10/ FEBRUARY 2013 THE RIDER
President – Lindsey Farrell-Johnson Vice President – Becky Riley Treasurer – Louise Harris
Judges Committee – Don Stauffer Director – Melissa Kerwin Director – Brenda Thompson
Sponsors
Mike Tucker, WHAO Sr. Judge Norfolk Saddle Club Suzanne Hardcastle Fred Walter Five Star Ranch Sarah Cookson Herb & Jean Towers
Founding member of the WHAO and retired WHA Sr. Judge
Pleasant Ridge Saddlery Fletchers Horse World Park Farrier Service Faydon Farms Brant County Ford Serge's Tack Shop Melanie Gray Jamie Kuhl
L Walter & Sons Excavating Tim’s Tire Bill Stirling
2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
spur_me@hotmail.com
b_riley@hotmail.com harrislouise@yahoo.com
905-929-3388 519-740-9015 519-443-7080
thestauffers48@gmail.com 519-323-2727
farwinfarms@hotmail.com bmctearnen@yahoo.
519-884-4050
Celebrating 61 Years!
Website:
www.whao.org Corral Chatter Bu Lindsey Farrell-Johnson
Hello again. As I sit here and try to come up with an idea to write about this month I am listening to the wind whistling outside. It seems miserable out there; freezing rain pelting the windows, strong winds, freezing cold temperatures, but I am reminded of one very important fact.... 51 DAYS TIL SPRING!!!!!! I understand that complain- ing about winter may almost seem unpatriotic to other Canadians but I have to confess... I’m not anti- winter, I’m just anti- MUD!!! I am more than happy to shovel snow, ham- mer away at frozen water buckets, and pick out balled up hooves but I am definite- ly getting tired of the muddy slop. I am very glad to see the temperature drop
below zero again so we can finish winter and get back to riding.
The best part about this time of year is the anticipation of the horse events to come. I’m sure everyone is with me in looking forward to spring and the show season which quickly follows. I see most of the saddle clubs have picked their show dates and most of them will be posted with this issue. Just as we horse people start to lose our patience with winter there will be a couple of outings to help get us in the mood. On Sunday February 24, 2013 there will be a tack sale and swap meet held at the Rockton Fair- grounds from 10am to 3pm to benefit the Rockton Fair and Ontario Saddle Club Youth Team Tournament. On Saturday, March 2,
2013 Bertie Willoughby Saddle Club will also be hosting their spring swap meet from 9:30am to 2:30pm at the Wellandport Community Centre. I’m sure that everyone can find something that they have been looking for. Pleasant Ridge Saddlery has also just announced the grand open- ing sale for their new store. It will take place from March 1-16th.
Next on the list of horse related outings is Can Am Equine Emporium March 28-31, 2013. Can Am has been moved to the Orangeville Event Centre which although it is a new location for the show, is a familiar event facility for most of us. The Orangeville Fairgrounds is an excellent facility and I can’t wait to see how this new partner- ship will run. We will be at
Can Am sharing ‘The Rider’s booth. Please come visit us and see what we have to offer this year! As for WHAO, our first event will be Extrava- ganza. We have decided to change the dates this year to June 28-30, 2013. Last year we held Extravaganza one week earlier on the week- end which it was tradition- ally held. Unfortunately we ran into conflicts with many saddle clubs and also a few breed shows as well. Hope- fully the change in dates will not only encourage even more to come to the show but will make for an easier weekend for those who were already planning to come. We are looking to change up our schedule a bit. We will be hosting an evening show on Friday but you will have to check back in soon to find out what
show it will be. We will be running our show solely in the arena this year. Ancast- er fairgrounds has an excel- lent arena which can more than accommodate our classes. We had such a great response to the show last year that we will be looking for repeat sponsor- ships and also encouraging some new relationships. I would like to inspire new partnerships with local groups and businesses and renew some old as well. If you or someone you know would like to become a sponsor, please contact myself or another one of our executive.
Lastly I am very excit- ed of the year ahead! It is WHAO’s 61st year!!!!! If we all work together it just might be possible to make the next 61 years as strong as the past!!!
Equine Guelph Declares 2013 the Year of Colic Prevention!
W.H.A.O.
POINT AWARD SHOWS Aug 25-26 - Trout Creek Fall Fair
Sept 2 - Orangeville Fall Fair (t) Sept 9 - Lincoln County Fair Sept 16 - Niagara Regional Exhibition Sept 22 - Ancaster Fall Fair Oct 7 - Norfolk County Fair Oct 8 - Burford Fall Fair
2013 Sr. Judges Todd Bailey
11842 Ridge Line, Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0 (519) 674-5312
Email:
Peggytoddbailey@rogers.com Scott Carmichael
411 Autumn Cres., Welland, ON L3C 7K1 (905) 687-3023
scott_carmichael@hotmail.com Joe Carter
R.R.#2, St. George, ON N0E 1N0 (519) 448-1127
Peter Emick
R.R.#8, 400 Weir Rd., Brantford, ON N3T 5M1 (519) 647-3369
Melanie Gray
R.R.#4, Owen Sound, ON N4K 5N6 (519) 372-2527
Melodyacres@BMTS.com Lindsey Grice
Orangeville, ON L9W 5G1 (519) 938-8815
120 Fieldcrest Ave., Courtice, ON L1E 2Z1
E-Mail:
lindsay@lgrice.com Shari Irwin
(905) 434-5940, Cell (905) 440-5941
shari_irwin@hotmail.com
Guelph, ON. - Equine Guelph is combating the num- ber one killer of horses (other than old age!) with a new eWorkshop on colic prevention, March 11 to 24. This affordable online short course is designed to help horse owners understand colic and take pre- ventative measures by following good stable man- agement practices. At a cost of only $75 plus HST, this eWorkshop could translate into thousands of dollars of savings by helping horse owners avoid the nightmare of colic.
course also qualifies for Equine Canada coaches updating credits.
As part of the colic prevention program, Equine Guelph is also launching its latest FREE online health care tool, the “Colic Risk Rater,” which will assess and calculate colic risk and provide useful feedback on management practices.
Equine Guelph’s Colic Prevention eWorkshop will cover topics that will help horse caregivers reduce colic in horses by identifying risk factors, understanding different types of colic, detecting early signs and symptoms, assessing their manage- ment plans and developing preventative strategies. Upon completion of the Colic Prevention eWorkshop, participants are eligible to receive a cer- tificate from Equine Guelph. This two-week online
Esther Johnston
Box 46, 297 Cranberry Lake Rd., Grafton, ON K0K 2G0 905-349-2681
Anne Marinacci 65 Swayze Court, Smithville, ON L0R 2A0 905-957-5619
Janet McClure RR #3, 14156 Ten Mile Rd. Ilderton, ON N0M 2A0 (519) 666-2482
email:
coachejohnston@gmail.com Sue Robinson
R.R.#2, Kincardine, ON N2Z 2X4 (519) 396-8155, Cell (519) 386-2040 email:
sdrob@bmts.com
Tom Saul
4897 Shiloh Line, RR #1, Petrolia, ON N0N 1R0 (519) 882-0958
e:
tbsaul@ciaccess.com email:
janetmcclure1@gmail.com
Brenda McTearnen-Thompson 284 Whitmore Dr., Waterloo, ON N2K 2N5 Home: (519) 884-4050
bmctearnen@yahoo.ca
Paul Mitchell
43969 Hwy 3, Box 240, RR #1, Wainfleet, ON L0S 1V0 (905) 899-6228
From Nov. - March: (956) 519-8966 Kathryn Powers
91 Croydon Drive, St. Catharines, ON (905) 646-8768
email:
silknblues@yahoo.com Penny Ransom
29 Huyck Dr., Arnprior, ON K5S 3W7 (613) 622-1707
E:
pen-ran2000@yahoo.com
James Simpson 376 Maltby Rd. E., Guelph, ON N1L 1G4 (519) 821-2425
Kris Simpson 376 Maltby Rd. E., Guelph, ON N1L 1G4 (519) 821-2425
Every month in 2013, Equine Guelph will be providing a practical colic prevention tip in Equine Guelph’s e-News, which will be capped off with the release of a Colic Prevention Tips poster in Decem- ber.
Equine Guelph would like to thank everyone who participated last fall in Equine Guelph’s Cana- da-wide colic survey. “Understanding the horse own- ers’ experiences with colic has assisted Equine Guelph in developing a Colic Prevention Program tailored to the industry’s needs,” says Gayle Ecker, director of Equine Guelph.
Cambridge, On N1R 4T7 (519) 624-1592
Glen Patterson
e:
gatorrocks@hotmail.com James Teed
5982 Little River Rd., RR#3, Oxford, NS (902) 447-2285
email:
dreamcreek@yahoo.com
Mike Tucker RR #4, 1581 Maple St N., Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0 (905) 892-5610
richlandshowhorses@sympatico.ca John Ward
R.R.#4, 5190 Line 13, Harriston, ON N0G 1Z0 (519) 327-4541
e:
richlandshowhorses@sympatico.ca Don Stauffer
9626 Wellington Rd. 14, Box 14, Conn, ON N0G 1N0 Phone 519-323-2727 Cell 519-604-8864
Rick Storey 994 St. Paul’s St.
Robyn Storey 6-120 Dudhope Ave.,
Peterborough, ON K9H 6J6 (705) 876-7303 e:
rickstorygmail.com
e:
jglassward@wightman.ca Jr. Judges
Megan D’Allaire 2757 Eagle Lake Rd.,
E-Mail:
thestauffers48@gmail.com Michelle Jones
537 Porthier Rd., St. Charles, ON P0M 2W0 705-867-1074
Jamie Kuhl
50 Fairglen Ave. Brampton, ON L6X 1K6 905-230-1304 cell 647-290-6093 e:
colidakid@rogers.com
www.equineniagaranews.com
Keeping the Niagara Region Horse Industry Informed Since 2008
South River, On P0A 1X0, 705-724-1313 e:
megandallaire@gmail.com
R.R. #2, 5030 Blackheath Rd.,Binbrook, ON, L0R 1L0 905-692-3748 cell 905-512-5250 e:
Zippo5030@aol.com
Tracy Patterson 5030 Blackheath Rd., Binbrook, ON L0R 1C0
905-692-3748 e:
Zippo5030@aol.com Kristy Rinzema
2969 Kingsway Dr. Apt. 414 Kitchener, ON N2C 2H7 Phone 519-504-7074
E-Mail
rinzema.kristy@
gmail.com Inactive Judges
Louise Harris Bruce Ionson
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In addition to funding from Alltech and Stan- dardbred Canada, investment in this project has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Pro- gram (CAAP). In Ontario, this program is delivered by the Agricultural Adaptation Council. Partners include: Central Ontario Standardbred Association, Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Society of Ontario, Ontario Association of Equine Practitioners, Ontario Equestrian Federation, Ontario Harness Horse Association and the Ontario Veterinary Col- lege.
For more information about how to reduce the risk of colic using Equine Guelph’s Colic Prevention Program, visit
EquineGuelph.ca/eworkshops/colic.php. Story by: Jackie Bellamy
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