JANUARY 2014 THE RIDER /31 Equine Guelph offers Equine Welfare tips and Colic Risk Assessment
arch nemesis thousands of years ago when humans started taking horses out of their natural environment. The use and manage- ment of modern horses are a huge departure
Guelph, Ontario - After declaring 2013 the ‘Year of Colic Prevention,’ Equine Guelph has delivered many initiatives to help the horse owner combat colic including the release of its latest online health care tool - the Colic Risk Rater. This free, customized tool is designed for the individual horse per- son to rate his/her horse’s risk of colic. In the final month of this year long campaign, Equine Guelph has posted a free colic pre- vention tips poster for download at
EquineGuelph.ca/education/healthcare.php (under PDF information sheets). Historically, colic became the horse’s
from their wild counterparts, placing them at a higher risk of colic. Horse owners can play a major role in reducing colic risk through management. Owners must be aware of the risk factors. Education plays such a key role in
safeguarding horses. With domestication comes responsibility. Equine Guelph has declared 2014 the year of “Full-Circle- Responsibility” for equine welfare. ‘Help- ing Horses for life’ has been Equine Guelph’s mandate from day one providing education to horse owners and promoting equine welfare. As of late welfare concerns for horses have been heightened due to changes in the racing industry. Equine Guelph is developing an edu- cational initiative which stands to benefit
says, “I would like to thank all the horse owners who signed up to learn colic preven- tion and horse health tips in 2013. We look forward to sharing more essential horse owner information in 2014, the year of ‘Full-Circle-Responsibility’ in our monthly Enews with the goal of reducing disturbing incidences of unwanted horses through edu- cation.”
the welfare of horses in both the racing and non-racing industries. Members of the Equine Guelph e-database will receive spe- cial feature articles, information sheets and video links discussing life cycle planning from the joyous initial purchase to the more difficult and often unforeseen decisions every horse owner must plan for. Equine Guelph director, Gayle Ecker
Arabian Horse Association Of Eastern Canada Wins Prestigious Club Excellence Award
zations involved with “Spirit of the Horse” has a booth providing the usual handouts, magazines, colouring pages, video screenings, signage, tables and chairs adjacent to the horse stall. Under the guidance of Jane Whitwell and her committee the promotion booth for AHAEC at The Royal became a multi-faceted effort through- out the ten day duration of the fair. Private sponsorship monies were raised to fund the costs for the spacious booth rental and horse owner allowances, and also for various onsite activities to encourage more public awareness to the breed. In 2012 “Arabian Horse Day” was
AHAEC, the largest club in eastern Canada, has participated in OEF’s “Spirit of the Horse” at the Royal Win- ter Fair. This has been a great promo- tional opportunity for the club and breed—the exposure to the general public is huge and the environment is first-class! AHAEC, like many breed organi-
(AHA), a 30000 member international organization, boasts over 250 clubs in North America. As an incentive for clubs to hold events to promote the Arabian horse they have Club Excel- lence Awards, whereby clubs annually submit a written presentation of their projects in a variety of categories as membership recruitment/retention, breed promotion/community involve- ment, communication or club projects. For the past number of years
By Jane Whitwell. The Arabian Horse Association
the breed’s dominance in long distance riding and with the assistance of Linda Klarner, Promotion Chair for OCTRA, hosted “OCTRA Day” for their mem- bers to visit the booth which promi- nently displayed the OCTRA banners, tack, videos and ring demonstrations from Solstice Pecile, a very active young rider in distance competition and pony club member. Throughout we held free draws for people to enter for a chance to win apparel embroi- dered with AHAEC’s logo and name, and presented a total of five shirts to the winners, the majority being non- Arabian horse owners. Gold medal team member from the 2012 North American Championship Junior Endurance Ride, Emma Webb, auto- graphed copies of the Canadian Arabi-
held in University of Guelph’s equine interactive booth “EquiMania”. Here club volunteers dressed the fibreglass horse Shorty Leggs in a native cos- tume, volunteers were dressed in cos- tumes and there were capes and veils for children to wear while they rode their magnificent desert Arabian steed!! Fun was had by all the chil- dren, parents and grandparents as pho- tos were constantly being taken as chil- dren were smiling and laughing. Each child visiting “EquiMania” was given a thank you bag containing the “Arabian Horse Activity Book”, package of Crayola crayons and website informa- tion for additional resource information on the Arabian breed and literacy pro- grams in Canada and the US. At the booth we also recognized
an News article and spoke to many young equine enthusiasts and riders while she attended as one of our dis- tance demonstrators. As any breed organization knows it is important to show their breed’s versatility and the Arabians demonstrated that over and over again. Not only did we have the distance discipline represented, but also western dressage by Elaine Ward and Janet Wojcik-Plouffe presented native costume. The Royal emphasizes education
and due to the thousands of school children attending AHAEC created a “Teacher’s Packet”, a brightly coloured canvas tote bag silkscreened with the Arabian horse logo and slogan
“Arabian Horses…there is no equal”. These were given to the teachers in our education system as well as home- schools, and to 4H and pony club lead- ers. These bags contained donated sto- rybooks such as “William, Why don’t you wash your hands?” from the Cana- dian Institute for Child Health, “Gifts” from the TD Bank Grade One Literacy Program, AHAEC’s “Arabian Horse Activity Book” which includes breed information, colouring pages, equine puzzles, recipes, quiz pages and web- site references, My Little Pony activity books, OEF stickers, “Yatimah” a book about an Arabian filly owned by a desert Bedouin tribe, AHA’s equine evolution poster & Guidebook to Ara-
with other Royal vendors, such as Nutura Bitless Bridles who have pro- vided tack for our distance horses to use during their ring demonstrations and horse owners received embroi- dered club apparel from Avid Equestri- an.
at the 2012 Royal & ‘’Spirit of the Horse’’ prompted the committee to submit this to AHA for their Club Excellence Awards. After compiling a detailed written presentation including objectives, photographs and financials, and accompanied with a DVD and samples of the ‘’Teacher’s Packet’’ and ‘’EquiMania” thank you bag, it was sent to Denver. By mid-Novem- ber our submission became a finalist for consideration in the breed promo- tion/community involvement category. On November 23rd during the Presi- dent’s Gala at the annual AHA Con- vention held in Lexington, Kentucky the announcement was read and AHAEC was declared the winner of the category and the recipient of a $500. cash award! This was an incredible effort by so
many supporters. To all the volun- teers, the horse owners, the horses, donors & sponsors Zone 9 Arabian Horse Club, AHA, AHAEC, Canadian Arabian Horse Registry, Elaine Ward, Dr. Paul Rutherford, Jill Barton, John Code, Jane Whitwell—a huge thank you!!!
Ontario Carriage Driving Association A New Chapter
dawn a new chapter in the development of carriage driving in Ontario. The amalgamation of the Cen- tral Ontario Pleasure Driv- ing Association and the Ontario Combined Driving Association will start in 2014 with the birth of a
behind us, the Central Ontario Pleasure Drivers now turn their attention to enjoying what winter has to offer in the form of driving our Horses and Ponies in cutters and sleighs! Many family memories are made during the holiday season, recreating the classic Curri- er & Ives scene we have long seem of Christmas cards! The sheer romance of a One Horse Open Sleigh is truly magical and well worth the
effort....and that being said by someone that is not a fan of winter period! The New Year will
With the show season
new organization, The Ontario Carriage Driving Association. This club will combine both competitive sides of carriage driving, and focus together on the development, promotion and competitions in the Province.
2014 Schedule of Events May 10th OCDA Introduc- tion to Carriage Driving Clinic – Relhok Farm Bar- rie This is a great clinic for anyone exploring or getting into the sport, offering the participant a safe and edu- cated way to get involved in carriage driving. Discus- sion and hands on sessions on Safety, choosing the right equipment, harness- ing, putting to, longlining and much more. May 25th Indoor Driving trial – Rae Fischer’s Farm Listowel Modeled after a combing
needed for all our events, and it is a great way for people to not only offer
Marathon and Obstacle in the afternoon. Volunteers are always
their time but also learn about the sport and the behind the scenes of show- ing. A wide variety of jobs are available for all abili- ties.
AHAEC’s successful participation
bian Horses, and a copy of an Arabian horse magazine. We have been able to co-operate
driving event this indoor driving trial allows entries to perform a dressage test and do a combination of cones and 2 Obstacles. Spectators welcome! June 15th OCDA Horse Driving Trial Dressage and Obstacles - Glencameron Farm Georgetown A horse driving trial is an abbreviated CDE – at this event Entries will perform
a dressage test and then do a condensed Marathon and Obstacles. July 12-13th OCDA Plea- sure Driving Show at Iron Horse –Burlington A two day Pleasure driving show with Divisions for Single Horse & Pony, Very small Equine, Novice, Junior, multiple and utility vehicle (allows for people to show in training vehicles
Trial will test entries in Cones
and offer
to explore the aspect of showing). Participants will show in classes for turnout, Reinsmanship, Working and Cones. Sunday morn- ing will also offer Dressage Divisions. Aug 24th – OCDA Horse Driving trial-Cones & Obstacles This Horse driving
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