6/ OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018 THE RIDER MY SPIN: All American Quarter Horse Congress


$300 a week. Note to Self: rent a cart next time. I walked 16hr/day and got a sore knee after a week. I did loose weight though, which was great!


names like Shawn Flarida, Casey Deary. And of course our own Loris Epis from Caledon Ontario. I know I’m biased but I’d have to


say that our Ontario cheering section in the seats was the loudest for Loris! Though he didn’t do as well in the finals due to an over spin, I do want to


Ontario Group of Reiners One part that never changes is the


A Bit of History I Didn’t Know 5,000 horses were there during


Cutting, Reining, And Ranch Horse I always went during the 1st week


of Congress to see the reining, cutting and now the ranch horse classes. I’d like to share some of my experiences here.


The Ranch Horse was new since It’s been over 12 years since I at-


tended the All American Quarter Horse Congress (“Congress”) in Columbus, Ohio. Which meant that I had to get my passport updated, buy a big suitcase for all the shopping I was going to do and of course get American Cash. I spent 10 days reliving the experi-


ence, comparing the old with the new. The Adequan 1,000 stall barn which housed the reiners was not there the last time and the hundreds of golf carts to be rented for


the last time I was there. Being a big class here at the Congress, it was very interesting to watch. There was no bling on the saddles or anywhere else and the riders had amazing cow fur covered chinks and hats. I went most mornings with my


Greek breakfast and watched some of the cutting. I saw part of the Open Cut- ting, the Non Pro Cutting and the 1st Go of the Open Bridleless Cutting. I want to give a shout out and con-


grats to Lynn Purdie of Shelburne On- tario for winning the $1000 added Amateur Cutting. How exciting to be a Congress Champion!


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the 1st week and an estimated 27,000 horses will visit the Congress over the course of the month long quarter horse show. You can read the stats on this plaque dedicated in 1996. It has really grown since then. Columbus made over $360million revenue last year from the show.


It brings back memories of when


my family used to go and watch the Congress. I just had to phone my mother (since my father passed 3 years ago) to ask when was the first time I’d been to Congress. Wow! 45 years ago! My Dad loved to watch the cutting and I felt him sitting beside me. And an older gentlemen in his 80s who asked me for a date. I kid you not. I declined.


I Remember The Shopping! As per usual, I went down with an


almost empty suitcase and filled it up with clothes and shopping goodies. That part hadn’t changed much.


Highlight of Saturday Evening - NRHA Open Futurity Finals Always a highlight is the Open


Futurity Finals. 45 entries and a scream- ing crowd to watch. It was a big time for me to see big


closeness of the Ontario group. Every- one there was supportive of each other. We even have our particular section in the stands. You know how it is...There’s something to be said when you’re in a different country.


shout out to him for winning the NRHA Novice Horse Level 1 and 2. Another Congress Champion! It’s hard to believe I’ve been


home now 2 weeks, the snow is lightly falling and I’m savouring the memo- ries.


Putting My Spin on the Congress Reineersue @KISS Reiners


About Susan Dahl Susan Dahl, ORHA/NRHA past multi- ple champion, writer, blogger, author and clinician, retired certified profes- sional horse trainer. Owner of Founda- tion Reining Training Centre in Durham, ON. She specializes in effec- tive horsemanship, and reining. For more information on her services: judg- ing, clinics or resale horses, please con- tact her on facebook, her website: www.reinersuehorsemanship.com or reinersue@hotmail.com


2018-19 Equestrian Canada Board Officers Elected


|Ottawa, ON, Oct. 23, 2018 – The in- augural meeting of the 2018-19 Equestrian Canada (EC) Board of Di- rectors took place on Oct. 19 and 20, 2018, where the appointments of Pres- ident and Vice President were made. EC is pleased to announce


that Meg Krueger (ON) has been re- elected as President after first taking on the post in October 2017. Chris Sorensen (ON) was elected First Vice President, while Doug Orr (AB) was voted in as Second Vice President. Krueger, Sorensen and Orr


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P.O. Box 378, Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0 (905) 387-1900 • email: barry@therider.com


join returning Directors, Dominique Chagnon (QC), Charles Cue (NS), Robert Mitchell (BC), Carla Robin (BC), Craig Collins (ON), and new Directors, Dr. Wayne Burwash (AB), Jane Milton (BC), and Robyn Trem- blay (ON). “It was an honour to wel-


come the new Directors, and have the entire Board hit the ground running


during the official start to the 2018-19 term at the October meeting,” said Meg Krueger, EC President. “The cur- rent Board has an ideal mix of incom- ing and returning Directors, making for a dynamic mix of perspectives and areas of expertise.” During the meeting, the EC


Board also honoured outgoing Direc- tor, Peggy Hambly (ON). Having


reached the maximum of six (6) con- secutive years serving on the Board, Hambly’s current term as an EC Di- rector came to a close following the 2018 EC Annual General Meeting in September 2018. EC thanks Peggy for her incredible dedication and contri- butions to the EC Board, and the or- ganization as a whole, during her term.


For more information on


the EC Board of Directors, visit www.equestrian.ca/about/gover- nance/board.


Questions, Comments? If you have any questions or


comments concerning the 2018-19 EC Board of Directors, please contact:


Richard Mongeau Chief Executive Officer Equestrian Canada rmongeau@equestrian.ca


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