18/ JUNE 2018 THE RIDER VISIT OUR WEBSITE


www.orha.on.ca


President Gary Yaghdjian president@orha.on.ca


1st Vice-President Banquet Dan Fletcher


Ontario Reining Horse Association


2nd Vice-President Marketing, Publications & IT Laura Henderson marketing@orha.on.ca


Treasurer Gary Yaghdjian finance@orha.on.ca


Past President Harvey Stevens


Secretary Joanne Milton


Director - OBBO Leona McAtee


Director - Professionals Jon Newnham & Loris Epis


Director - Memberships Janna Imrie - memberships@orha.on.ca


Director - Youth Advisor Terri Purdie, orhya@orha.on.ca


Director – Shows Mike Munroe, shows@orha.on.ca


Director – Rules & Discipline John Purdie


Let it Rein!


ORHA members kick off the 2018 show sea- son right! Thank you to Nathan Hanley for the pictures of the Spring Thaw show held at


Fletcher’s Horse World and Anne Lorimer for the ones from Reining at Pickering hosted by the Pickering Horse Center. Check out more pictures and videos from the shows on the Ontario Reining Horse Association Facebook Page!


Photos above and left


2018 Ontario Reining Season off to a flying start!


dampen the spirits of the competitors by un- leashing large amounts of rainfall Friday night and Saturday morning, you could not keep the smiles off the faces of everyone there.


derway with a hit-it-out of the ballpark Spring Thaw at Fletcher’s Horse World, Waterford, on May 11th – 13th. Despite Mother Nature’s best attempts to


By Sharon Jones The 2018 Ontario Reining season got un-


Newnham (a double header!) Loris Epis, Chet Martin, Todd Martin, Ella Kendal. Jen Jonas, and Jack McQuar- rie. The winner – Loris Epis!


ORHA Calendar of Events Events are subject to change.


All ORHA shows are TENTA- TIVE until indicated otherwise. Please


check


http://www.orha.on.ca regularly for scheduling changes and confir- mations. June 15-17 - Waterford, ON. Summer Sizzler. At Fletcher’s Horse World - Affiliate Qualifier BOTH DAYS. FMI: John & Sharon Fletcher 519-443-7333 or johnfletcher@kwic.com June 30 – July1 - Pickering, ON. Pickering Slide. At Pickering Horse Centre - Affiliate Qualifier BOTH DAYS. FMI: Gary Yaghd- jian gary.yaghdjian@live.ca July 7 - Meaford, ON. Spirit of Excellence Challenge. At Y Not Farms - Affiliate Qualifier. FMI: Ron Lubinski 519-538-0510 ynot- farms@ynotfarms.ca July 20-23 - Waterford, ON. Rein- ing Clinic Featuring Loris Epis, Jason Richards and Jon Newnham. At Fletcher’s Horse World . FMI: Dan Fletcher (H) 519-443-5 (C) 416-578-0478


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dfletch1320@icloud.com Aug 3-5 - Waterford, ON. Cana- dian Reining Classic. At Fletcher’s Horse World. FMI: John & Sharon


ORHA board put on some very special entertainment – Stick Horse racing featuring several Ontario trainers, and judged by the ORHA youth. Competitors included Amy Hayden Epis and Jon


pizza party, this year they shook it up – instead hosting a pot luck where all competitors were invited to bring food. It was a roaring success – there was enough food to feed at least double the numbers of attendees, and the Professionals Committee donated two succulent pigs to the pot luck for all to enjoy. When everyone’s appetites were satiated, the


a small section cordoned off for competitors to warm up their horses. No complaints – reiners just get on with it! The rain tapered off during the day and the sun started to peek out behind the clouds – a welcome sight to set the tone for the festivities that evening. Traditionally a time when the Fletcher’s host a


sport – both youth and adult – who received the warm welcomes of hootin’ and hollerin’ when they did their first runs in the show pen. Because of the rains, the show pen on Saturday had


are often temperamental weather wise, most people had come prepared for rain, cold, snow; and sun. The show was very well attended – after a seemingly very long winter, it was evident that the riders from On- tario were keen to get back into the saddle and into the show ring. It was heartening to see so many new faces to the


And, knowing that the spring shows


Fletcher 519-443-7333 or john- fletcher@kwic.com Aug 25 - 26 - Pickering, ON. Pick- ering Reining Classic & OBBO Futurity At Pickering Horse Centre. FMI Pickering Classic: Gary Yaghd- jian, gary.yaghdjian@live.ca. FMI OBBO Futurity: Leona McAtee obbofuturity1991@gmail.com Sept 6 - 9 - Sorel-Tracey, QC. NRHA Affiliate Regional Cham- pionship Eastern Canada. Centre Multifonctionnel Richardson 216 rue Victoria Sorel-Tracy QC J3P 1Z5. FMI: Visit the Association Québécoise de Reining www.rein- ing.qc.ca Sept 14-16 - Waterford, ON. ORHA Grand Finale Show. Hosted by ORHA at Fletchers Horse World. FMI: Laura Hender- son marketing@orha.on.ca Oct 2-28 - Columbus, ON. All American Quarter Horse Con- gress. FMI: Visit www.quarter- horsecongress.com Nov 22 – Dec 1 - Oklahoma City, OK. NRHA Futurity & Adequan North American Affiliate Champi- onship. FMI: Visit the www.nrha- futurity.com


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