16/ FEBRUARY 2019 THE RIDER


Ontario Reined Cow Horse Association Werner Bohner, President, 519-209-8196


Craig Black, Vice President, 519-874-1294


To promote the reined cow horse in Ontario through education, participation, and mentorship


Or visit us at our website: www.orcha.ca


ORCHA Sponsors


North Eastern Reined


President – Barb McCaughey 519-274-9133 Vice-President - Mary Baks 519-881-8684 Secretary – Nicole Van Esch 519-476-7712 Membership - Greg Crispin 519-323-6580 Treasurer – Mary Jo MacDonnell 519-270-3110 Directors: Darren Bilyea 780-273-0339 Nelson Bilyea 519-225-2130 Steve Close 519-323-7742 Lisa Mayer 519-270-5273


Cow Horse Alliance 3159 Road 181, Staffa, Ontario N0K 1Y0


Barb Daudlin 519-819-2523 Chet Martin 519-591-8728


NERCHA News


Happy New Year to all! Here we are, looking ahead with excitement


to the new year. As we look back on 2018, we can certainly be pleased. Lots of entries, great runs and friendly competition were all part of a successful ORCHA season. Reined Cow Horse is not an easy discipline. Ultimately, you are trying to combine three disciplines together into one seamless run: herd work/cutting, reining and fence work. Each year, we are getting better at it. World-renowned judge Joe Carter even commented favorably on the caliber of our runs at the end of last season. I wanted to take a minute to talk about some-


thing else though. There is a lot more to the ORCHA than the competition. It is the whole at- mosphere of friendship and camaraderie that makes it such an amazing environment to learn new skills in, and hone those skills and bond with an excellent group of people while doing it. We do compete, but we also, every one of us, cheer for everyone else and help them out. The theme of this president’s message was ac-


tually inspired by an email I received from long- time ORCHA member Neil Tull. Neil is recovering from throat surgery and we all wish him a speedy recovery. His email reminded me of what a special thing we have going on here at the Ontario Reined Cow Horse Association. With his permission, I am sharing his email below:


Werner, I would like to thank you, the executive and


New Executive - New Attitude Don’t miss out on the fun. Join today!


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2018 OPHC Executive


President Memberships Futurity


Show Points Horse Shows


Awards Youth


Todd Bailey Victoria Milligan


Club Show & Promotion Maegan Hollinshead Victoria Milligan Leanne Knox Carol Hawkins Kris Simpson


Awards Ceremony / AGM Carol Hawkins Carol Hawkins Liz Nooyen


Amateur


Katie Thompson Devan Haasnoot Liz Nooyen


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NEW FOR 2019 All first time OPHC exhibitors will get 1


Swap on February 24th. Be sure to come stop by and say hello! Don't Forget To Check The Ophc Facebook Page For The Most Up To Date Information! Read more: https://ophc.webnode.com/


fun classes. All members who bring in a cash sponsor of $250 or more will receive a free stall for 1 night at the OPHC show of their choice. Members who bring in a cash sponsor of $500 or more will receive a free stall for 2 nights at the OPHC show of their choice. The 2018 sponsorship form can be found here.


REMINDERS Dogs are NOT permitted in the show arena while a show is in progress. Please keep all dogs


SPONSORS NEEDED! We need your help to offer great awards and


NEWS OPHC will be at the 2019 Rockton Tack


judge free at their first OPHC show in 2019! Just let the office know that you're new to the OPHC!!


Constitution Website & Newsletter Leanne Knox


Conflict Resolution Todd Bailey Kris Simpson


Drug Testing Sponsorship


Donna Johnston Todd Bailey Jodi Nagy


Leanne Knox


Victoria Milligan Jodi Nagy


Maegan Hollinshead Donna Johnston


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away from the rail while a show is in progress in the outdoor pen. Dogs MUST be leashed at all times while on the show grounds. Read more: https://ophc.webnode.com/


SPRING KICK OFF - May 19 & 20 SIGNS OF SUMMER - June 15 & 16 MID-SUMMER CLASSIC - July 20 & 21 FALL FLING & FUTURITY - September 7 & 8


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members of the Ontario Reined Cow Horse Asso- ciation for the lovely gift you gave me. I know it took a lot of planning and work to put it all to- gether. Great job, I really appreciate it. Of all the organizations I have belonged to,


this is one of the best. This is because of the great leaders we have and of course the members, of which I can’t say enough about. Every one of us is friendly and helpful to one another and always ready to offer a hand. The club is more about com- panionship and respecting each other than winning at our shows. How can you beat that? It’s an honor to belong to such a club, and I


will do my best to contribute this year. I would ap- preciate it if you give my thanks to everyone. Neil


Neil, I couldn’t have put it better, and I whole-


heartedly agree! Looking forward to seeing you all in the 2019 show season!


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current year, rider cannot participate in any down the fence classes prior to or cross enter into fence classes at any point during the current year. The rider does not have to own the horse. Riders will compete under AQHA bit rules, with the modification that riders can ride one handed or two handed, regardless of the bit, so long as how the rider begins the class is how they stay for the duration of the class. Riders can continue to compete in this division for up to three (3) years, so long as they are still eligible according to the above rules. Beginner 2 Is a Non-Pro rider as per our rule book, no more than $100 in NRCHA earnings as


of January 1 of the current year, rider cannot participate in any down the fence classes prior to or cross enter into fence classes at any point during the current year. The rider does not have to own the horse. Riders will compete under AQHA bit rules – one handed for curb bits and two handed for snaffle and hackamore, following age of horse rules. See AQHA rule book page 181-SHW509.1.1 through to SHW510. Riders can continue to compete in this division for up to three (3) years, so long as they are still eligible according to the above qualifications. NOTE: Showing in Beginner 1 at the same time as Beginner 2 counts toward three years in both divisions.


Billy Cook (Cutting) Saddle Please go to our Website: northeasternreinedcowhorsealliance.com for class information & rules. You will also find contact names & phone numbers for your convenience.


tario We would like to thank our 2018 Sponsors and acknowledge their contribution for helping to make our shows so successful.


Hope to see you down the fence! Barbara Daudlin


NERCHA Sponsors July 13-14 –Reach Huron , Clinton, Ontario The show dates for 2019 are:


May 18-19 – Ilderton Fairgrounds, Ontario September 1-2 The Fall Spectacular, Ilderton, On-


of $60.00 with added money of $25.00 per class, plus an add back of $10.00 per entry. Those partic- ipating in at least 50% of the beginner cutting, cow horse and open ranch riding classes during the show season will gain points based on their placing in each class. You can enter one of these classes or all of these classes to generate points. The rider with the most points in either Beginner 1 or Be- ginner 2 is the winner. This is a great way to get started and along with payback the NERCHA will be offering a brand new


Beginner Cutting, Beginner Cow Horse and Beginner Open Ranch Riding Beginner 1 & 2 Cutting - The rider will demonstrate the ability of the horse to work a cow by sepa- rating it from the herd and holding it to demonstrate the horse’s ability to work the cow during the 2 minute and 30 second timeframe. There will be other riders to help turn back and assist you through the maneuvers in the pen. Beginner.1 Cow Horse “Boxing” – Will consist of a modified reining pattern with the rider doing 1 ½ spins in both directions instead of the 2 ½ or 3 1/2 as listed in the NRCHA patterns. Riders will also perform simple lead changes instead of flying lead changes. The reined work will be followed by 50 seconds of boxing the cow along the short wall. Beginner.2 Cow Horse “Boxing” – Riders competing in Beginner.2 will perform the complete reining pattern as listed in the NRCHA patterns followed by 50 seconds of boxing a cow along the short wall. Beginner Open Ranch Riding- Each horse will work individually, performing the required gait ma- neuvers and minimum of three optional maneuvers. The required gait maneuvers will include the walk, trot and lope both directions and the extended trot and extended lope at least one direction, as well as stops & back. These classes will be offered on re-run cattle so that the cost of the classes are kept to a minimum


The Beginner Classes being offered for 2019 are:


being offered by the North Eastern Reined Cow Horse Alliance! Beginner 1 Is a Non-Pro rider as per our rule book, no NRCHA earnings as of January 1 of the


a winning year in your chosen event. I’m hoping an event you might consider is one of the new Beginner.1 or Beginner .2 classes


I trust that everyone had a joyful holiday over Christmas and New Year’s was full of hopes for


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