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Cowboy (OXC) race for 2014 held at All Equine Show


ously sponsored by the All Equine show at the Western Fairgrounds as a highlight of their roster in their second year. While the final numbers aren’t in yet, Cheron Chamberlain, Show Manager for Western Fair, was very pleased with the feedback and attendance. The All Equine Show also featured a Trainers’ Challenge, where three trainers worked with young horses over the course of the three-day event. The trainers were given a chance to showcase their Xtreme Cowboy skills prior to the Sat- urday evening race, given 15 minutes to get to know their borrowed horses before challenging the course in an exhibition race.


riding her Canadian stallion Qua- tre G King Houdini N-Midget, won $525 for her first place fin- ish. Ontario favourite Jennifer Postma placed a close second with her Quarter Horse gelding, Sexy Superstar. Morgan Kerber, riding her Paint horse Spirit, was third; Cheryl Hodgkin was fourth on Lil Miss Rowdy; and Joanne Workman rounded out the top five on Gazelle Lynx. The Xtreme Cowboy Race was hosted and gener-


Xtreme Cowboy (OXC) race for 2014 drew 30 competitors from Ontario and Quebec to the All Equine Show in London on March 5. Preliminary Rounds were held during the day with the top 15 finishers advancing to the finals on Saturday night. Quebec’s Mireille Gravel,


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competitors were scored on their horsemanship and speed for the arena obstacle course that simulated ranch and trail activities such as negotiating jumps, a bridge, rope gate, back up, ground tie and pulling a log, with the horse and rider team demonstrating their agility with roll backs and rating speed with a free run. The course varies with each competition and provides a good test of the trust and skills involved with a strong horse and rider part- nership. OXC


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Now in its third year, the organization has sanctioned races at ten Ontario Fairs or Events for 2014. The 3rd OXC Provincial Championships will return to Norwood Fall Fair on Oct 13. As well, Lantz McLaren, OXC Pres- ident and Founder, reports that, “Grass Roots groups are growing and presenting fantastic opportunities for growth and introduction to the sport.” Clinics are pop- ping up from the Ottawa Valley on into Southwest- ern Ontario with interest growing all across the province. In the London race,


OXC Racing is a new and growing sport in Ontario.


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Mireille’s cell phone buzzed non-stop. “People are fol- lowing us…my husband was hysterical when he found out we’d won,” she said. “I’ve been on an adrenalin rush all week, and every time I look at the video it comes back.” For more information about Ontario Xtreme Cow-


focusing on a ‘safe’ run to secure a spot in the finals, but with the jumps and layout for the evening finals, she knew that it was going to be a fast course. “The obsta- cles weren’t problematic,” she explained, although duck- ing under a clothesline and negotiating a bridge sur- rounded by goose decoys were a bit of a concern. Ironi- cally, she had worked out her strategy with second place finisher Jennifer Postma, beating her time by 30 seconds in the final. But there remains a friendly camaraderie surrounding the sport, with the two ladies now planning a trip together to another competition in Tennessee. During her 10-hour drive home from London,


boy Racing has her “falling in love with western riding again.” As a coach, trainer and breeder of Canadian horses in Quebec, her background includes English, western and driving. Xtreme Racing is giving her the chance to combine her skills and take them to the next level, as well as another opportunity to promote the ver- satility Canadian horses. Her stallion, Midget, is one of five she owns and he will be her new ambassador for both the sport and the breed as the fledgling sport of Xtreme Cowboy Racing starts to reach into Quebec this spring. In the preliminary round, Mireille placed 4th,


year-end awards and international competition, welcom- ing horses of all breeds, riders of many levels, and an interesting variety of backgrounds from show pleasure and recreational riders to reining, gaming, eventing and western dressage. Each team brings its own particular skills and strategy to negotiating the course, all under western tack. For London winner Mireille Gravel, Xtreme Cow-


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