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16/ DECEMBER 2012 THE RIDER


President/ Newsletter Kari Kelly


Elmvale, ON L0L 1P0 (705) 322-6338,


Email: kkandrkelly@gmail.com


2012 Ontario Trail Riders Association Board of Directors Director


Vice President / Membership/ Website Wendy Downer Elmvale, ON L0L 1P0 Home: 705-322-0287 Email:


wnewdawn@xplornet.com


Secretary/ Event Calendat Janice Clegg


Everett, ON L0M 1J0 Home: 705-434-0816 Cell: 519-940-1445, Work: 800-360-5821,


Email: pineriverranch@gmail.com


Treasurer Jan Belanger


OTRA: Box 3038, Elmvale, ON L0L 1P0 • www.otra.ca


Elmvale, ON L0L 1P0 Home: 705-322-2027 Email: janbel@csolve.net


Public Relations/Promotions Kevin Kelly Elmvale, ON


Home: (519) 322-6338 Email: kkrkelly@xplornet.com


Grants


Marjory Morden Proton Station, ON ochrerider@live.ca


Fundraising/ Special Projects Morris Radomskey Everett, ON L0M 1J0 Email: morris@sprayhts.com


Administration Shirley Bodnarchuk Elmvale, ON L0L 1P0 Home: (705) 322-7858 Email:


shirley.bodnarchuk@gmail.com


Trail Development/Regional Reps Coordinator Karen Plume Harriston, ON


Home: (519) 323-4653 Email: kp59ca@gmail.com


Linda Stillson


Penetanguishene, ON Email:


thestillsons@rogers.com


The Ontario Trail Riders Association Inc, established in 1970, is an equestrian organization which promotes recreational trail riding and the creation, development, preservation and safe use of trails.


OTRA and its members represent the equestrian trail user with the Ontario Trails Council, Ontario Equestrian Federation and Equine Canada. We welcome your membership to help sup- port the voice of OTRA on your behalf. For more information please visit our website at www.otra.ca


News From The OTRA Board


The board is busy planning for 2013. We are planning to have the booth at Can Am in Orangeville this March and are making arrange- ments for the AGM in April, stay tuned for more information on the AGM in the next issue. Any members who would like to volunteer an hour or two of their time in the booth at Can Am we would greatly appreciate your help! We are also looking for volunteers to be


Ride Hosts. Please contact Janice Clegg if you are interested and she can help get you set up.


memberships are due Jan- uary 1, 2013, please fill out your forms completely and correctly, including a valid email address if you have


Just a reminder that


one, if you are not sure when your multi-year membership is due check your Event Calendar, the year printed on the sticker is the last year your membership is valid.


At the AGM we would like to have a slideshow of all the beautiful places people ride in Ontario. If you have photos you would like to share of people and their horses enjoying the trails please forward them to Kari Kelly kkan- drkelly@gmail.com. Photos must be received by March 31, 2013 to allow for the presentation to be put together.


We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hope you have a safe and joyous holiday season!


Legendary Festivities, Cowboys, Broncs and Bulls Return to the Western Fair District


There’s one thing that the recently re- branded Western Fair District is known for: big events in grand scale in grandeur style. New Year’s Eve at the District follows that mantra and will offer many options for family and fes- tive go’ers: Yuk Yuk’s Dinner and Show, OLG Slots, New Years in the Carousel Room, New Years at the Top of the Fair, a Family Skate… and back by popular demand: BUCKIN’ IN THE NEW YEAR Extreme Rodeo presented by Rawhide Rodeo Company and brought to you by 102.3 Bob FM.


Produced by one of the most decorated rodeo firms in International Professional Rodeo, the Rawhide Rodeo Company of Pontypool,


Ontario and Leicester, New York, the BUCKIN’ IN THE NEW YEAR Extreme Rodeo will show- case some of the biggest match-ups of man vs. beast ever recorded inside the Western Fair Dis- trict Agriplex in London, Ontario. Select Buck- ing Broncs from a roster that has accumulated 9 IPRA World Championships and 1,800-pound Bucking Bulls from a bullpen that has been fea- tured across Canada with the premier Profession- al Bull Riders (PBR) Canada series, will be pit- ted against IPRA World Champions, Provincial and State Champions along with rookie sensa- tions from 4 different countries in an 8-second battle for supremacy. The program will include Bareback Bronc Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding and Bull Riding along with a star-studded line- up of specialty acts and entertainment woven through the spectacle’s presentation. NEW in 2012: a Family-focused Matinee Rodeo has been added from 2:00pm-4:30pm Monday December 31st, 2012.


Immediately following the evening perfor- mance, the after-party will kick into full gear as the NYE Party’ers join the Cowboys and Cow- girls in celebration and embark on the traditional NYE Countdown inside the Western Fair District Agriplex. Country-Rocker Shelly Rastin and her band will have everyone stomping and dancing into early 2013 as the consistently Top 20-rated Canadian Country female artist performs her sin- gles “Born in a Barn”, “Be True To You”, “Country Mile”, “Confused”, and the song fea- tured on MTV’s Rock Band, “High Class Trailer Trash” and many party favourites.


Dec 31: 2pm (doors open 1:30) General Seating: $20 Adult, Children (10 and under) $10.00, Children (4 and under) Free


Dec 31: 8pm (doors open 7:30) General Seating: $27 Adult (11yrs and up) - Includes After Party with Shelly Rastin


More information at: http://www.western- fairdistrict.com/events/attend/2012_new_years/6 29


Tickets available at: http://www.westernfairdis- trict.com/shop/products/


Western Fair District: (800) 619-4629 Official Twitter Hashtag: #NYErodeo Location: Western Fair District Agriplex, 316 Rectory Street, London, Ontario


The Ball will drop and the Bulls will buck… again… bigger and better than ever before: Buckin’ In The New Year Extreme Rodeo as part of New Year’s Eve at the District. Performance Times/ Prices:


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