The Rider February 2014

4/ FEBRUARY 2014 THE RIDER HON. COL. a.W. FINN CD: Founder

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Letters to the Editor

Dear Barry, Just got our copy of The Rider, and wow, thank you so much for the great coverage and inclusion of the Equine Guelph articles. This is so helpful to get this mes- sage out to our industry and hope- fully get more people thinking seriously about the welfare issues we are facing in our province. Thank you for the great coverage!

Sincerely, Gayle

Gayle Ecker, Hon. B.A., B.Ed., M.Sc. Director, Equine Guelph 50 McGilvray Street Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1 gecker@uoguelph.ca ph: 519-824-4120, #56678

Dunnville Saddle Club

who have lent their on-going support and encouragement. To the past and pre- sent volunteers who have committed endless hours and effort to maintain the club – the DSC owes you a large debt of gratitude. Let’s hope we can connect next season– bigger and better than ever!!

From Our Founder

Remembering February 1980 Our front cover was the completion of the Waterloo 50 mile

Endurance Race. Alan Anfield on Zambia finished first and Harold Van Dyke on Sanman was second.

Equine Services Inc., the company that fingerprints horses,

began signing up Equine Practitioners and Veterinarians to provide its positive horse identification service across the nation.

December 16, 1979 the ORA lost an active member and true

friend Sam Kartash. He did not compete but was there for adminis- tration reasons. He had just completed his Barrier Judges ticket when he was felled by a heart attack.

Seventy six ORA members names were published in The

Rider. They were placed on the “black list”. There was no reason given but we assume it was for not paying membership dues.

Nashville, Tennessee was selected as the site for the 41st

annual AQHA Convention the event was at the Opryland Hotel. The All American Futurity announced that it’s purse for the

Quarter Horse race at Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico was $1,530,000... that is $4,197,000 in 2014 dollars.

Two Barrel Race Groups elected representatives. A combined

meeting held at Picov Downs in January 1980 of the OBRA and the Games Committee of OQHA elected a board of directors. OBRA executive was president Glen Morehouse, VP. John Alden, treasurer Annette Peacock. directors George Egerton and Jim Thompson. For the OQHA committee, elected chair was Glen Morehouse, co-chair George Egerton, committee John Alden, Lucas Gritt, youth rep Derek French.

The seventh annual World Quarter Horse show was scheduled

November 17-22 in Oklahoma City at the Oklahoma State Fair Arena.

Absorbine announced that it was sponsoring the OBRA at

Quarterama ‘80. Skoal Dash for Cash Futurity at Los Alamitos race course

To Bob and

Lynda Sisson, February 8, 2014

and enthusiastic riders will be able to enjoy the shows once more. We’ll be looking for volunteers to sit on the Executive along with a Board of Directors and members who will be willing to participate in the running of the club – a demanding but most satisfying endeavour! We wish to thank our generous sponsors and the many faithful members

2014 season. A number of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors were unable to commit to another term at this time and with no volunteers to fill in for replacements of the positions vacated, the club had no choice but to postpone its activities for the coming year. Hopefully, at the next General Meeting, this situation will be rectified

Regretfully, the Dunnville Saddle Club will be taking a hiatus for the Follow us on: Proud Members of Scan with your QR Code -

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In Memoriam: Dr. Byrnne Rothwell, DVM (1936-2014)

Ottawa, ON, January 31, 2014 - Equine Canada would like to extend condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Byrnne Rothwell. Dr. Rothwell passed away on January 28, 2014 at the age of 77. The equine and veterinary commu-

nity has lost an invaluable advocate in Dr. Rothwell. He was a valued volunteer on the Equine Canada Health and Welfare Committee representing Provinces. He was also a dedicated member and attend- ed all meetings providing safe guidance, unfailing accuracy and a wonderful sense of humour. Those who were fortunate to call him a friend or mentor will always remember his calm and thoughtful approach to every situation. Early in his career, Dr. Rothwell

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announced a purse of $800,000 in 2012 dollars that amount would be $2,194,000.

My Turn The Winter Olympics are upon us once again. Threats of vio-

lence against athletes and visitors are rampant. Hopefully the Rus- sian authorities have things under control. Lets hope that the Canadian Olympic Committee does not

send our athletes over there with flags that are not real Canadian Flags. I have seen these off shore banners pretending to be Canadi- an Flags at the Olympics and other World Championships as well as flying off the Peace Bridge and Recently during PM Harpers visit to Israel. Come on folks lets cut out this nonsense. Thank you for looking down in this corner.

Aidan W. Finn CD Founder of The Rider 1970 President, Orange aPEEL www.orangeapeel.com

Veterinary Medical Association. Following his retirement from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Dr. Rothwell assisted the Saskatchewan Horse Federation (becoming an honorary board member) in preparing their disease alerts and health recommen- dations.

nary Medical Association committee, including the council, and was president in 1976 to 1977. Dr. Rothwell was a lifetime member of the Canadian

served as a 4-H club leader, a high school vocational agriculture instructor, and a veterinary adviser to several livestock groups and their board of directors. He also served on the Saskatchewan Veteri-

lades and awards. In 2000, Dr. Rothwell was named Saskatchewan Veterinarian of the Year, and in 2011, he was awarded the Equine Welfare Leadership Award of Distinction from The Farm Animal Council of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Horse Federation for integrating animal welfare into his core business strategy and setting the bar higher for expectations regarding animal welfare. As per Dr. Rothwell’s request there will be no service at

this time. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of tributes, donations may be made in memory of Dr. Rothwell to either the Provincial 4-H Foundation or to the Shellbrook and Districts Health Ser- vices Project. To offer condolences to the Roth-

well family, or to share memories and photos, please visit Beau ‘Lac’ Funeral Home.

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His incredibly successful career included many acco-

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