38/ FEBRUARY 2019 THE RIDER Racing Industry Scholarship Winners Announced
Guelph, Ontario – Equine Guelph has announced the recipients of its 2018 tuition awards. Cynthia Naydani is the recipient of the Roger L’Heureux
Memorial
Equine Award and Holly De Way has received the Stuart Stocks Memorial Equine Award. Selected for their love
of horses, commitment to their welfare and desire to learn, both winners will re- ceive two online courses through Equine Guelph val- ued at $549 each (Certifi- cates are available in Equine Science, Equine Welfare and Equine Business – six courses complete the certifi- cate).
Already an “A” student
of Equine Guelph’s online program, Cynthia Naydani says, “I have gained a wealth of practical and aca- demic knowledge that will greatly benefit me, and in turn, the horses whom I have the opportunity to work with.” She aspires to use the tools
learned
through Equine Guelph to keep horses in her care happy, healthy and loved in their future careers. Raised in Montreal,
Naydani’s passion for horses began as a child and
ground in biological sci- ences, Naydani plans on taking Equine Genetics next.
“I also definitely want
to take equine behaviour,” says Naydani, “as I cur- rently work with several horses who have unwanted behaviours, generally fear- based, due to previous neg- ative experiences. I work to reshape these experiences to help horses overcome their issues. I know the Equine Behaviour course will pro- vide me with invaluable knowledge that I will use every day as I work to re- train ex-racehorses as riding horses. It is great to be able to learn while continuing with working and life,- Thank you!” Holly De Way began
Holly De Way
has grown over the years. Naydani is particularly in- terested in equine welfare, as it affects horses due to ill- advised training practices, a lack of knowledge of equine behaviour and learning the- ory, and/or poor manage- ment decisions.
Naydani will eagerly
await future course offer- ings to apply her tuition award as she is already en- rolled in the 2019 winter se- mester
taking: Equine
Health and Disease Preven- tion and Equine Functional Anatomy. With a back-
grooming Standardbreds in 2014, after completing the Performance Horse Handler Course at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Clinton Campus. Fully committed to the horse industry, working as a part-time groom at Clinton raceway, as Barn Manager at REACH, and running her own equine care business, De Way has learned the most important key to success is putting horse welfare first.
Fred Cox, Erin Horseman
Note to the reader: This article is number one in a series, detailing the four 2018 Inductees to the Erin Agricultural Society Horse Heritage Hall of Fame. The 2018 EAS Horse Hall
of Fame award for Equine Com- munity Development and Heavy Horses was presented to Fred Cox. The following are excerpts from conversations and stories gathered by Fred’s family as part of their 2018 Hall of Fame award nomination for Fred. Fred Cox worked with
horses all his life, beginning with using horses to work his farm, for transportation and for recreation. Fred was a volunteer Fire Cap- tain with the Hillsburgh Fire De- partment, a long-time judge of the Erin Fair Heavy Horse Show and Pulls, and is a lifetime mem- ber of the Erin Agricultural Soci- ety. Fred farmed for his entire life, outside of Hillsburgh. Fred
“I like to keep my mind
open while working with new horses and talking to new people about them,” says De Way, “There is al- ways something to chal- lenge me about
these
animals and this industry and that just keeps me moti- vated to learn more. My goal is to further educate myself with horses and the horse industry so that I can be the best at what I do and the horses perform to the best of their abilities.” Aspiring to one day
own her own farm, De Way has enrolled in Management of the Equine Environment to learn more about the im- portant things about having an equine barn such as air quality, and best manage- ment practices. She also looks forward to enrolling in the Equine Behaviour course. Skills that will come in handy when pairing up horses to go out in the paddocks and promoting harmonious herd dynamics. De Way is excited and grate- ful for the opportunity to work towards the Equine Guelph Diploma in Equine Studies. The Roger L’Heureux
Memorial Equine Award was established in loving
children still live in the area. When asked about his rela-
tionship with the Erin Fair, Fred said it was just natural that he join the Fair Board, since the Fair had always been a part of his life. As a volunteer, Fred was a judge for the Heavy Horses and Pulls— and helped others to learn the equine business. Fred remained an active member of the Erin Fair Board for many years. He re- called one time at the Erin Fair when one of the big horses reared and took off, knocking down an- other team in its’ wake. Occa- sionally someone would sit on a horse’s head in an attempt to keep them down. Horse races were held at
Heavy Horse Show at Erin Fair, 1954
was married to Helen Shelbourne from Limehouse and they had
three children, Dan, Norm and Suzie whose children and grand-
the Erin Fairgrounds, as well as in Stanley Park, which was then a cleared patch of land sur- rounded by bush. It was well- known that the horse racing in first place would sometimes be caught by someone hiding in the bushes and another horse would be declared the winner. As far back as Fred can re-
member, he was always around horses—mucking out the stalls, working the farm with horses and learning from his two grandfa- thers Sidney Cox and Abe Bacon, who were also local farmers who worked with horses. As a boy, Fred remem- bers watching Jim Hearn taking his road team to the lake by Stanley Park (in Erin) to cut ice. The ice would then be stored in blocks with sawdust inside insu- lated buildings around Erin. One time, the team fell through the ice. The horses were hurt a bit, but they finally got them out. Fred’s father had a dappled grey mare called Queen, who they bought at a local auction from Bill Lang. Queen foaled a colt named King. Four children could ride on King at one time, and he would gently trout around the field. However, when King
Erin Fair President Dwayne Gregson and Fred Cox at Hall of Fame awards ceremony, October 2018
had enough of the kids, he would stop at the nearby SS#12 school- house and Fred would have to walk to the school house to lift the children off. The Erin Agricultural So-
ciety Horse Heritage Hall of Fame was established to cele- brate Erin’s rich equine history,
to recognize leaders within Erin’s horse community and to create an archive of horse history, stories and equine memorabilia. For more information,
please contact: The Erin Agricultural Society 519.833.2808 Email:
secretary@erinfair.com
Cynthia Naydani
memory of Standardbred driver, trainer and groom, Roger L’Heureux by David L’Heureux and Crystal Fountains Inc. The Stuart Stocks Me-
morial Equine Award has been created by the Stocks family in memory of their beloved brother, son and
uncle, and avid follower of top thoroughbred race- horses, Mr. Stuart Stocks. Submissions will be
accepted for this year’s ap- plicants until December 1, 2
0 1 9 .
http://www.equineguelph.ca /education/tuition_awards.p hp
Bill Cox farming with King on their farm in Erin (two photos) circa 1950. In the Wellington Country Archives.
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