MARCH/APRIL 2014 THE RIDER /35 2014 Ontario Quarter Horse Trainers Challenge OQHA is very excited to update the


enrollment rules for the 2014 OQHA Trainer Challenge! All Ontario Trainers who hold a cur-


rent OQHA membership for 2014 will be AUTOMATICALLY enrolled in the Train- er Challenge program. OQHA realizes how important our


professionals are to our shows and associa- tion. Each year our amateurs and youth receive year end awards but our profession- als don’t get the recognition they deserve. To assist with promoting our professionals in the industry, OQHA will offer a high point and reserve high point trainers chal- lenge year end award for 2014. This is an opportunity to promote our professionals and offer them a unique and fun filled chal- lenge, allowing them to compete for a spe- cial OQHA year end award against other professionals. Our intent is to create a fun competition between our professionals. OQHA would like to congratulate our


2013 Trainer Challenge winners! 2013 Trainers


Challenge Champion - Andrew Dewar of Dewar


Performance Horses This honour is awarded to the trainer


that accumulates the most points in a vari- ety of OQHA show events and/or activities including show clinics and online videos. Andrew Dewar, born some time ago,


in Lindsay, Ontario was introduced to the world of horses by his mother who held the same passion for horses that Andrew has today. At an early age Andrew could be found in the barn feeding and/or caring for horses and ultimately, on their backs. His early horse show education included train- er/coaches Robyn & Randy Storey. Fol- lowing completion of high school, Andrew headed west to Olds College in Alberta where he successfully finished the two year equine program. While in Alberta he was fortunate to land a position with the Griffin family of Okotoks where he started and rode many of their world caliber reining prospects. From there Andrew went to work for Duane Latimer at Bob Loomis Quarter Horses in Oklahoma. While work- ing with both Duane and Bob, Andrew gathered many skills in the starting, train- ing and showing of reining horses. His next major venture saw him moving to Cal- ifornia to work for Garry and Kelly Roberts in their highly competitive all around program. Andrew, as assistant trainer, trained horses in both western and english disciplines including reining, west- ern pleasure, western riding, trail and hunter under saddle. Here, Andrew also learned the trade of preparing and coaching


Today Andrew operates Dewar


Performance Horses from a facility just outside of Port Perry, Ontario. The facility consists of 30 stalls, an indoor and outdoor arena, turnout pens and pastures for broodmares and foals. The past show year, 2013, was a successful year for Andrew in the show pen. He garnered wins in halter, western pleasure, hunter under saddle and trail. His youth and amateur clients also had many wins in a wide variety of western and english events. There were sev- eral Ontario shows where Andrew had upwards of 20 horses and riders


that he trained and/or coached. Andrew is also a Board mem-


ber for OQHA and is the Vice Presi- dent for the Area 3 Promotional Club.


Andrew’s dedication to the


horse industry shows in his commit- ment to his customers and his strong work ethic whether it be on the farm or at the shows. This show year will see Andrew with new horses to show and new customers to coach. It’s looking to be a very promising year in the show pen!!


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youth and amateur riders. Other positions in the USA included working for trainers Bruce Vickery, Troy Compton and John Dean.


Home eventually lured Andrew back


to Canada in 2007 where he established his own training venture in the Lindsay area. He was fortunate to have people send their horses to him for both western and english disciplines. He has continued to train and show horses in Ontario since that time.


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