4/ DECEMBER 2017 THE RIDER HON. COL. A.W. FINN CD: Founder


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American Horse Council Efforts to Ad- dress ELD Mandate


(Washington, DC)- Over the past months the American Horse Council (AHC) has reached out to the equine community to de- termine the potential impact of the upcoming Electronic Log- ging Device mandate. Based on the information received the AHC, in collaboration with the rest of the animal agriculture community, has requested the Department of Transportation (DOT) grant a one-year enforce- ment delay followed by a waiver and limited exemptions from compliance with the December 18, 2017 implementation date for the Final Rule on Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) and Hours of Service (HOS). Addi- tionally, we requested the DOT address the significant problems with the mandate that will occur if the compliance deadline is not extended. The welfare, safety, and health of the animals in tran- sit, together with the safety of other drivers on the road, are top priorities for the equine industry and its enthusiasts. The livestock sector has


consistently been one of the safest of the commercial hauling sectors. The Large Truck Crash Causation Study, conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Institute, showed that of


From Our Founder


Remembering November/


December 1983 I am back. Sorry I missed Sep-


tember/October 1983. There was


1,123 accidents involving trucks hauling cargo, only five involved the transportation of livestock. Similarly, the report titled Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents Fact- book 2005, conducted by the Transportation Research Insti- tute, shows that livestock trans- porters accounted for just 0.7 percent of fatal accidents. The ELD mandate itself, which is the subject of this petition, does nothing to improve that record of safety over paper logs. While this figure is not irrel-


evant, and any safety improve- ments should be considered, the trajectory of this rule’s imple- mentation has left much to be de- sired. Despite its being issued nearly two years ago, awareness for this rule among livestock haulers and the equine industry is nearly non-existent. For in- stance, FMCSA’s recent change to include livestock in its inter- pretation of the 150-air mile ex- emption


for agricultural


commodities, a change that the industry strongly supports and appreciates, has raised many ad- ditional questions from livestock haulers who are unsure about the mechanics of the new exemption and even if it means they are ex- empt from the ELD mandate al- together. More time is needed to reach out to the horse industry, and ensure that industry outreach


can address ELD compliance and ELD impact. Many horse operations and


competitions are in rural areas, routinely requiring long, and re- peated, trips. These animals, when loaded onto trailers, are vulnerable to changes in temper- ature, humidity, and precipita- tion. Horse


haulers are


accustomed to managing these changing conditions through planning, log books and nota- tions in those books. These plan- ning techniques have adapted and evolved over decades as technology has improved, unfor- tunately the quick transition to ELDs does not allow for the nat- ural trial and error process to ad- equately meet the needs of the horse industry. The equine industry and the


millions of horse fans who attend equine events rely on safe and ef- fective methods of transportation from every corner of the United States. Domestic transit of our competition and breeding ani- mals is critical to the business continuity of our industry and is largely reliant on the use of large commercial haulers. These indi- viduals have expressed their con- cern with the implications of this rule in regards to the negative impacts to standards in welfare, biosecurity and cost. “We are disappointed that


not much to report, only that the American Quarter Horse Associa- tion registered their two millionth horse, a filly by Mr. San Peppy out of Cirarrera and was owned by the King Ranch. Speaking of King Ranch, Gary Ormerod bragged about owning a King bred dog. He was pleased with the name as it was displayed every where. Nosmo King.


Our November cover featured The Appaloosa sketch by Syd Richard- son of Western Art, Fort Worth,


the FMCSA did not feel the need to reach out to the larger live- stock industry stakeholders prior to finalizing this rule, but specif- ically for not reaching out to the equine industry considering the constant and repeated travel in- herit to the competitive, coast to coast nature of our industry,” said AHC President Julie Broad- way. “While horse haulers are able to provide accommodating shipping conditions compared to other livestock sectors, the issues we have with immediate imple- mentation of the rule mirror those of the larger animal agri- culture community.” The American Horse Coun-


cil will continue to petition for an enforcement delay, to be fol- lowed by a waiver and/or limited exemptions from compliance with the final rule on ELDs and specifically the expected Hours of Service (HOS). Additionally we will continue to take advan- tage of any opportunity to collab- orate with FMCSA and the DOT during this delay to better meet the needs of the animal agricul- ture community on future regu- latory efforts. Please


contact Cliff


Williamson at the American Horse Council with questions or comments at 202-296-4031 or at cwilliamson@ horsecouncil.org


Texas. AQHA took out a full page advertisement featuring a 16 HH Quarter horse being held by a two foot child captioned “A Future World Champion”. A very cleaver ad.


The WHAO introduced their


1983 Committee who had worked hard for the club during the year. The committee consisted of Les Sowden, Gail Christmas, Betty Ann Dougherty, Ron Bast, Shirley Crane, Jim Everett, Lloyd Moore, Mike Tucker, Bob Sisson, Herb


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Obituary Clark Douglas Merritt


ported him and enabled him to stay in his home as he wished. Cre- mation has taken place and a true Celebration of a Life well lived was held for Clark at the Dennis Toll Funeral Home in Brantford on Monday December 4, 2017. A private interment will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations to McMaster ALS Research would be appreciated.


Towers and Jamie Simpson. Joan McMann had sent the WHAO a pic-


ture of Kelly on her wedding day along with a note that Kelly had been showing in WHAO classes as well as placing second with her 2 year old mare, Valentine Cutie, in the OQHA Breeders Futurity. We published the photo.


Brain Aebly was ready to defend his


CPRA bull riding championship. He locked up his fifth consecutive appearance in the Cana- dian Rodeo Finals.


Quarterama ‘84 started advertising their


show program, the show was boasting $200,000 in prize money, Sue Nye was the Show Secretary.


The ORA were promoting a Rough Stock


School on May 19, 20 and 21, 1984. Marilyn Walls was the show contact.


Can you believe that The Rider was brag-


ging about being around for 14 years at that time? Now we are closing in on 50 years.


See you next year... “if the Lord is willing


and the creek don’t rise”. Take care have a Very Merry Christmas


and a Happy New Year.


Auctioneer who gave his time and talent to numer- ous charitable causes with great pleasure. Clark was an entrepreneur, a traveller, a cowboy at heart, an accomplished Horseman, skier, hiker, white water canoeist, and mostly a lover of people and life. He brought many people into his life and made life- time friendships with them and, among them, with each other. He put his heart and soul into fundraising for ALS research as his last efforts and set astounding records which were well recognized. He will be always remembered and sadly missed by all those who knew him and loved him. Special thanks to John and Lorraine and his PSW’s who sup-


Ridgetown Agricultural Technology College, being a dairy, cattle, chicken and crop farmer all of his life, with a few diversions along the way, always in the Agricultural field. Clark was a talented


of his choosing on Tues- day, November 28, 2017, after his most dignified and courageous journey with ALS. Clark is sur- vived by his sisters, Anne (Frank) Fairchild, Vi (the late Steve) Harris, brother, Keith, and numerous nieces, nephews, loved ones and friends. Clark, born to a farming family, continued the legacy after graduating


from Clark died at the time


My Turn: I have not changed my attitude about the


New American god. Mr. T seems to be making a fool of himself along with the American pub- lic. They wanted him. Now what? The US Congress and Senate are showing that they have ZERO confidence in Mr. Pence as a re- placement for Mr. T who has a room full of rea- sons to be impeached. What’s the hold up?


Well the power and the glory of Torstar /


Metroland are finally on their knees. For decades they have been buying out small, local history based newspapers and using them as flyer wraps, as well as plagiarizing other good names like The Rider. They are now involved in a deal with Post Media to swap dozens of small town newspapers and then plan to close most of them down. Over 40 publications and 300 souls will be destroyed in this power move of exchanging newspapers and closing them. The Canadian Competitions Bureau needs to get involved. It sounds like an enormous scam.


in this corner. Thank you once again for looking down


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


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