Canada and AQHA specialized judge as well as a Provincial Hunter/Jumper judge as well as a certified Equine Canada coach and an NCCP level 3 coach.


Her students have won at major shows in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit her site www.lgrice.com.


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We would like to thank all our sponsors for their generous spon- sorships towards the 2012 OQHBF. To all our exhibitors, please show your appreciation by supporting and thanking our sponsors, as without their generosity, our futurity would not exist. A special thanks to all our vol- unteers, exhibitors, trainers, and fami- ly members for choosing to attend our show!


Home Hardware


Rod Jeffries / Dewar Performance Horses


Kathy’s Show Equipment OAQHA


ABC Recreation – Bill & Cathy Cox ABC Electric – Scott & Roma Thom- son


IE Reason – Sarah Nimigan Brockville Motors


Crawford Quarter Horses – John & Shawna Crawford Paul & Joanne Straus


Coolwater Quarter Horses – Jan & Risty Schmidt


Area 1 Promotional Club Area 2 Promotional Club Jonathan Newnham Ken and Glenda McLellan Pat Carter Trail Challenge Jessica Lange Performance Horses JA Simpson Enterprise - Jack and Joyce Simpson Larry Johnson


Martini Construction/Dawn-Mar Sta- bles


Rapley Show Horses Elaine Vink EOQHA


HB Quarter Horses – Pete & Sharon Hammer


Rick Leek Quarter Horses Greenhawk – Cambridge


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